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Escudo de Licantén

Licantén

Región del Maule6.986 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024274 km² of area26 inh./km²$9.812M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Population
−8,1%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
14,4%
Multidimensional poverty · 270th highest of 346
Finance
$1,4 million
per inhabitant per year · rank 46 of 346
Finance
83,69%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Safety
8.360
cases per 100k inhab. · 31st in the country
Education
597,2 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
65th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

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

Licantén es una comuna costera de la provincia de Curicó, que está ubicada en la Región del Maule en la zona central de Chile.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

48.1 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#187 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety40
Health44
Culture and environment54
Education70
Infrastructure43
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Claudio Reyes F.
INDEPENDIENTE
2.091
votes (34.8%)
7.016
Electoral roll
89,4%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
CR
Claudio Reyes F.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
2.091
votes
OM
Oscar Marcelo Fernandez Vilos
2021-2024 · IND
2.555
votes
HQ
Héctor Quiero Palacios
2008-2012 · UDI
2.384
votes
HR
Héctor Reyes Reyes
2004-2008 · PS
1.556
votes
HR
Hector Reyes Reyes
2000-2004 · PS
1.541
votes
HR
Hector Reyes Reyes
1996-2000 · PS
1.380
votes
HR
Hector Reyes Reyes
1992-1996 · PS
1.529
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

BG
Bruno Gonzalez A.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
640
votes
SC
Sebastian Calderon F.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
630
votes
VS
Victor Saavedra B.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · PARTIDO DEMOCRATAS CHILE
551
votes
FC
Fredy Cabrera J.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
479
votes
MM
Maximiliano Muñoz P.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
362
votes
CC
Cristian Carrasco C.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
236
votes

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

Este municipio tiene carpetas de actas del concejo en su Transparencia Activa, pero SIN documentos publicados (incumplimiento de la Ley 20.285).

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
60
Highly complex
17
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2019734
20173115124
2016222181

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

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

  • GH
    Grupo Habitacional el Esfuerzo
    Lobby / interest management · 10 audiencias · 2015–2025
  • CD
    Club Deportivo Huracan de Mataquito
    Lobby / interest management · 10 audiencias · 2015–2025
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Padre Hurtado N7
    Lobby / interest management · 9 audiencias · 2015–2026
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2019–2025
  • Cd
    Chilena de Revisiones Técnicas SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2016–2019
  • Cd
    Cámara de Comercio Comuna de Licantén “asociación Gremial
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2019–2025
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • CA
    Club Adulto Mayor Una Nueva Esperanza
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2018–2024
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos de Lora
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2018–2023
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2020–2022
  • CD
    Cuerpo de Bomberos de Licanten
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2019–2022
  • JD
    Junta de Vecino el Progreso de Lora
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2018–2022
  • Sy
    Servicios y Productos Educativos Crisol Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2020–2024
  • CD
    Club de Cueca Chamanto y Pañuelo
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2023
  • Ad
    Agrupación de Vecinos de la Iglesia Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Lora.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017–2019
  • CD
    Constructora Defluv Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016
  • CD
    Camara de Comercio y Turismo Iloca Duao
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2019
  • CD
    Comité de Agua Potable Placilla
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2021
  • OS
    Orquesta Sinfonica Licanten
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018–2021
  • Md
    Mutual de Seguridad de la Cámara Chilena de la Construcción
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2026
  • CD
    Centro de Padres y Apoderados Jardin Infantil Papelucho
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2017
and 198 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

7.011
inhabitants
6.980
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
-1%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
6.409
-7% vs. 2035 (6.884)
Over 60 · 2050
42,57%
32,83% 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)80,85 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,3 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment90 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)597,2 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)637,3 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo6.892 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)7,4 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)14,4 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples16,02 %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 116 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
7.544
4.256 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
2.740
64% of RSH households
Female-headed households
47%
1.993
Elderly (60+)2.07327%
Children and adolescents (<18)1.37518%
Foreign nationals911%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1.06414%
People with moderate/severe dependency1202%
Single-person households2.29854%

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
1.432
6 schools
Students per teacher
8,5
168 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
92,7%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
69,6%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 70%Private subsidized 30%
Pass rate
98,5%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,95%
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
4
FONASA enrollees
2.972
43% of the population
Doctors employed
3
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 32Contract staff: 39Fee contracts: 2
Primary-care medical visits · per year
11.594
25.049
20102025
Medical specialties served · 2 in the comuna (public system)
Adult UrologyOtorhinolaryngology

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
477
271
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 (5.538 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Hospital de LicanténHospitalHealth Service2.61165%
Posta de Salud Rural IlocaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.51876%
Posta de Salud Rural LoraRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal69869%
Posta de Salud Rural Duao de LicanténRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal37379%
Posta de Salud Rural la PescaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal33886%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $2.176.840.000 ($732.450/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $616.330.000Municipal contribution: $750.000.000

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

Indigenous population
1.104
16.0% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
1
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche1.04995.0%

2024 Census: people who consider themselves as belonging to an indigenous people (small counts are suppressed for confidentiality at the source and not shown). Communities: CONADI national registry as of March 2024 — Araucanía and Los Lagos not refreshed in that update, the count is a floor. Land grants: 2022 registry.

Community organizationSource: RPJSFL Civil Registry (Law 20.500/19.418) · as of Jun 2026

Active neighborhood councils
2
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.3
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
20
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
3
Social and aid
3
Sports
2
Cultural
1
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.

7 Local media · 1 Comunitaria · 6 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
RTRADIO TROPICAL LATINAFM93.7 FM
AAAgrupacion Artistico Cultural, Arturo Arriagada Gajardo, Liceo Augusto Santelices Valenzuela · holderComunitaria107.3 FM
GTGraftelcom Telecomunicaciones y Telemetria Ltda. · holderFM89.3 FM
GAGrupo Afr SpA · holderFM91.7 FM
GSGrupo Social Multifamiliar Salud Mental Volviendo a Nacer Villa el Bosque · holderFM88.5 FM
STServicios Turisticos y Comunicaciones Susana del Carmen Cespedes Poblete E.I.R.L. · holderFM96.3 FM
VyVergara y Cespedes Ltda. · holderFM95.5 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
152
2,2% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
87 people · 57% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
87 Venezuela
18 Argentina
13 Perú
12 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
177
6,6% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
19
2.111 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
53
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
117
beneficiaries · 2013–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
25
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

6.546homes · by type (2017)
House
3.698 · 94.1%
House
2.564 · 98%
Shack/hut/shanty
181 · 4.6%
Shack/improvised dwelling
44 · 1.7%
Other private
34 · 0.9%
Room in old house/tenement
9 · 0.2%
Apartment
7 · 0.2%
Other private
6 · 0.2%
Indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
Apartment
1 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
68%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
1.071 · 58.7%
Rented
259 · 14.2%
Owned, being paid off
172 · 9.4%
Free of charge
163 · 8.9%
Provided for work
158 · 8.7%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
30
16,3 per 1,000 over-60s

Long-stay facilities for the elderly registered in Chile Cuida. Comunas without ELEAM send their elders to other comunas. With projected ageing (see Demographic projection), this capacity defines whether one can age in one's own comuna.

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$9.812.373.000
Own revenue
$1.250.037.000
13% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$6.413.711.000
65% of the total
State transfers
$929.305.000
9% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$597.116.000
$9.812.373.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

18.5%
7.5%
39.0%
8.3%
26.6%
Property tax$231.694.000
Business licenses$94.209.000
Vehicle permits$487.554.000
Cleaning fees$103.690.000
Other own revenue$332.890.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
56.2%
31.6%
12.2%
Municipal$9.812.373.000
Education$5.506.618.000
Health$2.131.103.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $5.591.374.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$135.287.000
$1.250.037.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$360.968.000
$6.413.711.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$26.196.000
$929.305.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$13.086.896.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$9.338.242.000
Execution rate
71.4%
Unexecuted: $3.748.654.000
Low execution: it only executed 71.4% of the budget — $3.748.654.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$591.007.000
$9.338.242.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

58.8%
23.5%
10.7%
Internal management$5.488.795.000
Community services$2.195.320.000
Social programs$994.950.000
Municipal activities$113.026.000
Recreational programs$469.525.000
Cultural programs$76.626.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.513.797.00026.9%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$2.182.222.00023.4%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$2.176.840.00023.3%
Transfers to education$800.000.0008.6%
Transfers to health$750.000.0008.0%
Investment (works and projects)$550.232.0005.9%
Electricity (facilities)$280.707.0003.0%
Councillor stipends$83.589.0000.9%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$71.669.0000.8%
Water (facilities)$36.411.0000.4%
Travel allowances$31.700.0000.3%
Street lighting$29.880.0000.3%
Commissions and representation$1.909.0000.0%

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

26.9%
23.4%
49.7%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.513.797.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$2.182.222.000
Others$4.642.223.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

25.7%
12.7%
23.7%
21.5%
16.4%
Permanent staff$1.040.096.000
Contract staff$513.295.000
Fee contracts$960.406.000
Labor Code$870.139.000
Community progs.$665.540.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

56.9%
41.4%
Permanent staff33
Contract staff24
Fee contracts1
Total: 58 staffFee contracts: 1.7% of the headcountWomen: 54.4%Professionalization: 43.9%
Cost/staffer permanent: $27.787.879/yearCost/staffer contract: $16.523.167/yearCost/staffer fees: $724.950.000/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: $550.232.000 (5.9% of spending)Councillor stipends: $83.589.000Travel allowances: $31.700.000Commissions and representation: $1.909.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $71.669.000Street lighting: $29.880.000Electricity: $280.707.000Water: $36.411.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

26
25
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

141
89
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
4 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
2
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
125
Security/patrol pickups
2
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
0
Primary-care medical visits
25.049
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
83,69%
of own revenue
Security drones
1
Permanent staff
34
Permanent own revenue
12,74%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
3
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
89
Health staff
39
contract
Health staff
2
fee-based
Health staff
32
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
2.972
municipal health
Rural health posts
4
Final works approvals
25

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$45.935.967.880
Purchase orders
25.569

Purchase-order amount · trend

$1.078.818.758
$2.664.274.942
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Jorge Ernesto Alruiz Coria$1.509.113.8407
Manuel Arenas Flores$1.035.141.36961
Copec S.A.$1.031.324.564169
Pablo César Moraga Alcaíno$954.199.9465
Gasco Glp S a$862.151.218168
Leonel del Carmen Valdivia Cortés$792.156.07819
Empresa Constructora Gonzalo Orellana e Hijo Limitida$718.752.5965
Área Técnica Vimbeca Ltda.$704.936.38611

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.116.306.92242%
Framework Agreement $602.144.92123%
Agile Purchase $598.077.40622%
Direct award discretionary$347.745.69613%

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

Registered companies
815
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
1.357

Pyramid by sales bracket

65.5%
11.9%
21.2%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)534 companies
Small (≤25k UF)97 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)10 companies
Large (>100k UF)1 companies
No sales/no info173 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Frutos Santa Dominga SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2
Parada y Parada LimitadaACTIVIDADES DE ALOJAMIENTO Y DE SERVICIO DE CMedium 143
Don Basty SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 121
Trans Rent SpATRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOMedium 121
Rojher Inversiones SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 114
Constructora Navarro LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 17
I Municipalidad de LicantenADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SSmall 1641

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$ 6 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
40
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Parque Solar Vichuquén Santa ElenaDIALobo Solar SpAApproved1280

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)
8 t SO₂
2 t MP10
2 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

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
Laguna TorcaNational Reserveat 23.5 km

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

21
Species
16
Flora
5
Fauna
9
In conservation status
7
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
PitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUQueuleGomortega keuleENAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNT

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 · 565 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-07-02Sist. Rios Mataquito, Lontue, Teno y trib.urban558 /12.100
HUR-07-16Estero Ilocaurban7

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. 3 projects totaling US$ 17 million, approved between 2017 and 2022. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 11 M · 2019
Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A..Nuevo Depósito de Residuos Industriales Sólidos No Peligrosos Planta Licancel
Energy1 project · US$ 6 M · 2022
Lobo Solar SpAParque Solar Vichuquén Santa Elena
Others1 project · US$ 0 M · 2017
Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Polykarpo S.A.Ampliación Transporte Terrestre de Sustancias Químicas

Approved is not the same as built or operating: the RCA authorises the project, but some were never carried out and others have since closed.

Source: projects with an RCA approved by SEIA (investment declared by the developer, split among the comunas the project spans). Under each sector are its two largest projects by investment. It is the best public proxy for large industrial sites; SERNAGEOMIN’s registry of active mining operations (by mineral and type of operation) is a layer not yet incorporated.

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
CGE
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ANSM
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Talca at 58.7 km

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

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

Final SMA sanctions

Final sanctions
2
Sanctioned entities
2
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
184 UTA
2 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.LICANCELIndustrial facility182
Yanet del Carmen Diaz DiazPANADERÍA DUAO, LICANTÉNAmenities2

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
24812-2020
3TA
Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A con SMA · in several comunas
Celulosa Planta Valdivia
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
4 m²
40% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

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

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
1
Historic monuments
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
PTAS-ILOCAPTAS · sin infoNUEVOSUR S.A.
PTAS -LICANTENPTAS · laguna aireadaNUEVOSUR S.A. · discharges into río mataquito
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Parque El Guanaco (Teno) · 4.155 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
4
Area affected
1 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
25 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
49
At high or very high risk
7
1 very high
Main threat
Inundación por desborde de c…
Inundación por desborde de cauce

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

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

No scarcity decree in force today.
Years under decree since 2008
9
latest: 2022 · drought chronicity

DGA water-scarcity zone decrees (by comuna, province or region; basin decrees are not counted here, so chronicity is a floor). The decree enables extraordinary water redistribution measures. At the megadrought's peak (2021) 286 comunas were under decree; today 26.

Climate and climate changeSource: ARClim · MMA + CR2/UC (CMIP6 modeling)

Mean annual temperature
13,54°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,1°C
Annual precipitation
760 mm
projection: -2%
Hot days>30°C
1
projection: +3 days
Frost days
1

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
584
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
8.360
Police cases · trend
668
584
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Property damage1121.603
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces881.260
Threats731.045
Domestic violence54773
Larceny50716
Weapons-related crimes38544
Crimes and offenses under the arms law36515
Minor injuries33472
Burglary of an inhabited place25358
Burglary of an uninhabited place20286
Receiving stolen goods13186
Drug-related crimes10143

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 23.

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
125
Guards and inspectors
3
1 per 2.329 hab
Patrol fleet
4
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 2Pickups: 2Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
14
125
20222025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
54
Deaths
1
14,3 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
47
11 serious
Pedestrian collisions
5

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.