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San Javier

Región del Maule51.469 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20241.314 km² of area39 inh./km²$19.688M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Population
+16%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
15,5%
Multidimensional poverty · 245th highest of 346
Finance
$383 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 265 of 346
Finance
76,24%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
600,3 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
131st
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

70 Squares and green areas
42 Schools
19 Health centers
15 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
12 Kindergartens
6 Carabineros
5 Pharmacies
2 Fire stations
1 Hospitals

Liveability index · EIU style

48.9 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#168 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety31
Health63
Culture and environment50
Education56
Infrastructure52
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Jorge Silva S.
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
12.043
votes (35.27%)
41.829
Electoral roll
90,38%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
JS
Jorge Silva S.
2024-2028 · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
12.043
votes
JE
Jorge Eduardo Ignacio Silva Sepulveda
2021-2024 · DC
5.915
votes
PF
Pedro Fernández Chavarri
2008-2012 · PDC
12.216
votes
PF
Pedro Fernández Chavarri
2004-2008 · PDC
9.547
votes
PF
Pedro Fernandez Chavarri
2000-2004 · PDC
5.415
votes
MT
Maria Teresa Astorquiza Fabry
1996-2000 · ILDUD
6.527
votes
PF
Pedro Fernandez Chavarri
1992-1996 · DC
3.061
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

LA
Luis Alarcon N.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
6.623
votes
EB
Eduardo Bravo C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
1.840
votes
JB
Juan Bustos C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.502
votes
KV
Karen Valdes V.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.067
votes
FH
Fernando Henriquez L.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
967
votes
BS
Barbara Suazo R.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
937
votes

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

457 minutes publishedindex updated on 23-07-2026Municipal transparency

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

Resolutions extracted
783
of 137 minutes read
Money involved
$62.840.580.012
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
Solicitud de compra de vales ahorro gas por un total de 3.400 vales y 31.000 valesTender$7.169.518.372unanimidad
Modificación presupuestaria n°21 para ajuste de cuentas por ingresos y egresosBudget amendment$115.870.000unanimidad
Solicitud de recursos financieros para implementación de estrategia Sapu corto en Cesfam Dr. Carlos Diaz GidiBudget amendment$115.870.000unanimidad
4.4 · Contratación de servicios de transporte escolar mediante trato directo por emergenciaTender$77.000.000unanimidad
4.3 · Contratación de servicios de transporte escolar mediante trato directo por indispensabilidadTender$204.035.840unanimidad
4.2 · Adjudicación de servicios de transporte escolar por licitación públicaTender$212.958.200unanimidad

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
127
Highly complex
24
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20217017476
202023149
20191293
2017642
2016211
201514284

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

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

  • II
    Inmobiliaria Independencia S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2017–2021
  • El
    Ecosweep Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017
  • CI
    Constructora Independencia SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017–2019
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2020–2025
  • WC
    Walmart Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2024
  • CS
    Coexca S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • ÁB
    Áridos Buena Vista SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019–2022
  • Pu
    Publicidad Urbana y Vial Gigantes SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • IH
    Itelecom Holding Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024
  • CC
    Construtora Carlos Gomez E.I.R.L.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • CC
    Consorcio Circular SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • W
    Wom
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2023
  • IF
    Inmobiliaria Fai Sur SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2022
  • FE
    Fundacion Educacional Sol y Luna
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2026
  • CD
    Cge Distribución S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • CS
    Clinica San Javier SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018–2017
  • sd
    Sociedad de Inversión Petreos del Maule SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2026
  • CF
    Comercializadora Family S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018
  • CS
    Cumbretel SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • C
    Coopeuch
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • RM
    Revisiones Maule Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
and 72 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

39.458
inhabitants
51.949
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+33%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
60.830
+8% vs. 2035 (56.470)
Over 60 · 2050
38,95%
29,47% 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)85,29 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,6 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment747 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment16,7 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)600,3 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)631,3 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo49.559 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)9,7 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)15,5 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples3,45 %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 765 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
50.881
25.021 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
16.275
65% of RSH households
Female-headed households
52%
13.044
Elderly (60+)11.83223%
Children and adolescents (<18)11.65923%
Foreign nationals8282%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1.2082%
People with moderate/severe dependency1.0962%
Single-person households10.89444%

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
11.586
41 schools
Students per teacher
11,9
977 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
93%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
69,4%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 43%Private subsidized 57%
Pass rate
96,5%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,36%
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
0
Rural health posts
9
FONASA enrollees
46.410
90% of the population
Doctors employed
21
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 218Contract staff: 101Fee contracts: 22
Primary-care medical visits · per year
22.788
91.375
20102025
Medical specialties served · 15 in the comuna (public system)
Adult Orthopedics and TraumaInternal MedicineAdult GynecologyPediatricsAdult General SurgeryAdult NeurologyAnesthesiologyFamily MedicineAdult PsychiatryAdult CardiologyObstetricsPediatric SurgeryOphthalmology
surgery:General SurgeryOrthopedics and Trauma

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
2.054
2.584
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 (46.468 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Dr. Carlos Díaz GidiFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal18.99066%
Posta de Salud Rural MelozalRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal18.84961%
Posta de Salud Rural el AromoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2.87469%
Posta de Salud Rural el Sauce de San JavierRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.13564%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar San PabloCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal1.00472%
Posta de Salud Rural NiriviloRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal94171%
Posta de Salud Rural VillavicencioRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal92067%
Posta de Salud Rural AlquihueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal57869%
Posta de Salud Rural CaliboroRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal42977%
Posta de Salud Rural HuertaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal40867%
Posta de Salud Rural RastrojosRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal28771%
Posta de Salud Rural PeumalRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal5364%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $12.217.619.000 ($263.254/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $7.783.665.000Municipal contribution: $73.363.000

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

Indigenous population
1.709
3.4% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche1.55791.1%
Aymara513.0%

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
2
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.0
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
76
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
30
Sports
9
For the elderly
7
Foundations and corporations
2
Social and aid
1
Cultural
1
Fire brigades
1

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

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

Local mediaTypedial
JJAVIERAFM92.7 FM
Z4ZONA 4FMFM89.1 FM
BIBroadcast Inversiones Ltda. · holderFM91.5 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
918
1,9% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
322 people · 35% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
322 Venezuela
184 Haití
97 Colombia
60 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

Families in informal settlements
25
1 encampment (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
819
4,5% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
887
64.255 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
930
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
2.768
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
76
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

35.720homes · by type (2017)
House
17.574 · 98.4%
House
17.372 · 97.2%
Shack/hut/shanty
361 · 2%
Apartment
164 · 0.9%
Other private
79 · 0.4%
Other private
58 · 0.3%
Apartment
34 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
33 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
15 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
12 · 0.1%
Mobile
6 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
5 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
4 · 0%
Mobile
3 · 0%
69%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
5.674 · 55.2%
Owned, being paid off
1.379 · 13.4%
Rented
1.288 · 12.5%
Provided for work
1.154 · 11.2%
Free of charge
784 · 7.6%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
5
Beds
129
10,6 per 1,000 over-60s

Long-stay facilities for the elderly registered in Chile Cuida. Comunas without ELEAM send their elders to other comunas. With projected ageing (see Demographic projection), this capacity defines whether one can age in one's own comuna.

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$19.688.497.000
Own revenue
$3.750.767.000
19% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$12.033.832.000
61% of the total
State transfers
$1.327.361.000
7% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$2.695.669.000
$19.688.497.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

26.4%
16.3%
20.8%
32.1%
Property tax$988.557.000
Business licenses$611.040.000
Vehicle permits$781.515.000
Cleaning fees$164.248.000
Other own revenue$1.205.407.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
35.3%
43.9%
20.9%
Municipal$19.688.497.000
Education$24.471.559.000
Health$11.633.860.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $10.690.797.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$449.291.000
$3.750.767.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$854.716.000
$12.033.832.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$1.033.206.000
$1.327.361.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$24.690.626.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$20.416.643.000
Execution rate
82.7%
Unexecuted: $4.273.983.000
Medium execution: it executed 82.7%. Left unspent: $4.273.983.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$2.247.499.000
$20.416.643.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

47.4%
35.4%
9.2%
Internal management$9.673.759.000
Community services$7.222.241.000
Social programs$1.875.292.000
Municipal activities$652.954.000
Recreational programs$467.043.000
Cultural programs$525.354.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$12.217.619.00059.8%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$7.381.109.00036.2%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$4.568.218.00022.4%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$1.863.182.0009.1%
Transfers to education$1.818.845.0008.9%
Investment (works and projects)$1.334.044.0006.5%
Electricity (facilities)$772.191.0003.8%
Street lighting$728.643.0003.6%
Councillor stipends$81.845.0000.4%
Transfers to health$73.363.0000.4%
Water (facilities)$47.129.0000.2%
Travel allowances$4.754.0000.0%
Commissions and representation$876.0000.0%

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

22.4%
36.2%
41.5%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$4.568.218.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$7.381.109.000
Others$8.467.316.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

55.6%
20.1%
20.0%
Permanent staff$3.208.376.000
Contract staff$1.159.315.000
Fee contracts$200.527.000
Labor Code$49.767.000
Community progs.$1.151.980.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

60.7%
33.5%
Permanent staff116
Contract staff64
Fee contracts11
Total: 191 staffFee contracts: 5.8% of the headcountWomen: 47.2%Professionalization: 31.7%
Cost/staffer permanent: $24.969.802/yearCost/staffer contract: $17.769.391/yearCost/staffer fees: $16.714.273/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: $1.334.044.000 (6.5% of spending)Councillor stipends: $81.845.000Travel allowances: $4.754.000Commissions and representation: $876.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $1.863.182.000Street lighting: $728.643.000Electricity: $772.191.000Water: $47.129.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

537
58
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

111
99
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$113.988.231.942
Purchase orders
38.461

Purchase-order amount · trend

$1.263.207.286
$5.256.078.345
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Dimension S.A.$9.235.555.7284
Ohl Servicios-Ingesan S.a. Agencia en Chile$6.218.205.6092
Constructora Santa Sofia SpA$5.399.799.32697
Invers y Asesorias en Telecomunic e Informatica SpA$4.597.677.6331
Gasco Glp S a$2.416.790.495314
El Naranjo$2.297.915.34215
Sociedad Vibrados Chile Ltda.-$1.857.574.9174.327
Opko Chile S.A.$1.255.611.04476

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $2.805.527.27453%
Framework Agreement $1.120.460.69421%
Agile Purchase $993.677.02819%
Direct award discretionary$336.413.3476%

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

Registered companies
4.438
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
16.453

Pyramid by sales bracket

64.1%
12.3%
21.6%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)2.843 companies
Small (≤25k UF)544 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)81 companies
Large (>100k UF)13 companies
No sales/no info957 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Agrisouth Estates (Chile) S aINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)2.128
Sociedad Comercial el Mimbral LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 39
Sociedad Comercializadora Nueva Loncomilla LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 260
Premium Wines S.A.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 250
Soc de Transportes el Mimbral LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 237
Penguin Internacional SpAACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 2
Sociedad de Investigacion, Desarrollo y Servicios en Biotecnologia Aplicada BiotACTIVIDADES PROFESIONALES, CIENTIFICAS Y TECNLarge 1184
Industrial Madeex SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 155
Madeex Pallets Chile SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 149
Patricio Garrido Agricola y Ganadera e I R LAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 125

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

Investment in SEIA projects

Under review
5
US$ 182 M declared
Approved last 5 years
17
US$ 544 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
744
+ 34 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
1.973
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Estudio de Impacto Ambiental Baipás TalcaEIASociedad Concesionaria Ruta 5 TalcaUnder Review371553
Parque Eólico El GuanacoDIAAtlas Energía SpAApproved348700
Sistema de Transmisión Zonal Grupo 3 S/E Itahue- S/E HualquiEIAMataquito Transmisora de Energía S.Approved324,02698
Parque Eólico El ParrónEIAInversiones Bosquemar SpAUnder Review280750
Parque Solar San JavierDIABlue Light Energy SpAApproved150210
El Cerrillo SolarDIACerrillo Solar SpAApproved88385
Sistema de almacenamiento de energía y transmisión YateDIASae Volcán Yate SpAApproved4545
Loteo Margot DuhaldeDIAConstructora Nuevos Aires S.A.Approved39,809537
Central Eléctrica La PalmaDIALa Palma Generación SpAApproved3050
Proyecto de Emergencia Habitacional DS49, San Gerónimo Sur B1, San JavDIAFai Sur SpAApproved22,894200
Megaproyecto DS49 de vivienda social Los AromosDIAConstructora Fai Sur V SpAUnder Review20,558180
Modificación de Proyecto Parque del Sol San JavierDIAConstructora Independencia SpAApproved2060

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
17 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 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

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
Los RuilesNational Reserveat 35 km

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

128
Species
67
Flora
59
Fauna
2
Funga
48
In conservation status
35
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
RuilNothofagus alessandriiENPitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUQueuleGomortega keuleENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENRana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVUSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVUPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVUHongoHygrocybe striatellaVUBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENGuindo santo, ñire, ñirreEucryphia glutinosaVUPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUPuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVULagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUSapo de vanzoliniAlsodes vanzoliniiENBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENAguilucho de cola rojizaButeo ventralisVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENGüiñaLeopardus guignaVULinguePersea lingueVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENHongoEntoloma necopinatumVURatón topo del matorralChelemys megalonyxVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVURanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENAbejorro, abejorro colorado, moscardón, duillin, diwmeñ, abejorro gigante de la patagonia, don basilioBombus dahlbomiiENPudúPudu puduVUHualoNothofagus glaucaNTLagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTDegú costinoOctodon lunatusNTSapo arrieroAlsodes nodosusNTIguanaCallopistes maculatusNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTCuervo de pantanoPlegadis chihiNTMonito del monteDromiciops gliroidesNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTPumaPuma concolorNT

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

2 Wetlands · 2 urban · 2.414 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-07-03Sist. Cuenca Rio Maule y Trib.urban2.405 /14.249
HUR-07-15Estero Chanquicourban9

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. 21 projects totaling US$ 684 million, approved between 2007 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy10 projects · US$ 448 M · 2021–2026
Atlas Energía SpAParque Eólico El Guanaco · Sistema de Transmisión Zonal Grupo 3 S/E Itahue- S/E Hualqui
Real estate5 projects · US$ 115 M · 2009–2025
Constructora Nuevos Aires S.A.Loteo Margot Duhalde · Proyecto de Emergencia Habitacional DS49, San Gerónimo Sur B1, San Javier
Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 80 M · 2007
J. Bouchon y Cía Ltda.Sistema de manejo de Riles para disponer al suelo Viña JBouchon (e-seia)
Agriculture and livestock1 project · US$ 40 M · 2008
Agrícola Coexca S.A.Plantel Porcino de 10 mil Madres San Agustin del Arbolito (e-seia)
Others4 projects · US$ 1 M · 2013–2020
Enaex Servicios S.A.Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A. · TRANSPORTES DE SUSTANCIAS PELIGROSAS REGIONES XV, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, RM, TRANSPORTES BELLO E HIJOS LTDA.

Approved is not the same as built or operating: the RCA authorises the project, but some were never carried out and others have since closed.

Source: projects with an RCA approved by SEIA (investment declared by the developer, split among the comunas the project spans). Under each sector are its two largest projects by investment. It is the best public proxy for large industrial sites; SERNAGEOMIN’s registry of active mining operations (by mineral and type of operation) is a layer not yet incorporated.

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
CGE · also Luz Linares, Luz Parral
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ANSM
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Talca at 39.6 km

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

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

Final SMA sanctions

Final sanctions
1
Sanctioned entities
1
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
1 UTA
1 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Sociedad Comercial e Inversiones da Silva y Castro LimitadaPUB DISCOTHEQUE VERDE AMARELAAmenities1

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
Upheld
1
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-465-2024
2TA
Agrícola Coexca S.A./ Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Plantel Porcino 10 mil madres San Agustín del Arbolito
SMA compliance programUpheld
84539-2021
2TA
Bueno Torres Nora del Rosari / Director Ejecutivo del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Plantel Porcino de 10 Mil Madres San Agustín del Arbolito
Environmental assessment - Citizen participationRejects
R-161-2017
2TA
Cancino Tejo, José Valentín y otros en contra del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental de la Región del Maule (Resolución Exenta N° 68, del 12 de julio de 2017). 
Optimización del sistema de manejo de purines del primer grupo de 24 pabellones del plantel porcino de 10 mil madres, San Agustín del Arbolito
Administrative invalidationRejects

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
6
Historic monuments
4
Heritage zones
2

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. San JavierPrison (CCP)
PTAS -SAN JAVIERPTAS · lodos activadosNUEVOSUR S.A. · discharges into río loncomilla
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario El Retamo (Talca) · 17.804 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
59
Area affected
351 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
4.433 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
25
At high or very high risk
3
Main threat
Inundación por desborde de c…
Inundación por desborde de cauce

Points in the comuna where SENAPRED identifies winter-rain risk (channel overflows, flooding, collector collapse, landslides, mudflows, snow), with risk level and the agency responsible for the fix.

Water scarcitySource: DGA · MOP (scarcity-zone decrees)

No scarcity decree in force today.
Years under decree since 2008
9
latest: 2022 · drought chronicity

DGA water-scarcity zone decrees (by comuna, province or region; basin decrees are not counted here, so chronicity is a floor). The decree enables extraordinary water redistribution measures. At the megadrought's peak (2021) 286 comunas were under decree; today 26.

Climate and climate changeSource: ARClim · MMA + CR2/UC (CMIP6 modeling)

Mean annual temperature
14,29°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,31°C
Annual precipitation
783 mm
projection: -2%
Hot days>30°C
34
projection: +26 days
Frost days
7

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
3.345
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
6.499
Police cases · trend
2.467
3.345
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Domestic violence5371.043
Threats462898
Weapons-related crimes324630
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces309600
Crimes and offenses under the arms law306595
Larceny248482
Property damage235457
Burglary of an uninhabited place171332
Minor injuries133258
Burglary of an inhabited place133258
Robbery with violence or intimidation78152
Drug-related crimes74144

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
49
Guards and inspectors
9
1 per 5.719 hab
Patrol fleet
8
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 3Pickups: 3Motorcycles: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
16
49
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
293
Deaths
10
19,4 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
266
44 serious
Pedestrian collisions
21

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.