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Escudo de Molina

Molina

Región del MauleFounded 183452.088 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20241.518 km² of area34 inh./km²$17.828M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Environment
52 species in conservation status
28th most documented threatened species
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Population
+17,8%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
17,9%
Multidimensional poverty · 194th highest of 346
Finance
$342 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 290 of 346
Finance
72,04%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
567 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
161st
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

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

Molina es una comuna de la provincia de Curicó, que se encuentra 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

44.1 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#248 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety31
Health57
Culture and environment40
Education44
Infrastructure53
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Felipe Méndez G.
INDEPENDIENTE
15.717
votes (44.93%)
41.617
Electoral roll
90,52%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
FM
Felipe Méndez G.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
15.717
votes
PE
Priscilla Elena Castillo Gerli
2021-2024 · DC
10.944
votes
MS
Mirtha Segura Ovalle
2008-2012 · UDI
9.899
votes
JC
Juan Carrasco Soto
2004-2008 · ILC
10.956
votes
MS
Mirtha Segura Ovalle
2000-2004 · UDI
9.415
votes
MS
Mirtha Segura Ovalle
1996-2000 · ILDUD
5.847
votes
CA
Carlos Acuña Aguayo
1992-1996 · PR
1.156
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

CM
Cristian Martinez H.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
4.352
votes
AO
Alejandro Ortiz T.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · INDEPENDIENTE
2.391
votes
CA
Cristian Aguilera S.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.732
votes
JL
Jose Lizana M.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · FRENTE AMPLIO
1.638
votes
RR
Ruperto Reyes R.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.416
votes
FV
Francisco Valdes L.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · PARTIDO RADICAL DE CHILE
1.322
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión12 de junio de 202648 minWatch session

En una línea: La sesión estuvo dominada por el fallido sistema de drenaje de la plaza de Pichingal y por alertas financieras y de gestión en educación, seguridad y licitaciones.

Temas tratados

  • Drenaje plaza Pichingal: Debate sobre la solución técnica para el encharcamiento crónico de la plaza y la falta de consulta a la comunidad antes de ejecutar obras.
  • Seguridad pública: Un concejal expuso déficits de personal, cámaras inoperativas y caída drástica en postulación de proyectos al GORE.
  • DAEM (educación): Déficit de 108 millones en el primer trimestre de 2026; se mencionó auditoría y proceso disciplinario en curso.
  • Licitación Callejón Los Verdejos: Dos procesos declarados desiertos; se está en una tercera licitación.
  • Limpieza estero seco (Maradilla–Lontué): Bases en elaboración; el período de limpieza de canales cierra el 22 de junio.
  • Otros puntos menores: Campeonato regional de cueca para personas en situación de discapacidad (27 de junio, Teno); aniversario 41 de la Escuela Diferencial Esperanza; cortes eléctricos reiterados en el edificio municipal; hurtos en el centro comercial (163 casos a mayo); recolección de basura en parcelaciones sector Yacal/Los Pretiles.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • No hubo votaciones formales en esta sesión. Los concejales acordaron reprogramar la comisión técnica sobre la plaza de Pichingal e incluir a dirigentes vecinales en esa instancia.

Plata y obras

  • Plaza Pichingal: costo original ~182 millones + ampliación 3 millones + primera intervención de drenaje fallida 7 millones + nueva modificación presupuestaria aprobada la semana anterior de 11 millones = ~203 millones acumulados (cifras mencionadas en sesión).
  • DAEM: déficit de 108 millones en Q1 2026; auditoría financiera iniciada.
  • Salud: superávit de solo 14 millones en Q1 2026, considerado insuficiente.
  • Seguridad Pública: solicitó 50 millones para mantención de cámaras; presupuesto asignado: 15 millones.
  • Convenio con Hospital de Curicó (exámenes) pendiente de aprobación en concejo.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Concejales criticaron duramente que se ejecutara el proyecto de drenaje de Pichingal sin informar ni consultar a la junta de vecinos, a pesar de existir un equipo territorial pagado para eso.
  • Se cuestionó por qué la solución anterior (7 millones) no funcionó y si corresponde iniciar un sumario.
  • En seguridad: la postulación al GORE bajó de 20–25 proyectos anuales a solo 3 en 2026; 180 cámaras no operativas habrían impedido registrar el robo de una joyería.
  • El alcalde reconoció el déficit del DAEM pero advirtió que reducir dotación es complejo por contratos indefinidos y normativa vigente.

Para seguir

  • Reprogramar comisión técnica sobre plaza Pichingal con dirigentes vecinales y equipo territorial incluidos.
  • Informar al concejo resultados de la auditoría y procedimiento disciplinario del DAEM.
  • Tercera licitación del Callejón Los Verdejos en curso; vecinos esperan novedades.
  • Limpieza del estero seco: bases en elaboración, plazo acotado al cierre del período el 22 de junio.
  • Convenio Hospital de Curicó deberá presentarse a votación en próxima sesión.
  • Mesa de trabajo para plan de protección al comercio ante hurtos.

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)

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
270
Highly complex
36
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2021225152
2020225161
2019593623
201768124014
20166082523
2015396276

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

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

  • IB
    Inmobiliaria Brio SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2021–2023
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2020–2026
  • VS
    Viña San Pedro Tarapaca
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2020–2026
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2021–2025
  • IS
    Innuvo SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • Cd
    Corporación de Educación Aptus
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • IS
    Innovit SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2021–2023
  • MS
    Maitsan Soluciones SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • EE
    Empresa Editora Zig-Zag
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2021–2025
  • CP
    Consultorias Publicas Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2024–2026
  • FC
    Fundacion Coaniquem
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • MT
    Mataquito Transmisora de Energia
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019–2025
  • ES
    Ediciones Sm Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2025
  • RS
    Redciclach SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2025
  • TE
    Tether Education Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • CI
    Constructora Independencia SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • W
    Wom
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2023
  • FM
    Fundación Multitudes
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017–2022
  • Md
    Mutual de Seguridad de la Cámara Chilena de la Construcción
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2026
  • BS
    Buk SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2024
and 185 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

39.721
inhabitants
52.631
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+34%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
62.618
+9% vs. 2035 (57.577)
Over 60 · 2050
37,04%
28,19% 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)95,89 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,4 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment475 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment44,4 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)567 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)577 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo48.949 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)7,9 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)17,9 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples5,77 %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 558 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
50.113
24.717 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
15.082
61% of RSH households
Female-headed households
53%
13.113
Elderly (60+)11.57723%
Children and adolescents (<18)10.80122%
Foreign nationals1.6193%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1.8764%
People with moderate/severe dependency8922%
Single-person households10.67943%

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
9.125
37 schools
Students per teacher
10,9
837 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
91,4%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
64,5%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 53%Private subsidized 42%
Pass rate
97,7%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,01%
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
2
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
5
FONASA enrollees
51.320
99% of the population
Doctors employed
31
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 235Contract staff: 162Fee contracts: 120
Primary-care medical visits · per year
26.707
108.820
20102025
Medical specialties served · 16 in the comuna (public system)
Adult GynecologyAdult PsychiatryFamily MedicinePediatricsInternal MedicineObstetricsAdult GastroenterologyOtorhinolaryngologyAdult Family MedicinePediatric GastroenterologyPediatric Family MedicinePediatric Infectious DiseasesPediatric GynecologyAdult EndocrinologyMedical OncologyAdult General Surgery

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
2.837
1.542
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 (52.302 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar de MolinaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal23.20765%
Centro de Salud Familiar LontuéFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal20.33560%
Posta de Salud Rural Tres Esquinas (Molina)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal3.83064%
Posta de Salud Rural PichingalRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.98363%
Posta de Salud Rural ItahueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.58164%
Hospital de MolinaHospitalHealth Service79948%
Posta de Salud Rural el YacalRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal34464%
Posta de Salud Rural el RadalRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal22368%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $13.842.166.000 ($269.723/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $8.545.290.000Municipal contribution: $470.561.000

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

Indigenous population
2.823
5.8% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche2.51789.2%
Quechua1304.6%
Aymara752.7%

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.

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

Active neighborhood councils
65
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
1.2
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
631
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
268
Sports
78
For the elderly
77
Cultural
35
Social and aid
22
Foundations and corporations
2
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
XXIMENAComunitaria107.7 FM
CAConservacion Ambiental · holderComunitaria107.3 FM
SdSoc. de Comunicaciones San Agustin S.A. · holderFM92.1 FM

The dial (frequency) of every FM, AM and community radio with a studio in the comuna (SUBTEL, active sound broadcasting concessions). National networks appear in their headquarters' comuna, not necessarily where they broadcast. When SUBTEL records no brand name, its holder (the concession holder).

Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE

Foreign nationals
1.632
3,3% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
551 people · 34% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
551 Venezuela
474 Bolivia
198 Haití
123 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

Families in informal settlements
15
1 encampment (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
1.040
6% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
153
11.015 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
713
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
2.228
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
117
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

34.248homes · by type (2017)
House
16.873 · 97.5%
House
16.845 · 99.4%
Shack/hut/shanty
253 · 1.5%
Other private
82 · 0.5%
Other private
58 · 0.3%
Apartment
42 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
36 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
26 · 0.2%
Mobile
18 · 0.1%
Apartment
5 · 0%
Room in old house/tenement
4 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
3 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
70%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
5.457 · 55.6%
Owned, being paid off
1.400 · 14.3%
Rented
1.369 · 14%
Provided for work
1.012 · 10.3%
Free of charge
569 · 5.8%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
2
Beds
100
8,5 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
$17.828.198.000
Own revenue
$4.408.325.000
25% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$11.356.961.000
64% of the total
State transfers
$626.726.000
4% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$2.111.442.000
$17.828.198.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

31.8%
29.3%
15.5%
21.4%
Property tax$1.401.027.000
Business licenses$1.293.759.000
Vehicle permits$681.169.000
Cleaning fees$87.335.000
Other own revenue$945.035.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
37.2%
35.2%
27.7%
Municipal$17.828.198.000
Education$16.865.879.000
Health$13.267.769.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $10.210.229.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$659.308.000
$4.408.325.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$950.346.000
$11.356.961.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$191.425.000
$626.726.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$21.321.791.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$19.990.856.000
Execution rate
93.8%
Unexecuted: $1.330.935.000
Medium execution: it executed 93.8%. Left unspent: $1.330.935.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$2.041.510.000
$19.990.856.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

43.9%
33.3%
12.2%
Internal management$8.781.499.000
Community services$6.664.255.000
Social programs$2.437.401.000
Municipal activities$1.047.156.000
Recreational programs$677.629.000
Cultural programs$382.916.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$13.842.166.00069.2%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$7.887.002.00039.5%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$5.239.728.00026.2%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$2.479.204.00012.4%
Electricity (facilities)$921.464.0004.6%
Investment (works and projects)$705.732.0003.5%
Transfers to health$470.561.0002.4%
Transfers to education$310.000.0001.6%
Councillor stipends$89.567.0000.4%
Water (facilities)$54.758.0000.3%
Travel allowances$14.953.0000.1%
Commissions and representation$1.953.0000.0%

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

26.2%
39.5%
34.3%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$5.239.728.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$7.887.002.000
Others$6.864.126.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

49.6%
23.2%
7.6%
19.0%
Permanent staff$3.233.495.000
Contract staff$1.509.825.000
Fee contracts$496.408.000
Labor Code$41.410.000
Community progs.$1.239.098.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

55.3%
35.2%
9.4%
Permanent staff88
Contract staff56
Fee contracts15
Total: 159 staffFee contracts: 9.4% of the headcountWomen: 45.8%Professionalization: 45.1%
Cost/staffer permanent: $25.675.977/yearCost/staffer contract: $20.322.732/yearCost/staffer fees: $17.836.200/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: $705.732.000 (3.5% of spending)Councillor stipends: $89.567.000Travel allowances: $14.953.000Commissions and representation: $1.953.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $2.479.204.000Electricity: $921.464.000Water: $54.758.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

63
101
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

157
109
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$144.350.525.266
Purchase orders
68.330

Purchase-order amount · trend

$3.147.081.941
$8.067.763.535
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Demarco S.A.$20.911.203.032321
Ecogreen Ltda.$5.823.623.33995
Constructora Casaa Ltda.$4.442.724.9435
Sociedad Constructora Edifica Ltda.$3.138.405.48455
Juan Mariano Perez Valenzuela$2.436.684.01625
Sociedad Transportes Cts Limitada$2.083.360.61580
Laboratorio Clínico Santa Maria$1.977.283.076182
Soc Constructora y Urbanizadora Anver Limitada$1.932.390.75951

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $6.280.054.96178%
Agile Purchase $598.876.7807%
Framework Agreement $595.982.1867%
Direct award discretionary$592.849.6097%

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

Registered companies
3.683
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
22.906

Pyramid by sales bracket

60.3%
15.4%
22.1%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)2.221 companies
Small (≤25k UF)567 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)57 companies
Large (>100k UF)25 companies
No sales/no info813 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Vinicola Patacon SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 3213
Distribuidora Gilco S.A.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 349
Sociedad Agricola Roquefort LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2525
Agricola la Hacienda LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2433
Montes de Molina SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 2303
Vina Valdivieso S aINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 2284
Empresa Agricola Altamira LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2247
Roquefort Packing Services SpATRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 240
Sociedad Exportadora Roquefort LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 210
Frutland S.A.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 22

SII roster of legal entities (public). Due to tax secrecy sales come in brackets, never amounts. The comuna is that of the domicile/HQ: operations may be elsewhere.

Investment in SEIA projects

Under review
3
US$ 177 M declared
Approved last 5 years
13
US$ 676 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
171
+ 20 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
1.295
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Autopista Ruta 5 Sur, By Pass a la Ciudad de CuricóEIAAutopistas del MaipoUnder Review446,53500
Sistema de Transmisión Zonal Grupo 3 S/E Itahue- S/E HualquiEIAMataquito Transmisora de Energía S.Approved324,02698
Sistema de Almacenamiento de Energía AltairDIASph Bess Itahue SpAApproved240107
Parque fotovoltaico El coloradoDIAEnergia Renovable Topacio SpAUnder Review13080
Parque Fotovoltaico GavilánDIAPfv Gavilán SpAApproved6640
Parque Fotovoltaico YecoDIAPfv Yeco SpAApproved6640
Parque Fotovoltaico CigüeñaDIAPfv Cigueña SpAApproved6640
Parque Fotovoltaico Halcón PeregrinoDIAPfv Halcon Peregrino SpAApproved50,640
Sistema de Almacenamiento de Energía (SAE) Volcán MelimoyuDIASae Volcan Melimoyu SpAApproved4545
Crecimiento Instalaciones Planta Molina VSPTDIAViña San Pedro Tarapaca S.A.Approved35300
Ampliación y Modificación Planta Pasta y Pulpas Patagoniafresh S.A. PlDIAPatagoniafresh S.A.Approved35105
Loteo Viña BrasilDIAConstructora Nuevos Aires S.A.Approved22,6353

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
31 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.

vigenteleña residencialMP2,5
PDA Valle Central de Curicó
DS 44/2017 · published 2019 · see plan

Zone with decontamination plan Plan Valle Central provincia de Curico · critical pollutant MP2.5

Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
1 t MP10
1 t MP2,5
0 t Material particulado
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.

223
Species
109
Flora
85
Fauna
29
Funga
76
In conservation status
47
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
PitaoPitavia punctataENQueuleGomortega keuleENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVURana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVULagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUHongoHygrocybe striatellaVUGruñidor del sur, lagarto de corbataPristidactylus torquatusVUPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVUTollo de agua dulceDiplomystes chilensisENPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVUHongoGautieria inapireVUPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVUSapo hermosoTelmatobufo venustusENRoble de santiago, roble blanco, roble, hualle, pellín,hualoNothofagus macrocarpaVUTolloDiplomystes nahuelbutaensisENLoyo, hongoBoletus loyoENHongoGastroboletus valdivianusENHongoRussula austrodelicaVUPeladillaAplochiton zebraENPocha del surCheirodon australeVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus rivulatusENGuindo santo, ñire, ñirreEucryphia glutinosaVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUPudúPudu puduVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUAguilucho de cola rojizaButeo ventralisVUBecacina pintadaNycticryphes semicollarisENLinguePersea lingueVUHongoEntoloma necopinatumVUCiprés de cordillera, lenAustrocedrus chilensisVUPidencitoLaterallus jamaicensisENCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENPinatra, pina, piña, curacuchaCyttaria berteroiENTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENRanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENCrepidoto amarillento (nomb. prop.)Crepidotus brunswickianusVUHongo oloroso, hongo ajo, ajo de duendeMarasmiellus alliiodorusCRGuanacoLama guanicoeVUPeladillaAplochiton taeniatusENPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUAbejorro, abejorro colorado, moscardón, duillin, diwmeñ, abejorro gigante de la patagonia, don basilioBombus dahlbomiiENZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUSapo arrieroAlsodes nodosusNTLagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTHualoNothofagus glaucaNTHongoAmanita gayanaNTHongoDermocybe nahuelbutensisNTHongoLepiota trongoleiNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNT
and 16 more

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

2 Wetlands · 2 urban · 1.689 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-07-02Sist. Rios Mataquito, Lontue, Teno y trib.urban1.389 /12.100
HUR-07-14Sist. Cuenca Rio Claro y Trib.urban300 /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. 32 projects totaling US$ 988 million, approved between 1997 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy16 projects · US$ 640 M · 1997–2025
Gasoducto del Pacífico S.A.Gasoducto Trasandino y Distribución de Gas Natural en Chile · Sistema de Transmisión Zonal Grupo 3 S/E Itahue- S/E Hualqui
Agriculture and livestock7 projects · US$ 237 M · 2015–2024
A G Servicios SpAAmpliación Instalaciones Planta Molina, Agrícola Garcés · PLANTA DE PASTA Y PULPA CONCENTRADA DE TOMATES, HORTALIZAS Y FRUTAS. PATAGONIAFRESH S.A., PLANTA MOLINA
Real estate4 projects · US$ 99 M · 1999–2026
Constructora Independencia SpAHacienda El Radal · Ampliación Bodegas Viña San Pedro S.A.
Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 11 M · 2016
Viña Concha y Toro S.A.Proyecto de Mejoramiento y Ampliación Bodega, Planta y Sistema de Tratamiento de RILES, Lontué
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 · also Cec
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ANSM
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Curicó at 15.6 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
32 UTA
2 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Patagoniafresh S.A.PATAGONIAFRESH - PLANTA MOLINA (JUGOS)Agroindustry31
Juan Carlos Cofre FuenzalidaPANADERIA MEMBRILLARAmenities1

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.

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
C.C.P. MolinaPrison (CCP)114 inmates · 114 convicted · 0 awaiting trial · 119% occupancy
PTAS -MOLINA - LONTUEPTAS · lodos activadosNUEVOSUR S.A. · discharges into estero carretones
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Parque El Guanaco (Teno) · 22.200 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
52 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
20.173 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
42
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
8
latest: 2022 · drought chronicity

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

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

Mean annual temperature
9,78°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,42°C
Annual precipitation
1.569 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
8
projection: +7 days
Frost days
83

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
3.205
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
6.153
Police cases · trend
3.432
3.205
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Domestic violence8051.546
Threats5351.027
Property damage328630
Larceny301578
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces200384
Minor injuries153294
Burglary of an uninhabited place133255
Weapons-related crimes118227
Crimes and offenses under the arms law102196
Robbery with violence or intimidation84161
Burglary of an inhabited place80154
Drug-related crimes5198

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 29.

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
600
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 52.088 hab
Patrol fleet
8
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 5Pickups: 1Bicycles: 2Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
63
600
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
240
Deaths
8
15,4 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
155
23 serious
Pedestrian collisions
14
2 pedestrians 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.