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Escudo de Coronel

Coronel

Región del BiobíoFounded 1851128.941 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024277 km² of area465 inh./km²$48.495M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Environment
68 species in conservation status
6th most documented threatened species
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Environment
33 µg/m³
5th worst air quality (PM2.5)
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Housing
889 families
20th most families in encampments
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Livability
63.8/100
25th most liveable in the country
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Population
+1,8%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
13,6%
Multidimensional poverty · 282nd highest of 346
Finance
$376 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 270 of 346
Environment
32,5 µg/m³
Air above the standard: PM2.5
Safety
3.965
cases per 100k inhab. · 307th in the country
Education
591,8 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
249th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

140 Squares and green areas
67 Schools
18 Health centers
17 Kindergartens
10 Pharmacies
7 Fire stations
6 Carabineros
3 Institutes
2 Libraries
2 Hospitals
2 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)

Coronel es una comuna de la zona sur de Chile, perteneciente a la provincia de Concepción, Región del Biobío, ubicada exactamente en el Centro Geográfico de Chile Continental a 30 km al sur del centro de la capital regional, Concepción, conformando junto a la comuna de Lota, el extremo sur del área metropolitana del Gran Concepción. La superficie total de la comuna es de 279 km², siendo 99 km² superficie urbana y 180 km² rural.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

63.8 /100
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#25 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety63
Health81
Culture and environment64
Education37
Infrastructure61
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Boris Chamorro R.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
39.069
votes (52.87%)
94.028
Electoral roll
88,33%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
BC
Boris Chamorro R.
2024-2028 · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
39.069
votes
BF
Boris Felipe Chamorro Rebolledo
2021-2024 · IND
22.559
votes
LR
Leonidas Romero Saez
2008-2012 · ILE
16.789
votes
RC
René Carvajal Zúñiga
2004-2008 · PS
23.416
votes
RC
Rene Carvajal Zuñiga
2000-2004 · PS
19.154
votes
RC
Rene Carvajal Zuñiga
1996-2000 · PS
25.394
votes
RC
Rene Carvajal Zuñiga
1992-1996 · PS
7.879
votes
NH
Norma Hidalgo
1971-1973
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

RC
Rene Carvajal Z.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
5.194
votes
SN
Selin Nur C.
PARTIDO SOCIAL CRISTIANO E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
4.560
votes
DR
Daniel Rosales S.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
4.158
votes
VC
Valeska Carrillo C.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · PARTIDO COMUNISTA DE CHILE
3.978
votes
BA
Bryan Arellano R.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
3.455
votes
MP
Manuel Pino C.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
2.377
votes
FM
Fabian Mendoza P.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · INDEPENDIENTE
1.915
votes
DR
David Rivas T.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.692
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
277
Highly complex
35
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2025241167
202416267
20234212228
2022321
2020311318
2019474365

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

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

  • E
    Endesa
    Lobby / interest management · 9 audiencias · 2015–2023
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2019–2025
  • GS
    Galilea S.a. de Ingeniería y Construcción
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2022–2025
  • CA
    Consultoria Ambiental y Forestal Grn
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • IP
    Inmobiliaria Pocuro Sur SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • M
    Monlux
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • GR
    Grenegri Renovable
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • AS
    Alvi Supermercado Mayorista S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2024
  • Id
    Ingeniería de Procesos
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017–2022
  • Ad
    Asociacion de Industriales Pesqueros
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • PC
    Portuaria Cabo Froward S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2025
  • W
    Wom
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019–2026
  • Cy
    Construccion y Servicio Fernando Sepulveda EIRL
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017–2019
  • GT
    Gtd Teleductos
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019–2025
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad Cge S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • CP
    Cft Proandes
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017–2018
  • M
    Masterplan
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • SS
    Sosafe S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019
  • LC
    Lexterra Chile Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • EE
    Egis Ep del Sur
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019
and 156 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

99.579
inhabitants
129.584
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+31%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
132.500
-1% vs. 2035 (133.426)
Over 60 · 2050
33,03%
24,24% 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)97,06 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,7 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment1.438 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment41,7 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)591,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)598,5 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo123.648 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)6,3 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)13,6 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples9,03 %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 1.862 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
120.783
59.655 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
32.749
55% of RSH households
Female-headed households
52%
30.945
Elderly (60+)25.72921%
Children and adolescents (<18)27.62023%
Foreign nationals1.5261%
Belonging to indigenous peoples7.0086%
People with moderate/severe dependency2.5822%
Single-person households26.73345%

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
25.271
82 schools
Students per teacher
11,5
2.191 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
87,5%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
65,3%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 38%Private subsidized 61%
Pass rate
97,7%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,05%
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
3
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
2
FONASA enrollees
92.299
72% of the population
Doctors employed
38
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 490Contract staff: 244Fee contracts: 38
Primary-care medical visits · per year
92.701
220.453
20102025
Medical specialties served · 12 in the comuna (public system)
Adult General SurgeryAdult GynecologyObstetricsAdult NeurologyInternal MedicinePediatricsAdult PsychiatryAdult Orthopedics and TraumaAnesthesiologyChild PsychiatryPediatric SurgeryAdult Cardiology

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
8.044
5.659
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 (91.950 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar LagunillasFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal35.06853%
Centro de Salud Familiar YobiloFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal27.04061%
Centro de Salud Familiar Carlos Pinto FierroFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal25.95156%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar EscuadrónCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal1.70448%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar LagunillasCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal85652%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Puerto Sur Isla Sta. MaríaCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal56277%
Posta de Salud Rural Puerto Norte Isla Sta. MaríaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal45983%
Posta de Salud Rural PatagualRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal30263%
Posta de Salud Rural Puerto Sur Isla Sta. MaríaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal8100%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $26.003.269.000 ($281.729/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $13.836.928.000Municipal contribution: $2.041.099.000

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

Indigenous population
11.160
9.0% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
3
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche10.70595.9%
Aymara1991.8%
Otro990.9%
Diaguita540.5%

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

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

Active neighborhood councils
144
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
1.1
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
1.960
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
550
Sports
242
Cultural
199
For the elderly
122
Social and aid
63
Foundations and corporations
13
Religious
10
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.

13 Local media · 1 AM · 4 Comunitaria · 7 FM · 1 Digital pressSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
bbenfertv.clDigital press
CCATALINAFM89.1 FM
DDINAMICAFM100.7 FM
ECEL CARBONAM1530 AM
RCRADIO CAMILOComunitaria107.9 FM
CCCentro Cultural y Social Ahora Es el Tiempo · holderComunitaria107.7 FM
CFComunicaciones Franco Morales E.I.R.L. · holderFM90.3 FM
CCCongregacion Cristiana Restauracion de Fe Elohim · holderComunitaria107.3 FM
DMData Medios SpA · holderFM101.5 FM
FAFundacion Armonia · holderFM89.7 FM
IMIglesia Mision Evangelica Internacional de Cristo Unidos para Alabar al Señor · holderComunitaria106.9 FM
RDRadio Difusora Dinamica Ltda. · holderFM101.3 FM
VCVision Comunicaciones Ltda. · holderFM94.7 FM

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

Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE

Foreign nationals
2.704
2,2% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
1.657 people · 61% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
1.657 Venezuela
251 Argentina
222 Colombia
157 Haití

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
889
16 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
1.877
4,5% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
705
45.204 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
2.670
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
3.617
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
431
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

82.440homes · by type (2017)
House
39.229 · 95%
House
38.543 · 93.7%
Apartment
1.967 · 4.8%
Apartment
1.905 · 4.6%
Shack/hut/shanty
410 · 1%
Other private
122 · 0.3%
Shack/improvised dwelling
103 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
78 · 0.2%
Other private
40 · 0.1%
Mobile
21 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
9 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
8 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
3 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
80%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
13.858 · 56%
Owned, being paid off
5.951 · 24.1%
Rented
3.224 · 13%
Free of charge
1.043 · 4.2%
Provided for work
650 · 2.6%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
30
1,2 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

Benefits under special regimesSource: Laws/SII/BCN/MTT/Treasury · deep-research verified

Fiscal or economic treatments that apply only to this comuna or its zone, not the rest of Chile. The chip color shows who it reaches: municipality, community, residents, companies or workers.

Others
Asignación de zona 20% (DL 249)workerspreliminary data
DL 249/1974 art. 7 · DL 3.551/1980 art. 25 · Ley 19.354

Sobresueldo mensual a funcionarios públicos según aislamiento/costo de vida: 20% del sueldo base (art. 7 DL 249). A los funcionarios municipales llega vía art. 25 del DL 3.551/1980 y el monto se aumenta en 40% (Ley 19.354) — salud primaria municipal (Ley 19.378) la percibe sin ese aumento; asistentes de la educación y personal de corporaciones no la perciben (Código del Trabajo). El %/territorio usa la división de 1974: dentro de una comuna pueden regir % mayores en localidades específicas (retenes, islas, cordillera) no reflejados acá; la CGR resuelve caso a caso. Comunas sin asignación no aparecen.

20% del sueldo base (municipal: ×1,4 por Ley 19.354)· vigente (art. 7 versión 22-dic-2021, verificado 2026-07-02)Source

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$48.494.768.000
Own revenue
$16.752.995.000
35% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$18.566.344.000
38% of the total
State transfers
$4.677.435.000
10% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$5.375.911.000
$48.494.768.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

27.0%
30.9%
23.7%
15.2%
Property tax$4.527.269.000
Business licenses$5.179.140.000
Vehicle permits$3.977.740.000
Cleaning fees$521.939.000
Other own revenue$2.546.907.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
41.7%
36.4%
21.9%
Municipal$48.494.768.000
Education$42.400.931.000
Health$25.444.727.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $11.741.933.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$1.421.066.000
$16.752.995.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$2.564.867.000
$18.566.344.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$1.057.491.000
$4.677.435.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$63.419.502.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$52.575.342.000
Execution rate
82.9%
Unexecuted: $10.844.160.000
Medium execution: it executed 82.9%. Left unspent: $10.844.160.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$5.185.599.000
$52.575.342.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

61.7%
30.8%
6.4%
Internal management$32.419.585.000
Community services$16.212.326.000
Social programs$3.369.930.000
Municipal activities$28.121.000
Recreational programs$176.517.000
Cultural programs$368.863.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$26.003.269.00049.5%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$17.148.460.00032.6%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$9.021.885.00017.2%
Investment (works and projects)$7.643.924.00014.5%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$6.210.535.00011.8%
Electricity (facilities)$2.413.279.0004.6%
Transfers to health$2.041.099.0003.9%
Water (facilities)$954.146.0001.8%
Councillor stipends$118.876.0000.2%
Travel allowances$93.828.0000.2%
Commissions and representation$10.909.0000.0%

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

17.2%
32.6%
50.2%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$9.021.885.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$17.148.460.000
Others$26.404.997.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

33.3%
46.5%
16.0%
Permanent staff$3.635.663.000
Contract staff$5.082.307.000
Fee contracts$303.915.000
Labor Code$152.612.000
Community progs.$1.753.545.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

37.5%
60.2%
Permanent staff130
Contract staff209
Fee contracts8
Total: 347 staffFee contracts: 2.3% of the headcountWomen: 44.3%Professionalization: 31.3%
Cost/staffer permanent: $28.764.323/yearCost/staffer contract: $18.318.679/yearCost/staffer fees: $43.326.000/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: $7.643.924.000 (14.5% of spending)Councillor stipends: $118.876.000Travel allowances: $93.828.000Commissions and representation: $10.909.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $6.210.535.000Electricity: $2.413.279.000Water: $954.146.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

968
264
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

162
138
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$249.105.299.987
Purchase orders
90.148

Purchase-order amount · trend

$4.672.258.062
$8.575.626.216
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Constructora Andes y Cia. Ltda.$6.870.217.6328
Constructora Andes y Compania Ltda.$6.789.381.4002
Sergio Patricio Simon$6.584.788.25031
Sebastian$5.696.454.7764
Carpe Security SpA$4.292.232.81011
Constructora Andalién Ltda.$3.474.065.0001
Agencia Ecisa Chile Cía. Gral. de Construcciones,$3.182.083.1492
Abastible S.A.$2.937.772.548409

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $5.261.432.10561%
Direct award discretionary$1.583.744.59618%
Agile Purchase $1.159.794.11014%
Framework Agreement $570.655.4017%

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

Registered companies
6.295
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
31.661

Pyramid by sales bracket

61.0%
14.2%
22.2%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)3.840 companies
Small (≤25k UF)892 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)109 companies
Large (>100k UF)59 companies
No sales/no info1.395 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Cia Puerto de Coronel S aTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 4 (>1M UF)1.656
Crustaceos Sur S.A.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 4 (>1M UF)1.443
Foodcorp Chile S.A.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 4 (>1M UF)721
Alimex S.A.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)563
Fpc Tissue SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)490
Ewos Chile Alimentos LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)433
Fpc Papeles SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)239
Auxiliar Conservera America S aINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)152
Voith Paper Chile SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)53
Solvay Peroxidos de los Andes Ind y Com Ltda.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)31

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
3
US$ 102 M declared
Approved last 5 years
17
US$ 161 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
275
+ 465 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
1.129
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Conjunto Habitacional Aires de LlacolénDIAFundación InvicaUnder Review55100
Planta de Productos Congelados y evaluación planta Harina existenteDIABlumar S.A.Approved4575
MODIFICACIÓN DE PUERTO DE CORONEL Y DE SU CENTRO LOGÍSTICO, MEDIANTE ADIACompañia Puerto de Coronel S.A.Under Review35175
Proyecto Habitacional Bosques de QuiñencoDIAInmobiliaria las Camelias Tres SpAApproved31,32160
Rehue IDIAConstructora Pocuro SpAApproved23,339270
Planta de Producción de Pellet de MaderaDIAEléctrica Nueva Energía S.A.Approved1550
Fase de cierre Central Termoeléctrica Bocamina Primera UnidadDIAEnel Generación Chile S.A.Under Review12
Procesadora Maule Mussel Austral, Parque Industrial CoronelDIAProcesadora Maule SpAApproved1040
Ampliación Líneas de Transferencia de ProductosDIAOxiquim S.A.Approved1080
Ampliación Planta Coronel Solvay Peróxidos de los Andes Ltda.DIASolvay Peróxidos de los Andes IndusApproved7100
Respaldo Energético y Mejoramiento Sistema de Control de Olores en PlaDIACia. Pesquera Camanchaca S.A.Approved550
Extracción de Áridos en el kilómetro 21 de la Ruta 160, Parque IndustrDIAExtraccion y Comercializacion de ArApproved4,6215

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
57 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

MP2,5 · annual average
32,5µg/m³· above the Chilean standard
OMS 5
CL standard 20
6,5× the WHO 2021 guideline · 1,6× the Chilean standard · 62 days above daily standard (50 µg/m³)
MP10 · annual average
49,3µg/m³· above the WHO guideline, below the Chilean standard
OMS 15
CL standard 50
3,3× the WHO 2021 guideline · 1,0× the Chilean standard · 11 days above daily standard (150 µg/m³)
9monitoring stations · 1 from the MMA Network· measures MP2,5; MP10; O3; SO2; NO2; CO· stations: Calabozo, Cerro Merquín, Coronel Norte, Coronel Sur, Escuadron, ENEL, Escuadron, ENESA, Lagunillas, ENEL, Lota rural, Lota urbana
PM2.5 latest reading
10 µg/m³
15-08-2026 · 5 days above standard in the last 12 months
Monthly PM2.5 trend
norma 2007/24: 35,3 µg/m³08/24: 24,9 µg/m³09/24: 15,1 µg/m³10/24: 13,2 µg/m³11/24: 7,4 µg/m³12/24: 7,9 µg/m³01/25: 6,8 µg/m³02/25: 9,6 µg/m³03/25: 8,3 µg/m³04/25: 13,6 µg/m³05/25: 20,5 µg/m³06/25: 24,8 µg/m³07/25: 21,1 µg/m³08/25: 14,8 µg/m³09/25: 8 µg/m³10/25: 5,9 µg/m³11/25: 8,6 µg/m³12/25: 9,4 µg/m³01/26: 14,5 µg/m³02/26: 9,1 µg/m³03/26: 7,1 µg/m³04/26: 15,2 µg/m³05/26: 26,6 µg/m³06/26: 20,1 µg/m³07/26: 12,9 µg/m³08/26: 10,1 µg/m³07/2408/26
10,1 µg/m³
promedio 08/26
PM10 latest reading
26 µg/m³
15-08-2026
Monthly PM10 trend
norma 5007/24: 43,4 µg/m³08/24: 28,3 µg/m³09/24: 23,8 µg/m³10/24: 26,8 µg/m³11/24: 21,3 µg/m³12/24: 28,5 µg/m³01/25: 33,3 µg/m³02/25: 35 µg/m³03/25: 33,1 µg/m³04/25: 26,9 µg/m³05/25: 37,3 µg/m³06/25: 31,3 µg/m³07/25: 29,7 µg/m³08/25: 31,1 µg/m³09/25: 24,8 µg/m³10/25: 28,9 µg/m³11/25: 36,5 µg/m³12/25: 32 µg/m³01/26: 43,4 µg/m³02/26: 32,4 µg/m³03/26: 23,6 µg/m³04/26: 31,9 µg/m³05/26: 41,8 µg/m³06/26: 33,9 µg/m³07/26: 21 µg/m³08/26: 19,8 µg/m³07/2408/26
19,8 µg/m³
promedio 08/26
vigenteleña residencialMP2,5
PPDA Concepción Metropolitano
DS 6/2018 · published 2019 · see plan

Zone with decontamination plan Plan Concepcion Metropolitano · critical pollutant MP2.5

Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
3.640 t SO₂
113 t MP10
95 t MP2,5
77 t Material particulado

Air quality observed at MMA's SINCA stations within the comuna (2024); 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.

298
Species
154
Flora
144
Fauna
95
In conservation status
51
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
QueuleGomortega keuleENHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUPitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUGruñidor del sur, lagarto de corbataPristidactylus torquatusVULagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVUPuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVUSapo de nahuelbutaEupsophus nahuelbutensisENLamprea de agua dulceMordacia lapicidaENDelfín chilenoCephalorhynchus eutropiaVURanitaRhinoderma rufumCRPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVUSapo de contulmoEupsophus contulmoensisENPeladillaAplochiton zebraENMatuasto del laja, matuasto vociferadorPhymaturus vociferatorCRPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVUSapo de barrosAlsodes barrioiENSapo de isla mochaEupsophus insularisENSapo de miguelEupsophus migueliENCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENSapoEupsophus roseusVUSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUSapo de bullockTelmatobufo bullockiVUCauqueOdontesthes mauleanumVUSapo hermosoTelmatobufo venustusENSapo de vanzoliniAlsodes vanzoliniiENRana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVULagartija de herman núñezLiolaemus hermannuneziCRBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENZorro de chiloéLycalopex fulvipesENCarmelita de concepciónPercilia irwiniENBagrecitoBullockia maldonadoiENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVULinguePersea lingueVUPudúPudu puduVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUGaviota garumaLeucophaeus modestusVUPingüino de humboldt, pingüino, pájaro niño, patranka, humboldt penguin (inglés), peruvian penguin (inglés)Spheniscus humboldtiENPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUChungungo, nutria marina, gato de mar, chinchiménLontra felinaENZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUSapoEupsophus vertebralisVUZarapito de pico recto, aguja café, becasina de mar, hudsonian godwit (inglés)Limosa haemasticaVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVURanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENLamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUAguilucho de cola rojizaButeo ventralisVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUPetrel gigante antártico, petrel gigante del surMacronectes giganteusVUPlayero árticoCalidris canutusENZarapito borealNumenius borealisCRPidencitoLaterallus jamaicensisENYuncoPelecanoides garnotiiENRatón topo del matorralChelemys megalonyxVUPiuquén, piquén, guayataChloephaga melanopteraEN
and 35 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.

25 Wetlands · 22 urban · 2.660 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-08-78Ríos Biobío- Laja y Trib.urban1.359 /25.795
HUR-08-18Laguna el Pley y laguna Los Coltrabosurban717
HUR-08-17Coronel Sector Calabozourban124
HUR-08-20Estero Villa Moraurban90
HUR-08-23Laguna La Posada 1urban64
HUR_08-P-09Humedal sector El Patagualurban61
HUR-08-37Humedal sector estero El Manzanourban55
HRU-08-02Laguna Quiñenco32
HUR-08-26Estero Lagunillasurban32
HUR_08Laguna La Posada 2urban29 /60
HUR-08-129Humedal costado camino al Guayourban26
HUR-08-21Boca Mauleurban22 /53

+ 13 more wetlands

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. 48 projects totaling US$ 3.459 million, approved between 1997 and 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy9 projects · US$ 1.715 M · 1997–2015
Colbún S.A.Complejo Termoeléctrico Coronel · Gasoducto Trasandino y Distribución de Gas Natural en Chile
Forestry5 projects · US$ 837 M · 2013–2022
Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A..Modernización Ampliación Planta Arauco · Máquina papelera NTT y Conversión de papeles texturados tissue de alta calidad
Real estate12 projects · US$ 299 M · 1998–2025
Inmobiliaria Pocuro Sur SpALoteo Llacolén · PROYECTO CONJUNTO HABITACIONAL ESCUADRÓN
Port Infrastructure5 projects · US$ 197 M · 2007–2022
Compañía de Petróleos de Chile Copec S.a...Terminal de Productos Pacífico · Construcción Muelle de Atraque Sur, Puerto de Coronel (e-seia)
Miscellaneous industrial facilities4 projects · US$ 107 M · 1998–2009
Melon S.A.Centro de Elaboración y Distribución de Cemento · Planta de Molienda Sur
Fishing and Aquaculture5 projects · US$ 106 M · 2005–2025
Blumar S.A.Planta de Productos Congelados y evaluación planta Harina existente · Ampliación Planta de Congelados, Optimización Operacional y Sistemas de Abatimiento
Transport Infrastructure2 projects · US$ 83 M · 2008–2014
Sociedad Concesionaria Autopista Costa Arauco S.A.Concesión Ruta 160 tramo Tres Pinos - Acceso Norte a Coronel · Extensión Biotren a Coronel - Vías Férreas Electrificadas y Señalizadas, Comunicaciones, Paraderos y Obras Anexas
Others5 projects · US$ 65 M · 2012–2018
Oxiquim S.A.Ampliación Terminal Marítimo Escuadrón · Planta Peróxido de Hidrógeno - Coronel
Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 50 M · 2010
Colbún S.A.Sistema de Manejo de Cenizas para Complejo Termoeléctrico Santa María de Coronel (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 Frontel
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
Aguas San Pedro · also ESSBIO
Higher education
No campus · nearest in San Pedro de la Paz at 12.5 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
8
Sanctioned entities
7
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
10.092 UTA
8 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A.CT BOCAMINAEnergy8.640
Empresa Nacional de ElectricidadCT BOCAMINAEnergy1.032
Colbun S.A.CT SANTA MARIAEnergy345
Cia Puerto de Coronel S aCPC PUERTO DE CORONELPort Infrastructure37
Cia Puerto de Coronel S aANTEPUERTO CONTENEDORES Y GRANELES CPC EL MANCOTransport Infrastructure32
Camanchaca Pesca Sur S.A.PLANTA CAMANCHACA-CORONELFishing and Aquaculture3
Cristian Andres Muñoz Zurita Muñoz ZuritaIGLESIA EVANGÉLISTICA CRISTO VIENE -CORONELAmenities2
Gsi SpAPUB BLESS HOUSEAmenities1

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
11
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
5
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-3-2026
3TA
Inmobiliaria Pocuro Sur SpA con Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Loteo Llacolén
Environmental sanction proceeding — urgent and transitional measuresPartially upheld
87933-2023
3TA
Colbún S.A y otro con Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Centro Termoeléctrica Santa María
Environmental sanction proceedingPartially upheld
R-3-2023
3TA
Juan Carlos Cuevas Villagrán y otros con Dirección Ejecutiva del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Terminal de Productos Pacífico
Environmental assessment - administrative invalidationRejects
R-10-2023
3TA
Ilustre Municipalidad de Coronel con Dirección Ejecutiva del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Ampliación Líneas de Transferencia de Productos
Environmental Assessment - Citizen Participation - MunicipalitiesRejects
34496-2021
3TA
Compañia Puerto de Coronel S.A. con Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Puerto de Coronel
Filing of chargesRejects
3470-2018
3TA
Ricardo Durán Mococaín con SMA
Complejo Termoeléctrico Coronel
SMA complaint archivedUpheld
14334-2021
3TA
Ilustre Municipalidad de Coronel con Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Terminal de Productos Pacífico
Environmental assessment - Citizen participationRejects
47629-2016
3TA
Comunidad Mapuche Sucesión Quiñimil Pirul y otros con Comisión de Evaluación Ambiental VIII Región.
Modernización Ampliación Planta Arauco
Administrative invalidationRejects
17736-2016
3TA
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A con SMA
Optimización Central Termoeléctrica Bocamina Segunda Unidad
Compliance with court rulingUpheld
5328-2016
3TA
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A con SMA
Unidad Generadora N º 1 de la Central Termoeléctrica Bocamina
Environmental sanction proceeding — procedural actRejects
5838-2015
3TA
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S. A. con SMA
Central Termoeléctrica Bocamina Primera y Segunda Unidad
Environmental sanction proceedingPartially upheld

Appeals resolved by the Environmental Courts (Law 20.600) on the comuna's projects or facilities, geolocated by the associated project (SEIA) or sanctioned facility (SMA). Partial coverage: Supreme Court appeals and cases without a locatable act are excluded. Source: 1st Environmental Court's Environmental Search.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
6 m²
60% 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
2
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. CoronelPrison (CCP)
ES - CORONEL NORTEPTAS · emisario submarinoESSBIO S.A. · discharges into mar
ES - CORONEL SURPTAS · emisario submarinoESSBIO S.A. · discharges into mar
ES - PARQUE INDUSTRIAL CORONELPTAS · lodos activadosA. SAN PEDRO S.A. · discharges into mar
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Cemarc (Penco) · 54.280 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
50
Area affected
35 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
257 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
59
At high or very high risk
58
39 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.

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

Mean annual temperature
12,94°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,02°C
Annual precipitation
1.278 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
2
projection: +4 days
Frost days
1

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

SafetyCrime, road crashes and municipal security infrastructure

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

Police cases · 2025
5.113
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
3.965
Police cases · trend
6.625
5.113
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Domestic violence911707
Threats763592
Property damage482374
Larceny462358
Minor injuries363282
Robbery with violence or intimidation284220
Burglary of an uninhabited place266206
Burglary of an inhabited place232180
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces223173
Drug-related crimes188146
Motor vehicle theft144112
Weapons-related crimes10279

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
137
Guards and inspectors
5
1 per 25.788 hab
Patrol fleet
7
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Security booths
1
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 5Motorcycles: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
57
137
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
189
Deaths
12
9,3 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
180
29 serious
Pedestrian collisions
23
1 pedestrian 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.