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Escudo de Santa Juana

Santa Juana

Región del Biobío14.890 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024776 km² of area19 inh./km²$8.913M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Population
−5,9%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
19,3%
Multidimensional poverty · 151st highest of 346
Finance
$599 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 145 of 346
Finance
79,89%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
574,8 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
90th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

28 Squares and green areas
22 Schools
8 Health centers
3 Kindergartens
2 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
1 Carabineros
1 Hospitals

Santa Juana es una comuna de Chile ubicada en la provincia de Concepción, Región del Biobío, en la zona central de Chile. Fue cabecera del antiguo Departamento de Lautaro entre los años 1841 y 1865.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

43.5 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#257 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety33
Health41
Culture and environment43
Education51
Infrastructure57
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Ángel Castro M.
INDEPENDIENTE
6.809
votes (56.52%)
13.557
Electoral roll
91,5%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
ÁC
Ángel Castro M.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
6.809
votes
AA
Ana Alejandra Albornoz Cuevas
2021-2024 · IND
2.851
votes
AC
Angel Castro Medina
2008-2012 · PDC
5.765
votes
AC
Angel Castro Medina
2004-2008 · PDC
4.773
votes
AC
Angel Castro Medina
2000-2004 · PDC
2.318
votes
HM
Hernán Mosso Cruz
1996-2000 · ILD
2.565
votes
HM
Hernán Mosso Cruz
1992-1996 · ILD
3.315
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

JY
Jonathan Yañez G.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · INDEPENDIENTE
2.583
votes
FS
Francisco Soto R.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
1.057
votes
VP
Victor Palma C.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
854
votes
FR
Fabian Riquelme J.
PARTIDO SOCIAL CRISTIANO E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
713
votes
JG
Juan Gonzalez L.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · INDEPENDIENTE
376
votes
AS
Anita Saravia V.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · INDEPENDIENTE
348
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión59 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó comprometer un aporte municipal de 10 millones de pesos anuales por tres años para postular al programa de conservación de parques del Ministerio de Vivienda, con foco en la Laguna Rajenanto y el Fuerte Catiray.

Temas tratados

  • Acta anterior: Aprobada sin observaciones.
  • Correspondencia: Informe trimestral de administración y finanzas; oficio de la alcaldesa al Ministerio del Interior solicitando recursos adicionales para proyecto de agua potable y alcantarillado en sector Unigüe–Santa Juana.
  • Patentes de alcohol (2.º semestre 2023): Se entregó documentación a los concejales; el análisis se derivó a comisión de alcoholes citada para el martes 11 a las 15:00 h.
  • Proyecto Parque Laguna Rajenanto / Catiray: Solicitud de acuerdo del concejo para comprometer aporte municipal y postular al programa de conservación de parques del MINVU (punto central de la sesión).
  • Cuenta pública de la alcaldesa: Actividades de vacaciones de invierno ("Recreo con la Muni"), becas deportivas, subsidios de reparación, alcaldías en terreno (Paligua Reli, Poducu Alto, Colico Bajo), apoyo de World Vision a damnificados (cheque de ~260 mil pesos por familia con hijos menores), operativo de salud con la Universidad del Desarrollo, reunión en junta de vecinos Vaquedanos.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Aprobado por unanimidad: Acuerdo para comprometer aporte municipal de 10 millones de pesos anuales (3 años) con el fin de postular al programa de conservación de parques del MINVU para la Laguna Rajenanto y el Fuerte Catiray. Votaron a favor todos los concejales nombrados (Víctor Reyes, Ángel Castro, Rodrigo, Juan, Jonathan). No quedó claro en la transcripción el nombre completo de todos los concejales.
  • La sesión no registró otras votaciones formales.

Plata y obras

  • Aporte municipal comprometido: 10 millones de pesos/año por 3 años si se gana el concurso del MINVU; si no se adjudica, no se desembolsa.
  • Aporte estimado del MINVU: La secretaria de planificación calcula ~200 millones de pesos anuales en mantención si se incluye el polígono completo (laguna + fuerte), sobre una inversión histórica estimada en ~4.200 millones. Estas cifras son estimaciones expuestas en sesión, no montos formalmente aprobados.
  • Puente en la laguna: Ya adjudicado y en proceso de licitación (materialidad y extensión reducidas respecto al diseño original).
  • World Vision: Entregó cheques de ~260 mil pesos a familias damnificadas con hijos menores en sector Chicago.
  • Señalética y caminos: Varios oficios pendientes a Vialidad por baches en Ruta de la Madera, camino a Cólico Centro y sector Torre Dorada.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Contratos con fundaciones: El concejal Rodrigo solicitó formalmente información sobre convenios o contratos del municipio con fundaciones (en particular Urbanismo Social), en el contexto del debate nacional sobre uso de recursos públicos. La alcaldesa aclaró que el municipio no ha desembolsado fondos propios a ninguna fundación; los vínculos existentes son convenios donde el municipio es receptor. Se comprometió a entregar un documento formal en el próximo concejo.
  • Parque Catiray: Un concejal advirtió que el cuidador del parque no tiene instalaciones adecuadas tras el incendio. La alcaldesa reconoció el problema e informó que se está trabajando en un nuevo cierre y una instalación más segura.

Para seguir

  • Comisión de alcoholes: martes 11, 15:00 h, para revisar renovación de patentes del 2.º semestre 2023.
  • Presentación del proyecto de parque al concejo y la comunidad: La secretaria de planificación se comprometió a exponer el proyecto completo (con PowerPoint) antes o después de la postulación (plazo de postulación: 21 de julio).
  • Informe sobre convenios/contratos con fundaciones: A entregar en próxima sesión por el secretario municipal.
  • Comisión para mejoras en cancha de Malal: Pendiente de convocar.
  • Catastro de paraderos siniestrados: Pendiente de enviar al concejal que lo solicitó (Jonathan, nombre de familia no queda claro en la transcripción).
  • Oficios a Vialidad: Baches en Ruta de la Madera, señalética en Torre Dorada, animales sueltos en carretera post-incendio, y cruce peatonal en acceso al hospital (Juan Antonio Ríos con Lautaro).

Summary generated by AI (claude-sonnet-4-6) from the official broadcast transcript · may contain inaccuracies

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

315 minutes publishedindex updated on 12-08-2026Municipal transparency

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

Resolutions extracted
214
of 75 minutes read
Money involved
$9.787.006.348
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
14 · Poner término a comodato con el Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Lautaro.Loan for useunanimidad
146 · Aporte municipal para proyectos de pavimentación participativa del 27° llamado, año 2017.Tender$3.606.000unanimidad
113 · Compromiso de aporte municipal para la actualización del Plan Regulador Comunal en los años 2025 y 2026.Budget amendment$25.000.000unanimidad
112 · Autorización de ocupación del terreno municipal para la construcción del Centro Comunitario Productivo Balseadero.Appointmentunanimidad
4.1 · Modificación de subvención para la compra de pendones con logo institucional por Agrupación Unidos por el Parkinson.Subsidy$71.400
6.1 · Suscribir convenio de colaboración con la Contraloría Regional del Biobío para revisión previa de procesos de contrataciónLoan for use

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
29
Highly complex
4
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202025916
201644

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

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

  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Poduco - Paso Hondo
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2019–2021
  • CD
    Club de Huasos de Tanahuillin
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2019–2025
  • LF
    Liga Femenina de Fútbol Santa Juana
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2015–2019
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Tricauco - Pelun
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2019–2021
  • FP
    Fundacion Prodemu
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2018
  • CA
    Constructora Andes y Cia. Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • I
    Ist
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2021
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Torre Dorada
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2020–2026
  • Cd
    Club de Pilotos Atomobilismo Concepion
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018–2019
  • FM
    Forestal Mininco SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos Colico Bajo
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017–2019
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Tres Rosas
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos Villa Mosso
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017–2019
  • CD
    Comité de Agua Sonadora de Poduco Alto
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019–2022
  • IJ
    Importadora Julio Vasquez y Compañia Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2021
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos San Jorge
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019
  • Id
    Ingeniería de Procesos
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018–2019
  • CC
    Centro Cultural y Artístico Biobio
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019–2021
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos Villa Catiray y Rayenantu
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019
and 86 more organizations that requested meetings

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

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

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

Population trend

13.304
inhabitants
14.907
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+12%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
14.041
-5% vs. 2035 (14.853)
Over 60 · 2050
43,06%
32,22% in 2035 · +11 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)68,03 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,4 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment177 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment33,3 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)574,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)598,9 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo14.947 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)12,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)19,3 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples8,6 %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 224 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
16.251
8.398 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
5.381
64% of RSH households
Female-headed households
51%
4.276
Elderly (60+)4.10825%
Children and adolescents (<18)3.45021%
Foreign nationals1121%
Belonging to indigenous peoples5513%
People with moderate/severe dependency2802%
Single-person households3.93247%

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
2.978
22 schools
Students per teacher
9,9
302 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
87,2%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
74,1%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 45%Private subsidized 55%
Pass rate
98,4%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,26%
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
0
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
0
FONASA enrollees
4.003
27% of the population
Doctors employed
2
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 28Contract staff: 36Fee contracts: 0
Primary-care medical visits · per year
14.999
34.255
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
1.780
1.079
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 (8.444 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Hospital Clorinda Avello (Santa Juana)HospitalHealth Service4.89762%
Posta de Salud Rural Chacay (Santa Juana)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.02475%
Posta de Salud Rural la General aRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal80273%
Posta de Salud Rural TanahuillínRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal70373%
Posta de Salud Rural Colico AltoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal59976%
Posta de Salud Rural PurgatorioRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal23174%
Posta de Salud Rural Torre DoradaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal18869%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $1.830.290.000 ($457.230/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $811.940.000Municipal contribution: $220.000.000

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

Indigenous population
1.285
8.6% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche1.25597.7%

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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
CSCADENA SURFM100.3 FM
CCATIRAIFM102.5 FM
AAAlexis Arrieta Godoy Telecomunicaciones E.I.R.L. · holderFM93.3 FM
TMTelecomunicaciones Mauricio Jara Ravest E.I.R.L. · holderFM95.3 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
182
1,2% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
106 people · 58% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
106 Venezuela
23 Colombia
18 Argentina
13 Bolivia

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
253
4,5% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
159
12.300 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
58
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
1.027
beneficiaries · 2013–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
38
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

11.758homes · by type (2017)
House
6.090 · 98.1%
House
5.521 · 99.5%
Shack/hut/shanty
83 · 1.3%
Other private
27 · 0.4%
Shack/improvised dwelling
13 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
7 · 0.1%
Other private
7 · 0.1%
Apartment
2 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
Room in old house/tenement
2 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Apartment
1 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
81%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
2.503 · 72.3%
Owned, being paid off
306 · 8.8%
Rented
302 · 8.7%
Free of charge
179 · 5.2%
Provided for work
172 · 5%

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

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
$8.913.101.000
Own revenue
$1.500.056.000
17% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$5.959.602.000
67% of the total
State transfers
$207.162.000
2% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.158.205.000
$8.913.101.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

22.5%
6.6%
31.8%
35.0%
Property tax$337.703.000
Business licenses$98.357.000
Vehicle permits$477.680.000
Cleaning fees$61.949.000
Other own revenue$524.367.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $20.494.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
50.7%
39.0%
10.3%
Municipal$8.913.101.000
Education$6.854.312.000
Health$1.820.070.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $5.140.443.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$93.060.000
$1.500.056.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$628.750.000
$5.959.602.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$317.376.000
$207.162.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$10.719.226.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$9.921.994.000
Execution rate
92.6%
Unexecuted: $797.232.000
Medium execution: it executed 92.6%. Left unspent: $797.232.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$877.966.000
$9.921.994.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

60.2%
25.5%
7.0%
Internal management$5.976.141.000
Community services$2.528.108.000
Social programs$697.520.000
Municipal activities$560.196.000
Recreational programs$135.285.000
Cultural programs$24.744.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$3.772.954.00038.0%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.663.524.00026.8%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$1.830.290.00018.4%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$547.967.0005.5%
Electricity (facilities)$410.473.0004.1%
Investment (works and projects)$308.922.0003.1%
Transfers to health$220.000.0002.2%
Councillor stipends$81.218.0000.8%
Travel allowances$62.802.0000.6%
Water (facilities)$48.397.0000.5%
Street lighting$21.149.0000.2%
Commissions and representation$717.0000.0%

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

26.8%
38.0%
35.1%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.663.524.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$3.772.954.000
Others$3.485.516.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

40.8%
21.9%
12.7%
19.0%
Permanent staff$1.441.322.000
Contract staff$773.843.000
Fee contracts$448.359.000
Labor Code$200.882.000
Community progs.$672.176.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

28.9%
25.4%
45.8%
Permanent staff41
Contract staff36
Fee contracts65
Total: 142 staffFee contracts: 45.8% of the headcountWomen: 48.0%Professionalization: 48.0%
Cost/staffer permanent: $32.176.878/yearCost/staffer contract: $17.219.778/yearCost/staffer fees: $4.484.277/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: $308.922.000 (3.1% of spending)Councillor stipends: $81.218.000Travel allowances: $62.802.000Commissions and representation: $717.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $547.967.000Street lighting: $21.149.000Electricity: $410.473.000Water: $48.397.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

271
178
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

321
79
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$55.259.845.007
Purchase orders
26.555

Purchase-order amount · trend

$6.487.018.652
$2.339.840.651
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Toconao Ltda. Soc. Corredora de Seguros$5.717.983.17945
Vega e Iglesias Ltda.$2.817.755.0313
Patricio Guzman Campos$2.151.326.789184
Patricio Alejandro Guzmán Campos$1.466.462.96189
Esmax Distribucion Limitada$1.404.128.9161.651
Camedusa$1.105.407.360115
Komatsu Chile S.a.- Casa Matriz$921.746.39039
Constructora Ingearc Ltda.$895.707.7712

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.471.144.90463%
Agile Purchase $592.050.47625%
Framework Agreement $203.437.4109%
Direct award discretionary$73.207.8553%

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

Registered companies
876
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
2.521

Pyramid by sales bracket

70.9%
12.0%
15.5%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)621 companies
Small (≤25k UF)105 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)12 companies
Large (>100k UF)2 companies
No sales/no info136 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Comercializadora Mario Fernandez Neira y Compania LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2221
Forestal Collicura LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 2138
Minimarket, Panaderia y Amasanderia Erick Salcedo Rivas E.I.R.L.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERAMedium 239
Supermercado Don Chito SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 221
Minimarket Yassna Soledad Sanchez Vasquez E.I.R.L.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 2
Corporacion Educacional Saint Joan CollegeENSEÑANZAMedium 182
Fundacion Educacional Fernandez y ManosalvaENSEÑANZAMedium 163
Comercial Tricauco SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 18
San Martin SpAACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSMedium 1
Ohio SpAACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSMedium 1

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
1
US$ 3 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
30
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Ampliación de la Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Servidas de Santa JuanDIAEssbio S.A.Approved2,930

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
40 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 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)
NahuelbutaNational Parkat 53.1 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.

26
Species
19
Flora
7
Fauna
10
In conservation status
8
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
RuilNothofagus alessandriiENCarmelita de concepciónPercilia irwiniENPitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUQueuleGomortega keuleENLinguePersea lingueVURana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNT

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.

3 Wetlands · 3 urban · 2.428 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-08-78Ríos Biobío- Laja y Trib.urban2.410 /25.795
HUR-08-64Sistema de Humedal Rio Carampangue - Rio Liaurban14 /1.007
HUR-08-79Laguna Rayenantuurban4

Area = hectares of wetland within the comuna boundary (apportioned using the DPA table of each record). For wetlands shared between comunas, "portion / total" is shown. "Urban" = urban wetland (HUR code). Official source migrated to the SBAP (Law 21,600).

Large projects approved by SEIASource: SEIA · approved projects

Projects with an environmental permit (RCA) approved by SEIA and declared investment above US$ 10 million, located in the comuna according to the case file and grouped by sector. Every sector with at least one project is listed: this is not a ranking or a selection. 2 projects totaling US$ 3 million, approved between 2000 and 2017. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy1 project · US$ 3 M · 2000
Sociedad Nacional de Oleoductos S.A.Oleoducto San Vicente-Temuco
Others1 project · US$ 0 M · 2017
Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Polykarpo S.A.Ampliación Transporte Terrestre de Sustancias Químicas

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
Frontel
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSBIO
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Nacimiento at 22.7 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
24 UTA
1 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Forestal Collicura LimitadaFORESTAL COLLICURAForestry24

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.

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
1
Historic monuments
1

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

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
PTAS - SANTA JUANAPTAS · lodos activadosESSBIO S.A. · discharges into río bío bío
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Cemarc (Penco) · 5.061 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
15
Area affected
4 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
1.639 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
63
At high or very high risk
38
3 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
12,84°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,35°C
Annual precipitation
1.721 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
15
projection: +17 days
Frost days
10

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
823
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.527
Police cases · trend
585
823
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats128860
Domestic violence119799
Property damage98658
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces82551
Burglary of an inhabited place80537
Larceny69463
Minor injuries55369
Burglary of an uninhabited place31208
Other burglaries (forcible entry)26175
Weapons-related crimes20134
Less serious injuries17114
Crimes and offenses under the arms law1494

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 27.

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
24
Guards and inspectors
6
1 per 2.482 hab
Patrol fleet
6
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 1Pickups: 3Motorcycles: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
5
24
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
26
Deaths
5
33,6 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
35
11 serious
Pedestrian collisions
3
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.