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Navidad

Región del Libertador Gral. Bernardo O'Higgins7.135 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024301 km² of area24 inh./km²$9.979M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Finance
90%
24th most dependent on the Municipal Common Fund in the country
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Population
+9%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
20,6%
Multidimensional poverty · 119th highest of 346
Finance
$1,4 million
per inhabitant per year · rank 47 of 346
Finance
87,41%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
603,1 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
39th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

17 Schools
5 Squares and green areas
5 Health centers
2 Fire stations
1 Pharmacies
1 Kindergartens
1 Carabineros
1 Libraries

Navidad es una de las seis comunas de la provincia Cardenal Caro, en la Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, en la zona central de Chile.

Introductory text from Wikipedia, bajo licencia CC BY-SA.

Liveability index · EIU style

42.5 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#272 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety25
Health29
Culture and environment68
Education48
Infrastructure45
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Yanko Blumen A.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
2.912
votes (40.33%)
8.379
Electoral roll
91,06%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
YB
Yanko Blumen A.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
2.912
votes
YA
Yanko Antonio Blumen Antivilo
2021-2024 · IND
901
votes
HM
Horacio Maldonado Mondaca
2008-2012 · PPD
2.121
votes
HM
Horacio Maldonado Mondaca
2004-2008 · PPD
2.321
votes
HM
Horacio Maldonado Mondaca
2000-2004 · PPD
2.001
votes
HM
Horacio Maldonado Mondaca
1996-2000 · PPD
1.582
votes
HR
Hernán Reyes Vidal
1992-1996 · DC
372
votes

SERVEL · TRICEL (1992-2008) · DecideChile (2024) · Wikidata (pre-1992)

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

CC
Carlos Catalan N.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · PARTIDO COMUNISTA DE CHILE
752
votes
VN
Viviana Nuñez M.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · INDEPENDIENTE
551
votes
HZ
Hernaldo Zuñiga S.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · INDEPENDIENTE
506
votes
HP
Hernan Pino F.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
425
votes
LC
Luis Calderon G.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
354
votes
PB
Pablo Berrios B.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · INDEPENDIENTE
247
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión50 minWatch session

En una línea: Sesión dominada por reclamos vecinales sobre caminos, transporte y atención en el Registro Civil, con debate sobre becas estudiantiles y la polémica desvinculación de una funcionaria municipal.

Temas tratados

  • Cuenta del alcalde: Informó sobre becas profesionales entregadas, convenio de lectores de patentes para seguridad pública, inicio de obras en Rapel (Proyecto Pequeñas Localidades), entrega de indumentaria a clubes deportivos y reunión de alcaldes en La Serena sobre recortes presupuestarios a municipios.
  • Seguridad pública: Convenio con aseguradoras (costo cero) para instalar lectores de patentes en camionetas municipales, con el fin de detectar vehículos robados.
  • Transporte subvencionado: Quejas por suciedad en el bus que cubre el sector de Pailún y consulta sobre tarifas vigentes desde el 30 de marzo (adultos mayores pagan 50%, estudiantes 33%, menores de 7 años gratis).
  • Caminos: Múltiples concejales reportaron caminos intransitables tras las lluvias en sectores como Palmilla, La Águila, Tuman y Puertecillo.
  • Registro Civil: Congestión y mala atención; un vecino de 92 años esperó horas para retirar su cédula de identidad.
  • Becas estudiantiles: Cerca de 30 jóvenes quedaron fuera del beneficio por falta de presupuesto; se planteó votar la voluntad del concejo de apoyarlos en el segundo semestre.
  • Desvinculación de funcionaria: Cuestionamiento al alcalde y al administrador municipal por el despido de Margarita Farías, con una presentación en Contraloría en curso.
  • Auditoría externa: Un concejal reclamó que lleva más de un año sin información sobre el estado de esta auditoría solicitada por el propio concejo.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Se propuso votar la voluntad del concejo de destinar un aporte económico en el segundo semestre a los jóvenes que quedaron sin beca, sujeto a disponibilidad presupuestaria. No queda claro en la transcripción si se votó formalmente ni el resultado.
  • Se planteó oficiar al Registro Civil para solicitar más personal y reparación del tótem de atención. No se registra votación explícita.
  • Se propuso oficiar a Bienes Nacionales para que atienda en la comuna al menos una vez al mes.

Plata y obras

  • Becas profesionales: presupuesto aproximado de 135 millones de pesos (120 M del año anterior más 15 M adicionales), según lo señalado por un concejal (cifras no confirmadas en documentos dentro de la sesión).
  • Obras en Rapel (cruces peatonales) ya iniciadas; se mencionan "mil y tantos millones" disponibles para una obra mayor posterior si esta primera etapa resulta exitosa — cifra imprecisa en la transcripción.
  • Maquinaria agrícola (denominada "infrarradora" o similar) valuada entre 5 y 30 millones de pesos según un concejal; se alertó que está expuesta a la intemperie sin resguardo.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Desvinculación de Margarita Farías: Varios concejales cuestionaron si el despido fue una represalia por una denuncia que ella habría realizado ante el Servicio de Impuestos Internos. Contraloría ya solicitó información al municipio. El alcalde y el administrador no entregaron hasta ahora una justificación técnica satisfactoria.
  • Auditoría externa: Un concejal señaló que lleva año y medio sin respuesta del municipio y que tuvo que formalizar la consulta por escrito.
  • Remuneraciones de funcionarios de salud: En mayo habría habido omisiones en asignaciones y descuentos indebidos; el administrador se comprometió a un informe que no llegó.
  • Ausencia de Carabineros en la presentación del convenio de lectores de patentes fue criticada por un concejal.

Para seguir

  • Comisión pendiente sobre comodato de escuela de Pupuya Sur (jurídico aún no convoca).
  • Comisión pendiente sobre Plan Regulador (se sugirió agendarla tras el viaje a Coquimbo).
  • Respuesta del municipio a Contraloría por el caso Farías.
  • Informe sobre remuneraciones de funcionarios de salud.
  • Informe sobre estado de la auditoría externa.
  • Fecha de entrega de sede del Club de Cueca de La Boca.
  • Estado de las pantallas para establecimientos educacionales aprobadas en sesión anterior.
  • Situación del bus blanco (en mantención) y posibles modificaciones de rutas para el segundo semestre.

Summary generated by AI (claude-sonnet-4-6) from the official broadcast transcript · may contain inaccuracies

Official council minutesSource: CPLT · Active Transparency inventory (Law 20.285)

Este municipio tiene carpetas de actas del concejo en su Transparencia Activa, pero SIN documentos publicados (incumplimiento de la Ley 20.285).

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
84
Highly complex
12
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20197142
2017253139
201610181
2015427818

CGR severity classification · audit findings on the municipality and its corporations

Who requests meetings with the municipalitySource: InfoLobby · CPLT (Law 20,730)

  • Cs
    Costaviento SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • LS
    Latitud Sur SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • IV
    Inmobiliaria Vista Sur SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2021–2023
  • CD
    Cge Distribución S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2015–2017
  • FI
    Fundacion Integra
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2022
  • FR
    Fundacion Rompiemtes
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2024
  • IN
    Inversiones Navidad Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017–2021
  • IP
    Inmobiliaria Pacifico Sur
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016
  • GT
    Gallyas Telecom
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2026
  • VM
    Valle Mercedes del Maipo S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024
  • E
    Endesa
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • A
    Amisoft
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020
  • IR
    Inversiones Rinconada SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • E
    Enersis
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • IE
    Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Ayelen Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • ES
    Empresa Socoher
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • IS
    Ironfire SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • cd
    Centinela de Matanzas SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • AM
    Andes Mainstream SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
and 53 more organizations that requested meetings

Organisations that registered Lobby Law meetings with this municipality. Registering the meeting is mandatory for the official, so the list shows who asked to be heard, not whether they got anything.

PopulationWho lives here, how they study, their healthcare and more

Population and living conditionsSource: INE · CENSO · MINEDUC · ADIS

Population trend

5.567
inhabitants
7.188
inhabitants
20022025

How it has changedSource: Official INE series 2002–2026 (2017 base).

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+30%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
7.885
+4% vs. 2035 (7.612)
Over 60 · 2050
55,36%
43,47% in 2035 · +12 pts of ageing

INE projects comuna population only through 2035; the 2050 values are an own estimate by the monitor, anchored to the official INE 2050 national total (21,626,079 inhab, 32.1% aged 60+). Not an official comuna figure.

IndicatorValueSource
Homes with public water supply (2017 Census)77,7 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)3,1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment65 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)603,1 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)595,6 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo8.885 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)12,3 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)20,6 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples5,76 %2024 Census 2024

The PAES year is that of the admission process: the test is sat in November of the previous year. The average covers only those who registered to apply to university —not every secondary-school graduate— and groups them by the comuna of the school they graduated from, not by where the student lives. Here it rests on 66 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
8.729
4.747 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
3.097
65% of RSH households
Female-headed households
44%
2.088
Elderly (60+)2.70731%
Children and adolescents (<18)1.62819%
Foreign nationals1722%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1562%
People with moderate/severe dependency1301%
Single-person households2.46652%

A monthly administrative snapshot of the Social Household Registry (self-registration to access benefits), as of abril 2026. The "bracket 40" is the socioeconomic rating of the most vulnerable 40%. It is a registry, not a survey: it complements CASEN (biennial) with fresh data, but well-off comunas under-register. Source: ADIS, Ministry of Social Development and Family.

School educationSource: MINEDUC Open Data 2025

School enrollment
1.288
9 schools
Students per teacher
10,1
128 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
87%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
74,5%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 100%Private subsidized 0%
Pass rate
97,7%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,12%
dropout during the year
national median: 1,77%

Aggregate of all the comuna's schools (RBD → comuna). Pass/withdrawal and attendance are from the 2025 school year. SIMCE is not published as open data (managed by the Quality Agency, by request only); the available quality proxy is passing, dropout and attendance. The PAES result appears in the social section.

Municipal healthcare (primary care)Source: SINIM · MINSAL / FONASA

CESFAM
1
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
3
FONASA enrollees
8.823
124% of the population
Doctors employed
7
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 85Contract staff: 25Fee contracts: 15
Primary-care medical visits · per year
4.803
21.654
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
417
300
20192025

REM-26 section A (DEIS/MINSAL): comprehensive family visits, summed across the comuna's facilities. The last year is partial while DEIS consolidates monthly reports.

Comuna's primary-care centers · FONASA 2025 enrollees (8.821 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Valle MarFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal6.62865%
Posta de Salud Rural Rapel (Navidad)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.10367%
Posta de Salud Rural PupuyaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal77873%
Posta de Salud Rural San Vicente de PucalánRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal31275%

FONASA brackets A-B ≈ lowest incomes (A: without resources). Source: FONASA, as of Dec 31, 2025, DEIS code.

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $3.646.060.000 ($413.245/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $1.732.254.000Municipal contribution: $722.960.000

Indigenous peoplesSource: 2024 Census (INE) · CONADI via IDE SMA

Indigenous population
512
5.8% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche46891.4%

2024 Census: people who consider themselves as belonging to an indigenous people (small counts are suppressed for confidentiality at the source and not shown). Communities: CONADI national registry as of March 2024 — Araucanía and Los Lagos not refreshed in that update, the count is a floor. Land grants: 2022 registry.

Community organizationSource: RPJSFL Civil Registry (Law 20.500/19.418) · as of Jun 2026

Active neighborhood councils
4
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.6
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
123
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
46
Sports
13
Social and aid
1
Cultural
1

All the comuna's active non-profit legal entities (Law 20.500 / 19.418), classified by organization name. It portrays the civil fabric: not just neighborhood councils, also committees, sports clubs, cultural and elderly groups, foundations and fire brigades.

2 Local media · FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
KKARIBEÑAFM96.5 FM
EOEntre Olas Comunicaciones Ltda. · holderFM93.7 FM

The dial (frequency) of every FM, AM and community radio with a studio in the comuna (SUBTEL, active sound broadcasting concessions). National networks appear in their headquarters' comuna, not necessarily where they broadcast. When SUBTEL records no brand name, its holder (the concession holder).

Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE

Foreign nationals
319
3,6% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
125 people · 39% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
125 Venezuela
42 Argentina
26 Colombia
24 Perú

International immigrants per the 2024 Census (people born outside Chile living in the comuna). Nationwide they are 1,608,650 people, 8.8% of the population.

Housing and housing deficitSource: MINVU (Encampment Registry + 2024 Census deficit + subsidies) · INE

Families in informal settlements
9
1 encampment (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
148
4% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
66
11.137 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
64
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
10
beneficiaries · 2013–2021
Subsidies Rental · DS52
1
paid · 2015–2024

Encampments: MINVU National Registry 2024 (irregular settlements and the families living in them). Quantitative deficit: homes missing per the 2024 Census (doubling-up + unrecoverable overcrowding). Permits: new homes authorized by the Works Directorate in 2024 (INE) — measures future construction, not stock. Subsidies: MINVU by application comuna — DS49 accrues beneficiaries by resolution year; DS01 and DS52 accrue payments by application cohort (national totals in the source file differ ~1–6% from the comuna sum; the comuna series is published).

What the homes are like

9.137homes · by type (2017)
House
5.328 · 96.7%
House
3.609 · 99.5%
Shack/hut/shanty
144 · 2.6%
Other private
30 · 0.5%
Other private
9 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
5 · 0.1%
Mobile
3 · 0.1%
Apartment
3 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
3 · 0.1%
Indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
84%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
1.433 · 82.4%
Free of charge
117 · 6.7%
Provided for work
92 · 5.3%
Rented
73 · 4.2%
Owned, being paid off
24 · 1.4%

Housing type: 2017 Census · tenure: 2002 Census (INE).

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
30
11,9 per 1,000 over-60s

Long-stay facilities for the elderly registered in Chile Cuida. Comunas without ELEAM send their elders to other comunas. With projected ageing (see Demographic projection), this capacity defines whether one can age in one's own comuna.

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$9.979.156.000
Own revenue
$1.093.750.000
11% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$7.590.351.000
76% of the total
State transfers
$820.738.000
8% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$785.051.000
$9.979.156.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

35.2%
7.0%
15.4%
7.6%
34.8%
Property tax$385.221.000
Business licenses$76.578.000
Vehicle permits$168.556.000
Cleaning fees$82.787.000
Other own revenue$380.608.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $672.000

Distributed by law to specific comunas; they arrive via transfers.

Revenue by sector · 2025
51.3%
30.4%
18.4%
Municipal$9.979.156.000
Education$5.908.318.000
Health$3.575.131.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $7.290.629.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$57.526.000
$1.093.750.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$616.535.000
$7.590.351.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$56.041.000
$820.738.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$13.394.677.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$9.339.604.000
Execution rate
69.7%
Unexecuted: $4.055.073.000
Low execution: it only executed 69.7% of the budget — $4.055.073.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$768.399.000
$9.339.604.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

75.5%
18.0%
Internal management$7.047.514.000
Community services$1.682.840.000
Social programs$459.093.000
Municipal activities$797.000
Recreational programs$97.473.000
Cultural programs$51.887.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$3.646.060.00039.0%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$3.049.949.00032.7%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.976.533.00021.2%
Investment (works and projects)$1.077.690.00011.5%
Transfers to education$889.876.0009.5%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$826.903.0008.9%
Transfers to health$722.960.0007.7%
Electricity (facilities)$174.052.0001.9%
Councillor stipends$80.769.0000.9%
Water (facilities)$40.916.0000.4%
Travel allowances$38.806.0000.4%
Street lighting$17.450.0000.2%
Commissions and representation$899.0000.0%

Share of total accrued spending. Lines overlap (personnel sits inside several areas), so they don't add to 100%. Source: SINIM.

Personal y dotación municipal

Spending composition · 2025

32.7%
21.2%
46.2%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$3.049.949.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.976.533.000
Others$4.313.122.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

53.9%
18.9%
6.7%
16.6%
Permanent staff$2.068.570.000
Contract staff$724.766.000
Fee contracts$256.613.000
Labor Code$151.934.000
Community progs.$635.971.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

54.1%
38.5%
7.3%
Permanent staff59
Contract staff42
Fee contracts8
Total: 109 staffFee contracts: 7.3% of the headcountWomen: 48.5%Professionalization: 37.6%
Cost/staffer permanent: $27.647.186/yearCost/staffer contract: $19.677.881/yearCost/staffer fees: $65.891.125/year

Municipal staff by contract status (SINIM, 2023). Cost per staffer = annual spending of the type ÷ same-year headcount.

Inversión, servicios básicos y obras

Investment and authorities' expenses · 2025

Municipal investment: $1.077.690.000 (11.5% of spending)Councillor stipends: $80.769.000Travel allowances: $38.806.000Commissions and representation: $899.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $826.903.000Street lighting: $17.450.000Electricity: $174.052.000Water: $40.916.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

0
53
20022025

Building permits issued · per year

43
100
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
20 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
4
Surveillance cameras
30
Security/patrol pickups
3
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
1
Primary-care medical visits
21.654
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
87,41%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
67
Permanent own revenue
10,96%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
7
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
100
Health staff
25
contract
Health staff
15
fee-based
Health staff
85
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
8.823
municipal health
Rural health posts
3
Street-market stalls
203
Final works approvals
53

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$55.774.418.690
Purchase orders
32.071

Purchase-order amount · trend

$707.631.800
$2.191.597.609
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Servitec Ingenieria SpA$5.479.050.01639
Luis Hernan Pavez Vargas$2.200.658.869245
Roberto Yañez$1.126.114.595313
Jaime Enrique Villegas Acevedo$1.053.781.069191
Fantasia. SpA$1.038.661.43212
Constructora Inmobiliaria e Inversiones a y B Ltda.$848.987.0009
Supermercado San Roberto$754.564.8382.377
Mario Antonio Valenzuela Gonzalez$752.173.83921

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.219.988.11856%
Agile Purchase $458.482.43121%
Direct award discretionary$329.945.54215%
Framework Agreement $183.181.5168%

Companies and economic activitySource: SII · company statistics and roster (domicile/HQ)

Registered companies
749
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
1.613

Pyramid by sales bracket

69.7%
11.1%
17.9%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)522 companies
Small (≤25k UF)83 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)10 companies
No sales/no info134 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Constructora Fcf SpACONSTRUCCIONMedium 236
Comercial Rio Rapel LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 218
Comercial Costa Sur SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 211
Hotelera Surazo LimitadaACTIVIDADES DE ALOJAMIENTO Y DE SERVICIO DE CMedium 152
Inversiones Ettore y Cia Ltda.ACTIVIDADES DE ALOJAMIENTO Y DE SERVICIO DE CMedium 147
Sociedad Comercial Ekonofarma LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 114
La Launa SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 13
I Municipalidad de NavidadADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SSmall 3675

SII roster of legal entities (public). Due to tax secrecy sales come in brackets, never amounts. The comuna is that of the domicile/HQ: operations may be elsewhere.

Investment in SEIA projects

Under review
1
US$ 2 M declared
Approved last 5 years
0
US$ 0 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
20
+ 1 in operations
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Servidas Boca de RapelEIAEssbio S.A.Under Review4,47340

Investment DECLARED by the owner upon entering SEIA (not necessarily materialized; the RCA expires after 5 years without works). Multi-comuna projects: prorated investment, jobs counted in full. Jobs = declared peak labor (source PRISMA/SOFOFA). Source: e-SEIA + PRISMA.

TerritoryClimate, biodiversity, national heritage, SEIA-approved projects and more

Environment and air qualitySource: MMA · SINCA + PPDA + RETC

No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.

Air quality observed at MMA's SINCA stations within the comuna (2020); when there are several, the worst is shown. The scale compares the annual average with the WHO 2021 guideline (PM2.5 = 5 · PM10 = 15 µg/m³, international health reference) and the Chilean annual primary standard (PM2.5 = 20 · PM10 = 50 µg/m³): green within the WHO guideline, amber between guideline and standard, red above the national standard. "Days above standard" use the 24-h daily standard (PM2.5 = 50 · PM10 = 150 µg/m³). RETC emissions = declared point sources (industry/energy), excludes diffuse sources like residential firewood.

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

Species of flora, fauna and funga documented in the baselines of the projects evaluated by SEIA in the comuna — what their environmental studies recorded in the territory. Conservation status (RCE/IUCN) and Chilean endemism are flagged.

58
Species
24
Flora
34
Fauna
20
In conservation status
18
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Rana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVULagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENPitaoPitavia punctataENQueuleGomortega keuleENOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENPidencitoLaterallus jamaicensisENZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVULagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTCuervo de pantanoPlegadis chihiNTPilpilén, pilpilén común, american oystercatcher (inglés)Haematopus palliatusNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNT

CR critically endangered · EN endangered · VU vulnerable · NT near threatened (Species Classification Regulation / IUCN). ★ endemic to Chile. Extracted from SEIA studies by kingdom; presence reflects what baselines characterized, not a census.

12 Wetlands · 10 urban · 81 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-06-44Rio Rapel (sector el rincon)urban45 /117
HUR-06-55Estero Rapelurban13
HUR-06-46Rio Blanco (Quebrada de Pupuya)urban8
HPU-06-42Esteros Rosario- Los Lingues- Manquehue7 /55
HUR-06-50La Vega Pupuya N°4urban2
HUR-06-54Quebrada Matanzaurban2
HPU-06-05Humedal La Boca2
HUR-06-43Rio Rapel (sector desembocadura)urban1 /174
HUR-06-48La Vega Pupuya N°2urban0
HUR-06-47La Vega Pupuya N°1urban0
HUR-06-53Sector Matanzasurban0
HUR-06-49La Vega Pupuya N°3urban0

Area = hectares of wetland within the comuna boundary (apportioned using the DPA table of each record). For wetlands shared between comunas, "portion / total" is shown. "Urban" = urban wetland (HUR code). Official source migrated to the SBAP (Law 21,600).

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
CGE
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSBIO
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Pichilemu at 41.1 km

Almost no comuna has its own utility: it is served by a major regional concession holder. Water = urban operational territory (SISS; rural goes via APR); electric = concession distributor per the tariff decree (CNE); higher education = university, IP and CFT campuses (MINEDUC/SIES), with the nearest comuna when there are none.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
20 m²
above the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

Municipally maintained green area per inhabitant (SINIM). The National Urban Development Council recommends a minimum of 10 m²/inhab (WHO, ~9). Self-reported by municipalities, with quality varying across comunas.

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
1
Nature sanctuaries
1

Monuments declared by decree (official CMN roster). Excludes archaeological and public monuments. Declaration entails legal protection and intervention restrictions.

Territorial burdensSource: SUBDERE (waste, Jun 2023) · Gendarmería (Jun 2025) · SISS (WWTP)

Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Las Quilas (Pichilemu) · 5.041 t/year

Official registries: they exclude illegal dumps and rural WWTPs (no consolidated public registry).

Forest firesSource: CONAF · Occurrence and damage statistics (2023-2024)

Wildfires · 2023-2024
29
Area affected
1.115 ha
mostly forest
Cumulative last 5 seasons
1.372 ha
includes the 2022-2023 mega-season

Occurrence and area affected by wildfires (CONAF). The 5-season cumulative gives a fairer picture than a single year: fire is episodic and big catastrophes concentrate in few seasons. The area is comuna-wide, not just urban.

Winter riskSource: SENAPRED · winter critical points 2026 (via FAU U. de Chile)

Critical points registered
50
At high or very high risk
38
14 very high
Main threat
Interrupción de caminos

Points in the comuna where SENAPRED identifies winter-rain risk (channel overflows, flooding, collector collapse, landslides, mudflows, snow), with risk level and the agency responsible for the fix.

Water scarcitySource: DGA · MOP (scarcity-zone decrees)

No scarcity decree in force today.
Years under decree since 2008
4
latest: 2022 · drought chronicity

DGA water-scarcity zone decrees (by comuna, province or region; basin decrees are not counted here, so chronicity is a floor). The decree enables extraordinary water redistribution measures. At the megadrought's peak (2021) 286 comunas were under decree; today 26.

Climate and climate changeSource: ARClim · MMA + CR2/UC (CMIP6 modeling)

Mean annual temperature
14,14°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,13°C
Annual precipitation
623 mm
projection: -3%
Hot days>30°C
1
projection: +4 days
Frost days
0

Modeled climatology (CMIP6 downscaling ~5 km): present ≈ 1980-2010, projection ≈ 2035-2065 middle scenario. Not recent weather observation.

SafetyCrime, road crashes and municipal security infrastructure

Crimes (police cases)Source: CEAD · Ministry of Public Security

Police cases · 2025
511
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
7.162
Police cases · trend
371
511
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Domestic violence881.233
Threats881.233
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces871.219
Property damage861.205
Minor injuries45631
Burglary of an inhabited place38533
Larceny28392
Burglary of an uninhabited place10140
Motor vehicle theft798
Sexual abuse684
Weapons-related crimes570
Crimes and offenses under the arms law456

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 23.

Police cases (reports + arrests) recorded by Carabineros and PDI. Not victimization (ENUSC measures the real figure, higher due to underreporting). The rate uses INE 2024 population. Source: CEAD, Ministry of Public Security.

What the municipality does

Municipal security infrastructure and staff declared to SINIM (since 2016). Excludes Carabineros and PDI, which are national.

Surveillance cameras
30
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 7.135 hab
Patrol fleet
7
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 3Bicycles: 4
Surveillance cameras · trend
8
30
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
15
Deaths
1
14 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
10
4 serious
Pedestrian collisions
1

Crashes georeferenced by CONASET (urban + highway) during 2024. The only per-comuna source; covers ~70% of the country's deaths (non-geolocatable ones are excluded), so it slightly underestimates the total. Pedestrian collision is the leading cause of pedestrian death.