Summary
What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap
Chimbarongo es una ciudad y comuna de Chile de la provincia de Colchagua, en la región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, ubicada justo al sur del río Tinguiririca, a 155 km al sur de Santiago, en la zona central de Chile.
Liveability index · EIU style
47.3 /100AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests
Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Mayoral history · 8 terms
SERVEL · TRICEL (1992-2008) · DecideChile (2024) · Wikidata (pre-1992)
Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL
Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL
Sesiones
En una línea: El concejo aprobó la modificación presupuestaria N°14 (con un voto en contra), los nombres de calles y pasajes del nuevo conjunto habitacional, y la postulación de cuatro tramos de veredas en calle Pizagua al fondo FRIL por aproximadamente 593 millones de pesos.
Temas tratados
- Sanción de acta N°20: Aprobada; el concejal Farías se abstuvo por ausencia en esa sesión.
- Correspondencia: Solicitud de renovación de patente de alcoholes de local siniestrado por incendio; respuestas a incidentes viales y ambientales planteados por concejales; solicitud de comisión de subvenciones 2026; solicitud de concejo extraordinario por compra superior a 500 UTM.
- Modificación presupuestaria N°14: Incluye redistribución en Prodesal (600 mil pesos), refuerzo en señalética rural (300 mil pesos), contratación de apoyo logístico en Operaciones (~5,7 millones), y compra de piano para la orquesta de la Casa de la Cultura (hasta 10 millones).
- Nombres de calles y pasajes del conjunto habitacional "Historiador Guillermo Feliu Cruz": se aprobaron ocho nombres de personas ligadas a la historia local.
- Proyectos FRIL 2026: Postulación de cuatro tramos de reposición de veredas y platabandas en calle Pizagua (presentación técnica de Secplan en curso al corte de la transcripción).
Acuerdos y votaciones
- Acta N°20: Aprobada (Farías se abstiene; resto aprueba).
- Comisión de subvenciones 2026: Fijada para el martes siguiente a las 11:00 h.
- Concejo extraordinario (compra >500 UTM): Fijado para el lunes siguiente a las 11:00 h.
- Modificación presupuestaria N°14: Aprobada. Mellado vota en contra; Guajardo se abstiene; el resto aprueba (resultado exacto no queda del todo claro en la transcripción).
- Nombres de calles y pasajes: Aprobados por unanimidad.
- Votación FRIL: No se alcanza a registrar en la transcripción.
Plata y obras
- Modificación presupuestaria N°14: redistribución interna de Prodesal (600 mil pesos); señalética rural (300 mil pesos); contrato de apoyo logístico en Operaciones (~5,7 millones, junio–diciembre 2026); piano para Casa de la Cultura (presupuesto máximo 10 millones de pesos).
- FRIL 2026: cuatro tramos de veredas en calle Pizagua con presupuestos estimativos de 218, 213, 90 y 72 millones de pesos aproximadamente (cifras con posibles errores de transcripción); monto total asignado a la comuna en 2026 mencionado como ~800 millones de pesos. Un quinto tramo se financiaría con fondos municipales y un sexto vía Subdere en el segundo semestre.
Puntos de debate o controversia
- Modificación presupuestaria — contrato de apoyo logístico: El concejal Mellado cuestionó que el contrato figuraba con fecha de inicio 4 de junio, 14 días antes de la votación, lo que a su juicio podría constituir un gasto retroactivo irregular. El administrador municipal y Secplan explicaron que la cuenta tenía saldo suficiente al momento de contratar y que la modificación solo proyecta recursos hasta diciembre. Mellado rechazó el ítem y anunció consulta a Contraloría; Guajardo se abstuvo.
- Nombre del conjunto habitacional: Varios concejales expresaron malestar porque la constructora eligió el nombre "Historiador Guillermo Feliu Cruz" sin vinculación local. El alcalde reconoció que hoy no existe herramienta legal para impedirlo y propuso incorporar una norma en la ordenanza municipal.
Para seguir
- Comisión de subvenciones 2026: martes siguiente, 11:00 h.
- Concejo extraordinario (compra >500 UTM): lunes siguiente, 11:00 h.
- Concejo extraordinario de patentes: jueves (fecha exacta no queda clara).
- Votación FRIL (proyectos calle Pizagua): presentación técnica no había concluido al corte de la transcripción; resolución pendiente.
- Ordenanza municipal: el alcalde se comprometió a incorporar una norma que obligue a los proyectos habitacionales a usar nombres vinculados a la historia local.
- Caminos rurales (La Platina, Villa Cosme, Pidi Winco): pendientes de intervención una vez que la motoniveladora municipal sea reparada o según coordinación con Vialidad.
- Consulta a Contraloría sobre el contrato de apoyo logístico: anunciada por el concejal Mellado.
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)
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
Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory
| Year | Findings | Altam. | Compl. | Median. | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — |
| 2020 | 24 | — | 10 | 14 | — |
| 2018 | 144 | 37 | 22 | 70 | — |
| 2017 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 11 | — |
| 2016 | 44 | 7 | 34 | 3 | — |
CGR severity classification · audit findings on the municipality and its corporations
Who requests meetings with the municipalitySource: InfoLobby · CPLT (Law 20,730)
Who requests meetings with the municipalitySource: InfoLobby · CPLT (Law 20,730)
- IAInmobiliaria Acacios LimitadaLobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2017
- CGCompañía General de Electricidad S.A.Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2024–2026
- IGIncrementa Gestión LimitadaLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017
- GTGr Tineo SpALobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017
- CMConstructora Mella y Peña Ltda.Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2017
- INInmobiliaria Nueva Vida S.A.Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018
- ASAridos San Vicente SpALobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018–2023
- CICiudad InteligenteLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
- SCSociedad Comercial Blue SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
- NSNexo SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
- IEInmobiliaria e Inversiones Columbia LimitadaLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
- STSba Torres Chile SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
- PMPredictable MediaLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
- GRGrenegri RenovableLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
- BCBahen Consultoria S.A.Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
- JdJunta de Vecinos Casa AzulLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
- TLTecnoval Ltda.Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
- dgDireccion General del Credito PrendarioLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
- UCUnión Comunal de Adultos MayoresLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
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
How it has changedSource: Official INE series 2002–2026 (2017 base).
See the full trajectory to 2050 →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.
| Indicator | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Homes with public water supply (2017 Census) | 95,22 % | CENSO 2017 2017 |
| School disengagement (leaves the system) | 0,7 % | MINEDUC 2023 |
| School enrollment | 341 students | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| Municipal enrollment | 20 % | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE) | 594,6 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE) | 613,9 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| poblacion_censo | 37.258 inh. | 2024 Census 2024 |
| Income poverty (CASEN 2022) | 8,5 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022) | 17,5 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Indigenous peoples | 4,23 % | 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 399 students registered for the PAES.
Registro Social de Hogares
| Elderly (60+) | 9.006 | 24% |
| Children and adolescents (<18) | 7.743 | 20% |
| Foreign nationals | 933 | 2% |
| Belonging to indigenous peoples | 954 | 3% |
| People with moderate/severe dependency | 533 | 1% |
| Single-person households | 10.068 | 49% |
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
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
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.
| Center | Type | Provider type | Enrollees | % brackets A-B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Posta de Salud Rural San Juan de la Sierra | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 6.946 | 62% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Codegua | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 5.876 | 65% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Tinguiririca | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 4.148 | 64% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Peor Es Nada | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 2.673 | 65% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Huemul (Chimbarongo) | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 556 | 63% |
FONASA brackets A-B ≈ lowest incomes (A: without resources). Source: FONASA, as of Dec 31, 2025, DEIS code.
Indigenous peoplesSource: 2024 Census (INE) · CONADI via IDE SMA
| People | People | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Mapuche | 1.486 | 94.3% |
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
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.
3 Local media · 1 Comunitaria · 2 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
3 Local media · 1 Comunitaria · 2 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
| Local media | Type | dial |
|---|---|---|
| AARTESANIA | FM | 100.5 FM |
| DFDIGITAL FM2 | FM | 94.7 FM |
| JdJunta de Vecinos Cuesta Lo Gonzalez · holder | Comunitaria | 107.9 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
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: 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
Housing type: 2017 Census · tenure: 2002 Census (INE).
Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA
Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA
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
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios
Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)
Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025
Special-law revenues · 2025
Distributed by law to specific comunas; they arrive via transfers.
Revenue by sector · 2025
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Evolución por fuente de ingreso
Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend
FCM received · trend
State transfers · trend
Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Accrued spending · trend
Distribution by management area · 2025
What the budget is spent on · 2025
| Spending line | Amount | % of spending | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending | $5.048.917.000 | 35.3% | |
| Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance | $4.503.893.000 | 31.5% | |
| Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees | $3.549.565.000 | 24.8% | |
| Investment (works and projects) | $1.339.220.000 | 9.4% | |
| Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal | $950.022.000 | 6.6% | |
| Transfers to health | $500.000.000 | 3.5% | |
| Electricity (facilities) | $464.310.000 | 3.2% | |
| Councillor stipends | $84.256.000 | 0.6% | |
| Water (facilities) | $70.741.000 | 0.5% | |
| Travel allowances | $32.738.000 | 0.2% | |
| Commissions and representation | $1.245.000 | 0.0% |
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
Personnel by contract type · 2025
Municipal headcount · 2023
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
Basic and general services · 2025
Final works approvals (DOM) · per year
Building permits issued · per year
What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público ↗
What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
Purchase-order amount · trend
| Top suppliers | Amount | POs |
|---|---|---|
| Cas-Chile S. A. de I. | $5.368.567.261 | 48 |
| Veolia Su Chile S.A. | $3.364.860.002 | 3 |
| Sociedad Comercial Rojas Compania Limitada | $2.295.911.400 | 32 |
| Constructora Lc2 Limitada | $1.911.234.072 | 2 |
| Esmax Distribucion Limitada | $1.823.857.213 | 908 |
| Jaime Cristóbal | $1.728.840.382 | 7 |
| Inmobiliaria y Constructora Ebisu Limitada | $1.337.917.106 | 11 |
| Constructora R y M Limitada | $1.281.997.621 | 19 |
Purchase mechanism · 2026
| Tender | $3.985.430.935 | 88% |
| Agile Purchase | $358.974.244 | 8% |
| Framework Agreement | $178.984.205 | 4% |
| Direct award discretionary | $2.229.286 | 0% |
Companies and economic activitySource: SII · company statistics and roster (domicile/HQ)
Pyramid by sales bracket
Largest companies domiciled in the comuna
| Company | Line of business | Sales bracket | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exportadora los Olmos SpA | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Large 4 (>1M UF) | 50 |
| Fruttita Services SpA | ACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DE | Large 2 | 919 |
| Agricola los Olmos SpA | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Large 2 | 496 |
| Sociedad Agrícola Altué SpA | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Large 2 | 88 |
| Comercial y Servicios Rivo Limitada | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Large 2 | 41 |
| Fruit Service SpA | ACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DE | Large 1 | 535 |
| Agricola Antumapu SpA | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Large 1 | 110 |
| Fundacion Chilena de Cultura | ENSEÑANZA | Large 1 | 108 |
| Capac SpA | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Large 1 | 91 |
| Inmobiliaria e Inversiones el Roble SpA | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Large 1 | 79 |
SII roster of legal entities (public). Due to tax secrecy sales come in brackets, never amounts. The comuna is that of the domicile/HQ: operations may be elsewhere.
Investment in SEIA projects
| Project | Owner | Status | Investment (US$M) | Constr. jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aumento de Capacidad PTAS ChimbarongoDIA | Essbio S.A. | Approved | 378,872 | 40 |
| Ampliación Subestación Eléctrica (S/E) Tinguiririca, Segundo Tendido 2DIA | Transelec S.A. | Approved | 18,853 | 173 |
| Parque Solar ChucaoDIA | Chucao SpA | Approved | 15 | 100 |
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
Roads and motorwaysSource: OpenStreetMap · 2026 snapshot
Road infrastructure of the MOP and concession holders, not the municipality: it measures how much highway crosses the territory, not municipal management. Only comunas with roads of this category are counted.
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.
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 · 343 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
3 Wetlands · 3 urban · 343 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
| Code | Wetland | Hectares |
|---|---|---|
| HUR-06-57 | Rio Tinguiririca y trib.urban | 316 /2.293 |
| HUR-06-10 | Estero Los Canalesurban | 25 |
| HUR-06-60 | Estero Guirivilourban | 2 /71 |
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. 17 projects totaling US$ 514 million, approved between 1997 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.
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
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.
Environmental conflictsSource: SNIFA · SMA + Environmental Search · Environmental Courts
Final SMA sanctions
| Sanctioned entity | Auditable unit | Category | Fine (UTA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soc Agric Comercial e Ind las Turbinas Ltda. ↗ | PLANTA SOCIERDAD AGRÍCOLA Y COMERCIAL LAS TURBINAS | Agroindustry | 6 |
| Lacteos Tinguiririca S.A. ↗ | LACTEOS TINGUIRIRICA | Agroindustry | 3 |
| Broten Servicios y Productos de Panaderia SpA ↗ | PANADERIA Y PASTELERIA CHILENA | Amenities | 1 |
Environmental sanctions final from the SMA (no pending appeals) whose auditable unit sits in the comuna: companies, individuals and institutions (including the municipality). Fine in UTA (Annual Tax Unit). Source: Public Sanctions Registry, SNIFA.
Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)
Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)
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 heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)
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)
Territorial burdensSource: SUBDERE (waste, Jun 2023) · Gendarmería (Jun 2025) · SISS (WWTP)
Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.
| Facility | Type | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| PTAS - CHIMBARONGO | PTAS · lodos activados | ESSBIO S.A. · discharges into estero chimbarongo |
Official registries: they exclude illegal dumps and rural WWTPs (no consolidated public registry).
Forest firesSource: CONAF · Occurrence and damage statistics (2023-2024)
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)
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)
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)
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
| Crime | Cases | Rate/100k |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic violence | 295 | 767 |
| Threats | 268 | 697 |
| Alcohol and drug use in public spaces | 251 | 653 |
| Property damage | 228 | 593 |
| Larceny | 152 | 395 |
| Burglary of an uninhabited place | 123 | 320 |
| Minor injuries | 94 | 245 |
| Burglary of an inhabited place | 74 | 193 |
| Theft of items from vehicles | 50 | 130 |
| Robbery with violence or intimidation | 45 | 117 |
| Weapons-related crimes | 41 | 107 |
| Crimes and offenses under the arms law | 30 | 78 |
Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 28.
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.
Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)
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.