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Chépica

Región del Libertador Gral. Bernardo O'Higgins16.148 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024479 km² of area34 inh./km²$8.283M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Society
93%
10th highest electoral turnout (2024)
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Population
−1,5%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
16,4%
Multidimensional poverty · 230th highest of 346
Finance
$513 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 182 of 346
Finance
82,31%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Safety
3.685
cases per 100k inhab. · 323rd in the country
Education
573,7 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
72nd
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

17 Schools
7 Squares and green areas
6 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
4 Health centers
2 Fire stations
1 Pharmacies
1 Carabineros
1 Kindergartens

Chépica es una comuna de Chile de la provincia de Colchagua, en la Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, en la zona central de Chile. El pueblo de Chépica era conocido originalmente como San Antonio de Colchagua.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

41.3 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#287 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety47
Health35
Culture and environment25
Education60
Infrastructure50
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Fabián Soto G.
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
7.189
votes (57.61%)
14.196
Electoral roll
93,08%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
FS
Fabián Soto G.
2024-2028 · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
7.189
votes
FA
Fabian Andres Soto Gonzalez
2021-2024 · PS
2.377
votes
RC
Rebeca Cofré Calderón
2008-2012 · UDI
4.931
votes
MR
Miriam Rodríguez Cruz
2004-2008 · PS
3.546
votes
MR
Miriam Rodriguez Cruz
2000-2004 · PS
2.688
votes
MR
Miriam Rodriguez Cruz
1996-2000 · PS
2.808
votes
GA
Gustavo Adolfo Castillo Azócar
1992-1996 · DC
1.413
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

CM
Claudio Muñoz S.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
1.231
votes
OH
Otilia Henriquez Z.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
1.123
votes
TA
Tito Arenas C.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
981
votes
JC
Jose Cepeda N.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
895
votes
OC
Oscar Cornejo D.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
779
votes
MD
Manuel Duran Q.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
495
votes

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

No CGR audit findings for this comuna.

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

  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • IA
    Inmobiliaria Acacios Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2026
  • CC
    Claro Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • ps
    Parroquia San Antonio de Padua Chepica
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • SS
    Syr SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • LC
    Lirmi Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • VE
    Vimarc Energia SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • SI
    Sindicato Interempresas de Trabajadores del Servicio de Aseo y Conexos
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • SG
    Seguros Generales Suramericana S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • AG
    APS Gestión SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • Sy
    Servicios y Productos Educativos Crisol Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • MS
    Maitsan Soluciones SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • XL
    Xp Latam SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • A
    Ahorrocoop
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • CC
    Corporación Comunicación Ciudadana
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • AC
    Agrícola Coexca S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • OT
    Opencluster Tech SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • TE
    Tether Education Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • VG
    Viveros Guillaume Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • SC
    Sociedad Comercial y de Inversiones Ajm Alma Verde SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
and 12 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

14.502
inhabitants
16.189
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+12%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
15.991
-3% vs. 2035 (16.440)
Over 60 · 2050
43,45%
32,85% in 2035 · +11 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)91,92 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,9 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment136 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)573,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)586,4 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo15.668 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)8,9 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)16,4 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples1,88 %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 115 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
16.077
8.617 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
5.839
68% of RSH households
Female-headed households
46%
3.978
Elderly (60+)4.19626%
Children and adolescents (<18)3.08419%
Foreign nationals2782%
Belonging to indigenous peoples2211%
People with moderate/severe dependency2442%
Single-person households4.23149%

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
2.063
19 schools
Students per teacher
8,7
236 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
91,6%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
72,6%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 97%Private subsidized 3%
Pass rate
98,1%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,6%
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
14.923
92% of the population
Doctors employed
10
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 80Contract staff: 41Fee contracts: 88
Primary-care medical visits · per year
12.978
32.765
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
446
539
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 (14.722 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar ChépicaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal14.62069%
Posta de Salud Rural AuquincoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal9273%
Posta de Salud Rural Orilla de AuquincoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal667%
Posta de Salud Rural Candelaria ( Chépica)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal425%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $4.510.760.000 ($302.269/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $2.531.253.000Municipal contribution: $338.211.000

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

Indigenous population
295
1.9% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche26890.8%

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
37
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.3
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
106
the entire active civil fabric
For the elderly
21
Cultural
2
Social and aid
1
Foundations and corporations
1
Religious
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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
AMAgricola Miriam del Carmen Rodriguez Cruz E.I.R.L. · holderFM88.9 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
311
2% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
89 people · 29% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
89 Venezuela
67 Bolivia
57 Haití
31 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

Encampments
0
no encampments registered
Housing deficit
322
5,8% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
137
10.353 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
350
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
224
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
29
paid · 2014–2024

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

11.129homes · by type (2017)
House
5.483 · 95.6%
House
5.368 · 99.5%
Shack/hut/shanty
225 · 3.9%
Other private
16 · 0.3%
Other private
16 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
11 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
7 · 0.1%
Apartment
2 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
69%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
2.326 · 67.4%
Free of charge
381 · 11%
Provided for work
362 · 10.5%
Rented
342 · 9.9%
Owned, being paid off
39 · 1.1%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
92
21,9 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
$8.283.379.000
Own revenue
$1.012.504.000
12% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$4.710.929.000
57% of the total
State transfers
$1.801.320.000
22% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.018.399.000
$8.283.379.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

35.7%
16.6%
27.9%
16.7%
Property tax$361.756.000
Business licenses$168.453.000
Vehicle permits$282.715.000
Cleaning fees$30.021.000
Other own revenue$169.559.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $2.713.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
37.0%
42.9%
20.1%
Municipal$8.283.379.000
Education$9.585.523.000
Health$4.492.943.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $4.246.686.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$183.085.000
$1.012.504.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$393.906.000
$4.710.929.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$386.868.000
$1.801.320.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$10.181.900.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$7.676.266.000
Execution rate
75.4%
Unexecuted: $2.505.634.000
Low execution: it only executed 75.4% of the budget — $2.505.634.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$983.647.000
$7.676.266.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

48.3%
36.7%
10.1%
Internal management$3.706.983.000
Community services$2.818.156.000
Social programs$775.758.000
Municipal activities$39.606.000
Recreational programs$49.621.000
Cultural programs$286.142.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$4.510.760.00058.8%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.839.942.00024.0%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.771.115.00023.1%
Investment (works and projects)$1.606.048.00020.9%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$545.759.0007.1%
Electricity (facilities)$375.182.0004.9%
Transfers to health$338.211.0004.4%
Transfers to education$307.500.0004.0%
Councillor stipends$81.056.0001.1%
Street lighting$49.172.0000.6%
Water (facilities)$48.549.0000.6%
Travel allowances$15.749.0000.2%

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

23.1%
24.0%
53.0%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.771.115.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.839.942.000
Others$4.065.209.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

50.6%
22.7%
20.2%
Permanent staff$1.140.007.000
Contract staff$510.850.000
Fee contracts$120.258.000
Labor Code$25.377.000
Community progs.$454.907.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

60.5%
32.9%
6.6%
Permanent staff46
Contract staff25
Fee contracts5
Total: 76 staffFee contracts: 6.6% of the headcountWomen: 50.7%Professionalization: 43.7%
Cost/staffer permanent: $23.120.587/yearCost/staffer contract: $17.637.160/yearCost/staffer fees: $24.756.400/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: $1.606.048.000 (20.9% of spending)Councillor stipends: $81.056.000Travel allowances: $15.749.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $545.759.000Street lighting: $49.172.000Electricity: $375.182.000Water: $48.549.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

63
49
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

85
67
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
3 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
1
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
136
Security/patrol pickups
1
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
1
Primary-care medical visits
32.765
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
82,31%
of own revenue
Security drones
1
Permanent staff
40
Permanent own revenue
12,22%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
10
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
67
Health staff
41
contract
Health staff
88
fee-based
Health staff
80
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
14.923
municipal health
Rural health posts
3
Street-market stalls
92
Final works approvals
49

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$59.293.752.019
Purchase orders
25.257

Purchase-order amount · trend

$755.630.867
$2.628.053.519
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Demarco S.A.$3.605.181.19428
Serv de Ingenieria Electrica y Telecom Traza Limitada$2.984.096.58813
Rodolfo Espina Santander$2.624.228.2292
Constructora Réné Corvalán Correa$2.309.632.9431
Patricia Balesca López Romero$1.428.063.62919
Luis Francisco$1.029.232.670374
Transportes Salvaje Ltda.$989.053.393105
Diargo SpA$970.051.744106

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.886.122.97572%
Agile Purchase $427.781.44316%
Framework Agreement $232.792.9899%
Direct award discretionary$81.356.1103%

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

Registered companies
1.675
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
6.126

Pyramid by sales bracket

65.1%
14.1%
19.5%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.091 companies
Small (≤25k UF)236 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)19 companies
Large (>100k UF)3 companies
No sales/no info326 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Sevilla Sociedad AnónimaACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASLarge 22
Distribuidora de Combustibles Petrowork SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 117
Mayorista el Espigal SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 1
Servicios Integrales Bafa SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 2784
Agricola Ibes Cardoen del Real e Hijos LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 2136
Agricola Mai LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 2119
Sociedad Agricola las Tinajas LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 279
Agricola el Caserio LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 234
Servicios Agrícolas Zargal SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 1349
Agricola Santa Amelia de Auquinco LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 178

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.

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.

34
Species
19
Flora
15
Fauna
12
In conservation status
11
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Perca negraPercichthys melanopsVUPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUTollo de agua dulceDiplomystes chilensisENLamprea de agua dulceMordacia lapicidaENBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENCauque del norteOdontesthes brevianalisVUCauqueOdontesthes mauleanumVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNT

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.

3 Wetlands · 3 urban · 41 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-06-60Estero Guirivilourban27 /71
HUR-06-36Estero de Nilahue - Laguna de Cahuilurban9 /337
HUR-06-59Estero 1 Chepicaurban5

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).

Large projects approved by SEIASource: SEIA · approved projects

Projects with an environmental permit (RCA) approved by SEIA and declared investment above US$ 10 million, located in the comuna according to the case file and grouped by sector. Every sector with at least one project is listed: this is not a ranking or a selection. 1 project totaling US$ 17 million, approved in 2004. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Hydraulic Infrastructure1 project · US$ 17 M · 2004
Dirección General de Concesiones de Obras Públicas del Ministerio de Obras PúblicasConvento Viejo Etapa II

Approved is not the same as built or operating: the RCA authorises the project, but some were never carried out and others have since closed.

Source: projects with an RCA approved by SEIA (investment declared by the developer, split among the comunas the project spans). Under each sector are its two largest projects by investment. It is the best public proxy for large industrial sites; SERNAGEOMIN’s registry of active mining operations (by mineral and type of operation) is a layer not yet incorporated.

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
CGE
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSBIO
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Santa Cruz at 16.7 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
3 m²
30% of 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.

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
PTAS - CHEPICAPTAS · lagunas aireadasESSBIO S.A. · discharges into estero las vertientes
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Parque El Guanaco (Teno) · 5.294 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
5
Area affected
16 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
233 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
24
At high or very high risk
4
Main threat
Inundación por desborde de c…
Inundación por desborde de cauce

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
14,2°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,17°C
Annual precipitation
703 mm
projection: -3%
Hot days>30°C
35
projection: +27 days
Frost days
9

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
595
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
3.685
Police cases · trend
819
595
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats149923
Domestic violence113700
Property damage88545
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces45279
Larceny35217
Minor injuries28173
Burglary of an uninhabited place22136
Weapons-related crimes21130
Burglary of an inhabited place21130
Crimes and offenses under the arms law1699
Robbery with violence or intimidation956
Sexual abuse850

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 25.

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
136
Guards and inspectors
2
1 per 8.074 hab
Patrol fleet
2
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 1Pickups: 1Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
4
136
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
47
Deaths
2
12,4 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
57
5 serious
Pedestrian collisions
2

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.