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Escudo de Colbún

Colbún

Región del MauleFounded 192723.479 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20242.928 km² of area8 inh./km²$22.338M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Finance
-34 pts
4th biggest gain in autonomy from the Common Fund (since 2001)
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Finance
+2.464%
12th fastest-growing municipal budget (since 2001)
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Education
537 pts
20th worst PAES reading comprehension
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Environment
54 species in conservation status
25th most documented threatened species
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Population
+13,9%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
20,4%
Multidimensional poverty · 124th highest of 346
Finance
$951 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 77 of 346
Education
537,2 pts
below the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
281st
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

23 Squares and green areas
19 Schools
12 Health centers
10 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
6 Carabineros
4 Kindergartens
2 Fire stations
2 Pharmacies
2 Libraries

Colbún es una comuna ubicada en la provincia de Linares, en la región del Maule, en la zona central de Chile.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

45.8 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#224 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety46
Health45
Culture and environment37
Education38
Infrastructure62
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Pedro Muñoz O.Re-elected
INDEPENDIENTE
8.000
votes (46.19%)
20.340
Electoral roll
89,28%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
PM
Pedro Muñoz O.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
8.000
votes
PP
Pedro Pablo Muñoz Oses
2021-2024 · IND
4.061
votes
PP
Pedro Pablo Muñoz Oses
2008-2012 · IND
1.946
votes
HH
Hans Heyer González
2004-2008 · RN
3.994
votes
ML
Manuel Lara Bustamante
2000-2004 · PS
2.712
votes
JP
Jorge Pinto Espinosa
1996-2000 · DC
2.984
votes
RG
Romilio Gutiérrez Pino
1992-1996 · UDI
1.939
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

AC
Angel Carter R.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
1.942
votes
JM
Jeannette Molina G.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.182
votes
CC
Cornelio Carrasco V.
PARTIDO SOCIAL CRISTIANO E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.083
votes
FM
Felix Martinez M.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
901
votes
LL
Luis Lazo J.
PARTIDO SOCIAL CRISTIANO E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
819
votes
LD
Lupercio Diaz G.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
758
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
154
Highly complex
26
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2021633
20173951316
201661132619
20154852417

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

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

  • AE
    Ar Energía Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • CR
    Corporación Regional de Desarrollo Productivo de la Región del Maule
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018
  • E
    Endesa
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017–2019
  • CY
    Consultora Yeros SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015
  • LS
    Luzlinares S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019
  • E
    Enersis
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019
  • AF
    Asociacion Funcionarios Salud Municipal Afusam Colbun
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • TH
    Turbulent Hydro
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • SE
    Sicom Electronics International S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • CE
    Constructora Emplaza Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Villa Don Francisco Colbun
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos los Aromos
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • CD
    Club Deportivo de Basquetbol Colbún
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • CI
    Constructora Independencia
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • GV
    Gestion Vivienda
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Santa Elena
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos los Boldos
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos la Guardia
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • TG
    Tesoreria General de la Republica
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • II
    Inmobiliaria Independencia S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
and 19 more organizations that requested meetings

Organisations that registered Lobby Law meetings with this municipality. Registering the meeting is mandatory for the official, so the list shows who asked to be heard, not whether they got anything.

PopulationWho lives here, how they study, their healthcare and more

Population and living conditionsSource: INE · CENSO · MINEDUC · ADIS

Population trend

18.362
inhabitants
23.693
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+30%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
27.232
+7% vs. 2035 (25.564)
Over 60 · 2050
39,22%
30,06% 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)92,13 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,2 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment131 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)537,2 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)566,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo22.637 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)11,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)20,4 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples5,41 %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 115 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
25.311
14.339 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
9.340
65% of RSH households
Female-headed households
49%
7.072
Elderly (60+)6.11124%
Children and adolescents (<18)5.41521%
Foreign nationals2041%
Belonging to indigenous peoples6142%
People with moderate/severe dependency3701%
Single-person households7.77754%

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
3.665
18 schools
Students per teacher
9,4
389 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
89,8%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
78%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 85%Private subsidized 15%
Pass rate
97,2%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,95%
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
28.978
123% of the population
Doctors employed
14
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 212Contract staff: 99Fee contracts: 47
Primary-care medical visits · per year
15.768
108.989
20102025
Medical specialties served · 2 in the comuna (public system)
OphthalmologyOtorhinolaryngology

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
1.721
1.822
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 (28.908 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar ColbúnFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal16.52062%
Centro de Salud Familiar PanimávidaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal8.36067%
Posta de Salud Rural Maule SurRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2.23368%
Posta de Salud Rural Lomas de PutagánRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal63674%
Posta de Salud Rural QuinamávidaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal59365%
Posta de Salud Rural FlorestaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal56666%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $9.687.524.000 ($334.306/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $7.168.484.000Municipal contribution: $378.000.000

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

Indigenous population
1.225
5.4% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche1.15594.3%

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
52
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.2
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
421
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
156
Sports
50
For the elderly
35
Social and aid
21
Cultural
7
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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
CCRISTALINAFM96.3 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
253
1,1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
68 people · 27% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
68 Venezuela
33 Colombia
33 Argentina
24 Perú

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
334
4,1% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
57
5.937 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
380
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
268
beneficiaries · 2013–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
34
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

17.132homes · by type (2017)
House
8.659 · 96.3%
House
8.093 · 99.5%
Shack/hut/shanty
206 · 2.3%
Other private
106 · 1.2%
Room in old house/tenement
19 · 0.2%
Other private
18 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
18 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
5 · 0.1%
Apartment
3 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Apartment
2 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
74%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
3.283 · 69.1%
Provided for work
474 · 10%
Free of charge
388 · 8.2%
Rented
365 · 7.7%
Owned, being paid off
238 · 5%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
40
7 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
$22.337.828.000
Own revenue
$7.073.882.000
32% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$5.227.783.000
23% of the total
State transfers
$1.286.876.000
6% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$871.276.000
$22.337.828.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

9.2%
70.7%
13.8%
Property tax$403.720.000
Business licenses$649.046.000
Vehicle permits$4.999.684.000
Cleaning fees$45.847.000
Other own revenue$975.585.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $26.475.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
48.3%
31.1%
20.6%
Municipal$22.337.828.000
Education$14.393.119.000
Health$9.504.413.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net contributor: it contributes $3.172.365.000 more than it receives.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$177.433.000
$7.073.882.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$582.792.000
$5.227.783.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$57.991.000
$1.286.876.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$25.743.576.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$22.609.264.000
Execution rate
87.8%
Unexecuted: $3.134.312.000
Medium execution: it executed 87.8%. Left unspent: $3.134.312.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$820.809.000
$22.609.264.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

71.5%
14.4%
10.7%
Internal management$16.167.994.000
Community services$3.252.913.000
Social programs$2.423.589.000
Municipal activities$34.063.000
Recreational programs$26.689.000
Cultural programs$704.016.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$9.687.524.00042.8%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$6.725.101.00029.7%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.683.883.0007.4%
Transfers to education$1.575.349.0007.0%
Investment (works and projects)$723.747.0003.2%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$718.179.0003.2%
Electricity (facilities)$401.914.0001.8%
Transfers to health$378.000.0001.7%
Street lighting$233.714.0001.0%
Councillor stipends$83.332.0000.4%
Water (facilities)$36.433.0000.2%
Travel allowances$4.153.0000.0%
Commissions and representation$688.0000.0%

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

7.4%
29.7%
62.8%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.683.883.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$6.725.101.000
Others$14.200.280.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

43.5%
17.9%
33.6%
Permanent staff$1.119.968.000
Contract staff$462.340.000
Fee contracts$101.575.000
Labor Code$26.977.000
Community progs.$865.548.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

54.3%
35.7%
10.0%
Permanent staff38
Contract staff25
Fee contracts7
Total: 70 staffFee contracts: 10.0% of the headcountWomen: 52.4%Professionalization: 30.2%
Cost/staffer permanent: $26.744.763/yearCost/staffer contract: $21.083.560/yearCost/staffer fees: $14.519.286/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: $723.747.000 (3.2% of spending)Councillor stipends: $83.332.000Travel allowances: $4.153.000Commissions and representation: $688.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $718.179.000Street lighting: $233.714.000Electricity: $401.914.000Water: $36.433.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

269
93
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

266
125
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$75.372.346.066
Purchase orders
75.396

Purchase-order amount · trend

$538.790.681
$4.805.195.693
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Servicios B & G SpA$4.192.407.5301.766
Sociedad One Consultores SpA$3.155.038.90761
Carlos Rodrigo Soto González$2.531.264.873492
Pablo César Moraga Alcaíno$1.800.684.255163
Copec S.A.$1.462.300.000311
Inversiones Efas SpA$1.328.360.472406
Construcciones Csym SpA$1.101.555.530285
Carlos Alberto Ponce Ponce$1.097.903.782699

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $3.209.594.76867%
Framework Agreement $674.213.07614%
Agile Purchase $474.567.78710%
Direct award discretionary$446.820.0629%

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

Registered companies
1.781
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
5.358

Pyramid by sales bracket

66.0%
9.9%
23.1%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.176 companies
Small (≤25k UF)177 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)13 companies
Large (>100k UF)3 companies
No sales/no info412 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Barros y Barros Ltda.CONSTRUCCIONLarge 2260
Vina Portal del Sur S.A.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 25
Turismo e Inversiones Sociedad AnonimaACTIVIDADES DE ALOJAMIENTO Y DE SERVICIO DE CLarge 1232
Inversiones Velguz LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 2218
Hotelera Linamavida LimitadaACTIVIDADES DE ALOJAMIENTO Y DE SERVICIO DE CMedium 2172
Soc Asociacion Canales Maule Sur LimitadaSUMINISTRO DE AGUA; EVACUACION DE AGUAS RESIDMedium 237
Fitotecnologia Ftgl SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 233
Soc Televisiva Cable Santa Juana LimitadaINFORMACION Y COMUNICACIONESMedium 214
Agricola Huerto la Brisa SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 22
Servicios Emca SpAACTIVIDADES DE ALOJAMIENTO Y DE SERVICIO DE CMedium 1115

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$ 110 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
302
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Proyecto AR Panimávida SolarDIAAr Chile 1 SpAApproved110292
Modificación a Sistema de Tratamiento de Riles Embotelladora MetropoliDIAEmbotelladora Metropolitana S.A.Approved0,0810

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
6 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.

Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
0 t Material particulado
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

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.

305
Species
209
Flora
95
Fauna
1
Funga
73
In conservation status
56
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Huillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENQueuleGomortega keuleENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENLagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVUGruñidor del sur, lagarto de corbataPristidactylus torquatusVUPitaoPitavia punctataENPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVUBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUSapoEupsophus roseusVUBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENBagrecitoTrichomycterus chiltoniENTolloDiplomystes nahuelbutaensisENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUSapo hermosoTelmatobufo venustusENRoble de santiago, roble blanco, roble, hualle, pellín,hualoNothofagus macrocarpaVURana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUSapo de hugoAlsodes hugoiVUCauque del norteOdontesthes brevianalisVUSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENCauqueOdontesthes mauleanumVUPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVUPuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVUGuindo santo, ñire, ñirreEucryphia glutinosaVULagartija de curicóLiolaemus curicensisVUPeladillaAplochiton zebraENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVUTollo de agua dulceDiplomystes chilensisENLamprea de agua dulceMordacia lapicidaENTolloDiplomystes camposensisENPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENPocha del surCheirodon australeVUCarmelita de concepciónPercilia irwiniENBagrecitoBullockia maldonadoiENCiprés de cordillera, lenAustrocedrus chilensisVUTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVULinguePersea lingueVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUPudúPudu puduVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENLagarto de chillánLiolaemus chillanensisENAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENLamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUPeladillaAplochiton taeniatusENHuillínLontra provocaxENBagreHatcheria macraeiVUHualoNothofagus glaucaNTSapo arrieroAlsodes nodosusNTFrangel, olivillo de la cordillera, pulpicaKageneckia angustifoliaNTIguanaCallopistes maculatusNTLagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNT
and 13 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.

5 Wetlands · 4 urban · 3.618 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-07-11Embalse Colbunurban2.359 /4.634
HUR-07-03Sist. Cuenca Rio Maule y Trib.urban734 /14.249
HUR-07-10Embalse Machicuraurban524
HPU-07-13Embalse sin identificar1
HUR-07-47Sin informaciónurban0

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. 26 projects totaling US$ 457 million, approved between 1996 and 2024. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy24 projects · US$ 423 M · 1996–2024
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
Hydraulic Infrastructure1 project · US$ 28 M · 2006
Ministerio de Obras PúblicasEmbalse Ancoa
Others1 project · US$ 6 M · 2009
Ministerio de Obras PúblicasModificación de Trazado Variante Ruta L-39. Sector Embalse Ancoa, Linares. (e-seia)

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
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Linares at 44 km

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

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

Final SMA sanctions

Final sanctions
2
Sanctioned entities
2
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
1.424 UTA
2 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Hidroelectrica Robleria SpAGENERADORA ELECTRICA ROBLERIAEnergy1.174
Ministerio de Obras PublicasEMBALSE ANCOA MOPHydraulic Infrastructure250

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
6
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
1
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-505-2025
2TA
Embotelladora Metropolitana S.A./ Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Sistema de Tratamiento de RILes para Embotelladora Latinoamericana
Environmental sanction proceeding — lapseRejects
16514-2024
2TA
Hidroeléctrica Roblería SpA./Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Hidroeléctrica Roblería SpA
Environmental sanction proceeding — evasionRejects
10300-2019
2TA
Hidroeléctrica Roblería SpA en contra de la SMA
Hidroeléctrica Roberpua SpA
SMA provisional measuresUpheld
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
3 m²
30% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

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

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
1
Nature sanctuaries
1

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

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

Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario San Roque (San Clemente) · 7.492 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
9
Area affected
2 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
263 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
28
At high or very high risk
11
5 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
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
8,74°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,44°C
Annual precipitation
1.686 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
5
projection: +8 days
Frost days
122

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
936
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
3.987
Police cases · trend
773
936
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats199848
Domestic violence196835
Property damage151643
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces76324
Larceny70298
Minor injuries58247
Burglary of an uninhabited place49209
Burglary of an inhabited place42179
Sexual abuse1877
Robbery with violence or intimidation1251
Motor vehicle theft1147
Drug-related crimes834

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 26.

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
33
Guards and inspectors
5
1 per 4.696 hab
Patrol fleet
10
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 4Pickups: 2Motorcycles: 2Bicycles: 2Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
6
33
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
72
Deaths
2
8,5 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
99
8 serious
Pedestrian collisions
4
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.