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Pelarco

Región del MauleFounded 18919.407 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024330 km² of area29 inh./km²$24.305M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Finance
-31 pts
6th biggest gain in autonomy from the Common Fund (since 2001)
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Finance
+4.199%
7th fastest-growing municipal budget (since 2001)
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Environment
64 species in conservation status
8th most documented threatened species
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Education
3%
25th highest school dropout
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Finance
$2.277.092/inhab.
24th highest budget per inhabitant
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Population
+11,1%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
20,6%
Multidimensional poverty · 119th highest of 346
Finance
$2,6 million
per inhabitant per year · rank 22 of 346
Education
3,44%
School dropout rate · 25th highest in the country
Finance
309th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

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

Pelarco es una comuna de la región del Maule, ubicada al norte de la provincia de Talca, en la zona central de Chile. Integra junto con las comunas de Constitución, Curicó, Curepto, Empedrado, Hualañé, Licantén, Maule, Molina, Pencahue, Rauco, Río Claro, Romeral, Sagrada Familia, San Clemente, San Rafael, Talca, Teno y Vichuquén el Distrito Electoral N.° 17 (diputados), y pertenece a la 9.ª Circunscripción Senatorial de la Región del Maule.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

41.3 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#288 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety37
Health35
Culture and environment46
Education40
Infrastructure48
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Boris Cabrera L.
INDEPENDIENTE
3.455
votes (40.5%)
9.838
Electoral roll
91,98%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
BC
Boris Cabrera L.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
3.455
votes
LB
Luis Bernardo Vasquez Bobadilla
2021-2024 · UDI
2.819
votes
AP
Alfredo Pérez Leiva
2008-2012 · IND
2.326
votes
AP
Alfredo Pérez Leiva
2004-2008 · IND
1.678
votes
RA
Raquel Argandoña de la Fuente
2000-2004 · ILC
2.139
votes
BC
Bonifacio Correa Echenique
1996-2000 · ILDUD
1.197
votes
VT
Victor Tonelli Astorga
1994-1996 · PR
336
votes
CV
Carlos Verdugo Neira
1992-1994 · DC
1.592
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

RG
Ricardo Gomez C.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
1.010
votes
VN
Victor Nuñez M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
841
votes
MG
Marcela Gutierrez G.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
812
votes
GS
Gissel Soto O.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
495
votes
JF
Jose Fuentes F.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
373
votes
HG
Hector Gaete P.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
355
votes

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

179 minutes publishedindex updated on 07-08-2026Municipal transparency

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

Resolutions extracted
101
of 46 minutes read
Money involved
$2.063.351.033
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
5.8 · Aprobación de proceder a efectuar avenimiento en causa civil rol C-1032-2019 sobre prescripción extintiva de cobro de permiso de circulación de placa patente NY.8386.9License
5.7 · Aprobación de proceder con pago del saldo restante de liquidación de crédito para dar cumplimiento a sentencia dictada en causa civil sobre juicio ejecutivo rol C-1159-2022Settlement
5.6 · Aprobación de contrato de licitación de transporte escolar DAEM según ID 3767-10-LE23Tender
5.5 · Aprobación de cambio de destino (partidas) de subvención otorgada a la organización funcional 'Club Adulto Mayor Los Copihues del Manzano'Subsidy
Aprobación de subvenciones municipales para el año 2024 a organizaciones funcionales (continuación)Subsidy$8.000.000
Aprobación de subvenciones municipales para el año 2024 a organizaciones funcionales (continuación)Subsidy$5.000.000

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
94
Highly complex
28
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2025347216
201742151611
2016186111

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

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

  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2026
  • DJ
    Distribuciones Jurídicas de Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • H&
    Hospital & Medical Solutions S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • SE
    Santillana Educacion Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • CS
    Coderhub SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • MS
    Mineru Solar SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • FP
    Fundación Paz Ciudadana
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • Cm
    Control Minera Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • SL
    Sisinf Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • IS
    Idem SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • SE
    Servicios Electricos Eliotec Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • 3C
    3mw Construccion
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • IS
    Ironfire SpA
    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

7.566
inhabitants
9.482
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+26%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
10.614
+5% vs. 2035 (10.123)
Over 60 · 2050
42,3%
32,36% 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)79,75 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,3 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment27 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)558,6 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)559,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo9.229 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)11,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)20,6 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples3,46 %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 49 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
10.794
5.799 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
3.742
65% of RSH households
Female-headed households
45%
2.626
Elderly (60+)2.70925%
Children and adolescents (<18)2.26021%
Foreign nationals1151%
Belonging to indigenous peoples2112%
People with moderate/severe dependency2102%
Single-person households2.87250%

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
1.524
8 schools
Students per teacher
8,2
185 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
89,4%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
75,5%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 72%Private subsidized 28%
Pass rate
98,1%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
3,44%
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
1
Rural health posts
3
FONASA enrollees
12.107
129% of the population
Doctors employed
6
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 67Contract staff: 53Fee contracts: 23
Primary-care medical visits · per year
3.368
33.603
20102025
Medical specialties served · 4 in the comuna (public system)
OtorhinolaryngologyOphthalmologyMedical OncologyPediatric Neurology

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
361
456
20192025

REM-26 section A (DEIS/MINSAL): comprehensive family visits, summed across the comuna's facilities. The last year is partial while DEIS consolidates monthly reports.

Comuna's primary-care centers · FONASA 2025 enrollees (12.151 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar PelarcoFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal8.71863%
Posta de Salud Rural HuencuechoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.49560%
Posta de Salud Rural Santa RitaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.33362%
Posta de Salud Rural el Manzano (Pelarco )Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal60566%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $3.970.593.000 ($327.958/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $2.594.377.000Municipal contribution: $550.000.000

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

Indigenous population
319
3.5% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche27586.2%

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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
CdConsejo de Desarrollo del Mundo Rural · holderComunitaria107.9 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
145
1,6% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Bolivia
48 people · 33% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
48 Bolivia
30 Venezuela
16 Colombia
15 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
166
5,1% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
17
1.840 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
160
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
218
beneficiaries · 2012–2024
Subsidies Rental · DS52
15
paid · 2016–2024

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

6.469homes · by type (2017)
House
3.165 · 99.2%
House
3.136 · 95.7%
Shack/hut/shanty
118 · 3.6%
Other private
16 · 0.5%
Other private
12 · 0.4%
Room in old house/tenement
9 · 0.3%
Shack/improvised dwelling
6 · 0.2%
Apartment
3 · 0.1%
Apartment
2 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
2 · 0.1%
67%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
1.243 · 63.8%
Provided for work
279 · 14.3%
Free of charge
228 · 11.7%
Rented
143 · 7.3%
Owned, being paid off
56 · 2.9%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$24.305.372.000
Own revenue
$8.348.257.000
34% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$3.177.033.000
13% of the total
State transfers
$229.162.000
1% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$565.313.000
$24.305.372.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

85.3%
10.9%
Property tax$272.607.000
Business licenses$38.283.000
Vehicle permits$7.122.959.000
Cleaning fees$4.491.000
Other own revenue$909.917.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $1.854.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
71.5%
17.1%
11.4%
Municipal$24.305.372.000
Education$5.824.177.000
Health$3.869.516.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net contributor: it contributes $8.502.561.000 more than it receives.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$186.936.000
$8.348.257.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$260.458.000
$3.177.033.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$26.636.000
$229.162.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$28.314.011.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$22.200.424.000
Execution rate
78.4%
Unexecuted: $6.113.587.000
Low execution: it only executed 78.4% of the budget — $6.113.587.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$566.989.000
$22.200.424.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

89.8%
7.5%
Internal management$19.928.658.000
Community services$1.663.318.000
Social programs$608.448.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$3.970.593.00017.9%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$2.997.330.00013.5%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.442.208.00011.0%
Investment (works and projects)$998.942.0004.5%
Transfers to education$950.000.0004.3%
Transfers to health$550.000.0002.5%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$311.864.0001.4%
Electricity (facilities)$177.486.0000.8%
Councillor stipends$100.275.0000.5%
Water (facilities)$48.377.0000.2%
Travel allowances$16.827.0000.1%

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

11.0%
13.5%
75.5%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.442.208.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$2.997.330.000
Others$16.760.886.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

37.7%
36.1%
6.1%
18.3%
Permanent staff$1.152.600.000
Contract staff$1.103.773.000
Fee contracts$185.835.000
Labor Code$57.452.000
Community progs.$559.408.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

40.0%
55.0%
Permanent staff40
Contract staff55
Fee contracts5
Total: 100 staffFee contracts: 5.0% of the headcountWomen: 41.0%Professionalization: 32.6%
Cost/staffer permanent: $26.536.350/yearCost/staffer contract: $18.158.709/yearCost/staffer fees: $27.295.800/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: $998.942.000 (4.5% of spending)Councillor stipends: $100.275.000Travel allowances: $16.827.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $311.864.000Electricity: $177.486.000Water: $48.377.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

46
31
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

91
45
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
4 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
6
Security/patrol pickups
3
Security booths
2
CESFAM in the comuna
0
Primary-care medical visits
33.603
Clinics
1
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
27,57%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
37
Permanent own revenue
34,35%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
6
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
2
Building permits
45
Health staff
53
contract
Health staff
23
fee-based
Health staff
67
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
12.107
municipal health
Rural health posts
3
Street-market stalls
17
Final works approvals
31

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$47.733.824.855
Purchase orders
20.449

Purchase-order amount · trend

$663.526.910
$4.299.766.832
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Renta Nacional Cia de Seguros Generales S a$3.746.587.92054
Sociedad One Consultores SpA$1.446.927.64834
Boetsch S a$1.418.290.3221
Gasco Glp S a$1.363.970.651308
Comercial Garcés Silva Limitada$1.005.552.19312
Esteban Alejandro Morales Olivares$974.151.6721
Copec S.A.$897.602.136111
Constructora Trian SpA$773.244.80016

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $2.337.074.50654%
Framework Agreement $1.043.381.43924%
Agile Purchase $786.697.17518%
Direct award discretionary$132.613.7143%

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

Registered companies
853
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
1.684

Pyramid by sales bracket

60.4%
11.7%
26.1%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)515 companies
Small (≤25k UF)100 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)12 companies
Large (>100k UF)3 companies
No sales/no info223 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Soc Agricola Ganadera y Forestal Mataquito Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2128
Yelcho Inmobiliaria LimitadaACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DELarge 235
Forestal Santa Anita SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 18
Agricola y Ganadera Toqui LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 260
Agricola Jose Mauricio Roman Maldonado E.I.R.L.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 24
Agro-Trak LimitadaACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DEMedium 128
Sociedad Maderera Jorge Antonio Gutiérrez Vásquez E.I.R.L.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERAMedium 116
Maderas y Ferreterias Pelarco LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 112
Hector Roman Agricola E.I.R.L.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 17
Madela SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERASmall 374

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
3
US$ 204 M declared
Approved last 5 years
2
US$ 13 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
379
+ 23 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
81
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Estudio de Impacto Ambiental Baipás TalcaEIASociedad Concesionaria Ruta 5 TalcaUnder Review371553
Parque Fotovoltaico El RetiroDIAAustriaenergy Chile Once SpAUnder Review272400
Proyecto Conjunto Habitacional Pelarco D.S. N°49DIAConstructora Malpo SpAUnder Review15,3100
Parque Fotovoltaico Los QuillayesDIAMvc Solar 19 SpAApproved1156
Ampliación y Modificación de la Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas ServidaDIANuevosur S.A.Approved2,47225

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

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.

170
Species
31
Flora
139
Fauna
96
In conservation status
48
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Rana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVUCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENPancoraAegla laevisENSapo de hugoAlsodes hugoiVUSapo de vanzoliniAlsodes vanzoliniiENRanita de los queulesEupsophus septentrionalisENPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVURana montana de los queulesTelmatobufo ignotusENSapo hermosoTelmatobufo venustusENCauque del norteOdontesthes brevianalisVURanitaRhinoderma rufumCRCauqueOdontesthes mauleanumVUBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENTolloDiplomystes nahuelbutaensisENPochaCheirodon pisciculusVULamprea de agua dulceMordacia lapicidaENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENPitaoPitavia punctataENQueuleGomortega keuleENMatuastoPhymaturus maulenseENLagartija pintada septentrional, northern painted lizard (inglés)Liolaemus septentrionalisENLagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVULagarto negroLiolaemus curisCRLagartija de curicóLiolaemus curicensisVULagartija de cristiánLiolaemus cristianiVULagartija de garínLiolaemus carlosgariniENGruñidor del sur, lagarto de corbataPristidactylus torquatusVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENYuncoPelecanoides garnotiiENZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUPudúPudu puduVUChungungo, nutria marina, gato de mar, chinchiménLontra felinaENRatón topo del matorralChelemys megalonyxVULamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUChorlo nevadoCharadrius nivosusVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUHuemul, taruca, wümul, güemul, shoan, shoen, trula, hueque, ciervo sur andinoHippocamelus bisulcusCRCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENPingüino de humboldt, pingüino, pájaro niño, patranka, humboldt penguin (inglés), peruvian penguin (inglés)Spheniscus humboldtiENAlbatros de las antípodasDiomedea antipodensisENSapo de pecho espinosoAlsodes pehuencheCRLagarto amarillo negruzco, blackish yellow lizard (inglés)Liolaemus flavipiceusVUGaviota garumaLeucophaeus modestusVUAlbatros errante, albatros viajeroDiomedea exulansVUAlbatros real del norteDiomedea sanfordiENAlbatros de salvinThalassarche salviniVUBecacina pintadaNycticryphes semicollarisENPlayero árticoCalidris canutusENZarapito borealNumenius borealisCRAlbatros de las galápagosPhoebastria irrorataCRTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUAguilucho de cola rojizaButeo ventralisVU
and 36 more

CR critically endangered · EN endangered · VU vulnerable · NT near threatened (Species Classification Regulation / IUCN). ★ endemic to Chile. Extracted from SEIA studies by kingdom; presence reflects what baselines characterized, not a census.

2 Wetlands · 1 urban · 108 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-07-14Sist. Cuenca Rio Claro y Trib.urban97 /1.697
HPU-07-02Estero Pelarco11

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. 7 projects totaling US$ 83 million, approved between 1997 and 2022. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy6 projects · US$ 53 M · 1997–2022
Gasoducto del Pacífico S.A.Gasoducto Trasandino y Distribución de Gas Natural en Chile · "Línea Ancoa - Alto Jahuel 2 x 500 kV: Primer Circuito"
Agriculture and livestock1 project · US$ 30 M · 2007
Agrícola Chorombo S.A.Proyecto Plantel de Cerdos Pelarco (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)
ANSM
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Talca at 18.9 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
4 m²
40% 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
2
Historic monuments
2

Monuments declared by decree (official CMN roster). Excludes archaeological and public monuments. Declaration entails legal protection and intervention restrictions.

Territorial burdensSource: SUBDERE (waste, Jun 2023) · Gendarmería (Jun 2025) · SISS (WWTP)

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
PTAS -PELARCOPTAS · lodos activadosNUEVOSUR S.A. · discharges into estero pelarco
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario El Retamo (Talca) · 2.850 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
10
Area affected
9 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
112 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
8
At high or very high risk
5
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
13,91°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,18°C
Annual precipitation
874 mm
projection: -2%
Hot days>30°C
37
projection: +25 days
Frost days
18

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
465
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.943
Police cases · trend
388
465
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Property damage85904
Domestic violence69734
Threats66702
Weapons-related crimes47500
Crimes and offenses under the arms law46489
Larceny40425
Minor injuries30319
Burglary of an uninhabited place22234
Burglary of an inhabited place885
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces774
Sexual abuse664
Drug-related crimes664

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
6
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 9.407 hab
Patrol fleet
5
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Security booths
2
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 3Motorcycles: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
8
6
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
64
Deaths
4
42,5 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
47
9 serious
Pedestrian collisions
3
1 pedestrian 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.