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Constitución

Región del MauleFounded 179450.646 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20241.341 km² of area38 inh./km²$23.271M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Population
−6,2%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
17,2%
Multidimensional poverty · 204th highest of 346
Finance
$459 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 207 of 346
Finance
72,24%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
606,9 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
158th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

45 Schools
19 Squares and green areas
12 Health centers
5 Kindergartens
4 Pharmacies
3 Carabineros
3 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
2 Fire stations
1 Universities
1 Libraries
1 Institutes
1 Hospitals

Constitución es una ciudad y comuna de la provincia de Talca, ubicada en la región del Maule, en la zona central de Chile. Es conocida como la perla del Maule, y se destaca por sus formaciones rocosas como la Piedra de la Iglesia y el Arco de los Enamorados. Es la ciudad costera con más población de la región. La comuna fue una de las más afectadas durante el terremoto de Chile de 2010.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

55.4 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#85 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety50
Health59
Culture and environment71
Education53
Infrastructure40
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Carlos Valenzuela G.
CHILE VAMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
12.193
votes (36.22%)
40.275
Electoral roll
89,64%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
CV
Carlos Valenzuela G.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
12.193
votes
FM
Fabian Manuel Perez Herrera
2021-2024 · PR
8.493
votes
HT
Hugo Tilleria Torres
2008-2012 · IND
5.830
votes
RU
Roberto Urrutia Concha
2004-2008 · PDC
8.576
votes
RU
Roberto Urrutia Concha
2000-2004 · PDC
8.090
votes
RU
Roberto Urrutia Concha
1996-2000 · DC
4.803
votes
SD
Silvio del Río Miño
1992-1996 · PR
1.918
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

FA
Franco Aravena G.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
5.946
votes
MG
Michael Garcia A.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
2.329
votes
RR
Richard Rodriguez G.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
1.768
votes
FC
Francisco Candia C.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
1.712
votes
CS
Carlos Segovia L.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.558
votes
CZ
Carlos Zuñiga D.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · PARTIDO COMUNISTA DE CHILE
917
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión108 minWatch session

En una línea: La sesión estuvo dominada por la renovación del trato directo del servicio de recolección de basura —aprobado con dos votos en contra— y la renovación masiva de patentes de alcohol para el segundo semestre de 2026.

Temas tratados

  • Acta sesión anterior: Aprobación del acta N°15 sin observaciones.
  • Cajero automático en Pudú: Obras municipales terminadas; instalación final del banco prevista para la primera semana de julio.
  • Restauración posta de Pudú: Obras iniciadas; se estima funcionamiento normal en septiembre u octubre.
  • Ley de Caletas: Entrega suspendida por la situación de dos personas desaparecidas en la comuna.
  • Informe de licencias médicas: El alcalde distribuyó un informe tras solicitudes de transparencia; generó reclamo formal de concejales.
  • Reorganización interna — Asesoría Urbana: Se propone revertir el estatus de dirección independiente a departamento dependiente de SECPLAN para desbloquear concursos públicos.
  • Trato directo servicio de aseo (Empresa Dimensión S.A.): Solicitud de nuevo trato directo por 6 meses (julio–diciembre 2026) ante vencimiento del contrato vigente y licitación aún sin adjudicar.
  • Renovación de patentes de alcohol: Tres tandas de patentes para el período julio–diciembre 2026 (7 locales con denuncias, 5 con denuncias, y 48 sin infracciones).

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Acta N°15: Aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Incluir memorandos 155 y 156 en tabla: Aprobado por unanimidad.
  • Asesoría Urbana pasa a SECPLAN: Aprobado; un voto en contra (concejal Franco Arabena).
  • Trato directo Empresa Dimensión S.A. por 6 meses: Aprobado; dos votos en contra (concejales Carlos Zuñiga y Franco Arabena).
  • Patentes de alcohol (7 locales con denuncias): Aprobadas.
  • Patentes de alcohol (5 locales con denuncias): Aprobadas, con excepción del local N°1 por carecer de informe de junta de vecinos firmado.
  • Patentes de alcohol (48 locales sin infracciones): Aprobadas por unanimidad.

Plata y obras

  • Trato directo aseo: Contrato superior a 500 UTM; monto exacto no fue presentado al consejo —lo que motivó uno de los votos en contra. Vigencia anterior: enero–junio 2026. Nuevo período propuesto: julio–diciembre 2026.
  • Escombros estadio: Contrato de desarme (~12 millones de pesos, cifra mencionada en sesión anterior según transcripción); empresa acopiando transitoriamente en sector Viñales antes de trasladar a Talca.
  • Subvenciones pendientes: Sin resolución; alcalde comprometió reunión con concejales la próxima semana.
  • Becas deportivas: En elaboración; fecha de entrega no confirmada.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Trato directo aseo: Concejal Zuñiga argumentó que el monto total no figuraba en la presentación, impidiendo evaluar la conveniencia del gasto. Concejal García advirtió sobre ~4 años de tratos directos sucesivos y deterioro de camiones. Concejal Franco señaló que lo excepcional se ha vuelto regla.
  • Licencias médicas: Concejal Franco Arabena reclamó formalmente que el alcalde difundió el informe a la prensa antes de entregarlo al concejo, calificándolo de falta de respeto.
  • Asesoría Urbana: Varios concejales expresaron que la planificación territorial debiera mantenerse como dirección independiente; la administración argumentó restricción de grados directivos disponibles. Se acordó revisar en la nueva planta municipal (agosto 2026).

Para seguir

  • Cajero de Pudú: Banco confirmaría fecha de instalación; meta primera semana de julio.
  • Nueva licitación de aseo: Bases ingresadas a Contraloría; resultado pendiente.
  • Nueva planta municipal: Prevista para agosto–septiembre 2026, con toma de razón en Contraloría y vigencia desde enero 2027.
  • Subvenciones: Reunión alcalde-concejales comprometida para la semana siguiente.
  • Becas deportivas: Pendiente de programación por la Dirección de Deportes.
  • Actividades vacaciones de invierno: Sin programa confirmado al cierre de la sesión.
  • Concursos públicos (Cultura y Turismo): Se habilitaron tras el acuerdo sobre Asesoría Urbana; plazo no especificado.

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)

622 minutes publishedindex updated on 12-08-2026Municipal transparency

What the council resolvesSource: Official minutes · AI extraction (ongoing)

Resolutions extracted
570
of 401 minutes read
Money involved
$38.665.543.727
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
4.2 · Aprobar actividad de la Junta de Vecinos Amanecer de Forel para realizar una fiesta bailable con venta de alcohol.Otherunanimidad
4.1 · Aprobar actividad de la Junta de Vecinos Coipué Bajo para realizar un bingo bailable con venta de bebidas alcohólicas.Otherunanimidad
4.2 · Autorizar al Club Deportivo Constitución F.C. para realizar baile con venta de bebidas alcohólicasOtherunanimidad
4.1 · Aprobar Bases Concurso Público APSTendermayoria
4.2 · Subvención al Club Escuela de BoxeoSubsidy
4.1 · Aprobar Programa Verano 2014 con inclusión de actividades ruralesOtherunanimidad

Resolutions voted by the council, automatically extracted from the official minutes (extraction ongoing: coverage grows as the 94.917 indexed minutes are processed). May contain reading errors; the official document is the municipality's PDF.

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
128
Highly complex
6
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2023853
20195813918
20187142
20155541329

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

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

  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2019–2026
  • SC
    Systech Chile Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2016–2024
  • LS
    Luzlinares S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2017–2026
  • CD
    Cge Distribución S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • GV
    Gestion Vivienda
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2019
  • I
    Ist
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2018–2026
  • CD
    Compania de Petroleos de Chile Copec S a
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2021–2023
  • NS
    Nuevosur S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2019–2025
  • SP
    Sumyt Proyectos Industriales S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2018–2019
  • BS
    Boetsch S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2023–2026
  • FH
    Fundación Huella Local
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • AD
    Asociacion de Funcionarios de la Salud Municipalizada II
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2025
  • SD
    Servicio de Salud Maule
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017–2019
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • SC
    Sociedad Concesionaria Red Maule S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023
  • SL
    Sisinf Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2024–2026
  • FI
    Fundacion Integra
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2017
  • DS
    Dimension S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2025
  • FS
    Fedok SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • TS
    Toledos SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2026
and 136 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

48.258
inhabitants
50.677
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+5%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
47.538
-6% vs. 2035 (50.411)
Over 60 · 2050
32,3%
24,5% in 2035 · +8 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)86,36 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,9 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment638 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment44,4 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)606,9 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)649,2 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo47.004 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)10,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)17,2 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples4,17 %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 643 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
48.566
25.082 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
14.575
58% of RSH households
Female-headed households
47%
11.805
Elderly (60+)10.47322%
Children and adolescents (<18)10.55022%
Foreign nationals1.1422%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1.0772%
People with moderate/severe dependency6761%
Single-person households12.16448%

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
9.752
31 schools
Students per teacher
11,6
843 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
90,6%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
67,8%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 41%Private subsidized 48%Private paid 5%
Pass rate
96,3%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,19%
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
2
Clinics
2
Rural health posts
4
FONASA enrollees
50.181
99% of the population
Doctors employed
34
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 238Contract staff: 167Fee contracts: 48
Primary-care medical visits · per year
35.246
102.759
20102025
Medical specialties served · 14 in the comuna (public system)
PediatricsInternal MedicineAdult Orthopedics and TraumaAnesthesiologyDermatologyAdult GynecologyAdult General SurgeryFamily MedicineChild PsychiatryObstetricsAdult PsychiatryAdult Family MedicineOphthalmologyPediatric Family Medicine

Specialties with services recorded at the comuna's public facilities (REM DEIS, 2024). These are services performed, not doctor headcount. Excludes the private network.

Comprehensive home visits · per year
2.511
1.982
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 (49.846 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar ConstituciónFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal22.35664%
Centro de Salud Familiar Cerro AltoFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal15.53256%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar ChacarillasCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal3.98762%
Posta de Salud Rural PutúRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal3.61664%
Posta de Salud Rural Santa OlgaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2.27273%
Posta de Salud Rural las CañasRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.89477%
Posta de Salud Rural Carrizalillo (Constitución )Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal18978%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $13.217.623.000 ($263.399/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $10.227.693.000Municipal contribution: $788.910.000

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

Indigenous population
1.960
4.2% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche1.86295.0%

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
78
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
1.5
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
523
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
203
Sports
67
Social and aid
42
For the elderly
23
Cultural
8
Foundations and corporations
5
Religious
2
Fire brigades
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.

19 Local media · 3 Comunitaria · 16 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
AALTAMARFM99.1 FM
AAPOCALIPSISFM97.3 FM
CCOOPERATIVA2FM104.3 FM
CCORPORACIONFM90.7 FM
JJOSEFINAFM92.1 FM
OOLEAJESFM92.5 FM
RTRADIO TROPICAL LATINAFM95.7 FM
SSABORFM105.5 FM
AdAgrupacion de Amigos de Ayuda al Necesitado · holderComunitaria107.5 FM
AMAgrupacion Maranatha · holderComunitaria107.1 FM
CMComercial M H M Limitada · holderFM105.1 FM
DCDistrito Constitucion de la Mision Central de la Iglesia Adventista del Septimo Dia · holderComunitaria107.9 FM
FSFacom SpA · holderFM102.3 FM
OdObispado de Linares · holderFM89.5 FM
RPRadio Pedro Manuel Mejias Araya E.I.R.L. · holderFM97.7 FM
SESistemas Electronicos y Comerciales Ltda. · holderFM88.1 FM
SCSoc. Comercial Itrachi Ltda. · holderFM101.3 FM
SRSoc. Radiodifusion y Publicidad Gemaris Ltda. · holderFM98.5 FM
SRSoc. Radiodifusora Lilian y Rene Pacheco Ltda. · holderFM100.5 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
1.315
2,8% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
761 people · 58% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
761 Venezuela
174 Perú
100 Haití
91 Colombia

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
213
12 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
802
4,6% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
37
3.713 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
684
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
1.216
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
306
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

36.034homes · by type (2017)
House
12.968 · 69.5%
House
12.821 · 73.8%
Apartment
4.949 · 26.5%
Apartment
4.432 · 25.5%
Shack/hut/shanty
495 · 2.7%
Other private
139 · 0.7%
Room in old house/tenement
74 · 0.4%
Shack/improvised dwelling
70 · 0.4%
Other private
39 · 0.2%
Mobile
30 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
10 · 0.1%
Indigenous dwelling
5 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
70%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
6.230 · 52.2%
Owned, being paid off
2.078 · 17.4%
Rented
2.062 · 17.3%
Free of charge
783 · 6.6%
Provided for work
771 · 6.5%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
49
5 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
$23.270.891.000
Own revenue
$5.290.971.000
23% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$13.765.788.000
59% of the total
State transfers
$1.859.788.000
8% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$2.571.195.000
$23.270.891.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

26.1%
25.7%
18.1%
8.1%
22.0%
Property tax$1.382.483.000
Business licenses$1.358.091.000
Vehicle permits$958.553.000
Cleaning fees$430.347.000
Other own revenue$1.161.497.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $4.586.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
42.7%
34.6%
22.7%
Municipal$23.270.891.000
Education$18.898.335.000
Health$12.373.390.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $12.128.005.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$937.670.000
$5.290.971.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$1.316.212.000
$13.765.788.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$181.438.000
$1.859.788.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$27.627.090.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$23.125.027.000
Execution rate
83.7%
Unexecuted: $4.502.063.000
Medium execution: it executed 83.7%. Left unspent: $4.502.063.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$2.772.376.000
$23.125.027.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

47.2%
39.5%
Internal management$10.913.495.000
Community services$9.142.274.000
Social programs$1.248.052.000
Municipal activities$343.877.000
Recreational programs$1.152.665.000
Cultural programs$324.664.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$13.217.623.00057.2%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$7.380.227.00031.9%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$5.579.342.00024.1%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$2.237.198.0009.7%
Investment (works and projects)$1.295.508.0005.6%
Electricity (facilities)$937.227.0004.1%
Transfers to health$788.910.0003.4%
Water (facilities)$252.730.0001.1%
Street lighting$215.206.0000.9%
Councillor stipends$107.413.0000.5%
Travel allowances$23.598.0000.1%
Commissions and representation$12.045.0000.1%

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

24.1%
31.9%
44.0%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$5.579.342.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$7.380.227.000
Others$10.165.458.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

26.2%
14.5%
14.4%
13.4%
31.4%
Permanent staff$2.651.819.000
Contract staff$1.468.794.000
Fee contracts$1.458.729.000
Labor Code$1.361.114.000
Community progs.$3.180.593.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

68.8%
31.3%
Permanent staff88
Contract staff40
Total: 128 staffWomen: 54.7%Professionalization: 28.9%
Cost/staffer permanent: $28.217.409/yearCost/staffer contract: $19.230.725/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: $1.295.508.000 (5.6% of spending)Councillor stipends: $107.413.000Travel allowances: $23.598.000Commissions and representation: $12.045.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $2.237.198.000Street lighting: $215.206.000Electricity: $937.227.000Water: $252.730.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

269
60
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

242
152
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
2 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
20
Security/patrol pickups
2
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
2
Primary-care medical visits
102.759
Clinics
2
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
72,24%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
82
Permanent own revenue
22,74%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
34
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
152
Health staff
167
contract
Health staff
48
fee-based
Health staff
238
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
50.181
municipal health
Rural health posts
4
Street-market stalls
286
Final works approvals
60

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$133.078.884.786
Purchase orders
46.624

Purchase-order amount · trend

$958.947.877
$5.997.801.692
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Dimension S.A.$18.658.315.653175
Dimaco Constitucion Ltda.$9.652.718.9371.191
Constructora Dmc Limitada$4.324.834.23255
Ingenieria y Construccion Ricardo Rodriguez y Cia Ltda.$3.894.904.380426
Los Ruiles Ltda.$3.314.219.13424
Sonido Muller$2.789.881.154176
Sonidos Müller SpA$2.031.789.35042
Ingeinnova$1.868.187.430386

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Direct award discretionary$2.426.207.73240%
Tender $2.088.930.70435%
Agile Purchase $976.294.25516%
Framework Agreement $506.369.0018%

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

Registered companies
3.855
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
16.458

Pyramid by sales bracket

59.3%
16.1%
21.7%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)2.285 companies
Small (≤25k UF)622 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)86 companies
Large (>100k UF)26 companies
No sales/no info836 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Forestal Arauco S.A.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 4 (>1M UF)3.381
Mauricio Munoz y Compania LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)243
Forestal Tres Eme S.A.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 4 (>1M UF)78
Forestal Santa Blanca S.A.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)31
Forestal Cholguan S.A.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 4 (>1M UF)
Maderas Martin Ltda.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 3216
Dario Omar Valdes Valdes y Cia. Ltda.TRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 2423
Dimaco Constitucion Ltda.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2282
Aserraderos Mestre LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 2267
Estela Espinoza Jaque y Cia SpATRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 2197

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
5
US$ 206 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
387
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Parque Eólico El GuanacoDIAAtlas Energía SpAApproved348700
Sistema de Transmisión Zonal Grupo 3 S/E Itahue- S/E HualquiEIAMataquito Transmisora de Energía S.Approved324,02698
Parque Fotovoltaico CormoránDIAPfv Cormoran SpAApproved6640
Nueva Línea 2x66 KV Nueva Nirivilo - ConstituciónDIANirivilo Transmisora de Energía S.AApproved11,41104
Ampliación de Explotación Arenas Silíceas Mina Los Carros 1/18DIAMinera Faro Carranza S.A.Approved3,553

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)
5 t MP10
4 t MP2,5
3 t SO₂

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)
Los RuilesNational Reserveat 30.8 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.

144
Species
76
Flora
66
Fauna
2
Funga
53
In conservation status
38
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
PitaoPitavia punctataENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENRana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUQueuleGomortega keuleENHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVULagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUSapo de vanzoliniAlsodes vanzoliniiENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENDelfín chilenoCephalorhynchus eutropiaVUBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVURanitaRhinoderma rufumCRHongoHygrocybe striatellaVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENGuindo santo, ñire, ñirreEucryphia glutinosaVUGruñidor del sur, lagarto de corbataPristidactylus torquatusVUPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUCauqueOdontesthes mauleanumVUBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVULamprea de agua dulceMordacia lapicidaENLinguePersea lingueVUPudúPudu puduVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUAguilucho de cola rojizaButeo ventralisVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENRatón topo del matorralChelemys megalonyxVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUBecacina pintadaNycticryphes semicollarisENAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENLamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUHuemul, taruca, wümul, güemul, shoan, shoen, trula, hueque, ciervo sur andinoHippocamelus bisulcusCRHongoEntoloma necopinatumVURanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENAbejorro, abejorro colorado, moscardón, duillin, diwmeñ, abejorro gigante de la patagonia, don basilioBombus dahlbomiiENHualoNothofagus glaucaNTDegú costinoOctodon lunatusNTLagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTIguanaCallopistes maculatusNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTMonito del monteDromiciops gliroidesNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTPumaPuma concolorNTColo-coloLeopardus colocoloNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTAguilucho chicoButeo albigulaNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTCuervo de pantanoPlegadis chihiNTPerca 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.

2 Wetlands · 2 urban · 1.497 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-07-03Sist. Cuenca Rio Maule y Trib.urban1.457 /14.249
HUR-07-41Rio Pinotalcaurban39 /72

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. 14 projects totaling US$ 438 million, approved between 1996 and 2024. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy8 projects · US$ 361 M · 1996–2024
Atlas Energía SpAParque Eólico El Guanaco · Sistema de Transmisión Zonal Grupo 3 S/E Itahue- S/E Hualqui
Forestry2 projects · US$ 38 M · 2009–2019
Maderas Martin Ltda.Regularización de Ampliación Maderas Martin Ltda. · AMPLIACIÓN DE ASERRADERO VIÑALES (e-seia)
Environmental Sanitation2 projects · US$ 25 M · 2006–2020
Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.Nuevo Depósito de Residuos Industriales Sólidos no Peligrosos Planta Constitución-Viñales · Sistema de Tratamiento de Efluentes de Planta Constitución PTRiles Celco-Constitución (e-seia)
Real estate1 project · US$ 14 M · 2018
Serviu, Región del MauleCNT Santa Olga
Others1 project · US$ 0 M · 2017
Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Polykarpo S.A.Ampliación Transporte Terrestre de Sustancias Químicas

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 · also Luz Linares
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ANSM
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Talca at 57.2 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

Final SMA sanctions

Final sanctions
1
Sanctioned entities
1
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
2 UTA
1 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Mónica CáceresBAR MOZZAFIATOAmenities2

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.

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
1
on projects in the comuna
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
3391-2023
2TA
Andrades Rojas Mariluz y otros en contra del Director Ejecutivo del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Nuevo Depósito de Residuos Industriales Sólidos no Peligrosos Planta Constitución-Viñales
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
2 m²
20% 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
23
Historic monuments
21
Nature sanctuaries
2

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
C.D.P. ConstituciónPrison (CDP)
PTAS CONSTITUCIÓNPTAS · lodos activadosNUEVOSUR S.A. · discharges into estero sin nombre
PTAS -PUTUPTAS · lodos activadosNUEVOSUR S.A. · discharges into estero vaquería
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario El Retamo (Talca) · 18.492 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
48
Area affected
68 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
438 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
62
At high or very high risk
26
2 very high
Main threat
Deslizamiento/Derrumbe/Rodad…
Deslizamiento/Derrumbe/Rodado/Caída

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
9
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
13,3°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,21°C
Annual precipitation
926 mm
projection: -2%
Hot days>30°C
1
projection: +4 days
Frost days
1

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
2.575
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.084
Police cases · trend
4.348
2.575
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats409808
Domestic violence386762
Property damage332656
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces278549
Minor injuries168332
Larceny153302
Weapons-related crimes146288
Crimes and offenses under the arms law132261
Burglary of an inhabited place109215
Burglary of an uninhabited place78154
Drug-related crimes65128
Robbery with violence or intimidation54107

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 29.

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
20
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 50.646 hab
Patrol fleet
2
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
20
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
200
Deaths
4
7,9 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
123
19 serious
Pedestrian collisions
10
2 pedestrians killed

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.