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Río Claro

Región del Maule15.129 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024435 km² of area35 inh./km²$9.810M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Society
93%
13th highest electoral turnout (2024)
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Finance
-14 pts
30th biggest gain in autonomy from the Common Fund (since 2001)
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Population
+6,5%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
20,8%
Multidimensional poverty · 116th highest of 346
Finance
$648 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 129 of 346
Finance
259th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

17 Schools
9 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
8 Health centers
6 Squares and green areas
3 Carabineros
2 Kindergartens
1 Pharmacies
1 Fire stations

Río Claro es una comuna de Chile, ubicada en la zona central de Chile, en la provincia de Talca, región del Maule. Su cabecera comunal es la localidad de Cumpeo. Recibe su nombre del río Claro, que atraviesa su territorio.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

39.6 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#309 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety26
Health43
Culture and environment36
Education37
Infrastructure59
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Américo Guajardo O.Re-elected
CHILE VAMOS · RENOVACION NACIONAL
6.369
votes (56.94%)
13.067
Electoral roll
93,01%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
AG
Américo Guajardo O.
2024-2028 · RENOVACION NACIONAL
6.369
votes
AG
Americo Gustavo Guajardo Oyarce
2021-2024 · RN
3.138
votes
CG
Claudio Guajardo Oyarce
2008-2012 · RN
4.301
votes
IG
Isabel González González
2004-2008 · PS
2.552
votes
AG
Arturo Guajardo Diaz
2000-2004 · RN
1.647
votes
AG
Arturo Guajardo Diaz
1996-2000 · RN
1.662
votes
AG
Arturo Guajardo Diaz
1994-1996 · RN
1.242
votes
MG
Mauricio Gutiérrez Clavería
1992-1994 · ILA
644
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

RR
Roberto Rojas E.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.114
votes
MM
Mauricio Montecino C.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
1.101
votes
JP
Joaquin Poblete P.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.090
votes
EM
Eduardo Muñoz V.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
569
votes
JM
Jorge Mora J.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · EVOLUCION POLITICA
537
votes
NV
Nestor Vergara R.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · INDEPENDIENTE
436
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión74 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó dos modificaciones presupuestarias, la licitación del cuartel de bomberos de Cumpeo y una reorganización interna, en una sesión marcada por el cambio de administrador municipal y cuestionamientos sobre deudas judiciales por ~$2.900 millones.

Temas tratados

  • COSOC: Aprobación del listado de entidades relevantes para conformar el Consejo de la Sociedad Civil.
  • Modificación presupuestaria N°16: Reasignación de $80 millones desde gastos municipales hacia educación (segunda votación; fue rechazada la semana anterior).
  • Modificación presupuestaria N°17: Incorporación de fondos FRIL por $79,1 millones para iluminación y graderías en dos canchas comunales.
  • Licitación cuartel de bomberos Cumpeo: Adjudicación de la construcción a Constructora Isabela.
  • Reorganización interna: Traslado de la sección de cámaras y sala de monitoreo desde Servicios Generales a la Dirección de Seguridad Pública.
  • Administrador municipal: El punto de remoción formal quedó sin efecto porque Brian Robinson ya había sido desvinculado el día anterior; el alcalde anunció además su nombramiento como nuevo director de SECPLAN.
  • Causas judiciales: El asesor jurídtico José Joaquín Lagos informó al concejo sobre el estado de litigios de la municipalidad.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • COSOC: Aprobado por unanimidad (6-0).
  • Modificación N°16: Aprobada 4-1-1 (Joaquín Poblete rechazó; Néstor Vergara se abstuvo).
  • Modificación N°17: Aprobada por unanimidad (6-0).
  • Licitación cuartel de bomberos: Aprobada por unanimidad (6-0).
  • Reorganización estructura municipal: Aprobada por unanimidad (6-0).
  • Remoción administrador municipal: No se votó; el punto cayó porque la desvinculación ya se había ejecutado por decreto el día anterior.

Plata y obras

  • Modificación N°16: Reasigna $80 millones de gastos operativos municipales (programas computacionales, vigilancia, flete, impresión, entre otros) a educación.
  • Modificación N°17: Incorpora $79,1 millones en fondos FRIL: $24,2 millones para iluminación y graderías de cancha en sector Lo Dehesa y $54,9 millones para lo mismo en sector Santa Rosa.
  • Cuartel de bomberos Cumpeo: Adjudicado a Constructora Isabela por $152,4 millones netos + IVA (total ~$181,3 millones); plazo 117 días. Presupuesto disponible era ~$185,3 millones.
  • Deudas judiciales: El municipio enfrenta ~52 causas civiles y laborales; montos demandados aproximados: $2.000 millones en área civil y $900 millones en área laboral. Las deudas laborales podrían reducirse mediante un convenio con el Ministerio de Educación para pagar cotizaciones impagas.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Juicios municipales: El concejal Néstor Vergara criticó la falta de medidas correctivas ante errores administrativos reiterados que generan condenas; señaló que tener ~$2.900 millones en disputa judicial es grave para un presupuesto de ~$8.000 millones. Solicitó que los informes jurídicos mensuales se entreguen también al concejo.
  • Desvinculaciones en educación: Los concejales Mauricio Montesino y Néstor Vergara criticaron la forma en que se finiquitó a tres docentes (notificación el mismo día, sin aviso previo). Vergara pidió un reconocimiento público para los profesores Eduardo Verdugo, Timoteo Vera y Rosana Corvalán Hernández.
  • Movilización estudiantil del liceo: Montesino cuestionó que una funcionaria municipal y un medio financiado por el municipio describieran la marcha como violenta, cuando habría sido pacífica y autorizada por apoderados.
  • Gestión de solicitudes vecinales: El concejal Joaquín Poblete reclamó falta de respuesta concreta a pedidos anteriores (paradero en Villa Bicentenario, baches en acceso a San Antonio). El alcalde respondió aludiendo a la historia laboral de Poblete con el municipio, lo que generó tensión.
  • Retiro anticipado de concejales: El concejal Roberto Rojas protestó porque algunos colegas abandonaron la sala antes de que terminara la sesión.

Para seguir

  • Estado de avance del proyecto de mejoramiento de la planta de tratamiento de aguas (sector La Porfía / población San Antonio); vecinos reportan malos olores.
  • Respuesta sobre compromisos asumidos por el ex administrador con la asociación de rodeos respecto a mejoras en la medialuna.
  • Situación del transporte de lactantes a salas cuna (suspensión por falta de pago afecta asistencia).
  • Cierre perimetral de la multicancha/estadio (solicitud de seguridad pendiente).
  • Estado del proyecto de luminarias solares en sector Bajo Las Viñas (postes instalados, sin luminarias).
  • Mantención de acequias y control de malezas en sector San Gerardo antes del invierno.
  • Nombramiento de nuevo director de SECPLAN (el alcalde anunció que sería Brian Robinson Pávez, el mismo día de la sesión).
  • Informes jurídicos mensuales: el concejo solicitó recibirlos directamente, no solo a través de Control Interno.

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)

129 minutes publishedindex updated on 07-08-2026Municipal 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
92
of 83 minutes read
Money involved
$1.585.169.883
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
3 · Aprobar modificación presupuestaria N°14 del año 2024 Municipal.Budget amendment$70.000.000
2 · Aprobar acta sesión ordinaria N°105 de fecha 22 de mayo de 2024.Otherunanimidad
1 · Aprobar acta sesión ordinaria N°104 de fecha 14 de mayo de 2024.Otherunanimidad
5 · Aprueba caducidad de 2 patentes de alcoholes según nómina informada en Ord. 265 de fecha 18 de junio de 2024.License
4 · Aprueba suspensión de 5 patentes de alcoholes según nómina informada en Ord. 265 de fecha 18 de junio de 2024.License
3 · Aprueba renovación de 90 patentes de alcoholes según nómina informada en Ord. 265 de fecha 18 de junio de 2024.License

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
166
Highly complex
10
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202077
201932257
20174923512
20157884621

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 · 5 audiencias · 2019–2024
  • AD
    Asesorías Deportivas Hp Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017–2018
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2019–2026
  • SP
    Seven Pharma Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • HS
    Health Systems Design & Connection
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2025
  • FS
    Fedok SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • IG
    Ic Global Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • LA
    Laboratorio Andromaco
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • AG
    APS Gestión SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2022
  • AL
    Ascend Laboratories SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • FA
    Fruticola Agrichile
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019
  • L
    Luxypharm
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • CL
    Creatimus Linuxcorp Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • KS
    Kdoce SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • AC
    Aresti Chile Wine S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • FI
    Fundacion Innova
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • CC
    Consultores C y M Auditores Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • fC
    Farmaceutica Caribean
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • OC
    Organon Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • DA
    Deloitte Auditores y Consultores Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
and 63 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

13.063
inhabitants
15.215
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+17%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
16.290
+2% vs. 2035 (15.957)
Over 60 · 2050
38,86%
30,07% in 2035 · +9 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)85,85 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,2 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment52 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)537,5 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)541,4 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo14.276 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)9,4 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)20,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples3,43 %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 38 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
15.840
8.668 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
5.615
65% of RSH households
Female-headed households
43%
3.705
Elderly (60+)4.05726%
Children and adolescents (<18)3.13820%
Foreign nationals2502%
Belonging to indigenous peoples4463%
People with moderate/severe dependency1021%
Single-person households4.41751%

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
2.004
12 schools
Students per teacher
9
222 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
88,7%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
74,7%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 95%Private subsidized 5%
Pass rate
97,6%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,94%
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
13.802
91% of the population
Doctors employed
11
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 100Contract staff: 52Fee contracts: 48
Primary-care medical visits · per year
5.889
44.680
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
548
231
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 (13.710 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar CumpeoFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal11.96462%
Posta de Salud Rural PeñaflorRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal49662%
Posta de Salud Rural el BolsicoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal40865%
Posta de Salud Rural PorvenirRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal36269%
Posta de Salud Rural los Robles (Río Claro)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal26965%
Posta de Salud Rural Camarico (Río Claro)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal21168%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $4.944.046.000 ($358.212/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $3.421.198.000Municipal contribution: $771.331.000

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

Indigenous population
490
3.4% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche45392.4%

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
43
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.8
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
49
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
15
Sports
9
For the elderly
2
Cultural
2
Social and aid
1
Foundations and corporations
1
Fire brigades
1

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

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

Local mediaTypedial
MMONTINAFM96.5 FM
NCNUEVA CUMPEO FMComunitaria107.1 FM
CCCentro Cultural Manantial · holderComunitaria107.7 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
194
1,4% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
95 people · 49% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
95 Venezuela
21 Bolivia
20 Perú
19 Haití

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
251
4,9% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
33
2.494 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
187
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
450
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
13
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

10.554homes · by type (2017)
House
5.315 · 96.6%
House
5.019 · 99.3%
Shack/hut/shanty
159 · 2.9%
Other private
15 · 0.3%
Shack/improvised dwelling
13 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
12 · 0.2%
Other private
8 · 0.1%
Mobile
6 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
4 · 0.1%
Apartment
2 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
65%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
2.100 · 64.3%
Provided for work
514 · 15.7%
Free of charge
422 · 12.9%
Rented
198 · 6.1%
Owned, being paid off
32 · 1%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$9.809.712.000
Own revenue
$3.464.516.000
35% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$3.311.913.000
34% of the total
State transfers
$442.744.000
5% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.431.640.000
$9.809.712.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

12.1%
27.4%
34.7%
25.7%
Property tax$418.448.000
Business licenses$948.302.000
Vehicle permits$1.203.890.000
Cleaning fees$4.917.000
Other own revenue$888.959.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $1.314.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
41.4%
39.4%
19.3%
Municipal$9.809.712.000
Education$9.338.103.000
Health$4.569.329.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $1.041.429.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$210.747.000
$3.464.516.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$363.991.000
$3.311.913.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$753.092.000
$442.744.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$11.185.816.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$10.465.967.000
Execution rate
93.6%
Unexecuted: $719.849.000
Medium execution: it executed 93.6%. Left unspent: $719.849.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.572.175.000
$10.465.967.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

80.9%
8.7%
7.4%
Internal management$8.465.591.000
Community services$913.367.000
Social programs$778.430.000
Municipal activities$53.900.000
Recreational programs$254.679.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$4.944.046.00047.2%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.162.826.00020.7%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.904.928.00018.2%
Transfers to education$1.275.360.00012.2%
Transfers to health$785.521.0007.5%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$580.793.0005.5%
Investment (works and projects)$554.348.0005.3%
Electricity (facilities)$250.892.0002.4%
Street lighting$104.125.0001.0%
Councillor stipends$86.283.0000.8%
Water (facilities)$36.688.0000.4%
Travel allowances$16.894.0000.2%
Commissions and representation$2.772.0000.0%

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

20.7%
18.2%
61.1%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.162.826.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.904.928.000
Others$6.398.213.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

38.6%
31.0%
24.7%
Permanent staff$1.121.432.000
Contract staff$902.111.000
Fee contracts$139.283.000
Labor Code$26.280.000
Community progs.$719.254.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

41.3%
58.7%
Permanent staff38
Contract staff54
Total: 92 staffWomen: 43.5%Professionalization: 39.1%
Cost/staffer permanent: $26.677.158/yearCost/staffer contract: $13.774.722/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: $554.348.000 (5.3% of spending)Councillor stipends: $86.283.000Travel allowances: $16.894.000Commissions and representation: $2.772.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $580.793.000Street lighting: $104.125.000Electricity: $250.892.000Water: $36.688.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

44
60
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

33
53
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$55.982.039.096
Purchase orders
14.202

Purchase-order amount · trend

$756.212.361
$1.875.369.341
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Marlen Alejandra Silva Reyes$2.655.821.30720
Boetsch S a$2.215.883.1311
Sociedad One Consultores SpA$1.812.647.07382
Soc. Arquitectura y Paisajismo Rio Maule Ltda.$1.587.831.57913
Gasco Glp S a$1.041.292.14983
Constructora Limay SpA$908.417.73517
Epreva Ingenieria SpA$844.459.2013
Elecnor Chile S.A.$834.429.9992

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.450.508.77077%
Agile Purchase $225.075.27812%
Framework Agreement $138.670.7557%
Direct award discretionary$61.114.5393%

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

Registered companies
1.319
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
9.141

Pyramid by sales bracket

58.8%
16.4%
22.2%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)776 companies
Small (≤25k UF)216 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)28 companies
Large (>100k UF)6 companies
No sales/no info293 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Agromillora Sur S aAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2354
Inversiones Vyr SpAACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 25
Consorcio Ril-Light S aSUMINISTRO DE AGUA; EVACUACION DE AGUAS RESIDLarge 125
Inversiones Panes LimitadaACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASLarge 11
Kerpen Investment SpAACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 1
Inversiones J B LimitadaACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASLarge 1
Agricola Manuel Santa Maria SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 2361
Agricola Monte Oscuro SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 2238
Agricola y Fruticola la Leonera LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 2171
Huertos de Santa Lucia S.A.ACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DEMedium 2161

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
2
US$ 130 M declared
Approved last 5 years
2
US$ 12 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
215
+ 13 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
130
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Parque Fotovoltaico HemeraDIABellavista Solar SpAUnder Review130350
Parque fotovoltaico El coloradoDIAEnergia Renovable Topacio SpAUnder Review13080
PSF Itahue 1DIAPedraza Energía SpAApproved1060
Ampliación Capacidad de Producción Planta TAKDIATak S.A.Approved3,5140

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
16 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.

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.

81
Species
51
Flora
30
Fauna
25
In conservation status
20
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Rana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENPitaoPitavia punctataENQueuleGomortega keuleENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVUSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVUPicaflor de arica, estrellita chilenaEulidia yarrelliiCRAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENLinguePersea lingueVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUSapo arrieroAlsodes nodosusNTLagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTHualoNothofagus glaucaNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNT

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

1 Wetlands · 1 urban · 289 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-07-14Sist. Cuenca Rio Claro y Trib.urban289 /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. 12 projects totaling US$ 71 million, approved between 1996 and 2021. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy7 projects · US$ 60 M · 1996–2021
Gasoducto del Pacífico S.A.Gasoducto Trasandino y Distribución de Gas Natural en Chile · "Línea Ancoa - Alto Jahuel 2 x 500 kV: Primer Circuito"
Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 10 M · 2021
Ecomaule S.A.Mejoramiento y Transformación Ecomaule: Plataforma de Reciclaje y Valorización
Others4 projects · US$ 1 M · 2013–2020
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.

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 Curicó at 32.8 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
117 UTA
1 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Ilustre Municipalidad de Rio ClaroALCANTARILLADO DE CUMPEOEnvironmental Sanitation117

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
2
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
1
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-349-2022
2TA
Ilustre Municipalidad de Río Claro/Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Sistema de Alcantarillado de Cumpeo.
Environmental sanction proceedingRejects
63341-2020
2TA
Eco Maule S.A. en contra de la Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Centro de Tratamiento Eco Maule
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
5 m²
50% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

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

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
1
Nature sanctuaries
1

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

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
Centro de Tratamiento Eco MauleRelleno Sanitario2.181 t/year
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario El Retamo (Talca) · 4.513 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
27
Area affected
48 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
524 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
13
At high or very high risk
2
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
13,7°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,18°C
Annual precipitation
929 mm
projection: -2%
Hot days>30°C
34
projection: +22 days
Frost days
21

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
611
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.039
Police cases · trend
552
611
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats131866
Property damage110727
Domestic violence77509
Burglary of an uninhabited place58383
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces40264
Larceny33218
Minor injuries28185
Burglary of an inhabited place27179
Sexual abuse17112
Weapons-related crimes16106
Crimes and offenses under the arms law16106
Other burglaries (forcible entry)1279

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 24.

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
18
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 15.129 hab
Patrol fleet
1
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
4
18
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
92
Deaths
5
33 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
88
11 serious
Pedestrian collisions
4
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.