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Escudo de Sagrada Familia

Sagrada Familia

Región del Maule19.754 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024550 km² of area36 inh./km²$11.111M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Society
94%
3rd highest electoral turnout (2024)
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Finance
-22 pts
14th biggest gain in autonomy from the Common Fund (since 2001)
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Education
542 pts
29th worst PAES reading comprehension
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Population
−0,1%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
16,6%
Multidimensional poverty · 222nd highest of 346
Finance
$562 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 160 of 346
Education
542,2 pts
below the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
277th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

14 Schools
14 Squares and green areas
10 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
6 Health centers
5 Carabineros
5 Fire stations
3 Kindergartens

Sagrada Familia 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

41.2 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#292 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety31
Health45
Culture and environment26
Education57
Infrastructure61
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Osvaldo Jorquera P.
CHILE VAMOS · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
7.733
votes (51.64%)
16.825
Electoral roll
93,65%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
OJ
Osvaldo Jorquera P.
2024-2028 · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
7.733
votes
MA
Martin Abdon Arriagada Urrutia
2021-2024 · UDI
4.452
votes
FM
Francisco Meléndez Rojas
2008-2012 · PS
4.780
votes
FM
Francisco Meléndez Rojas
2004-2008 · PS
6.138
votes
FM
Francisco Melendez Rojas
2000-2004 · PS
3.198
votes
FM
Francisco Melendez Rojas
1996-2000 · PS
2.780
votes
HH
Humberto Hernán Rojas Meléndez
1992-1996 · DC
199
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

IA
Ignacio Alcaino V.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.630
votes
AQ
Alen Quiroga B.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
971
votes
FE
Felipe Espinoza F.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
879
votes
MA
Marcelo Ahumada F.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
745
votes
JS
Juan San Martin B.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
632
votes
YH
Yanina Herrera B.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
454
votes

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

Este municipio no publica actas del concejo en su Transparencia Activa (obligación de la Ley 20.285); sus sesiones pueden estar solo en video.

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
236
Highly complex
31
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2023936
202115339
20203612411
201948408
2018321
201689194426

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

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

  • SN
    Sociedad Nueva Gestión Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • CE
    Civil Engineering Projet Solutions And Services SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • ES
    Entorno Social S. A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018–2019
  • RE
    Radio Estacion 1
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017
  • MT
    Mataquito Transmisora de Energia
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018
  • AD
    Asesorías Deportivas Hp Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • OA
    Otec Agencia Internacional de Formación para la Excelencia Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018
  • AG
    Asesoría Gestión y Servicios
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • PP
    Preuniversitario Pedro de Valdivia
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • CE
    Corporación Educacional Eduventuras
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • a
    Almaia
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • EC
    Ense¿a Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • FL
    Fundación la Semilla
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • SE
    Santillana Educacion Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • CM
    Constructora Malpo SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • IC
    Intervial Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • EN
    Estudio No Es Art SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • IS
    Innovit SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • CL
    Creatimus Linuxcorp Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
and 13 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

18.087
inhabitants
19.813
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+10%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
19.841
-2% vs. 2035 (20.231)
Over 60 · 2050
37,75%
29,03% 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)89,65 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment104 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)542,2 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)556,6 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo19.427 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)8,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)16,6 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples4,06 %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 99 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
19.489
10.369 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
6.335
61% of RSH households
Female-headed households
44%
4.589
Elderly (60+)4.84925%
Children and adolescents (<18)3.82120%
Foreign nationals3072%
Belonging to indigenous peoples5043%
People with moderate/severe dependency2681%
Single-person households4.98648%

A monthly administrative snapshot of the Social Household Registry (self-registration to access benefits), as of abril 2026. The "bracket 40" is the socioeconomic rating of the most vulnerable 40%. It is a registry, not a survey: it complements CASEN (biennial) with fresh data, but well-off comunas under-register. Source: ADIS, Ministry of Social Development and Family.

School educationSource: MINEDUC Open Data 2025

School enrollment
2.679
14 schools
Students per teacher
10,6
253 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
92,6%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
69,7%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 95%Private subsidized 5%
Pass rate
98,4%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
0,89%
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
2
FONASA enrollees
20.506
104% of the population
Doctors employed
9
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 148Contract staff: 72Fee contracts: 2
Primary-care medical visits · per year
15.055
58.473
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
1.205
1.179
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 (20.377 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Sagrada FamiliaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal12.84162%
Centro de Salud Familiar Villa PratFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal4.79169%
Posta de Salud Rural Santa Rosa (Sagrada Familia)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2.04061%
Posta de Salud Rural los Quillayes (Sagrada Familia)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal70565%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $6.643.627.000 ($323.985/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $3.715.045.000Municipal contribution: $676.000.000

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

Indigenous population
788
4.1% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche74594.5%

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
1
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.1
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
30
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
7
Sports
4
Foundations and corporations
3
Social and aid
1
Cultural
1
Fire brigades
1

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

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

Local mediaTypedial
CCCentro Cultural y Comunicacional Fuego · holderComunitaria107.3 FM
CACesar Arturo Vargas Martinez Comunicaciones E.I.R.L. · holderFM104.1 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
336
1,7% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Haití
91 people · 27% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
91 Haití
87 Venezuela
47 Bolivia
34 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
295
4,4% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
53
5.038 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
330
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
628
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
22
paid · 2014–2024

Encampments: MINVU National Registry 2024 (irregular settlements and the families living in them). Quantitative deficit: homes missing per the 2024 Census (doubling-up + unrecoverable overcrowding). Permits: new homes authorized by the Works Directorate in 2024 (INE) — measures future construction, not stock. Subsidies: MINVU by application comuna — DS49 accrues beneficiaries by resolution year; DS01 and DS52 accrue payments by application cohort (national totals in the source file differ ~1–6% from the comuna sum; the comuna series is published).

What the homes are like

13.490homes · by type (2017)
House
6.595 · 99.1%
House
6.511 · 95.2%
Shack/hut/shanty
274 · 4%
Shack/improvised dwelling
43 · 0.6%
Other private
19 · 0.3%
Apartment
16 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
14 · 0.2%
Other private
11 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
3 · 0%
Mobile
3 · 0%
Apartment
1 · 0%
68%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
2.970 · 65.8%
Provided for work
755 · 16.7%
Free of charge
370 · 8.2%
Rented
327 · 7.2%
Owned, being paid off
89 · 2%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$11.110.656.000
Own revenue
$4.664.902.000
42% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$3.648.415.000
33% of the total
State transfers
$1.231.829.000
11% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.137.968.000
$11.110.656.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

15.2%
50.4%
16.6%
16.6%
Property tax$710.914.000
Business licenses$2.350.893.000
Vehicle permits$774.655.000
Cleaning fees$52.586.000
Other own revenue$775.854.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
38.9%
39.1%
22.0%
Municipal$11.110.656.000
Education$11.168.075.000
Health$6.266.498.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $2.308.163.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$243.753.000
$4.664.902.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$468.185.000
$3.648.415.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$203.509.000
$1.231.829.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$12.428.682.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$11.135.417.000
Execution rate
89.6%
Unexecuted: $1.293.265.000
Medium execution: it executed 89.6%. Left unspent: $1.293.265.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.137.968.000
$11.135.417.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

64.8%
27.2%
Internal management$7.215.787.000
Community services$3.029.131.000
Social programs$286.601.000
Municipal activities$297.262.000
Recreational programs$250.672.000
Cultural programs$55.964.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$6.643.627.00059.7%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$3.944.148.00035.4%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$2.094.133.00018.8%
Investment (works and projects)$1.609.587.00014.5%
Transfers to health$676.000.0006.1%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$574.245.0005.2%
Electricity (facilities)$476.050.0004.3%
Transfers to education$216.373.0001.9%
Councillor stipends$91.712.0000.8%
Water (facilities)$38.816.0000.3%
Travel allowances$19.418.0000.2%
Commissions and representation$7.701.0000.1%

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

35.4%
18.8%
45.8%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$3.944.148.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$2.094.133.000
Others$5.097.136.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

35.6%
43.8%
14.8%
Permanent staff$1.677.373.000
Contract staff$2.060.657.000
Fee contracts$206.118.000
Labor Code$64.310.000
Community progs.$697.588.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

41.2%
38.2%
20.6%
Permanent staff56
Contract staff52
Fee contracts28
Total: 136 staffFee contracts: 20.6% of the headcountWomen: 37.0%Professionalization: 37.0%
Cost/staffer permanent: $26.999.089/yearCost/staffer contract: $17.747.192/yearCost/staffer fees: $11.693.607/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: $1.609.587.000 (14.5% of spending)Councillor stipends: $91.712.000Travel allowances: $19.418.000Commissions and representation: $7.701.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $574.245.000Electricity: $476.050.000Water: $38.816.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

61
73
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

283
174
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$77.691.021.213
Purchase orders
48.622

Purchase-order amount · trend

$597.142.823
$3.533.161.484
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Cosal S.A.$2.482.659.2902
Soc. Arquitectura y Paisajismo Rio Maule Ltda.$2.211.373.43113
Erik Alonso Alfaro Moscoso$2.159.764.36545
Sociedad Constructora Edifica Ltda.$2.082.328.76121
Constructora Josem SpA$1.847.930.74619
El Sauce S.A.$1.786.930.1862
Starco S a$1.484.318.1405
Comercializadora y Distribuidora de Libros Limitad$1.478.574.6831.586

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.834.617.75752%
Agile Purchase $799.020.06623%
Framework Agreement $759.635.30122%
Direct award discretionary$139.888.3604%

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

Registered companies
2.110
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
22.353

Pyramid by sales bracket

55.8%
20.7%
18.4%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.178 companies
Small (≤25k UF)436 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)71 companies
Large (>100k UF)37 companies
No sales/no info388 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Garcés Fruit LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 4 (>1M UF)12
Inversiones Hg LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 4 (>1M UF)
Inversiones Globo Rojo Ltda.ACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 4 (>1M UF)
Inversiones Estrella del Maipo S.A.ACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 4 (>1M UF)
Soc Agricola Requingua Ltda.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 3201
Anakena Fresh SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 325
Inmobiliaria Estrella del Sur Ltda.ACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 37
Garcés Fruit Comercial LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 3
Inversiones Pg SpAACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 3
Santiago Comercio Exterior Exportaciones S aCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2774

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
1
US$ 112 M declared
Approved last 5 years
5
US$ 63 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
125
+ 10 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
331
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
Ampliación de Planta de Alimento de Mascotas - Empresas Carozzi S.A.DIAEmpresas Carozzi S.A.Approved40170
El CharcoDIASociedad Agrícola y Comercial el PiApproved7120
Extracción y Procesamiento de Áridos Lo ValdiviaDIAAridos Lo Valdivia LimitadaApproved0,1512
DISTRIBUCIÓN DE ANHIDRIDO SULFUROSO ENTRE LAS REGIONES V, VI, VII Y MEDIASulfoquim S.A.Approved0,03

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
11 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)
46 t MP10
46 t MP2,5
1 t SO₂
0 t Material particulado

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 57.9 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.

61
Species
30
Flora
29
Fauna
2
Funga
31
In conservation status
22
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
PitaoPitavia punctataENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENQueuleGomortega keuleENSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUHongoHygrocybe striatellaVUTollo de agua dulceDiplomystes chilensisENPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVUBagrecitoBullockia maldonadoiENHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVURana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUGuindo santo, ñire, ñirreEucryphia glutinosaVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVURanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUHongoEntoloma necopinatumVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENAbejorro, abejorro colorado, moscardón, duillin, diwmeñ, abejorro gigante de la patagonia, don basilioBombus dahlbomiiENPudúPudu puduVULinguePersea lingueVUHualoNothofagus glaucaNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTCuervo de pantanoPlegadis chihiNTChorlo de collarCharadrius collarisNT

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.

3 Wetlands · 3 urban · 1.678 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-07-02Sist. Rios Mataquito, Lontue, Teno y trib.urban1.651 /12.100
HUR-07-14Sist. Cuenca Rio Claro y Trib.urban21 /1.697
HUR-07-17Estero Patagualurban6

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. 5 projects totaling US$ 73 million, approved between 2013 and 2024. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Miscellaneous industrial facilities1 project · US$ 40 M · 2024
Empresas Carozzi S.A.Ampliación de Planta de Alimento de Mascotas - Empresas Carozzi S.A.
Agriculture and livestock1 project · US$ 17 M · 2019
Rr Wine LimitadaAmpliación y Normalización de Instalaciones Agroindustriales RR Wine
Energy1 project · US$ 16 M · 2024
Mataquito Transmisora de Energía S.A.Sistema de Transmisión Zonal Grupo 3 S/E Itahue- S/E Hualqui
Others2 projects · US$ 0 M · 2013–2017
Sociedad Depetris Deflorian Hermanos Ltda.TRANSPORTE Y LOGÍSTICA INTERREGIONAL DE CARGAS Y/O SUSTANCIAS PELIGROSAS · 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)
Cooperativa Sagrada Familia · also ANSM
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Talca at 34.7 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
1
Sanctioned entities
1
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
214 UTA
1 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Sebastian Astaburuaga y Cias Sa - Viña Correa AlbanoRILES VIÑA SEBASTIAN ASTABURUAGAAgroindustry214

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
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.

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

Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Parque El Guanaco (Teno) · 5.794 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
10
Area affected
65 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
1.654 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
71
At high or very high risk
33
3 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
14,43°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,19°C
Annual precipitation
701 mm
projection: -3%
Hot days>30°C
48
projection: +28 days
Frost days
11

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
911
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.612
Police cases · trend
975
911
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Domestic violence162820
Property damage128648
Threats106537
Larceny89451
Weapons-related crimes76385
Crimes and offenses under the arms law75380
Burglary of an uninhabited place60304
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces55278
Minor injuries31157
Theft of items from vehicles27137
Burglary of an inhabited place23116
Threats or brawls (misdemeanor)1681

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 25.

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
49
Guards and inspectors
11
1 per 1.796 hab
Patrol fleet
3
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 2Pickups: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
14
49
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
90
Deaths
1
5,1 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
61
7 serious
Pedestrian collisions
3

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.