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Chanco

Región del Maule9.256 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024527 km² of area18 inh./km²$7.314M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Population
−11,3%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
22,8%
Multidimensional poverty · 85th highest of 346
Finance
$790 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 99 of 346
Finance
87,32%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Safety
3.684
cases per 100k inhab. · 324th in the country
Finance
40th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

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

Chanco es una comuna y pueblo ubicado en la provincia de Cauquenes, región del Maule. La población del pueblo de Chanco es de 3.888 habitantes según el censo de 2017. Por otro lado, la población comunal asciende a 9.446 habitantes de acuerdo al censo de 2024.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

42.2 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#277 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety33
Health34
Culture and environment55
Education62
Infrastructure37
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

MW
Marcelo Waddington G.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · PARTIDO RADICAL DE CHILE
4.652
votes (55.83%)
9.399
Electoral roll
90,88%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
MW
Marcelo Waddington G.
2024-2028 · PARTIDO RADICAL DE CHILE
4.652
votes
MO
Marcelo Osvaldo Waddington Guajardo
2021-2024 · PR
2.445
votes
VE
Viviana Escarlette Díaz Meza
2008-2012 · RN
3.176
votes
MM
Muriel Muñoz Moreno
2004-2008 · PDC
2.518
votes
JD
Juan Diaz Letelier
2000-2004 · RN
2.921
votes
JD
Juan Diaz Letelier
1996-2000 · RN
1.404
votes
AE
Alejandro Eduardo Hurtado Muñoz
1992-1996 · DC
591
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

AS
Alejandro Sanchez F.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.003
votes
CM
Cristian Morales O.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
871
votes
JF
Jonatan Figueroa M.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
538
votes
JP
Jose Perez M.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
523
votes
MP
Maria Perez G.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
361
votes
AM
Alfonso Meza M.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
327
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión9 de junio de 2026143 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó por unanimidad una modificación presupuestaria de $91 millones (FRIL) y $25 millones para reparación de vehículos, en medio de un tenso debate sobre el estado del parque de maquinaria municipal.

Temas tratados

  • Acta anterior: Aprobada sin observaciones (acta 21, sesión extraordinaria del 1 de junio).
  • Minuto de silencio: Por el fallecimiento de una funcionaria municipal, identificada como "Anita" o similar (nombre no queda claro en la transcripción).
  • Ejecución presupuestaria Q1 2026: El jefe de control presentó el balance enero-marzo del municipio y del Departamento de Salud.
  • Modificación presupuestaria N°7: Incorporación de recursos FRIL y redistribución de cuentas, principalmente para mantención de vehículos.
  • Hospital Provincial de Cauquenes: El director Dr. Mario Moya presentó el avance del nuevo hospital (97% de obras).
  • Puntos varios: Basureros, caminos, licencias de alcohol, CFT San Agustín, seguridad laboral y caso social del niño Gael.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Modificación presupuestaria N°7: Aprobada por unanimidad. El concejal Mesa condicionó su voto a recibir un informe detallado del uso de los $25 millones de mantención.
  • No hubo otras votaciones formales registradas.

Plata y obras

  • Presupuesto vigente 2026: $7.936 millones. Ingresos a marzo: $1.738 millones (22%); gastos: $1.801 millones (23%); superávit: $836 millones.
  • Salud Municipal: Ingresos $441 millones, gastos $299 millones, superávit $176 millones; presupuesto vigente $1.471 millones.
  • Modificación N°7: $91 millones de FRIL para terminal de buses y sede de Huichabué; $25 millones adicionales para mantención/reparación de vehículos; pago de multas TAG y decreto 900 MOP; devolución de $4 millones de proyecto de veredas 2025; incorporación de $10 millones por patente minera.
  • Deuda pendiente: ~$26 millones adeudados a contratista "Claudio Ferrada" (cifra exacta dudosa según transcripción) por trabajos en cuartel de bomberos, financiados por el Gobierno Regional.
  • Hospital de Cauquenes: Obra de 100 millones de dólares (APP con empresas china y española), entrega estimada noviembre-diciembre 2026, traslado al primer semestre 2027.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Flota de vehículos: Concejal (identificado aproximadamente como Sánchez) acusó negligencia histórica en movilización: motoniveladora sin funcionar cerca de un año, múltiples camiones en pana. El alcalde respondió que las averías son por uso intensivo y que los procesos de licitación siguen plazos legales. La nueva encargada de movilización (Silvia, apellido no queda claro) explicó las licitaciones en curso y contrató a empresa Komatsu para retroescavadoras. Un concejal propuso reunión de comisión para revisar el tema en detalle.
  • Licencias de alcohol nunca presentadas al concejo: El alcalde admitió la omisión histórica, informó que se notificará a Contraloría y que la primera presentación se hará en julio.
  • Subvención a agrupación teatral y uso de recursos de cultura: Concejal Mesa reiteró solicitud de resolución y explicación sobre el uso de $1 millón en la actividad "Reina Chanco". La sesión cerró con un intercambio confrontacional entre Mesa y el alcalde.

Para seguir

  • Evaluación del contrato de suministro de repuestos (oferta recibida, resultado esperado la próxima semana).
  • Presentación del estado de avance del terminal de buses y proyecto de reductores de velocidad (en dos semanas).
  • Presentación de todos los proyectos en ejecución 2026 por jefe de obras (próxima sesión).
  • Primera presentación de patentes de alcohol al concejo (primera semana de julio).
  • Reunión de comisión sobre movilización (propuesta, fecha sin definir).
  • Informe del comité paritario y contratos de funcionarios de cultura (solicitados por Mesa, plazo legal 15 días).

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)

398 minutes publishedindex updated on 14-07-2026Municipal transparency

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

Resolutions extracted
331
of 165 minutes read
Money involved
$276.765.113.682
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
No hay correspondencia para leerOther
No hay cuentas por aprobarOther
Aprueban acta anteriorOtherunanimidad
23 · Contrato de suministro de raciones para internados fusionados (Los Héroes y Liceo Federico Albert Faupp) en el año 2022Tenderunanimidad
22 · Contrato de suministro de equipo y insumos de limpieza y desinfección para protección contra COVID-19 en el año 2022Tender$30.000.000unanimidad
21 · Contrato de suministro de material de oficina, materiales de estudio e insumos computacionales para el año 2022Tender$55.000.000unanimidad

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
61
Highly complex
0
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2018562233
2016532

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 · 6 audiencias · 2021–2026
  • I
    Ist
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • DJ
    Distribuciones Jurídicas de Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2021–2026
  • OS
    On Street S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2026
  • FS
    Fedok SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2026
  • US
    Uasvision SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • MS
    Maitsan Soluciones SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2021
  • Sy
    Servicios y Productos Educativos Crisol Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • SL
    Sisinf Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2026
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2026
  • TE
    Tether Education Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • CL
    Creatimus Linuxcorp Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • SC
    Sociedad Comercial y de Inversiones Ajm Alma Verde SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • Tl
    Thorhauss Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • SL
    Sociedad Literaria Anita Cabrera SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • US
    Uclases SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • CS
    Cumbretel SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • HC
    Health Consulting Partners
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • OE
    Orange Energías Renovables
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • RE
    Reborn Electric Motors SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
and 48 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

9.776
inhabitants
9.233
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
-6%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
8.166
-9% vs. 2035 (8.971)
Over 60 · 2050
44,68%
34,1% in 2035 · +11 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)55,87 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,5 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment48 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)544,2 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)538,4 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo9.446 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)14,3 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)22,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples3,51 %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 46 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
9.863
5.177 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
3.685
71% of RSH households
Female-headed households
43%
2.227
Elderly (60+)2.67327%
Children and adolescents (<18)1.86319%
Foreign nationals1912%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1441%
People with moderate/severe dependency851%
Single-person households2.50348%

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
1.377
16 schools
Students per teacher
8,6
161 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
91,6%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
79,6%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 100%Private subsidized 0%
Pass rate
98,6%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
0,95%
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
0
Rural health posts
7
FONASA enrollees
1.928
21% of the population
Doctors employed
2
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 36Contract staff: 14Fee contracts: 0
Primary-care medical visits · per year
9.116
26.768
20102025
Medical specialties served · 20 in the comuna (public system)
OtorhinolaryngologyOphthalmologyMedical ImagingAdult GynecologyInternal MedicineAdult General SurgeryAdult Orthopedics and TraumaAdult UrologyDermatologyAdult CardiologyPediatricsAdult GastroenterologyPediatric SurgeryAdult EndocrinologyPediatric Orthopedics and TraumaAdult NeurologyObstetricsAdult Psychiatry+2 more

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
328
148
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 (5.616 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Hospital Dr. Benjamín Pedreros (Chanco)HospitalHealth Service3.69072%
Posta de Salud Rural PahuilRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal62978%
Posta de Salud Rural el ColoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal40488%
Posta de Salud Rural la Vega (Chanco)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal22981%
Posta de Salud Rural el CardonalRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal22887%
Posta de Salud Rural LoancoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal18280%
Posta de Salud Rural Lagunillas (Chanco)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal17888%
Posta de Salud Rural QuilhuineRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal7692%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $1.431.597.000 ($742.530/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $664.937.000Municipal contribution: $374.000.000

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

Indigenous population
332
3.5% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche31193.7%

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.

6 Local media · FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
AARENASFM97.9 FM
BNBUENA NUEVA DE CHANCOFM106.3 FM
CFCHANQUINA FMFM99.5 FM
CLComunicaciones Luis Tapia Morales E.I.R.L. · holderFM89.7 FM
HAHector Antonio Brito Puga Serv. de Radiodifusion Sonora E.I.R.L. · holderFM104.1 FM
SdSoc. de Radio y Television Carivision Ltda. · holderFM94.7 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
176
1,9% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Bolivia
54 people · 31% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
54 Bolivia
51 Haití
37 Venezuela
11 Colombia

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
236
6,8% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
25
2.189 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
117
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
70
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
18
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

7.131homes · by type (2017)
House
3.481 · 94.2%
House
3.336 · 97.1%
Shack/hut/shanty
197 · 5.3%
Other private
90 · 2.6%
Other private
14 · 0.4%
Shack/improvised dwelling
5 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
4 · 0.1%
Apartment
1 · 0%
Room in old house/tenement
1 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
72%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
1.612 · 66.6%
Provided for work
240 · 9.9%
Rented
235 · 9.7%
Free of charge
216 · 8.9%
Owned, being paid off
119 · 4.9%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Benefits under special regimesSource: Laws/SII/BCN/MTT/Treasury · deep-research verified

Fiscal or economic treatments that apply only to this comuna or its zone, not the rest of Chile. The chip color shows who it reaches: municipality, community, residents, companies or workers.

Others
Asignación de zona 10% (DL 249)workers
DL 249/1974 art. 7 · DL 3.551/1980 art. 25 · Ley 19.354

Sobresueldo mensual a funcionarios públicos según aislamiento/costo de vida: 10% del sueldo base (art. 7 DL 249). A los funcionarios municipales llega vía art. 25 del DL 3.551/1980 y el monto se aumenta en 40% (Ley 19.354) — salud primaria municipal (Ley 19.378) la percibe sin ese aumento; asistentes de la educación y personal de corporaciones no la perciben (Código del Trabajo). El %/territorio usa la división de 1974: dentro de una comuna pueden regir % mayores en localidades específicas (retenes, islas, cordillera) no reflejados acá; la CGR resuelve caso a caso. Comunas sin asignación no aparecen.

10% del sueldo base (municipal: ×1,4 por Ley 19.354)· vigente (art. 7 versión 22-dic-2021, verificado 2026-07-02)Source

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$7.314.353.000
Own revenue
$705.964.000
10% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$4.861.445.000
66% of the total
State transfers
$1.137.380.000
16% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$681.254.000
$7.314.353.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

16.4%
35.9%
42.4%
Property tax$116.096.000
Business licenses$31.809.000
Vehicle permits$253.455.000
Cleaning fees$5.180.000
Other own revenue$299.424.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $2.805.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
46.8%
43.4%
9.8%
Municipal$7.314.353.000
Education$6.790.469.000
Health$1.530.531.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $4.421.041.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$60.849.000
$705.964.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$519.725.000
$4.861.445.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$18.580.000
$1.137.380.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$8.335.428.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$7.239.558.000
Execution rate
86.9%
Unexecuted: $1.095.870.000
Medium execution: it executed 86.9%. Left unspent: $1.095.870.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$676.046.000
$7.239.558.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

73.0%
7.8%
13.6%
Internal management$5.284.917.000
Community services$562.921.000
Social programs$983.226.000
Municipal activities$131.236.000
Cultural programs$277.258.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.334.706.00032.2%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.675.742.00023.1%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$1.431.597.00019.8%
Investment (works and projects)$1.021.536.00014.1%
Transfers to health$354.000.0004.9%
Electricity (facilities)$160.598.0002.2%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$101.309.0001.4%
Councillor stipends$94.091.0001.3%
Water (facilities)$55.889.0000.8%
Travel allowances$52.720.0000.7%
Street lighting$13.851.0000.2%
Commissions and representation$13.131.0000.2%

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

32.2%
23.1%
44.6%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.334.706.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.675.742.000
Others$3.229.110.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

40.1%
18.9%
15.0%
12.2%
13.8%
Permanent staff$1.266.240.000
Contract staff$595.540.000
Fee contracts$472.926.000
Labor Code$383.562.000
Community progs.$435.849.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

56.7%
43.3%
Permanent staff38
Contract staff29
Total: 67 staffWomen: 43.3%Professionalization: 37.3%
Cost/staffer permanent: $29.302.079/yearCost/staffer contract: $14.112.276/year

Municipal staff by contract status (SINIM, 2023). Cost per staffer = annual spending of the type ÷ same-year headcount.

Inversión, servicios básicos y obras

Investment and authorities' expenses · 2025

Municipal investment: $1.021.536.000 (14.1% of spending)Councillor stipends: $94.091.000Travel allowances: $52.720.000Commissions and representation: $13.131.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $101.309.000Street lighting: $13.851.000Electricity: $160.598.000Water: $55.889.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

26
17
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

105
46
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
2 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
15
Security/patrol pickups
2
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
0
Primary-care medical visits
26.768
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
87,32%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
36
Permanent own revenue
9,65%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
2
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
46
Health staff
14
contract
Health staff
0
fee-based
Health staff
36
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
1.928
municipal health
Rural health posts
7
Street-market stalls
329
Final works approvals
17

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$44.309.784.169
Purchase orders
18.249

Purchase-order amount · trend

$473.042.990
$2.076.166.707
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Ecomaule S.A.$2.521.948.50237
Ugarte$1.891.228.03242
Claudio Antonio Ferrada Oyarzún$1.833.294.72519
Claudio Ferrada Oyarzun$1.417.948.35031
Shell Chanco$1.131.054.229479
Enrique Maluenda Producciones$916.944.00021
Copec S.A.$836.580.423103
Roberto Andrés Rodríguez Vásquez$812.715.6629

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.477.842.47771%
Agile Purchase $291.220.90814%
Framework Agreement $174.200.5468%
Direct award discretionary$132.902.7766%

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

Registered companies
683
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
1.289

Pyramid by sales bracket

65.2%
12.0%
22.0%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)445 companies
Small (≤25k UF)82 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)5 companies
Large (>100k UF)1 companies
No sales/no info150 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Sociedad Comercializadora y Distribuidora Correa Vega SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 115
Playero SpASUMINISTRO DE ELECTRICIDAD, GAS, VAPOR Y AIREMedium 2
Combustibles Gl SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 18
Comercializadora Patricia Andrea Vásquez Hernández Empresa Individual de RespoCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 17
Sociedad Comercial Diaz Meza y Diaz Villalobos LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 16
Agricola del Pacifico SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACSmall 364
Prestación de Servicios Agrícolas Maria Cecilia Leiva Vargas E.I.R.L.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCASmall 1135
I Municipalidad de ChancoADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SNo sales566

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
1
US$ 2 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
27
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Ampliación de Explotación Arenas Silíceas Mina Los Carros 1/18DIAMinera Faro Carranza S.A.Approved3,553

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

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

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

No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.

Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
0 t MP10
0 t MP2,5
0 t SO₂

Air quality observed at MMA's SINCA stations within the comuna (2020); when there are several, the worst is shown. The scale compares the annual average with the WHO 2021 guideline (PM2.5 = 5 · PM10 = 15 µg/m³, international health reference) and the Chilean annual primary standard (PM2.5 = 20 · PM10 = 50 µg/m³): green within the WHO guideline, amber between guideline and standard, red above the national standard. "Days above standard" use the 24-h daily standard (PM2.5 = 50 · PM10 = 150 µg/m³). RETC emissions = declared point sources (industry/energy), excludes diffuse sources like residential firewood.

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

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

Species of flora, fauna and funga documented in the baselines of the projects evaluated by SEIA in the comuna — what their environmental studies recorded in the territory. Conservation status (RCE/IUCN) and Chilean endemism are flagged.

8
Species
4
Flora
4
Fauna
1
In conservation status
3
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Huillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVU

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.

17 Wetlands · 17 urban · 359 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-07-28Rio Relocaurban168 /201
HUR-07-35Laguna sin nombreurban39
HUR-07-41Rio Pinotalcaurban29 /72
HUR-07-13Estero de Chancourban22 /43
HUR-07-37Humedales sector Pahuilurban19
HUR-07-39Sistema humedales sector Loancourban16
HUR-07-45Humedal costado rio Curanilahueurban12 /14
HUR-07-34Des. Estero Puchamanurban11
HUR-07-36Humedales Rio Relocaurban10
HUR-07-07Rio Curanilahue y El Manzanourban9 /43
HUR-07-31Laguna sector Punchema 3urban8
HUR-07-33Laguna sector Punchema 5urban7

+ 5 more wetlands

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. 1 project totaling US$ 14 million, approved in 2019. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy1 project · US$ 14 M · 2019
Playero SpAParque Solar Fotovoltaico Playero

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 Cauquenes at 30.2 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.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
2 m²
20% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

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

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
2
Heritage zones
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
C.D.P. ChancoPrison (CDP)32 inmates · 32 convicted · 0 awaiting trial · 70% occupancy
PTAS -CHANCOPTAS · lodos activadosNUEVOSUR S.A. · discharges into estero chanco
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario El Retamo (Talca) · 2.307 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
14
Area affected
12 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
34 ha
includes the 2022-2023 mega-season

Occurrence and area affected by wildfires (CONAF). The 5-season cumulative gives a fairer picture than a single year: fire is episodic and big catastrophes concentrate in few seasons. The area is comuna-wide, not just urban.

Winter riskSource: SENAPRED · winter critical points 2026 (via FAU U. de Chile)

Critical points registered
22
At high or very high risk
3
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
13,17°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,1°C
Annual precipitation
992 mm
projection: -2%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +1 days
Frost days
0

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
341
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
3.684
Police cases · trend
706
341
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats67724
Property damage59637
Domestic violence58627
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces46497
Minor injuries26281
Larceny18195
Weapons-related crimes997
Crimes and offenses under the arms law997
Burglary of an inhabited place997
Sexual abuse776
Burglary of an uninhabited place554
Drug-related crimes554

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 22.

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
15
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 9.256 hab
Patrol fleet
2
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
15
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
35
Deaths
3
32,4 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
18
6 serious
Pedestrian collisions
4

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.