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Teno

Región del Maule31.885 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024620 km² of area51 inh./km²$11.079M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Society
92%
25th highest electoral turnout (2024)
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Population
+11,6%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
18,7%
Multidimensional poverty · 169th highest of 346
Finance
$347 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 288 of 346
Education
620 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
248th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

26 Schools
11 Squares and green areas
10 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
6 Health centers
5 Carabineros
3 Pharmacies
3 Kindergartens
2 Fire stations
1 Hospitals

Teno 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

43.0 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#264 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety22
Health48
Culture and environment39
Education80
Infrastructure51
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Wildo Farías G.
INDEPENDIENTE
9.682
votes (42.16%)
26.609
Electoral roll
92,32%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
WF
Wildo Farías G.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
9.682
votes
SC
Sandra Cecilia Amestica Gaete
2021-2024 · IND
4.825
votes
SV
Sandra Valenzuela Pérez
2008-2012 · UDI
6.729
votes
RM
René Manuel Mellado Cruz
2004-2008 · ILC
5.460
votes
LG
Luis Gonzalez Canales
2000-2004 · ILC
4.469
votes
LG
Luis Gonzalez Canales
1996-2000 · ILB
4.550
votes
LG
Luis Gonzalez Canales
1994-1996 · UCC
1.469
votes
ED
Elva del Tránsito Muñoz García
1992-1994 · DC
1.718
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

MS
Maria Solis F.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.481
votes
MD
Matias Diaz D.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.403
votes
JM
Jose Melendez G.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.321
votes
CH
Cristian Herrera M.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
1.310
votes
MR
Mauricio Rojas P.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · PARTIDO RADICAL DE CHILE
1.152
votes
JC
Jose Caceres C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.000
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
30
Highly complex
2
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2022954
201815132
2017624

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

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

  • Ad
    Asociación de Fútbol de Teno
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • CD
    Compania de Petroleos de Chile Copec S a
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2025
  • IS
    Innovit SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018–2020
  • CB
    Cementos Bío Bío S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019–2022
  • Ed
    Escuela de Fútbol las Liras
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016
  • GR
    Grenegri Renovable
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • LA
    Lican Alimentos S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019–2023
  • Gh
    Grupo Habitaciónal Entre Ríos
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos Viluco
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • GH
    Grupo Habitacional Villa Navidad
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos los Libertadores
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • IE
    Innovacion Energia S.a. / Inersa
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • ES
    Energy-Head SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • NC
    Nestle Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • IA
    Inmobiliaria Acacios Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • CD
    Cge Distribución S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016
  • RE
    Radio Estacion 1
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017–2019
  • MS
    Mundo Sur SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020
  • WC
    Walmart Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2023
and 89 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

26.379
inhabitants
32.128
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+23%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
36.117
+5% vs. 2035 (34.359)
Over 60 · 2050
37,16%
28,29% 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)87,38 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment312 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment33,3 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)620 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)653,2 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo30.113 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)7,5 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)18,7 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples4,3 %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 268 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
31.599
16.836 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
10.180
60% of RSH households
Female-headed households
46%
7.697
Elderly (60+)7.61724%
Children and adolescents (<18)6.23920%
Foreign nationals7032%
Belonging to indigenous peoples6702%
People with moderate/severe dependency4852%
Single-person households8.26949%

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
5.011
30 schools
Students per teacher
9
555 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
91,3%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
66,5%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 63%Private subsidized 37%
Pass rate
98,8%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
0,72%
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
4
FONASA enrollees
15.962
50% of the population
Doctors employed
10
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 88Contract staff: 86Fee contracts: 17
Primary-care medical visits · per year
29.989
47.440
20102025
Medical specialties served · 1 in the comuna (public system)
Family Medicine

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
1.903
1.115
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 (28.492 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Hospital de TenoHospitalHealth Service13.47161%
Centro de Salud Familiar MorzaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal5.02962%
Posta de Salud Rural Santa BlancaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal4.48661%
Centro de Salud Familiar ComalleFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal2.66166%
Posta de Salud Rural MonterillaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.26858%
Posta de Salud Rural Raúl FollerauxRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.07157%
Posta de Salud Rural el Manzano ( Teno)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal50660%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $5.291.368.000 ($331.498/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $2.863.647.000Municipal contribution: $388.052.000

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

Indigenous population
1.295
4.3% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche1.22494.5%

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
76
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.4
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
428
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
72
Sports
68
For the elderly
22
Social and aid
19
Cultural
11
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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
MMAGNIFICAFM90.7 FM
IRInversiones Rapel Ltda. · holderFM95.1 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
617
2% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
254 people · 41% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
254 Venezuela
98 Haití
82 Bolivia
65 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
50
1 encampment (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
568
5,3% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
42
5.956 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
409
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
493
beneficiaries · 2013–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
66
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

21.337homes · by type (2017)
House
10.491 · 99.5%
House
10.343 · 95.9%
Shack/hut/shanty
339 · 3.1%
Other private
59 · 0.5%
Room in old house/tenement
26 · 0.2%
Other private
25 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
23 · 0.2%
Mobile
10 · 0.1%
Apartment
8 · 0.1%
Indigenous dwelling
4 · 0%
Room in old house/tenement
4 · 0%
Mobile
3 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
Apartment
1 · 0%
73%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
4.243 · 66.4%
Provided for work
761 · 11.9%
Free of charge
526 · 8.2%
Rented
451 · 7.1%
Owned, being paid off
410 · 6.4%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
19
2,6 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
$11.079.029.000
Own revenue
$4.247.683.000
38% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$4.769.022.000
43% of the total
State transfers
$906.606.000
8% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.149.993.000
$11.079.029.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

38.3%
24.7%
11.7%
24.5%
Property tax$1.628.491.000
Business licenses$1.048.254.000
Vehicle permits$498.973.000
Cleaning fees$32.943.000
Other own revenue$1.039.022.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $5.701.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
36.0%
48.9%
15.0%
Municipal$11.079.029.000
Education$15.037.383.000
Health$4.625.847.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $3.724.360.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$482.081.000
$4.247.683.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$459.157.000
$4.769.022.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$35.883.000
$906.606.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$16.206.751.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$12.092.544.000
Execution rate
74.6%
Unexecuted: $4.114.207.000
Low execution: it only executed 74.6% of the budget — $4.114.207.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.286.747.000
$12.092.544.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

59.7%
24.2%
9.9%
Internal management$7.220.675.000
Community services$2.929.932.000
Social programs$1.199.741.000
Municipal activities$282.844.000
Recreational programs$308.557.000
Cultural programs$150.795.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$5.291.368.00043.8%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$5.172.514.00042.8%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.923.902.00024.2%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$883.109.0007.3%
Electricity (facilities)$768.209.0006.4%
Investment (works and projects)$607.057.0005.0%
Transfers to health$388.052.0003.2%
Transfers to education$200.000.0001.7%
Councillor stipends$81.382.0000.7%
Water (facilities)$72.283.0000.6%
Street lighting$33.870.0000.3%
Travel allowances$31.790.0000.3%

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

24.2%
42.8%
33.0%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.923.902.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$5.172.514.000
Others$3.996.128.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

50.5%
27.8%
8.8%
10.8%
Permanent staff$1.696.093.000
Contract staff$933.275.000
Fee contracts$294.534.000
Labor Code$69.237.000
Community progs.$364.107.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

53.1%
36.3%
10.6%
Permanent staff60
Contract staff41
Fee contracts12
Total: 113 staffFee contracts: 10.6% of the headcountWomen: 53.5%Professionalization: 39.6%
Cost/staffer permanent: $24.762.600/yearCost/staffer contract: $16.648.805/yearCost/staffer fees: $13.495.333/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: $607.057.000 (5.0% of spending)Councillor stipends: $81.382.000Travel allowances: $31.790.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $883.109.000Street lighting: $33.870.000Electricity: $768.209.000Water: $72.283.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

134
163
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

219
134
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$76.922.805.921
Purchase orders
37.746

Purchase-order amount · trend

$981.844.092
$3.182.119.380
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Soc de Inversiones Bio Rec Limitada$4.158.489.00519
Mujica y Docmac Limitada$4.005.486.22974
Limpieza y Jardineria Maule SpA$3.146.579.9885
Marta Eliana Oyarzún Delia$1.314.713.54814
Resam$1.289.295.890136
Vialko$1.157.714.12322
Katherine Antonieta Navarro Gallardo$1.126.900.978655
Constructora e Ingeniería Eléctrica Alcántara S.A.$929.809.49592

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $2.367.898.87874%
Agile Purchase $363.350.53111%
Framework Agreement $333.054.60210%
Direct award discretionary$117.815.3674%

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

Registered companies
3.166
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
23.962

Pyramid by sales bracket

56.2%
17.4%
23.2%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.779 companies
Small (≤25k UF)550 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)64 companies
Large (>100k UF)37 companies
No sales/no info736 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Aurora Australis S.A.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)3.227
Exportadora Andinexia SpAACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DELarge 4 (>1M UF)2.078
Cbb Cales S.A.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)268
Prestadora de Servicio Nature South Packing Services SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)21
Exportadora el Cisne SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 310
Gestion Agricola S.A.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 22.768
Teno Pack SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 2432
Procesadora Teno Norte SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2195
Yolo Group SpAACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASLarge 2149
Envasadora de Alimentos Teno LimitadaACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DELarge 229

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
5
US$ 128 M declared
Approved last 5 years
12
US$ 632 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
228
+ 390 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
719
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Autopista Ruta 5 Sur, By Pass a la Ciudad de CuricóEIAAutopistas del MaipoUnder Review446,53500
Parque Fotovoltaico PlanchónDIAGr Rapanui SpAApproved185,5100
Parque Fotovoltaico El Coipo SolarDIAMariquina Solar I SpAApproved183250
Arboleda SolarDIAGuanaquito Solar SpAApproved18090
Proyecto de Modificación y Optimización Industrial Planta Agrozzi TenoDIAEmpresas Carozzi S.A.Approved50,140
Regularización Planta de Packing y planta de tratamiento Fresh PakDIAFresh Pak SpAUnder Review12
REGULARIZACIÓN AGROINDUSTRIAL COPEFRUT S.A. PLANTA CENKIWIDIACopefrut S.A.Approved11,235
Planta Fotovoltaica Teno IV SolarDIATeno Solar IV S.P.A.Approved1040
Ampliación Central de Generación a Gas TenoDIAInnovación Energía S.A.Approved618
Regularización Planta De Jugos y Planta de Tratamiento AFEDIAAgrícola Forestal el Escudo LimitadUnder Review3,75195
Planta Productiva Lican AlimentosDIALican Alimentos S.A.Approved2,350
Ampliación Planta Fotovoltaica Teno SolarDIAEnlasa Generación Chile S.A.Approved230

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
35 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.

2monitoring stations· measures MP10; O3; SO2; NO2; CO· stations: Teno, CEMENTOS BIO BIO, Teno, ENLASA
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)
281 t SO₂
5 t MP10
5 t MP2,5
3 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

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.

120
Species
72
Flora
48
Fauna
37
In conservation status
33
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Rana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUQueuleGomortega keuleENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENPitaoPitavia punctataENSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVULagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENPancoraAegla laevisENCucaracha, molukiaMoluchia brevipennisVUPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVULagartija de curicóLiolaemus curicensisVURoble de santiago, roble blanco, roble, hualle, pellín,hualoNothofagus macrocarpaVUPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENGüiñaLeopardus guignaVULinguePersea lingueVUAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENIguanaCallopistes maculatusNTSapo arrieroAlsodes nodosusNTLagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTHualoNothofagus glaucaNTAraña pollito, tarántulaEuathlus manicataNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTColo-coloLeopardus colocoloNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNT

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

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-07-02Sist. Rios Mataquito, Lontue, Teno y trib.urban1.119 /12.100
HUR-07-06Embalse 2 Tenourban1

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. 29 projects totaling US$ 1.415 million, approved between 1996 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy17 projects · US$ 940 M · 1997–2026
Gasoducto del Pacífico S.A.Gasoducto Trasandino y Distribución de Gas Natural en Chile · Parque Fotovoltaico Gran Teno 200 MW
Miscellaneous industrial facilities3 projects · US$ 236 M · 1996–2026
Cbb Cales S.A.Planta de Cemento en Teno · Proyecto de Modificación y Optimización Industrial Planta Agrozzi Teno
Forestry1 project · US$ 110 M · 2010
Maderas Arauco S.A.Planta de Paneles MDP Teno
Real estate1 project · US$ 64 M · 2015
Nestlé Chile S.A.Planta Elaboradora de Alimento para Mascotas
Agriculture and livestock2 projects · US$ 46 M · 2011–2025
Empresas Carozzi S.A.PLANTA DE JUGOS CONCENTRADOS · REGULARIZACIÓN AGROINDUSTRIAL COPEFRUT S.A. PLANTA CENKIWI
Hydraulic Infrastructure1 project · US$ 18 M · 2013
Agrícola Santa Catarina Ltda.Construcción de drenaje subsuperficial en Lote E de la Reserva de la Hijuela Sexta o El Culenar de la Hacienda La Montaña .
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 37 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
59 UTA
1 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Copefrut S.A.COPEFRUT S.A. (CENKIWI)Agroindustry59

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
197254-2023
2TA
Ilustre Municipalidad de Teno/Dirección ejecutiva del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Planta Productiva Licán Alimentos
Environmental Assessment - Citizen Participation - MunicipalitiesPartially upheld

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
2
Historic 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
Relleno Sanitario Parque El GuanacoRelleno Sanitario213.531 t/year · receives from 20 comunas
PTAS -TENOPTAS · lodos activadosNUEVOSUR S.A. · discharges into estero gualas
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Parque El Guanaco (Teno) · 9.586 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
19
Area affected
21 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
3.052 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
48
At high or very high risk
22
8 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
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
13,31°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,24°C
Annual precipitation
941 mm
projection: -2%
Hot days>30°C
28
projection: +19 days
Frost days
21

Modeled climatology (CMIP6 downscaling ~5 km): present ≈ 1980-2010, projection ≈ 2035-2065 middle scenario. Not recent weather observation.

SafetyCrime, road crashes and municipal security infrastructure

Crimes (police cases)Source: CEAD · Ministry of Public Security

Police cases · 2025
1.506
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.723
Police cases · trend
1.094
1.506
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats283888
Domestic violence268841
Property damage223699
Burglary of an uninhabited place142445
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces84263
Minor injuries83260
Larceny74232
Burglary of an inhabited place48151
Weapons-related crimes43135
Crimes and offenses under the arms law41129
Sexual abuse36113
Drug-related crimes2785

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 27.

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
300
Guards and inspectors
8
1 per 3.986 hab
Patrol fleet
4
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 1Pickups: 3
Surveillance cameras · trend
5
300
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
165
Deaths
6
18,8 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
130
12 serious
Pedestrian collisions
5
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.