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Escudo de Vichuquén

Vichuquén

Región del MauleFounded 18304.311 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024451 km² of area10 inh./km²$7.702M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Finance
-22 pts
13th biggest gain in autonomy from the Common Fund (since 2001)
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Society
-14%
20th that lost the most population (since 2002)
Explore
Population
−13,5%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
20,2%
Multidimensional poverty · 126th highest of 346
Finance
$1,8 million
per inhabitant per year · rank 34 of 346
Finance
264th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

8 Schools
4 Carabineros
4 Health centers
4 Squares and green areas
3 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
1 Kindergartens
1 Fire stations

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

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

Liveability index · EIU style

42.4 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#275 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety30
Health26
Culture and environment52
Education78
Infrastructure45
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Patricio Rivera B.
CHILE VAMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
2.709
votes (60.92%)
5.119
Electoral roll
89,65%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
PR
Patricio Rivera B.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
2.709
votes
PA
Patricio Andres Rivera Bravo
2021-2024 · IND
1.456
votes
RP
Román Pavez López
2008-2012 · PPD
1.293
votes
DC
Diego Cardoen Délano
2004-2008 · ILB
1.676
votes
EB
Ernesto Bravo Santelices
2000-2004 · PDC
812
votes
GL
Gustavo Lautaro Calquin Hevia
1996-2000 · RN
745
votes
LO
Luis Orlando Correa Venegas
1992-1996 · UCC
224
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

CD
Carolina Diaz B.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
972
votes
GB
Guillermo Beltran J.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
379
votes
PA
Paulo Arellano C.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
348
votes
CM
Carlos Muñoz F.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
337
votes
MV
Mauricio Veliz B.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
320
votes
JF
Juan Fuenzalida C.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
313
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión16 de junio de 2026130 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó tres modificaciones presupuestarias —para salud, una indemnización laboral y vales de gas— en medio de críticas reiteradas por información entregada fuera de plazo y descoordinación entre departamentos municipales.

Temas tratados

  • Cuenta del alcalde: torneo escolar de fútbol, mesa sobre servicios sanitarios (APR), visita de la coordinadora regional de Minería a salineros de Cáhuil/Yoncabén, llegada de nuevo médico al CESFAM, segunda versión del programa Impulsa y operativo oftalmológico.
  • Modificación presupuestaria N°5 de Salud: aumento de ingresos (~$89,5 millones) para múltiples programas y habilitación de la ex escuela de Boyeruca como posta provisoria.
  • Modificación presupuestaria N°6 municipal: reasignación de $11 millones para pagar una indemnización por desvinculación laboral, con cargo a la cuenta de organizaciones comunitarias.
  • Modificación presupuestaria N°7 municipal: aumento de $30 millones para reposición de vales de gas subsidiados para vecinos.
  • Varios: caminos en mal estado, cobros de derecho de aseo, quemas y contaminación del lago, árbol peligroso en capilla de Rarín, ambulancia de Yico, auditoría municipal, subvenciones a organizaciones y otras solicitudes vecinales.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Modificación presupuestaria N°5 de Salud: aprobada por 6 votos a favor, 0 en contra. Un concejal que antes se había abstenido en modificaciones de salud —citando el déficit presupuestario de 2025— cambió su postura por la urgencia de la posta de Boyeruca.
  • Modificación presupuestaria N°6 (indemnización laboral, $11 millones): aprobada por 5 votos a favor; 1 concejal se abstuvo (Mauricio, según transcripción). Todos expresaron reparos por la información entregada fuera del plazo legal de 5 días hábiles.
  • Modificación presupuestaria N°7 (vales de gas, $30 millones): aprobada por unanimidad, con observaciones sobre comunicación oportuna a vecinos y desorganización en la distribución.

Plata y obras

  • Posta Boyeruca (ex escuela): ~$50 millones para reparación y reacondicionamiento; resto de los $71 millones del ítem AGL para insumos y equipamiento. Se licitará el trabajo (no con SECPLAC por malos resultados anteriores).
  • Indemnización laboral: $11 millones descontados de la cuenta de organizaciones comunitarias; 12 organizaciones ya cumplirían requisitos para recibir subvenciones pendientes.
  • Vales de gas: $30 millones adicionales; el programa se extendió al 80% de hogares más vulnerables, lo que agotó el stock antes de lo previsto. Compromiso del alcalde de buscar fórmula para entregar el vale de mayo a quienes no lo recibieron.
  • Ambulancia de Yico: fuera de servicio por nuevo desperfecto mecánico; la comuna opera con una sola ambulancia. Solo $900.000 asignados a mantención de vehículos, cifra que los concejales consideraron insuficiente.
  • Salineros de Yoncabén: posible postulación a recursos regionales (~$20 millones si se organizan como cooperativa); compromisos de motobombas y difusión por parte de la coordinadora de Minería.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Plazo de información: en las tres modificaciones, los antecedentes llegaron fuera del plazo legal de 5 días hábiles; varios concejales advirtieron que en el futuro podrían rechazar por esa sola razón.
  • Indemnizaciones laborales: un concejal señaló que desde el año pasado el municipio acumula más de $100 millones pagados en indemnizaciones, y llamó a evaluar mejor las desvinculaciones antes de llegar a tribunales, donde "las hemos perdido todas".
  • Cuenta de organizaciones comunitarias: preocupación transversal de que la disminución de $11 millones afecte el pago de subvenciones a las 12 organizaciones que ya cumplen requisitos.
  • Vales de gas: un concejal denunció que funcionarios habrían atribuido el retraso en la entrega a los concejales; el alcalde se comprometió a instruir que eso no ocurra.
  • Cobros de derecho de aseo: confusión entre vecinos sobre exenciones para adultos mayores y predios forestales; el alcalde aclaró que no existe exención automática por ley y que mañana (17 de junio) hay reunión con el encargado de avalúos para resolver casos puntuales.
  • Descoordinación interna: un concejal hizo un llamado explícito a mayor trabajo en equipo entre departamentos, citando problemas simultáneos en salud, educación y área social.

Para seguir

  • Reunión el 17 de junio con encargado de avalúos (Rafael, apellido no queda claro en transcripción) para resolver dudas sobre cobros de aseo.
  • Licitación para reparar la ex escuela de Boyeruca; plazo no definido en sesión.
  • Entrega del informe final de auditoría municipal (educación y salud pendientes de retroalimentar preinforme).
  • Resolución administrativa del vale de gas de mayo para quienes no lo recibieron; posible entrega en agosto.
  • Votación futura sobre subvenciones a organizaciones comunitarias (al menos 12 aprobadas, posible segundo llamado para llegar a 33).
  • Comisión social pendiente: subsidio al gas licuado, COSOC y ordenanza de participación ciudadana.
  • Solicitud de informe mecánico de ambulancia de Yico (pedida por concejal Víctor en sesión anterior, aún no llegaba).
  • Gestiones políticas del alcalde para destrabar financiamiento del CESFAM en etapa de puesta en marcha.

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)

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

Resolutions extracted
3
of 71 minutes read
Money involved
$211.689.100
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
90 · Aprobación de contratación con Transporte y Movimiento de Tierra Costamaq Limitada por emergencia hidrometeorológica 2023Tender$211.689.100mayoria
1.1 · Fijar plazo máximo de un mes para la contratación de auditoría forense externa correspondiente al período entre enero 2021 y la fecha actual, con excepción si la licitación queda desierta.Tender
ACUERDO CORRELATIVO N°201 · Rechazo del Presupuesto Municipal año 2026 y sus anexos, incluyendo modificaciones indicadas en sesión ordinaria N°36 de concejo municipal.Budget amendmentrechazado

Resolutions voted by the council, automatically extracted from the official minutes (extraction ongoing: coverage grows as the 94.917 indexed minutes are processed). May contain reading errors; the official document is the municipality's PDF.

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
254
Highly complex
48
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202513103
201926242
20176321
2016112157521
201597304716

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

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

  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 9 audiencias · 2019–2026
  • Md
    Mutual de Seguridad de la Cámara Chilena de la Construcción
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2024–2026
  • WS
    Wilefko SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017
  • CD
    Comite de Agua Potable Duao - Lipimavida
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017
  • Cd
    Corporación de Educación Aptus
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • IS
    Innuvo SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • SE
    Santillana Educacion Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2026
  • CF
    Corporación Fiscalía del Medio Ambiente
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2026
  • SL
    Sisinf Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2026
  • CL
    Creatimus Linuxcorp Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2026
  • DJ
    Distribuciones Jurídicas de Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2026
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020
  • MS
    Meetcard SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • AD
    Asesorías Deportivas Hp Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017–2016
  • SS
    Sosafe S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020
  • SE
    Soluciones en Energia Solar Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • C1
    Coding 12 SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • ES
    Epox SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • FC
    Fundación Conexiones Inclusivas para el Mundo
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • AS
    Arkitrack S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
and 86 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

4.991
inhabitants
4.294
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
-14%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
3.698
-10% vs. 2035 (4.128)
Over 60 · 2050
46,52%
36,77% in 2035 · +10 pts of ageing

INE projects comuna population only through 2035; the 2050 values are an own estimate by the monitor, anchored to the official INE 2050 national total (21,626,079 inhab, 32.1% aged 60+). Not an official comuna figure.

IndicatorValueSource
Homes with public water supply (2017 Census)63,21 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,4 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment39 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)561,1 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)576,6 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo4.716 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)8,7 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)20,2 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples13,19 %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 34 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
4.689
2.578 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
1.686
65% of RSH households
Female-headed households
41%
1.051
Elderly (60+)1.38930%
Children and adolescents (<18)79017%
Foreign nationals601%
Belonging to indigenous peoples52811%
People with moderate/severe dependency441%
Single-person households1.35653%

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
560
6 schools
Students per teacher
5,8
96 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
90,9%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
74,8%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 100%Private subsidized 0%
Pass rate
99,6%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
0%
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
1
Clinics
1
Rural health posts
4
FONASA enrollees
5.016
116% of the population
Doctors employed
2
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 51Contract staff: 28Fee contracts: 21
Primary-care medical visits · per year
5.554
14.828
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
231
259
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 (4.858 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar VichuquénFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal3.60167%
Posta de Salud Rural Llico (Vichuquén)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal90568%
Posta de Salud Rural LipimávidaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal19677%
Posta de Salud Rural BoyerucaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal11377%
Posta de Salud Rural RarínRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal4386%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $2.369.788.000 ($472.446/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $1.074.935.000Municipal contribution: $785.000.000

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

Indigenous population
622
13.2% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche59996.3%

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
17
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
3.9
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
137
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
24
Sports
17
Social and aid
15
For the elderly
7
Cultural
1
Foundations and corporations
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 · FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
RTRADIO TROPICAL LATINAFM99.3 FM
SRSoc. Radiodifusora Cheis Ltda. · holderFM99.7 FM

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

Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE

Foreign nationals
141
3% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
76 people · 54% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
76 Venezuela
16 Bolivia
15 Perú
7 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
89
4,7% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
40
4.689 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
34
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
78
beneficiaries · 2012–2024
Subsidies Rental · DS52
6
paid · 2015–2023

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

5.328homes · by type (2017)
House
3.298 · 95.5%
House
1.856 · 99%
Shack/hut/shanty
130 · 3.8%
Other private
14 · 0.4%
Other private
8 · 0.4%
Shack/improvised dwelling
8 · 0.4%
Room in old house/tenement
7 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
3 · 0.2%
Mobile
3 · 0.1%
Apartment
1 · 0%
68%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
948 · 67.3%
Provided for work
232 · 16.5%
Free of charge
118 · 8.4%
Rented
98 · 7%
Owned, being paid off
12 · 0.9%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$7.701.544.000
Own revenue
$2.833.967.000
37% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$2.584.030.000
34% of the total
State transfers
$1.280.119.000
17% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$775.955.000
$7.701.544.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

29.7%
39.8%
17.1%
8.8%
Property tax$840.621.000
Business licenses$1.128.943.000
Vehicle permits$483.958.000
Cleaning fees$131.888.000
Other own revenue$248.557.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
55.7%
27.6%
16.7%
Municipal$7.701.544.000
Education$3.814.503.000
Health$2.305.519.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $1.745.753.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$170.329.000
$2.833.967.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$395.776.000
$2.584.030.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$49.713.000
$1.280.119.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$9.935.466.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$7.789.715.000
Execution rate
78.4%
Unexecuted: $2.145.751.000
Low execution: it only executed 78.4% of the budget — $2.145.751.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$783.568.000
$7.789.715.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

72.7%
25.3%
Internal management$5.662.497.000
Community services$1.967.539.000
Social programs$80.701.000
Municipal activities$57.454.000
Recreational programs$18.477.000
Cultural programs$3.047.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$2.369.788.00030.4%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.971.674.00025.3%
Investment (works and projects)$1.238.599.00015.9%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.217.353.00015.6%
Transfers to education$998.891.00012.8%
Transfers to health$785.000.00010.1%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$348.642.0004.5%
Electricity (facilities)$138.227.0001.8%
Councillor stipends$81.773.0001.0%
Water (facilities)$34.644.0000.4%
Travel allowances$16.057.0000.2%
Commissions and representation$502.0000.0%

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

25.3%
15.6%
59.1%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.971.674.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.217.353.000
Others$4.600.688.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

40.7%
18.3%
18.3%
10.5%
12.3%
Permanent staff$1.038.691.000
Contract staff$466.531.000
Fee contracts$466.452.000
Labor Code$269.434.000
Community progs.$313.796.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

35.2%
42.3%
22.5%
Permanent staff25
Contract staff30
Fee contracts16
Total: 71 staffFee contracts: 22.5% of the headcountWomen: 49.1%Professionalization: 41.8%
Cost/staffer permanent: $30.332.280/yearCost/staffer contract: $18.597.833/yearCost/staffer fees: $15.378.500/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: $1.238.599.000 (15.9% of spending)Councillor stipends: $81.773.000Travel allowances: $16.057.000Commissions and representation: $502.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $348.642.000Electricity: $138.227.000Water: $34.644.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

14
19
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

86
55
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
4 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
0
Security/patrol pickups
2
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
1
Primary-care medical visits
14.828
Clinics
1
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
47,69%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
37
Permanent own revenue
36,8%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
2
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
55
Health staff
28
contract
Health staff
21
fee-based
Health staff
51
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
5.016
municipal health
Rural health posts
4
Final works approvals
19

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$25.840.376.726
Purchase orders
11.777

Purchase-order amount · trend

$435.241.967
$1.509.067.828
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Constructora Navarro Limitada$1.342.529.54313
Carlos Enrique Muñoz Calquín$949.122.2626
Leonel del Carmen Valdivia Cortes$853.371.02114
Daza Ingenieria y Construccion SpA$829.932.99224
Julian Bernabe Correa Correa$763.633.182162
Cosal S.A.$747.843.9291
Constructora Trastevere Limitada$578.687.4352
Sayma Ltda.$508.016.90313

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $783.714.00852%
Agile Purchase $317.044.52921%
Framework Agreement $236.578.79016%
Direct award discretionary$171.730.49911%

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

Registered companies
581
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
1.391

Pyramid by sales bracket

57.1%
19.6%
17.9%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)332 companies
Small (≤25k UF)114 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)22 companies
Large (>100k UF)9 companies
No sales/no info104 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Soc de Transportes Llico LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 3616
Inversiones Futuro LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 3
Atma S.A.ACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 213
Nueva Inversiones Santiago SpAACTIVIDADES PROFESIONALES, CIENTIFICAS Y TECNLarge 28
Soc de Inversiones Alarcon y Guridi Ltda.ACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 14
Inversiones San Ignacio LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 12
Inversiones Ani LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 11
Inversiones Altura SpAACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 1
Inversiones Lh S aACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 1
Agricola Catemito SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 235

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

Investment in SEIA projects

Under review
0
US$ 0 M declared
Approved last 5 years
2
US$ 22 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
110
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Mejoramiento Ruta J-80, Sector Cruce Ruta J-820, Cruce Ruta Costera, REIAMinisterio de Obras PúblicasApproved15,69570
Parque Solar Vichuquén Santa ElenaDIALobo Solar SpAApproved1280

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

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

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

No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.

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

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

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

State protected wilderness areas (SNASPE) in the comuna
Laguna TorcaNational Reserve528 ha

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

11
Species
10
Flora
1
Fauna
3
In conservation status
3
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Palma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENHualoNothofagus glaucaNT

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.

9 Wetlands · 5 urban · 1.641 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-07-01Lago Vichuquenurban1.234
HRU-07-01Laguna Torca209
HPU-07-01Estero de Llico103
HPU-07-14Vichuquén N°343
HUR-06-85Estero San Pedro de Alcantaraurban27 /66
HUR-06-81Humedal sector Boyecuraurban19 /47
HUR-07-08Vichuquén N°1urban4
HUR-07-42Sector Aquelarreurban2
HPU-07-15Vichuquén N°20

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. 2 projects totaling US$ 22 million, approved between 2022 and 2024. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Transport Infrastructure1 project · US$ 16 M · 2024
Ministerio de Obras PúblicasMejoramiento Ruta J-80, Sector Cruce Ruta J-820, Cruce Ruta Costera, Región del Maule
Energy1 project · US$ 6 M · 2022
Lobo Solar SpAParque Solar Vichuquén Santa Elena

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
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Pichilemu at 52.2 km

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

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

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
1
on projects in the comuna
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-507-2025
2TA
Risi Rosselot Paulina Macarena / Comité de Ministros
Mejoramiento Ruta J-80, Sector Cruce Ruta J-820, Cruce Ruta Costera, Región del Maule
Environmental assessment - Citizen participationRejects

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
Heritage zones
1
Nature sanctuaries
1

Monuments declared by decree (official CMN roster). Excludes archaeological and public monuments. Declaration entails legal protection and intervention restrictions.

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

Where this comuna's waste goes
Centro de Tratamiento Eco Maule (Río Claro) · 2.181 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
13
Area affected
6 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
1.295 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
41
At high or very high risk
21
2 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
10
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
13,42°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,11°C
Annual precipitation
683 mm
projection: -3%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +2 days
Frost days
1

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

SafetyCrime, road crashes and municipal security infrastructure

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

Police cases · 2025
324
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
7.516
Police cases · trend
309
324
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Property damage831.925
Domestic violence41951
Threats38882
Weapons-related crimes29673
Crimes and offenses under the arms law29673
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces27626
Larceny16371
Minor injuries13302
Burglary of an inhabited place12278
Burglary of an uninhabited place11255
Drug-related crimes6139
Sexual abuse493

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 19.

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
0
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 4.311 hab
Patrol fleet
2
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
0
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
10
Deaths
0
0 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
23
8 serious
Pedestrian collisions
1

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.