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Maule

Región del MauleFounded 192768.975 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024240 km² of area288 inh./km²$19.164M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Society
+301%
Maule: the country's fastest-growing comuna
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Society
+301%
1st fastest population growth (since 2002)
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Finance
+2.090%
15th fastest-growing municipal budget (since 2001)
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Finance
$250.232/inhab.
13th lowest budget per inhabitant
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Society
93%
12th highest electoral turnout (2024)
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Population
+52,9%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
11%
Multidimensional poverty · 311th highest of 346
Finance
$278 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 322 of 346
Finance
78,51%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Safety
2.914
cases per 100k inhab. · 340th in the country
Education
586 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
102nd
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

101 Squares and green areas
25 Schools
8 Kindergartens
7 Health centers
3 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
3 Carabineros
2 Fire stations

Maule es una comuna chilena de la región del mismo nombre en la provincia de Talca, colindante con el río homónimo en la zona central de Chile.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

59.7 /100
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#52 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety50
Health58
Culture and environment59
Education70
Infrastructure69
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Pablo Luna A.
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
13.346
votes (52.59%)
30.631
Electoral roll
93,01%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
PL
Pablo Luna A.
2024-2028 · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
13.346
votes
LG
Luis Gabriel Vasquez Galvez
2021-2024 · DC
6.483
votes
IR
Iván Riveros Cerda
2008-2012 · ILE
5.771
votes
FF
Fresia Faúndez Cáceres
2004-2008 · PDC
3.481
votes
FF
Fresia Faundez Caceres
2000-2004 · PDC
2.291
votes
SP
Sebastián Parra Zúñiga
1996-2000 · DC
2.617
votes
SP
Sebastián Parra Zúñiga
1992-1996 · DC
1.330
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

MG
Mauricio Gonzalez V.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
3.343
votes
IR
Ivan Riveros C.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
1.817
votes
JR
Juan Rojas D.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · PARTIDO RADICAL DE CHILE
1.632
votes
LA
Luis Alegria G.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.505
votes
CT
Cesar Toledo N.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
1.027
votes
NI
Nidia Ibarra F.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
932
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión10 de junio de 2026166 minWatch session

En una línea: El Concejo aprobó la distribución de 954 millones de pesos del Fondo de Equidad Territorial y sancionó el Plan de Acción de Cambio Climático comunal, entre varios otros acuerdos.

Temas tratados

  • Avenimiento laboral (causa 0139-2026): Pago de $3.700.000 para cerrar demanda por despido injustificado de la docente Victoria Falcón Zurita.
  • Contrato de transacción con empresa Catalán y Cía.: Cierre de contrato de diseño de alcantarillado sector Chacarilla (iniciado en 2012), pagando $1.552.681 por trabajo parcialmente ejecutado y devolviendo el saldo a SUBDERE.
  • Modificación presupuestaria M-020: Ajuste contable para formalizar la devolución de fondos SUBDERE asociados al contrato anterior ($3.224.000).
  • Modificación presupuestaria M-024 — Fondo de Equidad Territorial: Distribución de $954 millones en vehículos, proyectos de infraestructura, luminarias, subvenciones y compra de terrenos.
  • Modificación presupuestaria M-025 — Corporación Cultural: Asignación de $227.858.000 para financiar actividades de la Corporación Cultural de junio a diciembre.
  • Proyecto ADECO 2026 — Complejo Educacional Maule: Presentación informativa del proyecto de bienestar socioemocional docente; el Concejo tomó conocimiento.
  • Plan de Acción de Cambio Climático comunal: Sanción del plan elaborado bajo la Ley 21.455, con 26 acciones en 5 ejes estratégicos.
  • Costos de operación de barreras fluviales: Aprobación de los costos de mantención ($509.000 anuales) como requisito para postular el proyecto al gobierno regional.
  • Adjudicación obra Club Deportivo El Canelo: Cierre atrapa pelotas e iluminación adjudicado a BRB Ingeniería Eléctrica Ltda. por $148.693.545.
  • Placa recordatoria Escuela Santa Rosa de Lavaderos: Aprobación de instalación en honor a la donante del terreno, Anely Victoria Alarcón Castro.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Avenimiento Falcón Zurita: Aprobado por unanimidad.
  • Contrato de transacción Chacarilla: Aprobado por unanimidad.
  • M-020: Aprobado por unanimidad.
  • M-024 (Fondo de Equidad Territorial): Aprobado; la concejala Nidia Barra se abstuvo en el ítem del Club Deportivo Chacarilla Roja por conflicto de interés.
  • M-025 (Corporación Cultural): Aprobado; el concejal Iván Rivero votó a favor tras plantear reparos sobre el proceso (ver controversia).
  • Plan de Cambio Climático: Aprobado por unanimidad (el concejal César Toledo declaró no creer en el cambio climático pero votó a favor por exigencia legal).
  • Barreras fluviales — costos de operación: Aprobado por unanimidad.
  • Adjudicación Canelo: Aprobado; un concejal señaló no haber visto el proyecto previamente, pero igualmente aprobó.
  • Placa recordatoria: Aprobado por unanimidad.

Plata y obras

  • $954 millones del Fondo de Equidad Territorial (M-024) distribuidos en: luminarias LED ($100M), trajazo educación ($100M), trajazo salud ($80M), compra de terreno El Canelo ($40M), adquisición de 2 buses (~$104M total, incluyendo $42M de aporte municipal y $62M con fondos existentes), subvenciones fiestas patrias ($40M), organizaciones comunitarias ($30M), entre otros. Se crean múltiples proyectos de infraestructura (canchas, plazas, mejoramiento de aguas, calles), con montos individuales de entre $20M y $158M.
  • $227.858.000 para la Corporación Cultural de Maule (M-025), vía subvención pendiente de aprobación formal.
  • $148.693.545 adjudicados a BRB Ingeniería Eléctrica Ltda. para obras en Club El Canelo (plazo: 60 días corridos).
  • $1.552.681 pagados a empresa Catalán y Cía. por la cuarta etapa parcial del proyecto de alcantarillado Chacarilla; el saldo ($3.224.000 aprox.) se devuelve a SUBDERE.
  • $3.700.000 por avenimiento laboral docente.
  • $509.000 costo anual de operación de barreras fluviales (proyecto piloto del gobierno regional, 300 metros lineales, ~$25M de costo de adquisición).

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Corporación Cultural (M-025): El concejal Rivero cuestionó que se votara la modificación presupuestaria sin haber analizado previamente en comisión los balances y rendiciones de cuentas de la Corporación, según acuerdo que él atribuye a sesiones anteriores. Otros concejales —especialmente el concejal Toledo y el concejal Rojas— argumentaron que la información ya fue enviada por correo, que la instancia de fiscalización corresponde a otra comisión, y que la modificación no transfiere fondos directamente sino que habilita una futura subvención. El punto quedó con tensiones no resueltas sobre los roles de cada comisión.
  • Proyecto Chacarilla (alcantarillado): El concejal González recordó que en su momento se generaron expectativas ante la comunidad sobre el avance del proyecto, que en realidad volvió a fojas cero. El Concejo acordó solicitar a la administración una reunión informativa con la asamblea vecinal para transparentar la situación.

Para seguir

  • Lunes 22 de junio: Comisión de Régimen Interno y Fiscalización (análisis de balances y rendiciones de Corporación Cultural); Comisión de Subvenciones (Junta de Vecinos Vista Hermosa y Corporación Cultural); Comisión de Obras e Infraestructura y de Salud.
  • Martes 23 o miércoles 24 de junio: Comisión mixta Educación-Finanzas (modificación presupuestaria de educación). Fecha no queda del todo clara en la transcripción.
  • Próxima sesión: Subvención del Cuerpo de Bomberos de Maule (~$60M) para votación formal en Concejo.
  • Pendiente: Reunión con asamblea vecinal de Chacarilla para explicar estado real del proyecto de alcantarillado; nombramiento de responsable del seguimiento del Plan de Cambio Climático; subvención formal a Corporación Cultural.

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)

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
152
Highly complex
13
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2024862
2020263212
201810166921
2015174310

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

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

  • Cd
    Comite de Vivienda Villa Francia
    Lobby / interest management · 22 audiencias · 2015–2018
  • Gh
    Grupo Habitacional San José de Pueblecillo
    Lobby / interest management · 15 audiencias · 2016–2019
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos N° 22 Santa Clara de Colin
    Lobby / interest management · 15 audiencias · 2016–2020
  • Cc
    Centro Cultural y Artico Cheu Nu Rume
    Lobby / interest management · 15 audiencias · 2015–2019
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos N° 64 el Mirador Renace
    Lobby / interest management · 12 audiencias · 2015–2018
  • Uc
    Union Comunal de Adultos Mayoes
    Lobby / interest management · 12 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos N° 75 Doña Ignacia 3 Etepa 7
    Lobby / interest management · 11 audiencias · 2015–2022
  • GS
    Galilea S.a. de Ingeniería y Construcción
    Lobby / interest management · 11 audiencias · 2015–2018
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos N° 76 Villa la Granja de Colín
    Lobby / interest management · 10 audiencias · 2016–2020
  • CA
    Club Adulto Mayor las Camelias de Unihue
    Lobby / interest management · 10 audiencias · 2016–2020
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos Villa Don Pablo
    Lobby / interest management · 10 audiencias · 2016–2020
  • CA
    Club Adulto Mayor Siempre Amigos del Parron
    Lobby / interest management · 9 audiencias · 2016–2020
  • jd
    Junta de Vecinos N° 86 la Esperanza de Villa Francia
    Lobby / interest management · 9 audiencias · 2018–2020
  • Cd
    Club de Huasos Valle de Colín
    Lobby / interest management · 9 audiencias · 2018–2020
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos N°37 Parcelas de Unihue
    Lobby / interest management · 9 audiencias · 2017–2019
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos N°18 Carlos Ibañez
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2015–2019
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos N° 24 Talca Chico San Miguel
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2017–2020
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos N° 61 el Despertar de Villa Francia
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2015–2019
  • Ca
    Club Adulto Mayor Carlos Ibañez
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2015–2020
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos N° 21 Callejon la Florida
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2015–2020
and 289 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

17.726
inhabitants
70.997
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+311%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
111.511
+28% vs. 2035 (86.795)
Over 60 · 2050
23,45%
17,11% in 2035 · +6 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)93,78 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment243 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment25 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)586 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)625,3 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo61.081 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)9,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)11 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples3,7 %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 369 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
59.469
30.127 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
17.644
59% of RSH households
Female-headed households
54%
16.373
Elderly (60+)8.89615%
Children and adolescents (<18)15.46426%
Foreign nationals1.8893%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1.2972%
People with moderate/severe dependency1.0932%
Single-person households13.81946%

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
5.902
27 schools
Students per teacher
10,8
547 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
92,4%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
64,1%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 30%Private subsidized 63%
Pass rate
98,6%
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
1
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
4
FONASA enrollees
40.785
59% of the population
Doctors employed
23
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 239Contract staff: 139Fee contracts: 58
Primary-care medical visits · per year
10.869
90.305
20102025
Medical specialties served · 4 in the comuna (public system)
Adult PsychiatryChild PsychiatryAdult GynecologyFamily 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
1.520
1.027
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 (40.938 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar MauleFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal31.16561%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Villa FranciaCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal5.65267%
Posta de Salud Rural ColínRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.90272%
Posta de Salud Rural QuiñipeumoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.37768%
Posta de Salud Rural Duao de MauleRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal70070%
Posta de Salud Rural Linares de PeralesRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal14275%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $11.594.749.000 ($284.290/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $7.250.590.000Municipal contribution: $845.002.000

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

Indigenous population
2.258
3.7% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche2.06291.3%
Diaguita683.0%

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
29
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.4
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
917
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
175
Sports
79
For the elderly
30
Cultural
25
Social and aid
20
Foundations and corporations
4
Fire brigades
3
Religious
2

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.

7 Local media · 1 AM · 2 Comunitaria · 4 Digital pressSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
mmediainfo.clDigital press
PPublimicroDigital press
sseranoticia.clDigital press
wwww.analizamaule.clDigital press
CACarlos Alberto Chero Valverde Comunicaciones E.I.R.L. · holderAM910 AM
CdCentro de Accion Social Solidario Artistico Cultural Nueva Generacion · holderComunitaria89.9 FM
CSCoporacion Social, Cultural y Deportiva, Deporte, Salud y Vida, Desavida · holderComunitaria107.3 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
2.683
4,4% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
1.761 people · 66% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
1.761 Venezuela
240 Colombia
185 Haití
138 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
909
4,5% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
309
23.717 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
823
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
1.466
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
266
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

38.832homes · by type (2017)
House
20.112 · 99.8%
House
18.295 · 98%
Shack/hut/shanty
271 · 1.5%
Other private
69 · 0.4%
Other private
24 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
20 · 0.1%
Shack/improvised dwelling
17 · 0.1%
Apartment
9 · 0%
Apartment
5 · 0%
Mobile
4 · 0%
Room in old house/tenement
2 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
72%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
3.030 · 68%
Provided for work
537 · 12.1%
Free of charge
442 · 9.9%
Rented
291 · 6.5%
Owned, being paid off
154 · 3.5%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$19.163.907.000
Own revenue
$3.441.695.000
18% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$12.576.649.000
66% of the total
State transfers
$947.470.000
5% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$874.986.000
$19.163.907.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

22.5%
22.5%
31.5%
21.9%
Property tax$773.508.000
Business licenses$774.750.000
Vehicle permits$1.085.290.000
Cleaning fees$54.999.000
Other own revenue$753.148.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $971.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
47.8%
23.4%
28.8%
Municipal$19.163.907.000
Education$9.404.380.000
Health$11.565.411.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $10.712.973.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$151.091.000
$3.441.695.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$478.959.000
$12.576.649.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$76.548.000
$947.470.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$26.366.648.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$18.110.889.000
Execution rate
68.7%
Unexecuted: $8.255.759.000
Low execution: it only executed 68.7% of the budget — $8.255.759.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$820.169.000
$18.110.889.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

50.7%
45.6%
Internal management$9.187.215.000
Community services$8.249.977.000
Social programs$643.463.000
Municipal activities$30.234.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$11.594.749.00064.0%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$5.360.458.00029.6%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.827.441.00015.6%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$1.852.322.00010.2%
Investment (works and projects)$1.575.069.0008.7%
Transfers to education$1.059.048.0005.8%
Transfers to health$780.277.0004.3%
Electricity (facilities)$712.013.0003.9%
Street lighting$316.880.0001.7%
Water (facilities)$275.663.0001.5%
Councillor stipends$94.156.0000.5%
Travel allowances$6.886.0000.0%
Commissions and representation$4.533.0000.0%

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

15.6%
29.6%
54.8%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.827.441.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$5.360.458.000
Others$9.922.990.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

29.4%
24.1%
41.8%
Permanent staff$1.443.331.000
Contract staff$1.184.469.000
Fee contracts$199.641.000
Labor Code$34.604.000
Community progs.$2.055.309.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

50.6%
49.4%
Permanent staff39
Contract staff38
Total: 77 staffWomen: 42.9%Professionalization: 33.8%
Cost/staffer permanent: $29.681.154/yearCost/staffer contract: $16.228.684/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: $1.575.069.000 (8.7% of spending)Councillor stipends: $94.156.000Travel allowances: $6.886.000Commissions and representation: $4.533.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $1.852.322.000Street lighting: $316.880.000Electricity: $712.013.000Water: $275.663.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

59
665
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

230
87
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$87.357.612.574
Purchase orders
29.664

Purchase-order amount · trend

$350.186.240
$7.907.343.354
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Altramuz Limitada$7.707.975.04037
Elecnor Chile S.A.$3.809.058.5712
El Naranjo$2.680.286.89534
Copec S.A.$1.928.275.693181
Intercomchile S.A.$1.722.749.156361
Jaime Osvaldo Villar Bravo$1.545.172.71794
Laboratorios Andromaco S a$1.421.249.60335
Sociedad de Inversiones Valenzuela SpA$1.401.744.30642

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $4.720.734.65560%
Direct award discretionary$1.377.989.99117%
Agile Purchase $1.052.805.01713%
Framework Agreement $755.813.69410%

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

Registered companies
3.708
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
15.695

Pyramid by sales bracket

62.2%
13.0%
22.5%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)2.305 companies
Small (≤25k UF)481 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)65 companies
Large (>100k UF)22 companies
No sales/no info835 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Fruselva America SpAACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DELarge 4 (>1M UF)1.129
Coexca S.A.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)516
Tak S.A.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)103
Balanceados Coexca SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)33
Constructora Casaa LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONLarge 3871
Constructora Transportes e Inmobiliaria Hector Roman y Otro LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONLarge 3753
Forestal Rio Claro LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 3301
Servicios de Transporte Pipau SpATRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 2804
Constructora Rio Maule SpACONSTRUCCIONLarge 2761
Urzua y Ahumada SpATRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 2658

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
5
US$ 111 M declared
Approved last 5 years
8
US$ 67 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
259
+ 194 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
435
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Estudio de Impacto Ambiental Baipás TalcaEIASociedad Concesionaria Ruta 5 TalcaUnder Review371553
Proyecto Habitacional Doña Ignacia XDIAConstructora Malpo SpAUnder Review33,95980
Sistema de Tratamiento de Riles Megafactory FruselvaDIAFruselva America SpAApproved20100
Proyecto Inmobiliario Doña Antonia VIDIAInversiones Centro Sur SpAUnder Review14,80280
Parque Fotovoltaico El PradoDIAFotovoltaica Galleguillos SpAApproved1156
Parque Fotovoltaico NumpayDIAParque Solar Numpay SpAApproved1040
Planta Solar CarmencitaDIAPlanta Solar Carmencita SpAApproved1060
PSF Maule XDIATielmes Energía SpAApproved1060
Optimización y Mejoramiento de Procesos Planta Productiva San ClementeDIASan Clemente Foods S.A.Under Review8,9715
Ampliación de Capacidad de Planta TalcaDIAF4f SpAApproved570
Regularización y Ampliación Parque Industrial - MauleDIAInmobiliaria y Comercial Sotexi LimApproved149
EXTRACCIÓN DE ÁRIDOS EN RÍO MAULE, ISLA N°2DIACivilpro SpAUnder Review0,8159

Investment DECLARED by the owner upon entering SEIA (not necessarily materialized; the RCA expires after 5 years without works). Multi-comuna projects: prorated investment, jobs counted in full. Jobs = declared peak labor (source PRISMA/SOFOFA). Source: e-SEIA + PRISMA.

TerritoryClimate, biodiversity, national heritage, SEIA-approved projects and more

Roads and motorwaysSource: OpenStreetMap · 2026 snapshot

Kilometres of trunk road
23 km
Motorways and trunk roads crossing the comuna

Road infrastructure of the MOP and concession holders, not the municipality: it measures how much highway crosses the territory, not municipal management. Only comunas with roads of this category are counted.

Environment and air qualitySource: MMA · SINCA + PPDA + RETC

No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.

vigenteleña residencialMP2,5
PDA Talca y Maule
DS 49/2016 · published 2016 · see plan

Zone with decontamination plan PDA Talca y Maule · critical pollutant MP2.5

Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
1.078 t Material particulado
5 t MP10
2 t MP2,5
1 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 59.1 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.

94
Species
47
Flora
47
Fauna
31
In conservation status
26
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
QueuleGomortega keuleENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENRana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUPitaoPitavia punctataENLagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVUSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUSapo de atacamaRhinella atacamensisVUPochaCheirodon pisciculusVURanitaRhinoderma rufumCRSapo hermosoTelmatobufo venustusENSapoAlsodes tumultuosusENCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVURayadito de más afueraAphrastura masafueraeCRAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUSapo arrieroAlsodes nodosusNTLagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTColo-coloLeopardus colocoloNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTPumaPuma concolorNTChorlo de collarCharadrius collarisNT

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.

8 Wetlands · 4 urban · 1.966 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-07-03Sist. Cuenca Rio Maule y Trib.urban1.659 /14.249
HUR-07-14Sist. Cuenca Rio Claro y Trib.urban155 /1.697
HPU-07-08Sin información134
HUR-07-21Estero Colínurban11
HPU-07-20Embalse 3 Talca3
HPU-07-19Embalse 2 Talca2
HUR-07-48Humedal costado estero Colínurban1
HPU-07-21Laguna Sin Identificar1

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. 22 projects totaling US$ 348 million, approved between 2003 and 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Real estate10 projects · US$ 245 M · 2005–2020
Constructora Malpo Ltda.Conjunto Habitacional Doña Ignacia IX · Hacienda del Maule
Energy4 projects · US$ 41 M · 2021–2025
Fotovoltaica Galleguillos SpAParque Fotovoltaico El Prado · Parque Fotovoltaico Numpay
Environmental Sanitation2 projects · US$ 35 M · 2003–2024
Fruselva America SpASistema de Tratamiento de Riles Megafactory Fruselva · Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Servidas de Talca
Others5 projects · US$ 15 M · 2012–2020
Enaex Servicios S.A.Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A. · TRANSPORTES DE SUSTANCIAS PELIGROSAS REGIONES XV, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, RM, TRANSPORTES BELLO E HIJOS LTDA.
Amenities1 project · US$ 12 M · 2003
Sociedad Mall Agrícola Región del Maule S.A.Mall Agrícola Región del Maule (e-seia)

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)
Cooperativa Maule · also ANSM
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Talca at 13.5 km

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

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

Final SMA sanctions

Final sanctions
2
Sanctioned entities
2
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
53 UTA
1 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Forestal Rio Claro LimitadaFORESTAL RÍO CLAROForestry53
Fabrica de Vibrados Andrade LimitadaFABRICA DE VIBRADOS MAULEIndustrial facility

Environmental sanctions final from the SMA (no pending appeals) whose auditable unit sits in the comuna: companies, individuals and institutions (including the municipality). Fine in UTA (Annual Tax Unit). Source: Public Sanctions Registry, SNIFA.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2024)

Green space per capita
6 m²
60% 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
19
Historic monuments
19

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. MAULEPTAS · laguna de estabilizaciónCOOP MAULE · discharges into estero sin nombre
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario El Retamo (Talca) · 19.057 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
41
Area affected
58 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
521 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
18
At high or very high risk
12
2 very high
Main threat
Inundación por desborde de c…
Inundación por desborde de cauce

Points in the comuna where SENAPRED identifies winter-rain risk (channel overflows, flooding, collector collapse, landslides, mudflows, snow), with risk level and the agency responsible for the fix.

Water scarcitySource: DGA · MOP (scarcity-zone decrees)

No scarcity decree in force today.
Years under decree since 2008
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
14,52°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,23°C
Annual precipitation
768 mm
projection: -2%
Hot days>30°C
49
projection: +28 days
Frost days
11

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
2.010
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
2.914
Police cases · trend
1.844
2.010
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Domestic violence433628
Threats344499
Property damage282409
Minor injuries130189
Burglary of an uninhabited place122177
Larceny119173
Burglary of an inhabited place103149
Weapons-related crimes85123
Crimes and offenses under the arms law81117
Theft of items from vehicles5580
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces4362
Robbery with violence or intimidation4058

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 27.

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
189
Guards and inspectors
15
1 per 4.598 hab
Patrol fleet
19
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 13Pickups: 2Motorcycles: 4
Surveillance cameras · trend
32
189
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
218
Deaths
5
7,2 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
153
23 serious
Pedestrian collisions
11
4 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.