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Curepto

Región del MauleFounded 17909.136 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20241.069 km² of area9 inh./km²$7.385M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Society
-18%
12th that lost the most population (since 2002)
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Population
−22,5%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
12,5%
Multidimensional poverty · 301st highest of 346
Finance
$808 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 96 of 346
Finance
85,08%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
559,7 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
55th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

32 Schools
11 Squares and green areas
10 Health centers
4 Kindergartens
3 Carabineros
3 Fire stations
2 Pharmacies
1 Hospitals
1 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)

Curepto es una comuna y ciudad ubicada en Chile. Se encuentra a unos 300 kilómetros al suroeste de Santiago, en la provincia de Talca, región del Maule, en la zona central de Chile. Se caracteriza por su arquitectura típicamente colonial, su agricultura de secano y además por mantener vigentes las tradiciones de la zona.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

46.3 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#214 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety33
Health55
Culture and environment47
Education75
Infrastructure39
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Fernando Alcántara B.
CHILE VAMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
3.657
votes (42.79%)
10.149
Electoral roll
89,51%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
FA
Fernando Alcántara B.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
3.657
votes
RA
Rene Alejandro Concha Gonzalez
2021-2024 · PPD
2.744
votes
AG
Armando González Aguilar
2008-2012 · RN
3.497
votes
AG
Armando González Aguilar
2004-2008 · RN
2.971
votes
AG
Armando Gonzalez Aguilar
2000-2004 · RN
1.911
votes
EM
Enrique Muñoz Gonzalez
1996-2000 · PS
1.699
votes
EM
Enrique Muñoz Gonzalez
1992-1996 · PS
1.495
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

AG
Armando Gonzalez A.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.014
votes
RC
Rene Concha G.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
925
votes
VC
Vania Caceres M.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · PARTIDO DEMOCRATAS CHILE
737
votes
OI
Orlando Iceta H.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
641
votes
MM
Makarena Morales A.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
624
votes
AL
Alvaro Leiva G.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
622
votes

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

Este municipio no publica actas del concejo en su Transparencia Activa (obligación de la Ley 20.285); sus sesiones pueden estar solo en video.

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
20
Highly complex
13
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2018151221
2015514

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

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

  • IM
    Ilustre Municipalidad de Curepto
    Lobby / interest management · 26 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2020–2025
  • MS
    Maitsan Soluciones SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021
  • MT
    Mataquito Transmisora de Energia
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2025
  • T
    Tekfusion
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2021
  • AG
    APS Gestión SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2021
  • Sy
    Servicios y Productos Educativos Crisol Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • FD
    Fundación de Beneficencia Hogar de Cristo
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015
  • UA
    Universidad Autonoma de Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • TS
    Telefonica S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • EV
    Eco Verde
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • IS
    Innuvo SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • FC
    Fundacion Crate
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • SL
    Soluser Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • AS
    Arkitrack S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • SE
    Santillana Educacion Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • CF
    Constructora Fututo SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • CH
    Constructora Hector Roman
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • cs
    Consultora Santa Laura Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
and 28 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

11.108
inhabitants
9.062
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
-19%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
6.969
-16% vs. 2035 (8.326)
Over 60 · 2050
53,55%
42,28% in 2035 · +11 pts of ageing

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

IndicatorValueSource
Homes with public water supply (2017 Census)71,38 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,8 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment75 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)559,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)584,1 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo9.519 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)14,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)12,5 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples6,19 %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 71 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
10.661
6.255 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
4.397
70% of RSH households
Female-headed households
43%
2.670
Elderly (60+)3.53433%
Children and adolescents (<18)1.69116%
Foreign nationals621%
Belonging to indigenous peoples4234%
People with moderate/severe dependency1642%
Single-person households3.48156%

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
1.207
23 schools
Students per teacher
6,3
191 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
91,7%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
74,7%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 96%Private subsidized 4%
Pass rate
99,4%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,06%
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
0
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
8
FONASA enrollees
2.084
23% of the population
Doctors employed
2
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 34Contract staff: 22Fee contracts: 0
Primary-care medical visits · per year
14.241
21.242
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
505
284
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 (6.115 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Hospital de CureptoHospitalHealth Service4.00069%
Posta de Salud Rural GuallecoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal62672%
Posta de Salud Rural Huaquén (Curepto)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal57068%
Posta de Salud Rural CalpúnRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal27278%
Posta de Salud Rural LimávidaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal18180%
Posta de Salud Rural RapilermoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal13980%
Posta de Salud Rural las Lomas (Curepto)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal12275%
Posta de Salud Rural Coipué (Curepto)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal11887%
Posta de Salud Rural EstancillaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal8784%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $1.732.289.000 ($831.233/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $635.016.000Municipal contribution: $510.000.000

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

Indigenous population
589
6.2% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche57297.1%

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
41
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
4.5
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
309
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
116
For the elderly
39
Sports
34
Social and aid
10
Cultural
6
Foundations and corporations
2
Fire brigades
1
Religious
1

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

3 Local media · 1 Comunitaria · 2 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
CACarlos Alberto Chero Valverde Comunicaciones E.I.R.L. · holderFM100.9 FM
CdCuerpo de Bomberos de Curepto · holderFM106.7 FM
PdParroquia de Nuestra Señora del Rosario · 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
58
0,6% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
15 people · 26% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
15 Venezuela
13 Bolivia
8 Haití
5 Argentina

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

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

Encampments
0
no encampments registered
Housing deficit
263
6,9% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
36
3.008 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
61
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
78
beneficiaries · 2013–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
28
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

8.299homes · by type (2017)
House
4.217 · 92.7%
House
3.701 · 98.7%
Shack/hut/shanty
296 · 6.5%
Other private
27 · 0.7%
Room in old house/tenement
24 · 0.5%
Shack/improvised dwelling
19 · 0.5%
Other private
9 · 0.2%
Apartment
2 · 0.1%
Apartment
2 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
70%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
2.038 · 66.2%
Free of charge
404 · 13.1%
Provided for work
298 · 9.7%
Rented
232 · 7.5%
Owned, being paid off
107 · 3.5%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
15
4,8 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

Benefits under special regimesSource: Laws/SII/BCN/MTT/Treasury · deep-research verified

Fiscal or economic treatments that apply only to this comuna or its zone, not the rest of Chile. The chip color shows who it reaches: municipality, community, residents, companies or workers.

Others
Asignación de zona 25% (DL 249)workerspreliminary data
DL 249/1974 art. 7 · DL 3.551/1980 art. 25 · Ley 19.354

Sobresueldo mensual a funcionarios públicos según aislamiento/costo de vida: 25% del sueldo base (art. 7 DL 249). A los funcionarios municipales llega vía art. 25 del DL 3.551/1980 y el monto se aumenta en 40% (Ley 19.354) — salud primaria municipal (Ley 19.378) la percibe sin ese aumento; asistentes de la educación y personal de corporaciones no la perciben (Código del Trabajo). El %/territorio usa la división de 1974: dentro de una comuna pueden regir % mayores en localidades específicas (retenes, islas, cordillera) no reflejados acá; la CGR resuelve caso a caso. Comunas sin asignación no aparecen.

25% del sueldo base (municipal: ×1,4 por Ley 19.354)· vigente (art. 7 versión 22-dic-2021, verificado 2026-07-02)Source

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$7.384.753.000
Own revenue
$921.114.000
12% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$5.250.532.000
71% of the total
State transfers
$641.541.000
9% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$818.369.000
$7.384.753.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

19.7%
22.6%
24.2%
28.1%
Property tax$181.386.000
Business licenses$207.912.000
Vehicle permits$222.551.000
Cleaning fees$50.688.000
Other own revenue$258.577.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $1.339.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
46.9%
41.9%
11.2%
Municipal$7.384.753.000
Education$6.597.103.000
Health$1.768.973.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $4.869.783.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$58.188.000
$921.114.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$604.183.000
$5.250.532.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$27.882.000
$641.541.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$9.432.229.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$7.172.260.000
Execution rate
76.0%
Unexecuted: $2.259.969.000
Low execution: it only executed 76.0% of the budget — $2.259.969.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$800.783.000
$7.172.260.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

64.3%
24.4%
Internal management$4.609.582.000
Community services$1.750.421.000
Social programs$229.981.000
Municipal activities$313.791.000
Recreational programs$181.653.000
Cultural programs$86.832.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.351.676.00032.8%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$1.732.289.00024.2%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.695.546.00023.6%
Transfers to education$692.000.0009.6%
Investment (works and projects)$560.958.0007.8%
Transfers to health$510.000.0007.1%
Electricity (facilities)$171.049.0002.4%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$109.365.0001.5%
Councillor stipends$86.616.0001.2%
Water (facilities)$42.746.0000.6%
Travel allowances$37.907.0000.5%
Street lighting$18.907.0000.3%
Commissions and representation$5.123.0000.1%

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

32.8%
23.6%
43.6%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.351.676.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.695.546.000
Others$3.125.038.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

60.0%
21.5%
17.4%
Permanent staff$1.708.332.000
Contract staff$612.475.000
Fee contracts$30.869.000
Community progs.$495.152.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

33.5%
13.3%
53.2%
Permanent staff58
Contract staff23
Fee contracts92
Total: 173 staffFee contracts: 53.2% of the headcountWomen: 49.4%Professionalization: 43.2%
Cost/staffer permanent: $25.010.138/yearCost/staffer contract: $19.281.565/yearCost/staffer fees: $363.163/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: $560.958.000 (7.8% of spending)Councillor stipends: $86.616.000Travel allowances: $37.907.000Commissions and representation: $5.123.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $109.365.000Street lighting: $18.907.000Electricity: $171.049.000Water: $42.746.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

81
94
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

145
151
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
3 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
86
Security/patrol pickups
1
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
0
Primary-care medical visits
21.242
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
85,08%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
60
Permanent own revenue
12,47%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
2
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
151
Health staff
22
contract
Health staff
0
fee-based
Health staff
34
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
2.084
municipal health
Rural health posts
8
Street-market stalls
48
Final works approvals
94

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$37.907.774.965
Purchase orders
23.264

Purchase-order amount · trend

$163.252.321
$1.683.267.952
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Los Maitenes Ltda.$3.688.499.43332
Copec S.A.$917.259.120189
Eugenio Enrique Ramirez Ortiz$719.082.76436
Jose Guillermo Bustamante Diaz$662.534.1476
Constructora Futuro SpA$642.124.8637
Entornoverde SpA$512.202.5172
Maria Bustamanete Mella$509.599.964437
Abastible S.A.$508.677.806156

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $849.474.09550%
Agile Purchase $377.525.61322%
Framework Agreement $376.072.70322%
Direct award discretionary$80.195.5425%

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

Registered companies
654
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
1.190

Pyramid by sales bracket

68.8%
11.9%
18.0%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)450 companies
Small (≤25k UF)78 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)6 companies
Large (>100k UF)2 companies
No sales/no info118 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Sociedad de Creditos Multicentro LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 124
Inmobiliaria Rentas Comerciales SpAACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASLarge 1
Agricola los Zorrillos LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 2281
Inversiones Carusso SpAACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSMedium 22
Geopallet SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERAMedium 119
Comercializadora de Frutos del País y Transporte Santa Valentina LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 1
Inversiones Multicentro SpAACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSMedium 1
Ilustre Municipalidad de CureptoADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SMicro 2534

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
3
US$ 19 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
105
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Sistema de Transmisión Zonal Grupo 3 S/E Itahue- S/E HualquiEIAMataquito Transmisora de Energía S.Approved324,02698
Embalse El EspinalDIAAgrícola Cerro Azul LimitadaApproved1,620
Mejoramiento Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Servidas de CureptoDIANuevosur S.A.Approved1,450

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 MP10
0 t MP2,5
0 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)
Laguna TorcaNational Reserveat 43.4 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.

41
Species
25
Flora
14
Fauna
2
Funga
22
In conservation status
15
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
PitaoPitavia punctataENSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUQueuleGomortega keuleENGuindo santo, ñire, ñirreEucryphia glutinosaVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENHongoHygrocybe striatellaVURana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVUPudúPudu puduVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUHongoEntoloma necopinatumVURanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENLinguePersea lingueVUAbejorro, abejorro colorado, moscardón, duillin, diwmeñ, abejorro gigante de la patagonia, don basilioBombus dahlbomiiENGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUHualoNothofagus glaucaNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTCuervo de pantanoPlegadis chihiNT

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.

1 Wetlands · 1 urban · 1.311 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-07-02Sist. Rios Mataquito, Lontue, Teno y trib.urban1.311 /12.100

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. 2 projects totaling US$ 16 million, approved between 2017 and 2024. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy1 project · US$ 16 M · 2024
Mataquito Transmisora de Energía S.A.Sistema de Transmisión Zonal Grupo 3 S/E Itahue- S/E Hualqui
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
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ANSM
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Talca at 43.3 km

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

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
3 m²
30% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

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

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
C.D.P. CureptoPrison (CDP)
PTAS -CUREPTOPTAS · lodos activadosNUEVOSUR S.A. · discharges into estero el venado
PTAS -GUALLECOPTAS · lodos activadosNUEVOSUR S.A. · discharges into estero gualleco
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario El Retamo (Talca) · 2.368 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
19
Area affected
24 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
5.199 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
36
At high or very high risk
20
12 very high
Main threat
Anegamiento de caminos/pasos…
Anegamiento de caminos/pasos a desnivel

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
13,9°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,27°C
Annual precipitation
831 mm
projection: -2%
Hot days>30°C
8
projection: +14 days
Frost days
2

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
390
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.269
Police cases · trend
434
390
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Property damage72788
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces69755
Threats55602
Domestic violence38416
Larceny33361
Weapons-related crimes23252
Crimes and offenses under the arms law22241
Minor injuries21230
Burglary of an uninhabited place18197
Burglary of an inhabited place12131
Drug-related crimes777
Sexual abuse444

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 20.

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
86
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 9.136 hab
Patrol fleet
1
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
15
86
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
37
Deaths
1
10,9 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
27
1 serious
Pedestrian collisions
1

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