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Empedrado

Región del Maule4.176 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024566 km² of area7 inh./km²$5.211M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Society
93%
8th highest electoral turnout (2024)
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Finance
89%
27th most dependent on the Municipal Common Fund in the country
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Population
−11,6%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
18,1%
Multidimensional poverty · 184th highest of 346
Finance
$1,2 million
per inhabitant per year · rank 56 of 346
Finance
91,52%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
552,7 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
17th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

7 Schools
2 Health centers
2 Squares and green areas
1 Pharmacies
1 Carabineros
1 Libraries
1 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
1 Fire stations

Empedrado es una comuna de Chile, ubicada en la zona central de Chile, en la provincia de Talca, Región del Maule.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

42.8 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#269 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety39
Health32
Culture and environment47
Education71
Infrastructure40
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Carlos Correa M.
INDEPENDIENTE
2.462
votes (60.84%)
4.424
Electoral roll
93,11%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
CC
Carlos Correa M.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
2.462
votes
GA
Gonzalo Antonio Tejos Perez
2021-2024 · IND
1.221
votes
GT
Gonzalo Tejos Pérez
2008-2012 · ILC
1.571
votes
GT
Gonzalo Tejos Pérez
2004-2008 · UDI
1.806
votes
GT
Gonzalo Tejos Perez
2000-2004 · RN
1.024
votes
GT
Gonzalo Tejos Perez
1996-2000 · RN
555
votes
PP
Patricio Peñailillo Chamorro
1992-1996 · DC
177
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

CT
Claudio Tejos E.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
660
votes
RR
Romilio Rojas Y.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
583
votes
MR
Marcela Riquelme F.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
412
votes
MB
Manuel Baez G.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
393
votes
FA
Fernanda Arellano T.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
321
votes
AT
Alejandro Tejos P.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · INDEPENDIENTE
244
votes

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

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

Resolutions extracted
67
of 27 minutes read
Money involved
$2.551.922.883
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
4.2 · Aprobación de modificación presupuestaria para distribuir los recursos del Fondo de Equidad Territorial, por un monto de $157,616,397.Budget amendment$157.616.397unanimidad
4.1 · Firma de convenio entre la Municipalidad de Empedrado y Prodemu, incluido el aporte de un millón de pesos.Other$1.000.000unanimidad
4.3 · Aprueban convenio de colaboración mutua entre la Ilustre Municipalidad de Empedrado y la escuela de fútbol Felipe Sáez de ConstituciónSettlementunanimidad
4.2 · Aprueban bases de remate público trozas de pino insigne, ubicadas en el complejo deportivo Agustín Quintana y BravoOtherunanimidad
4.1 · Autorizan al Alcalde para recibir en calidad de usufructuario el derecho real usufructo, a título gratuito y por el plazo de 50 años el terreno del cuerpo de bomberos de EmpedradoLoan for useunanimidad
Autorizan inclusión como temas nuevos: 'Usufructo terreno cuerpo de bomberos', 'Base remate público de trozas de pino insigne' y 'Convenio con escuela de fútbol Constitución'Otherunanimidad

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
83
Highly complex
18
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2017211
20169117
201572173421

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

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

  • EN
    Empresa Nacional de Energia Enex S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • Cm
    Control Minera Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • CL
    Creatimus Linuxcorp Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • RS
    Redciclach SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • OE
    Orange Energías Renovables
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • US
    Uasvision SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • FL
    Fonroche Lighting America Latina
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • BC
    Brass Chile S a
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026

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

4.377
inhabitants
4.165
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
3.673
-9% vs. 2035 (4.042)
Over 60 · 2050
38,53%
28,9% 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)67,37 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,8 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment18 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)552,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)605,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo3.990 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)12,6 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)18,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples3,23 %2024 Census 2024

The PAES year is that of the admission process: the test is sat in November of the previous year. The average covers only those who registered to apply to university —not every secondary-school graduate— and groups them by the comuna of the school they graduated from, not by where the student lives. Here it rests on 59 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
4.460
2.212 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
1.507
68% of RSH households
Female-headed households
42%
937
Elderly (60+)98722%
Children and adolescents (<18)91020%
Foreign nationals541%
Belonging to indigenous peoples852%
People with moderate/severe dependency712%
Single-person households96844%

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
665
3 schools
Students per teacher
7,6
88 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
90,6%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
77,7%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 100%Private subsidized 0%
Pass rate
98,5%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
0,17%
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
1
FONASA enrollees
4.783
115% of the population
Doctors employed
4
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 32Contract staff: 44Fee contracts: 39
Primary-care medical visits · per year
3.172
16.957
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
153
173
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 (4.751 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar EmpedradoFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal4.52263%
Posta de Salud Rural Pellines (Empedrado)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal22977%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $2.233.640.000 ($466.996/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $1.050.160.000Municipal contribution: $350.000.000

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

Indigenous population
129
3.2% of the census population (Census 2024)

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
22
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
5.3
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
166
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
63
Sports
7
Social and aid
7
For the elderly
4
Cultural
2
Foundations and corporations
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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
ACAUDIO CLIPComunitaria107.9 FM
DdDistrito de Empedrado de la Mision Central de la Iglesia Adventista del Septimo Dia · holderComunitaria107.1 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
39
1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
22 people · 56% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
22 Venezuela
3 Haití
2 Colombia
1 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
18
1 encampment (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
50
3,4% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
20
1.380 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
66
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
145
beneficiaries · 2012–2026
Subsidies Rental · DS52
24
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

3.110homes · by type (2017)
House
1.479 · 89.5%
House
1.455 · 99.8%
Shack/hut/shanty
139 · 8.4%
Apartment
21 · 1.3%
Room in old house/tenement
6 · 0.4%
Other private
6 · 0.4%
Other private
3 · 0.2%
Mobile
1 · 0.1%
68%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
725 · 65%
Free of charge
129 · 11.6%
Provided for work
121 · 10.8%
Rented
107 · 9.6%
Owned, being paid off
34 · 3%

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

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 20% (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: 20% 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.

20% 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
$5.210.884.000
Own revenue
$350.516.000
7% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$3.782.516.000
73% of the total
State transfers
$723.537.000
14% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$700.804.000
$5.210.884.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

21.7%
9.2%
42.9%
25.7%
Property tax$76.195.000
Business licenses$32.398.000
Vehicle permits$150.221.000
Cleaning fees$1.491.000
Other own revenue$90.211.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $2.038.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
45.8%
35.4%
18.8%
Municipal$5.210.884.000
Education$4.020.439.000
Health$2.137.070.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $3.527.357.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$56.711.000
$350.516.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$402.883.000
$3.782.516.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$95.557.000
$723.537.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$6.808.225.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$4.302.477.000
Execution rate
63.2%
Unexecuted: $2.505.748.000
Low execution: it only executed 63.2% of the budget — $2.505.748.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$629.572.000
$4.302.477.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

78.5%
11.0%
Internal management$3.377.279.000
Community services$119.413.000
Social programs$474.045.000
Municipal activities$4.965.000
Recreational programs$230.348.000
Cultural programs$96.427.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$2.233.640.00051.9%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.738.778.00040.4%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$855.335.00019.9%
Transfers to health$350.000.0008.1%
Investment (works and projects)$219.151.0005.1%
Councillor stipends$85.771.0002.0%
Electricity (facilities)$69.457.0001.6%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$55.654.0001.3%
Travel allowances$28.348.0000.7%
Water (facilities)$14.692.0000.3%
Commissions and representation$1.461.0000.0%

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

40.4%
19.9%
39.7%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.738.778.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$855.335.000
Others$1.708.364.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

29.5%
8.2%
27.1%
24.1%
11.1%
Permanent staff$791.028.000
Contract staff$220.816.000
Fee contracts$726.934.000
Labor Code$647.421.000
Community progs.$298.133.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

64.1%
23.1%
12.8%
Permanent staff25
Contract staff9
Fee contracts5
Total: 39 staffFee contracts: 12.8% of the headcountWomen: 41.2%Professionalization: 50.0%
Cost/staffer permanent: $31.029.760/yearCost/staffer contract: $20.194.444/yearCost/staffer fees: $11.232.800/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: $219.151.000 (5.1% of spending)Councillor stipends: $85.771.000Travel allowances: $28.348.000Commissions and representation: $1.461.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $55.654.000Electricity: $69.457.000Water: $14.692.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

239
30
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

39
8
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
2 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
0
Security/patrol pickups
0
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
1
Primary-care medical visits
16.957
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
91,52%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
26
Permanent own revenue
6,73%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
4
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
8
Health staff
44
contract
Health staff
39
fee-based
Health staff
32
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
4.783
municipal health
Rural health posts
1
Street-market stalls
138
Final works approvals
30

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$23.915.727.919
Purchase orders
12.752

Purchase-order amount · trend

$732.410.760
$1.377.222.719
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
C y G Inversiones SpA$1.067.536.97719
Juan Cristóbal Faúndez Morán$1.002.140.38918
Edgar Tejos Espinoza$947.549.09850
Ingenieria y Construccion Mtv SpA$621.777.9633
Marcelo Albornoz Avilez$470.513.7971
Concreto Construcciones E.I.R.L.$468.693.0428
Abastible S.A.$435.138.347224
Olga Riojana Núñez Retamal$394.848.07910

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $723.250.65553%
Agile Purchase $340.971.65925%
Framework Agreement $209.569.01515%
Direct award discretionary$103.431.3898%

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

Registered companies
307
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
1.000

Pyramid by sales bracket

56.4%
21.8%
19.9%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)173 companies
Small (≤25k UF)67 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)4 companies
Large (>100k UF)2 companies
No sales/no info61 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Estacion de Servicios Hernan Eugenio Valdes Chamorro Empresa Individual de RespoCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 121
Transportes Hernan Eugenio Valdes Chamorro E.I.R.L.TRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOMedium 255
Aserradero Polinera y Compra Venta de Maderas Aracely Katherina Quiroz Zuniga E.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 124
Victor Manuel Bravo Guajardo Transporte Comercializacion de Maderas y Lenas ServCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 118
Maderas Hernan Valdes LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACSmall 367
I Municipalidad de EmpedradoADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SNo sales435

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$ 134 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
304
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
Modificación y optimización faena minera de cuarzo planta Las PiedrasDIAMigrin S.A.Approved110
Embalse Estacional SauzalDIAFarm Sauzal SpAApproved0,65212
Ampliación Embalse Estacional MatanzaDIASociedad Vinícola Miguel Torres S.AApproved0,2120

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

State protected wilderness areas (SNASPE) in the comuna
Los RuilesNational Reserve219 ha

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.

60
Species
32
Flora
26
Fauna
2
Funga
29
In conservation status
20
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
RuilNothofagus alessandriiENHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUPitaoPitavia punctataENSapo de vanzoliniAlsodes vanzoliniiENQueuleGomortega 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 gayiVUBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVULagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVULinguePersea lingueVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUAbejorro, abejorro colorado, moscardón, duillin, diwmeñ, abejorro gigante de la patagonia, don basilioBombus dahlbomiiENPudúPudu puduVURanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENGüiñaLeopardus guignaVURatón topo del matorralChelemys megalonyxVUHongoEntoloma necopinatumVUAguilucho de cola rojizaButeo ventralisVUHualoNothofagus glaucaNTDegú costinoOctodon lunatusNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPumaPuma concolorNTMonito del monteDromiciops gliroidesNTCuervo de pantanoPlegadis chihiNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNT

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.

4 Wetlands · 4 urban · 44 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-07-28Rio Relocaurban33 /201
HUR-07-03Sist. Cuenca Rio Maule y Trib.urban6 /14.249
HUR-07-41Rio Pinotalcaurban3 /72
HUR-07-23Estero Las Ranasurban1

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$ 132 million, approved in 2024. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy2 projects · US$ 132 M · 2024
Atlas Energía SpAParque Eólico El Guanaco · Sistema de Transmisión Zonal Grupo 3 S/E Itahue- S/E Hualqui

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 Cauquenes at 40.4 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
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
1
Historic monuments
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 -EMPEDRADOPTAS · lodos activadosNUEVOSUR S.A. · discharges into estero las ranas
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario El Retamo (Talca) · 1.131 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
1
Area affected
3 ha
mostly forest
Cumulative last 5 seasons
52 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
22
At high or very high risk
10
Main threat
Interrupción de caminos

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
8
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
13,14°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,31°C
Annual precipitation
942 mm
projection: -2%
Hot days>30°C
3
projection: +6 days
Frost days
3

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
188
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.502
Police cases · trend
259
188
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats421.006
Property damage30718
Domestic violence27647
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces21503
Minor injuries16383
Weapons-related crimes11263
Crimes and offenses under the arms law11263
Larceny7168
Sexual abuse7168
Burglary of an uninhabited place496
Theft of items from vehicles248
Robbery with violence or intimidation248

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 18.

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
0
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 4.176 hab
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
0
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
14
Deaths
0
0 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
13
4 serious

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.