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Escudo de Pencahue

Pencahue

Región del Maule8.626 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2025954 km² of area9 inh./km²$5.726M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Population
−7,8%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
20,6%
Multidimensional poverty · 119th highest of 346
Finance
$664 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 123 of 346
Finance
178th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

19 Schools
13 Squares and green areas
9 Health centers
4 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
3 Carabineros
2 Pharmacies
2 Kindergartens
1 Fire stations

Pencahue es un pueblo y comuna de Chile, ubicado en la provincia de Talca, en la Región del Maule, en la zona central de Chile. Limita al norte con la comuna de Sagrada Familia, de la provincia de Curicó, al sur con la comuna de San Javier, al oeste con las comunas de Curepto y Constitución y al este con las comunas de San Rafael, Talca y Maule.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

46.0 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#218 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety32
Health42
Culture and environment57
Education60
Infrastructure46
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

José Tobar A.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
3.307
votes (36.06%)
10.466
Electoral roll
92%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
JT
José Tobar A.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
3.307
votes
JM
Jose Miguel Tobar Aravena
2021-2024 · IND
2.336
votes
LL
Lucy Lara Leiva
2008-2012 · RN
3.355
votes
AL
Andrés Leal Gómez
2004-2008 · PDC
3.022
votes
LL
Lucy Lara Leiva
2000-2004 · RN
2.790
votes
NC
Nestor Cárcamo Poblete
1996-2000 · DC
1.401
votes
NC
Nestor Cárcamo Poblete
1992-1996 · DC
1.661
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

JC
Jose Correa C.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
810
votes
SN
Sebastian Novoa S.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
727
votes
MD
Mauricio Diaz D.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
648
votes
JA
Jose Arancibia B.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
600
votes
LC
Luis Castro R.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
490
votes
RA
Richard Aguilar M.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
469
votes

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

358 minutes publishedindex updated on 14-07-2026Municipal transparency
Recent minutes indexed

Documents indexed from the Transparency Portal (Law 20.285); they link to the PDF published by the municipality.

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

Resolutions extracted
650
of 269 minutes read
Money involved
$12.970.898.548
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
20-FC/2026 · Subvención para Junta de Vecinos González BastiasSubsidy$600.000unanimidad
19-FC/2026 · Subvención para Junta de Vecinos BatucoSubsidy$1.000.000unanimidad
18-FC/2026 · Subvención para Junta de Vecinos TanhuaoSubsidy$1.000.000unanimidad
17-FC/2026 · Subvención para Junta de Vecinos Rinconada de BotalcuraSubsidy$1.000.000unanimidad
Modificación presupuestaria municipal N° 03/2026Budget amendment$16.336.655unanimidad
3 · Modificación presupuestaria municipal N° 02/2026Budget amendment$401.646.133unanimidad

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
207
Highly complex
14
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2024871
2022462620
201928253
20189497510
2016315233

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

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

  • C1
    Coding 12 SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • GD
    Gebauer Digital SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • a
    Almaia
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • FS
    Fedok SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • KS
    Kansodata SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • SE
    Santillana Educacion Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • CC
    Comply Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • AS
    Ah Soluciones Empresariales Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • BS
    Beebrain SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • EE
    Empresa Editora Zig-Zag
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • TS
    Toledos SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • SL
    Sisinf Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • CL
    Creatimus Linuxcorp Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • AC
    Asesorias Capitol Group Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • TL
    Tirant Lo Blanch
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • AZ
    Axioma Z
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • MC
    Momento Cero S,a
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • MT
    Mataquito Transmisora de Energia
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • AC
    Asociacion Chilena de Seguridad
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
and 10 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

8.336
inhabitants
8.626
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+3%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
7.947
-7% vs. 2035 (8.519)
Over 60 · 2050
43,76%
33,83% 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)60,19 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,3 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment20 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)549,3 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)584,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo9.181 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)11,7 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)20,6 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples2,6 %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 8 students registered for the PAES — far too few: this comuna’s average is unreliable.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
9.764
5.415 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
3.523
65% of RSH households
Female-headed households
44%
2.405
Elderly (60+)2.53126%
Children and adolescents (<18)1.88019%
Foreign nationals1492%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1341%
People with moderate/severe dependency1371%
Single-person households2.72250%

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
995
9 schools
Students per teacher
6,9
144 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
89,6%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
78%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 89%Private subsidized 11%
Pass rate
97,8%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
0,97%
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
5
FONASA enrollees
10.264
119% of the population
Doctors employed
7
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 77Contract staff: 30Fee contracts: 0
Primary-care medical visits · per year
8.506
31.001
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
329
583
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 (10.279 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar PencahueFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal6.39761%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Lo FigueroaCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal1.50166%
Posta de Salud Rural BotalcuraRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal85068%
Posta de Salud Rural BatucoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal61871%
Posta de Salud Rural CorintoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal52967%
Posta de Salud Rural las Palmas de ToconeyRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal23375%
Posta de Salud Rural TanhuaoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal15175%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $3.697.854.000 ($360.274/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $2.481.138.000Municipal contribution: $150.000.000

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

Indigenous population
239
2.6% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche20384.9%

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
20
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.3
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
85
the entire active civil fabric
For the elderly
14
Sports
10
Committees (water, housing, progress)
9
Cultural
2
Trade associations and cooperatives
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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
LLILAComunitaria107.1 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
210
2,3% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Bolivia
79 people · 38% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
79 Bolivia
50 Venezuela
31 Haití
9 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

Encampments
0
no encampments registered
Housing deficit
155
4,5% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
39
6.566 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
78
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
616
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
22
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

6.938homes · by type (2017)
House
3.375 · 99.6%
House
3.314 · 93.3%
Shack/hut/shanty
210 · 5.9%
Room in old house/tenement
14 · 0.4%
Other private
11 · 0.3%
Other private
7 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
4 · 0.1%
Mobile
2 · 0.1%
Apartment
1 · 0%
63%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
1.282 · 60.3%
Provided for work
399 · 18.8%
Free of charge
243 · 11.4%
Rented
155 · 7.3%
Owned, being paid off
46 · 2.2%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$5.726.360.000
Own revenue
$1.322.801.000
23% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$3.073.268.000
54% of the total
State transfers
$325.991.000
6% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$793.500.000
$5.726.360.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

24.6%
13.4%
40.2%
21.6%
Property tax$325.357.000
Business licenses$176.663.000
Vehicle permits$532.350.000
Cleaning fees$2.479.000
Other own revenue$285.952.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
40.8%
33.2%
25.9%
Municipal$5.726.360.000
Education$4.661.692.000
Health$3.635.469.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $2.161.623.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$106.899.000
$1.322.801.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$370.958.000
$3.073.268.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$137.052.000
$325.991.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$6.906.233.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$6.078.773.000
Execution rate
88.0%
Unexecuted: $827.460.000
Medium execution: it executed 88.0%. Left unspent: $827.460.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$737.924.000
$6.078.773.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

72.1%
15.0%
9.5%
Internal management$4.382.498.000
Community services$910.321.000
Social programs$578.100.000
Municipal activities$105.441.000
Recreational programs$79.023.000
Cultural programs$23.390.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$3.697.854.00060.8%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.866.660.00030.7%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.265.749.00020.8%
Transfers to education$565.000.0009.3%
Investment (works and projects)$419.528.0006.9%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$370.539.0006.1%
Electricity (facilities)$155.083.0002.6%
Transfers to health$150.000.0002.5%
Councillor stipends$80.998.0001.3%
Water (facilities)$45.755.0000.8%
Travel allowances$16.410.0000.3%

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

30.7%
20.8%
48.5%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.866.660.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.265.749.000
Others$2.946.364.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

51.3%
20.5%
6.9%
16.8%
Permanent staff$1.216.047.000
Contract staff$486.122.000
Fee contracts$164.491.000
Labor Code$104.625.000
Community progs.$399.130.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

58.1%
37.8%
Permanent staff43
Contract staff28
Fee contracts3
Total: 74 staffFee contracts: 4.1% of the headcountWomen: 49.3%Professionalization: 33.8%
Cost/staffer permanent: $24.303.209/yearCost/staffer contract: $15.770.000/yearCost/staffer fees: $39.863.333/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: $419.528.000 (6.9% of spending)Councillor stipends: $80.998.000Travel allowances: $16.410.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $370.539.000Electricity: $155.083.000Water: $45.755.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

8
27
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

30
77
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
7 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
8
Security/patrol pickups
1
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
1
Primary-care medical visits
31.001
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
69,91%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
41
Permanent own revenue
23,1%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
7
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
77
Health staff
30
contract
Health staff
0
fee-based
Health staff
77
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
10.264
municipal health
Rural health posts
5
Street-market stalls
80
Final works approvals
27

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$31.961.351.710
Purchase orders
15.486

Purchase-order amount · trend

$209.096.682
$1.478.613.190
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Ingenieria y Construccion Ricardo Rodriguez y Cia Ltda.$2.165.769.84652
Constructora Berríos Ltda.$1.299.733.42413
Soc de Inversiones Bio Rec Limitada$1.000.565.68034
Soc. Inversiones Coyam Ltda.$958.026.50530
Industrial Services SpA$951.287.7602
Jonathan Ariel Aravena Jara$934.204.46112
Copec S.A.$724.191.95885
Constructora Nuevos Aires S.A.$589.859.9811

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $749.383.06551%
Agile Purchase $376.935.70925%
Framework Agreement $190.231.10013%
Direct award discretionary$162.063.31711%

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

Registered companies
899
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
2.643

Pyramid by sales bracket

58.8%
13.0%
25.6%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)529 companies
Small (≤25k UF)117 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)13 companies
Large (>100k UF)10 companies
No sales/no info230 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Las Doscientas SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 288
Sociedad Contractual Minera Paicavi S.A.EXPLOTACION DE MINAS Y CANTERASLarge 279
Comercializadora Olivares de Quepu SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2
Sociedad Inversiones Guanabara Apoquindo S.A.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2
Comercializadora Rio Claro del Maule S.A.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 1135
Agricola Pacifico Sur Chile SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 194
Inmobiliaria Madeiro SpAACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASLarge 16
Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Goalca SpAACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 11
Agricola Olivares de Quepu SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 1
Sociedad Exportadora Olivares de Quepu SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 1

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
4
US$ 27 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
127
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Sistema de Transmisión Zonal Grupo 3 S/E Itahue- S/E HualquiEIAMataquito Transmisora de Energía S.Approved324,02698
PSF Lo FigueroaDIATorrelaguna Energía SpAApproved1060
Embalse El AlmendroDIASociedad Agricola Cunculen LimitadaApproved0,520
Ampliación Embalse Agrícola LitúDIAAgrícola la Hacienda LimitadaApproved0,32212

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 SO₂
0 t MP10
0 t MP2,5

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.

114
Species
38
Flora
74
Fauna
2
Funga
48
In conservation status
30
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Rana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENPitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENQueuleGomortega keuleENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVUSapo de hugoAlsodes hugoiVUSapo hermosoTelmatobufo venustusENLagartija de garínLiolaemus carlosgariniENLagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUGruñidor del sur, lagarto de corbataPristidactylus torquatusVUHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUGuindo santo, ñire, ñirreEucryphia glutinosaVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENHongoHygrocybe striatellaVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUPudúPudu puduVUPidencitoLaterallus jamaicensisENTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENCaiquén, cauquén comúnChloephaga pictaVUPiuquén, piquén, guayataChloephaga melanopteraENAbejorro, abejorro colorado, moscardón, duillin, diwmeñ, abejorro gigante de la patagonia, don basilioBombus dahlbomiiENRanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENHongoEntoloma necopinatumVULinguePersea lingueVUBecacina pintadaNycticryphes semicollarisENAguilucho de cola rojizaButeo ventralisVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVURatón topo del matorralChelemys megalonyxVULagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTHualoNothofagus glaucaNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPumaPuma concolorNTCarpintero negro, gallos del monte, rere (mapudungún)Campephilus magellanicusNTPato cortacorrientesMerganetta armataNTAguilucho chicoButeo albigulaNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTCuervo de pantanoPlegadis chihiNTPato anteojillo, pato perro (argentina y chile), pato de anteojos, ánade anteojillo (español), spectacled duck, bronze-winged duck (inglés)Speculanas specularisNTCanquén común, avutarda, cauquén realChloephaga poliocephalaNTPájaro amarilloPseudocolopteryx citreolaNTColo-coloLeopardus colocoloNT

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

2 Wetlands · 2 urban · 870 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-07-03Sist. Cuenca Rio Maule y Trib.urban770 /14.249
HUR-07-14Sist. Cuenca Rio Claro y Trib.urban100 /1.697

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. 4 projects totaling US$ 1.223 million, approved between 2011 and 2024. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 1.187 M · 2011
Cooperativa Agua Potable Rural Pencahue Ltda.Mejoramiento y Ampliacion Servicio Agua Potable Rural de Pencahue
Energy3 projects · US$ 36 M · 2019–2024
Mataquito Transmisora de Energía S.A.Sistema de Transmisión Zonal Grupo 3 S/E Itahue- S/E Hualqui · Parque Solar Fotovoltaico Pencahue

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
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Talca at 23.2 km

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

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

Final SMA sanctions

Final sanctions
1
Sanctioned entities
1
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
130 UTA
1 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Viña y Bodega Botalcura S.A.RILES VIÑA Y BODEGA BOTALCURAAgroindustry130

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

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
1
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
1
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-208-2019
2TA
Olivares de Quepu S.A.
Planta de Aceite de Olivas Olivares de Quepu S.A
Environmental sanction proceedingUpheld

Appeals resolved by the Environmental Courts (Law 20.600) on the comuna's projects or facilities, geolocated by the associated project (SEIA) or sanctioned facility (SMA). Partial coverage: Supreme Court appeals and cases without a locatable act are excluded. Source: 1st Environmental Court's Environmental Search.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
7 m²
70% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

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

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
23
Historic monuments
23

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)

Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario El Retamo (Talca) · 2.520 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
24
Area affected
2.747 ha
mostly forest
Cumulative last 5 seasons
3.186 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
35
At high or very high risk
28
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
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
14,35°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,29°C
Annual precipitation
794 mm
projection: -2%
Hot days>30°C
37
projection: +27 days
Frost days
6

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
476
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.518
Police cases · trend
482
476
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces1081.252
Property damage81939
Threats54626
Domestic violence48557
Weapons-related crimes39452
Crimes and offenses under the arms law38441
Burglary of an uninhabited place36417
Minor injuries21244
Larceny16186
Burglary of an inhabited place9104
Drug-related crimes893
Receiving stolen goods446

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 21.

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
8
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 8.626 hab
Patrol fleet
1
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
8
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
37
Deaths
2
23,2 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
30
1 serious
Pedestrian collisions
1
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.