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Palmilla

Región del Libertador Gral. Bernardo O'Higgins13.597 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024235 km² of area58 inh./km²$6.420M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Society
94%
2nd highest electoral turnout (2024)
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Population
+4,2%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
18,1%
Multidimensional poverty · 184th highest of 346
Finance
$472 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 200 of 346
Safety
3.876
cases per 100k inhab. · 315th in the country
Finance
237th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

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

Palmilla es una comuna y ciudad de la zona central de Chile de la provincia de Colchagua, en la Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins

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

Liveability index · EIU style

44.4 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#242 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety35
Health43
Culture and environment55
Education40
Infrastructure47
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Carlos Carrero P.
INDEPENDIENTE
4.346
votes (43.88%)
11.155
Electoral roll
94,13%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
CC
Carlos Carrero P.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
4.346
votes
GD
Gloria de las Mercedes Paredes Valdes
2021-2024 · DC
2.934
votes
ND
Nelson Daniel Cabrera Marambio
2008-2012 · PPD
2.951
votes
NC
Nelson Cabrera Marambio
2004-2008 · PPD
3.305
votes
NC
Nelson Cabrera Marambio
2000-2004 · ILE
1.578
votes
ML
Miguel Litín Cucumides
1996-2000 · PS
1.213
votes
GE
Gabriela Errázuriz Grez
1994-1996 · RN
967
votes
ML
Miguel Litín Cucumides
1992-1994 · PS
1.593
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

AG
Alberto Guerra T.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.553
votes
CC
Claudio Cabrera M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.019
votes
MP
Manuel Perez E.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
682
votes
JC
Jose Cucumides L.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
605
votes
JC
Jorge Caceres V.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
592
votes
MH
Marcos Horta R.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
568
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

Findingstotal
104
Highly complex
0
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202564
2019916721
2016725

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

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

  • IY
    Ingenieria y Construccion Incorell Jose Carlos Orellana Bustos EIRL
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2018–2019
  • W
    Wom
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • AD
    Asesorías Deportivas Hp Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017–2020
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2020–2022
  • CD
    Cge Distribución S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2017
  • Sy
    Servicios y Productos Educativos Crisol Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2020–2023
  • FI
    Fundacion Integra
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018–2022
  • AG
    APS Gestión SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2020–2021
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023
  • A
    Afusamupal
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • IS
    Innuvo SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • LC
    Lirmi Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • FS
    Fedok SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • RC
    Rutas Colchagua
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • AF
    Asociación Funcionarios Municipales de Palmilla
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015
  • GG
    Gestion Global SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021
  • SD
    Solek Desarrollos SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021
  • Ac
    Automotriz Cumsille
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019–2020
  • SC
    Sociedad Comercial y de Inversiones Ajm Alma Verde SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021
and 73 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

11.621
inhabitants
13.666
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+18%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
14.296
+1% vs. 2035 (14.200)
Over 60 · 2050
39,68%
29,95% in 2035 · +10 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)97,22 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,9 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment34 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)532,1 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)552,1 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo13.060 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)8,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)18,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples4,89 %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 37 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
13.181
7.139 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
4.235
59% of RSH households
Female-headed households
43%
3.068
Elderly (60+)3.39826%
Children and adolescents (<18)2.41318%
Foreign nationals1251%
Belonging to indigenous peoples3303%
People with moderate/severe dependency1871%
Single-person households3.52349%

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
1.311
9 schools
Students per teacher
8,4
156 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
87,2%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
71,3%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 92%Private subsidized 8%
Pass rate
98,5%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,19%
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
12.218
90% of the population
Doctors employed
6
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 74Contract staff: 44Fee contracts: 5
Primary-care medical visits · per year
9.816
11.602
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
466
283
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 (12.164 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Posta de Salud Rural San José del CarmenRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal9.93663%
Centro de Salud Familiar de PalmillaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal1.54062%
Posta de Salud Rural Santa IreneRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal34866%
Posta de Salud Rural PupillaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal34067%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $3.469.082.000 ($283.932/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $2.567.117.000Municipal contribution: $125.000.000

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

Indigenous population
638
4.9% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche57890.6%

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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
CpCentro para el Desarrollo Cultural de Palmilla · holderComunitaria107.1 FM
CdCuerpo de Bomberos de Palmilla · holderComunitaria107.5 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
183
1,4% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Bolivia
66 people · 36% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
66 Bolivia
55 Venezuela
19 Colombia
12 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
10
1 encampment (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
261
5,9% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
67
7.700 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
224
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
178
beneficiaries · 2012–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
22
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

8.890homes · by type (2017)
House
4.325 · 99.6%
House
4.288 · 94.3%
Shack/hut/shanty
229 · 5%
Other private
15 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
13 · 0.3%
Shack/improvised dwelling
11 · 0.3%
Mobile
4 · 0.1%
Other private
4 · 0.1%
Apartment
1 · 0%
77%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
1.937 · 72.1%
Provided for work
242 · 9%
Free of charge
211 · 7.9%
Rented
152 · 5.7%
Owned, being paid off
143 · 5.3%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$6.420.194.000
Own revenue
$2.127.614.000
33% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$2.958.267.000
46% of the total
State transfers
$287.197.000
4% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$643.228.000
$6.420.194.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

21.6%
38.5%
20.7%
18.7%
Property tax$460.552.000
Business licenses$818.953.000
Vehicle permits$440.378.000
Cleaning fees$10.285.000
Other own revenue$397.446.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
42.7%
34.5%
22.8%
Municipal$6.420.194.000
Education$5.184.044.000
Health$3.418.004.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $2.187.553.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$209.908.000
$2.127.614.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$300.223.000
$2.958.267.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$74.549.000
$287.197.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$7.891.373.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$6.725.831.000
Execution rate
85.2%
Unexecuted: $1.165.542.000
Medium execution: it executed 85.2%. Left unspent: $1.165.542.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$663.655.000
$6.725.831.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

69.7%
14.7%
6.8%
Internal management$4.686.695.000
Community services$987.226.000
Social programs$454.574.000
Municipal activities$198.024.000
Recreational programs$51.902.000
Cultural programs$347.410.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$3.469.082.00051.6%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.305.761.00034.3%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.784.673.00026.5%
Investment (works and projects)$327.403.0004.9%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$274.817.0004.1%
Transfers to education$267.117.0004.0%
Electricity (facilities)$258.347.0003.8%
Transfers to health$125.000.0001.9%
Councillor stipends$83.717.0001.2%
Travel allowances$39.604.0000.6%
Water (facilities)$31.046.0000.5%
Commissions and representation$2.144.0000.0%
Street lighting$863.0000.0%

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

34.3%
26.5%
39.2%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.305.761.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.784.673.000
Others$2.635.397.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

58.5%
25.5%
6.7%
9.3%
Permanent staff$1.487.725.000
Contract staff$648.270.000
Fee contracts$169.766.000
Labor Code$1.899.000
Community progs.$236.750.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

44.8%
36.2%
19.0%
Permanent staff47
Contract staff38
Fee contracts20
Total: 105 staffFee contracts: 19.0% of the headcountWomen: 48.2%Professionalization: 41.2%
Cost/staffer permanent: $26.024.383/yearCost/staffer contract: $15.754.053/yearCost/staffer fees: $3.169.950/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: $327.403.000 (4.9% of spending)Councillor stipends: $83.717.000Travel allowances: $39.604.000Commissions and representation: $2.144.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $274.817.000Street lighting: $863.000Electricity: $258.347.000Water: $31.046.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

44
38
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

84
43
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
5 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
13
Security/patrol pickups
2
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
1
Primary-care medical visits
11.602
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
58,17%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
54
Permanent own revenue
33,14%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
6
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
43
Health staff
44
contract
Health staff
5
fee-based
Health staff
74
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
12.218
municipal health
Rural health posts
3
Street-market stalls
88
Final works approvals
38

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$58.440.474.687
Purchase orders
20.832

Purchase-order amount · trend

$877.503.117
$2.496.144.236
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Berrsot SpA$8.430.463.7631
Constructora e Inmobiliaria San Esteban Ltda.$6.734.619.6213
Tomas Tapia Ureta S. A.$3.392.305.9132
Kras Construcciones S.A.$1.994.420.0721
José Luis Pavez Vargas$1.069.437.8313
Cristian Valentín Silva León$1.016.358.5829
Inmobiliaria y Constructora Ebisu Limitada$899.533.9952
Constructora Réné Corvalán Correa$893.306.4211

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.722.620.74269%
Direct award discretionary$327.035.66613%
Agile Purchase $288.626.97812%
Framework Agreement $157.860.8526%

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

Registered companies
1.461
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
6.621

Pyramid by sales bracket

62.2%
13.4%
21.0%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)909 companies
Small (≤25k UF)196 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)30 companies
Large (>100k UF)19 companies
No sales/no info307 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Frutas Agrovic LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 21.684
Procesadora y Deshidratadora Colchagua S.A.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 2455
Vicuna Garcia Huidobro y Compania LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2165
Vina Caliterra S aINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 2126
Agricola e Inmobiliaria San Andres LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 289
Empresa Agropecuaria Vic LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 211
Vina Maola SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 24
Inversiones Jh S.P.A.ACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 21
Vina Santa Andrea LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 179
Agricola Olivia del Huique S aAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 160

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
0
US$ 0 M declared
Approved last 5 years
4
US$ 50 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
262
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Aumento productivo de bodega y Modificación de Planta de Tratamiento dDIAAgricola San Jose de Peralillo S.A.Approved28120
Parque Fotovoltaico Los NaranjosDIACve Proyecto Sesenta y Cuatro SpAApproved1180
Regularización de planta de proceso de cerezas y ciruelas para consumoDIAFrutas Agrovic Ltda.Approved1060
Ampliación y Normalización de Instalaciones del Sistema de TratamientoDIASociedad Anónima Viña Santa RitaApproved1,012

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 emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
0 t SO₂
0 t MP10
0 t MP2,5
0 t Material particulado

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

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
Las Palmas de CocalanNational Parkat 40.3 km

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.

39
Species
26
Flora
13
Fauna
14
In conservation status
15
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Belloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUQueuleGomortega keuleENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENPitaoPitavia punctataENPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVUPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENSapito 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.

5 Wetlands · 4 urban · 142 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-06-57Rio Tinguiririca y trib.urban120 /2.293
HUR-06-61Rio Tinguiririca - Palmillaurban12
HUR-06-60Estero Guirivilourban5 /71
HPU-06-10Estero Chimbarongo - Palmilla4
HUR-06-56Estero Chimbarongo - Santa Cruzurban0 /14

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. 4 projects totaling US$ 60 million, approved between 2020 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 28 M · 2024
Agricola San Jose de Peralillo S.A.Aumento productivo de bodega y Modificación de Planta de Tratamiento de RILes de Viña MontGras
Energy2 projects · US$ 22 M · 2020–2026
Cve Proyecto Sesenta y Cuatro SpAParque Fotovoltaico Los Naranjos · Parque Fotovoltaico Palmilla Cruz
Agriculture and livestock1 project · US$ 10 M · 2026
Frutas Agrovic Ltda.Regularización de planta de proceso de cerezas y ciruelas para consumo fresco Planta de Frutas Agrovic de Palmilla

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 13.5 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.

Environmental conflictsSource: SNIFA · SMA + Environmental Search · Environmental Courts

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
1
on projects in the comuna
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-360-2022
2TA
Junta de Vecinos Nº8 Santa Matilde comuna de Palmilla y otros / Directora Ejecutiva del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
DIA Embalse Las Posesiones, del titular Agrícola Santa Irene SpA
Environmental assessment - Citizen participationRejects

Appeals resolved by the Environmental Courts (Law 20.600) on the comuna's projects or facilities, geolocated by the associated project (SEIA) or sanctioned facility (SMA). Partial coverage: Supreme Court appeals and cases without a locatable act are excluded. Source: 1st Environmental Court's Environmental Search.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
5 m²
50% 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.

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
3
Historic monuments
2
Heritage zones
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)

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
PTAS -SANTA CRUZPTAS · lodos activadosESSBIO S.A. · discharges into estero chimbarongo
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Parque El Guanaco (Teno) · 3.818 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
4
Area affected
31 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
365 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
41
At high or very high risk
14
1 very high
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
14,42°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,19°C
Annual precipitation
611 mm
projection: -3%
Hot days>30°C
34
projection: +27 days
Frost days
7

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
527
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
3.876
Police cases · trend
307
527
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Domestic violence101743
Threats100736
Property damage79581
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces63463
Burglary of an uninhabited place41302
Burglary of an inhabited place26191
Larceny20147
Minor injuries14103
Weapons-related crimes1288
Crimes and offenses under the arms law1074
Threats or brawls (misdemeanor)859
Receiving stolen goods752

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
13
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 13.597 hab
Patrol fleet
2
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
13
13
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
52
Deaths
4
29,4 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
52
14 serious
Pedestrian collisions
4

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.