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Región del Maule103.958 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20241.468 km² of area71 inh./km²$33.252M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Finance
+26 pts
10th biggest rise in Common Fund dependence (lost autonomy since 2001)
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Environment
59 species in conservation status
13th most documented threatened species
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Oversight
84
25th most serious Comptroller findings
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Population
+4,5%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
10,5%
Multidimensional poverty · 318th highest of 346
Finance
$320 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 300 of 346
Education
612 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
184th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

176 Squares and green areas
78 Schools
46 Health centers
19 Pharmacies
16 Kindergartens
12 Carabineros
10 Institutes
4 Fire stations
3 Universities
3 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
1 Hospitals
1 Libraries

Liveability index · EIU style

58.9 /100
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#56 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety44
Health79
Culture and environment62
Education47
Infrastructure60
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Mario Meza V.Re-elected
CHILE VAMOS · RENOVACION NACIONAL
30.033
votes (44.82%)
84.723
Electoral roll
88,1%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
MM
Mario Meza V.
2024-2028 · RENOVACION NACIONAL
30.033
votes
MA
Mario Alejandro Meza Vasquez
2021-2024 · RN
12.205
votes
RR
Rolando Renteria Moller
2008-2012 · UDI
20.185
votes
RH
Rodrigo Hermosilla Gatica
2004-2008 · PS
17.909
votes
LN
Luis Navarrete Carvacho
2000-2004 · RN
13.462
votes
SS
Sergio Sepulveda Corvalan
1996-2000 · DC
6.179
votes
SS
Sergio Sepulveda Corvalan
1992-1996 · DC
5.797
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

FV
Favio Vargas A.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
8.187
votes
LC
Luis Concha G.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
3.848
votes
CG
Christian Gonzalez M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
3.467
votes
CL
Cinthia Labraña V.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
3.213
votes
EI
Eduardo Ibañez N.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
2.660
votes
LF
Lenin Fuentes B.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · PARTIDO COMUNISTA DE CHILE
2.078
votes
MC
Marcelo Campos V.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · INDEPENDIENTE
1.888
votes
LA
Leandro Alfaro V.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
1.590
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
425
Highly complex
84
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202560222216
202215663
20213914214
2020459324
2019192116
20188082448

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

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

  • LS
    Luzlinares S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2016–2025
  • LC
    Los Cipreses SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • GS
    Galilea S.a. de Ingeniería y Construcción
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • NS
    Nuevosur S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2025
  • SE
    Sociedad Educacional Prospero Villar Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2019
  • ZC
    Zelestra Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2020–2022
  • CS
    Comercializadora S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • FE
    Fundación Emilia Silva Figueroa Víctimas de Accidentes
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018
  • CY
    Consultora Yeros SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2024
  • CD
    Club de Voleibol Vieja Escuela de Linares
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2018
  • IY
    Inmobiliaria y Constructora Aguila Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016
  • OL
    Organización Laboral y Deportiva Vida
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • FD
    Fundación Derecho y Defensa Animal
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • I
    Inconac
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2018
  • IF
    Inmobiliaria Fai Sur SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2021
  • CD
    Compania de Petroleos de Chile Copec S a
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • FQ
    Fotovoltaica Quillay SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • AV
    Agricola Villayandre SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • LS
    Loncomilla SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • CA
    Consultoria Ambiental Econetwork Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
and 88 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

86.614
inhabitants
104.584
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+21%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
109.889
+1% vs. 2035 (108.864)
Over 60 · 2050
37,95%
28,71% 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)92,74 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,8 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment1.732 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment26,7 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)612 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)636,4 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo96.744 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)8,9 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)10,5 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples3,85 %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 2.163 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
101.460
54.842 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
33.194
61% of RSH households
Female-headed households
53%
29.080
Elderly (60+)23.75923%
Children and adolescents (<18)21.69321%
Foreign nationals2.3572%
Belonging to indigenous peoples2.1542%
People with moderate/severe dependency1.8502%
Single-person households27.65750%

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
24.639
70 schools
Students per teacher
12,5
1.969 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
90,6%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
62,8%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 39%Private subsidized 58%Private paid 3%
Pass rate
96,9%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,82%
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
4
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
10
FONASA enrollees
95.173
92% of the population
Doctors employed
59
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 471Contract staff: 291Fee contracts: 33
Primary-care medical visits · per year
38.081
166.457
20102025
Medical specialties served · 29 in the comuna (public system)
Internal MedicineAdult General SurgeryAdult Orthopedics and TraumaOphthalmologyAdult GynecologyAdult PsychiatryPediatricsOtorhinolaryngologyAdult CardiologyPediatric Orthopedics and TraumaAdult UrologyAnesthesiologyAdult NeurologyObstetricsPediatric NeurologyPediatric SurgeryDermatologyAdult Respiratory Medicine+9 more
surgery:General SurgeryOrthopedics and TraumaOtorhinolaryngology

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
6.725
3.807
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 (94.768 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar San Juan Dios de LinaresFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal28.38262%
Centro de Salud Familiar Oscar BonillaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal22.50957%
Centro de Salud Familiar Valentín LetelierFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal17.13160%
Centro de Salud Familiar Luis Navarrete CarvachoFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal13.52668%
Posta de Salud Rural Vara GruesaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal3.97067%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Yerbas BuenasCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal3.76665%
Posta de Salud Rural LlancanaoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.40472%
Posta de Salud Rural las ToscasRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.22372%
Posta de Salud Rural San Víctor ÁlamosRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal90575%
Posta de Salud Rural Palmilla (Linares)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal65772%
Posta de Salud Rural Embalse AncoaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal46873%
Posta de Salud Rural ChupallarRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal28074%
Posta de Salud Rural Vega de SalasRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal22789%
Posta de Salud Rural PejerreyRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal18676%
Posta de Salud Rural los HuallesRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal13472%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $25.029.770.000 ($262.992/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $13.507.800.000Municipal contribution: $600.000.000

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

Indigenous population
3.725
3.9% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche3.42591.9%
Diaguita852.3%
Aymara742.0%

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

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

Active neighborhood councils
76
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.7
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
1.555
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
520
Sports
160
For the elderly
96
Social and aid
85
Cultural
47
Foundations and corporations
18
Religious
9
Trade associations and cooperatives
3
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.

11 Local media · 2 AM · 3 Comunitaria · 6 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
AAMBROSIOFM90.7 FM
BNBUENA NUEVAFM97.9 FM
F1FRECUENCIA 1FM103.5 FM
IINNOVADORAFM104.1 FM
MMARIAFM88.1 FM
RTRADIO TROPICAL LATINAFM95.3 FM
AdAgrupacion de Difusores Nuevas de Gran Gozo de Linares · holderComunitaria107.3 FM
CdCuerpo de Bomberos de Linares · holderComunitaria107.1 FM
PSParroquia San Antonio de Padua · holderComunitaria107.7 FM
RARadio Ancoa de Linares Ltda. · holderAM1160 AM
RARamon Abasolo Yelpi E.I.R.L. · holderAM1520 AM

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
2.354
2,4% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
1.038 people · 44% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
1.038 Venezuela
291 Colombia
210 Haití
150 Argentina

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
1.730
4,9% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
565
39.688 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
2.160
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
2.703
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
639
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

70.277homes · by type (2017)
House
34.456 · 96.7%
House
33.532 · 96.8%
Apartment
880 · 2.5%
Shack/hut/shanty
453 · 1.3%
Apartment
435 · 1.2%
Room in old house/tenement
158 · 0.4%
Other private
138 · 0.4%
Other private
116 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
40 · 0.1%
Shack/improvised dwelling
38 · 0.1%
Mobile
19 · 0.1%
Mobile
5 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
4 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
3 · 0%
72%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
12.040 · 54.7%
Owned, being paid off
3.730 · 16.9%
Rented
3.609 · 16.4%
Free of charge
1.438 · 6.5%
Provided for work
1.207 · 5.5%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
5
Beds
168
7,1 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
$33.252.185.000
Own revenue
$8.850.107.000
27% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$19.796.922.000
60% of the total
State transfers
$896.806.000
3% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$3.433.246.000
$33.252.185.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

30.7%
23.2%
16.9%
24.6%
Property tax$2.717.622.000
Business licenses$2.055.158.000
Vehicle permits$1.494.145.000
Cleaning fees$404.244.000
Other own revenue$2.178.938.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $9.628.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
32.5%
42.7%
24.8%
Municipal$33.252.185.000
Education$43.682.654.000
Health$25.362.451.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $17.189.610.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$1.601.091.000
$8.850.107.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$1.223.562.000
$19.796.922.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$279.467.000
$896.806.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$36.377.249.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$35.716.591.000
Execution rate
98.2%
Unexecuted: $660.658.000
High execution: the municipality executed 98.2% of its current budget.

Accrued spending · trend

$3.443.533.000
$35.716.591.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

65.0%
27.2%
Internal management$23.199.469.000
Community services$9.697.976.000
Social programs$1.820.584.000
Municipal activities$372.487.000
Recreational programs$501.928.000
Cultural programs$124.147.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$25.029.770.00070.1%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$12.881.189.00036.1%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$7.727.039.00021.6%
Transfers to education$4.725.748.00013.2%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$3.092.059.0008.7%
Electricity (facilities)$1.304.920.0003.7%
Street lighting$1.008.115.0002.8%
Transfers to health$620.000.0001.7%
Investment (works and projects)$279.937.0000.8%
Councillor stipends$107.707.0000.3%
Water (facilities)$95.869.0000.3%
Travel allowances$47.908.0000.1%

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

21.6%
36.1%
42.3%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$7.727.039.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$12.881.189.000
Others$15.108.363.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

46.6%
27.2%
6.8%
18.3%
Permanent staff$4.469.704.000
Contract staff$2.602.868.000
Fee contracts$654.467.000
Labor Code$101.667.000
Community progs.$1.754.456.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

57.5%
34.0%
8.5%
Permanent staff183
Contract staff108
Fee contracts27
Total: 318 staffFee contracts: 8.5% of the headcountWomen: 37.8%Professionalization: 32.6%
Cost/staffer permanent: $24.895.825/yearCost/staffer contract: $23.012.972/yearCost/staffer fees: $19.425.481/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: $279.937.000 (0.8% of spending)Councillor stipends: $107.707.000Travel allowances: $47.908.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $3.092.059.000Street lighting: $1.008.115.000Electricity: $1.304.920.000Water: $95.869.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

1.550
321
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

278
786
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$151.232.658.863
Purchase orders
82.114

Purchase-order amount · trend

$2.516.020.832
$6.563.130.526
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Enel Distribucion Chile S.A.$7.434.255.1202
Hexa Inversiones SpA$4.421.515.87111
Abastible S.A.$2.606.335.1611.984
Copec S.A.$2.500.755.615148
Opko Chile S.A.$2.464.230.577587
Constructora Pereira e Hijos Limitada$2.124.163.85337
Proessa Ltda.$2.028.648.55715
La Floresta SpA$1.793.189.94756

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $4.794.746.75773%
Agile Purchase $852.259.07713%
Framework Agreement $542.864.3898%
Direct award discretionary$373.260.3046%

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

Registered companies
8.661
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
35.953

Pyramid by sales bracket

62.4%
13.9%
21.4%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)5.407 companies
Small (≤25k UF)1.206 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)142 companies
Large (>100k UF)55 companies
No sales/no info1.851 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Agroindustrial Trimma LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 4 (>1M UF)325
Comercial Quinto Centro SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)236
Luzlinares S.A.SUMINISTRO DE ELECTRICIDAD, GAS, VAPOR Y AIRELarge 4 (>1M UF)51
Distribuidora Utec SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)
Berries Chile S.A.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 3495
Agro Entre Rios SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 3294
Ingenieria y Construccion Globalmix LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONLarge 2393
Bella Terra SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2382
Soc Asfaltos del Maule Ingenieria y Construccion LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONLarge 2359
Empresa de Transportes Linatal LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 2350

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
6
US$ 62 M declared
Approved last 5 years
6
US$ 183 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
210
+ 1.250 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
1.165
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Sol de LeónDIASol de Leon SpAApproved50368
Doña Agustina IVDIAConstructora Malpo SpAApproved49,108140
Parque del Sol LinaresDIAConstructora la Rioja SpAApproved46,47120
REGULARIZACIÓN AGROINDUSTRIAL COPEFRUT S.A. PLANTA LINARESDIACopefrut S.A.Under Review4035
Construcción de Nuevos Puentes en los Subsectores C y D del Sector 1 -EIASociedad Concesionaria Ruta 5 TalcaUnder Review29,878474
Proyecto Inmobiliario DS 19 Integración Social Eloísa Díaz, Gabriela MDIAConstructora Nuevos Aires S.A.Approved23,116342
Ampliación Conjunto Habitacional LinaresDIAConstructora Malpo SpAUnder Review15,13480
Conjunto Habitacional LinaresDIAConstructora Malpo SpAApproved9,715120
Fotovolt Linares 2DIAAilin Fotovoltaica SpAApproved5,0475
Mejoramiento Planta de RILES por medio de un sistema biológico de WattDIAWatt's S.A.Under Review320
Habilitación y Operación de Cementerio Parque Privado Parque AmbrosioDIAAlma SpAUnder Review1,220
Extracción y Procesamiento de áridos PAFALDIAPafal Aridos y Hormigones LimitadaUnder Review0,115

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
23 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.

1monitoring stations · 1 from the MMA Network· measures MP2,5· station: Linares
PM2.5 latest reading
20 µg/m³
15-08-2026 · 45 days above standard in the last 12 months
Monthly PM2.5 trend
norma 2009/24: 16,1 µg/m³10/24: 6,9 µg/m³11/24: 6,2 µg/m³12/24: 7,6 µg/m³01/25: 8,2 µg/m³02/25: 12,7 µg/m³03/25: 12,5 µg/m³04/25: 28,3 µg/m³05/25: 49,2 µg/m³06/25: 72,3 µg/m³07/25: 69,5 µg/m³08/25: 34 µg/m³09/25: 10,8 µg/m³10/25: 3,6 µg/m³11/25: 3,2 µg/m³12/25: 2,8 µg/m³01/26: 7,8 µg/m³02/26: 2,2 µg/m³03/26: 4,7 µg/m³04/26: 21,5 µg/m³05/26: 69 µg/m³06/26: 46,4 µg/m³07/26: 46,9 µg/m³08/26: 27,6 µg/m³09/2408/26
27,6 µg/m³
promedio 08/26
Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
19 t MP10
19 t MP2,5
2 t SO₂

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

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

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

317
Species
208
Flora
96
Fauna
13
Funga
79
In conservation status
61
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Belloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENQueuleGomortega keuleENPitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENBagrecitoTrichomycterus chiltoniENPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVUHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUPuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVUPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVUBagrecitoBullockia maldonadoiENPochaCheirodon pisciculusVURana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUTolloDiplomystes nahuelbutaensisENPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVUGruñidor del sur, lagarto de corbataPristidactylus torquatusVUSapoEupsophus roseusVULagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUSapo hermosoTelmatobufo venustusENGuindo santo, ñire, ñirreEucryphia glutinosaVULoyo, hongoBoletus loyoENSapo de hugoAlsodes hugoiVULamprea de agua dulceMordacia lapicidaENCarmelita de concepciónPercilia irwiniENCauque del norteOdontesthes brevianalisVUPeladillaAplochiton zebraENHongoRussula austrodelicaVURoble de santiago, roble blanco, roble, hualle, pellín,hualoNothofagus macrocarpaVUHongoHygrocybe striatellaVUCauqueOdontesthes mauleanumVUTolloDiplomystes camposensisENPocha del surCheirodon australeVUTollo de agua dulceDiplomystes chilensisENLagartija de gravenhorstLiolaemus gravenhorstiVULagartija de curicóLiolaemus curicensisVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENCiprés de cordillera, lenAustrocedrus chilensisVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVULinguePersea lingueVUPudúPudu puduVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUPinatra, pina, piña, curacuchaCyttaria berteroiENBagreHatcheria macraeiVULamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVULagarto de chillánLiolaemus chillanensisENAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENHuillínLontra provocaxENPeladillaAplochiton taeniatusENHualoNothofagus glaucaNT
and 19 more

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

4 Wetlands · 3 urban · 1.908 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-07-03Sist. Cuenca Rio Maule y Trib.urban1.841 /14.249
HPU-07-16Rio Achibueno (ramal cercano a Linares)43
HUR-07-09Estero Batucourban24
HUR-07-30Laguna sector Punchema 2urban0

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. 28 projects totaling US$ 655 million, approved between 1997 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy18 projects · US$ 262 M · 1997–2024
Gasoducto del Pacífico S.A.Gasoducto Trasandino y Distribución de Gas Natural en Chile · PROYECTO NUEVA LÍNEA 2X500 KV CHARRÚA-ANCOA: TENDIDO DEL PRIMER CONDUCTOR
Transport Infrastructure1 project · US$ 240 M · 2009
Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Rodoviario San Ambrosio . .TERMINAL DE BUSES RODOVIARIO SAN AMBROSIO S.A . (e-seia)
Real estate3 projects · US$ 119 M · 2022–2026
Constructora Malpo SpADoña Agustina IV · Parque del Sol Linares
Hydraulic Infrastructure1 project · US$ 28 M · 2006
Ministerio de Obras PúblicasEmbalse Ancoa
Others5 projects · US$ 6 M · 2009–2020
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 Luz Linares
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ANSM
Higher education
3 campuses in the comuna

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
4
Sanctioned entities
3
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
88 UTA
3 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Sociedad Comercial Antillal Ltda.ALIMENTOS ANTILLALAgroindustry48
Frigorifico Antillal LimitadaALIMENTOS ANTILLALAgroindustry36
Vallejos Sepulveda Manuel AlejandroRESTOBAR TACUBASAmenities4
Sociedad Comercial Antillal Ltda.ALIMENTOS ANTILLALAgroindustry

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
3
on projects in the comuna
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-128-2016
2TA
Ministerio de Obras Publicas en contra del SMA
Embalse Ancoa
Environmental sanction proceedingRejects
R-93-2016
2TA
De la Vega Soto Rodrigo y otros en contra del Comité de Ministros
Nueva Línea 2x500 kv Charrúa Ancoa: tendido del primer conductor
Environmental assessment - Citizen participationRejects
R-16-2015
3TA
Movimiento Social en Defensa del Río Ñuble con SMA
Línea de Alta Tensión 2x220 KV San Fabián-Ancoa y Obras Asociadas
RCA expiryRejects

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
5 m²
50% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

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

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
4
Historic monuments
3
Nature sanctuaries
1

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

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
C.C.P. LinaresPrison (CCP)419 inmates · 236 convicted · 183 awaiting trial · 210% occupancy
PTAS -LINARESPTAS · lodos activadosNUEVOSUR S.A. · discharges into estero apestado
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario El Retamo (Talca) · 39.888 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
51
Area affected
57 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
1.037 ha
includes the 2022-2023 mega-season

Occurrence and area affected by wildfires (CONAF). The 5-season cumulative gives a fairer picture than a single year: fire is episodic and big catastrophes concentrate in few seasons. The area is comuna-wide, not just urban.

Winter riskSource: SENAPRED · winter critical points 2026 (via FAU U. de Chile)

Critical points registered
49
At high or very high risk
24
4 very high
Main threat
Colapso colectores de aguas …
Colapso colectores de aguas lluvia/alcantarillados

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
7
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
11,56°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,29°C
Annual precipitation
1.644 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
13
projection: +12 days
Frost days
53

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
5.040
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.848
Police cases · trend
7.212
5.040
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats905871
Domestic violence753724
Property damage679653
Larceny594571
Minor injuries303292
Burglary of an inhabited place302291
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces264254
Burglary of an uninhabited place260250
Robbery with violence or intimidation134129
Theft of items from vehicles123118
Drug-related crimes9490
Sexual abuse8582

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 29.

Police cases (reports + arrests) recorded by Carabineros and PDI. Not victimization (ENUSC measures the real figure, higher due to underreporting). The rate uses INE 2024 population. Source: CEAD, Ministry of Public Security.

What the municipality does

Municipal security infrastructure and staff declared to SINIM (since 2016). Excludes Carabineros and PDI, which are national.

Surveillance cameras
40
Guards and inspectors
49
1 per 2.122 hab
Patrol fleet
16
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 2Pickups: 10Bicycles: 4Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
8
40
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
642
Deaths
9
8,7 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
557
57 serious
Pedestrian collisions
36
3 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.