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Escudo de Tomé

Tomé

Región del BiobíoFounded 154459.150 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024494 km² of area120 inh./km²$26.918M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Population
−4,8%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
15,3%
Multidimensional poverty · 251st highest of 346
Finance
$455 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 210 of 346
Finance
80,46%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Environment
15,2 µg/m³
Air below the Chilean standard, above the WHO guideline (PM2.5)
Education
581,9 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
87th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

48 Schools
27 Squares and green areas
12 Health centers
6 Pharmacies
3 Kindergartens
3 Carabineros
3 Fire stations
1 Hospitals
1 Universities

Tomé es una comuna y ciudad de Chile ubicada en la provincia de Concepción, Región del Biobío, en la zona central de Chile. Forma parte del área metropolitana del Gran Concepción. Según el censo del 2017, posee 54 946 habitantes.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

56.6 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#74 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety50
Health64
Culture and environment62
Education59
Infrastructure51
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Italo Cáceres L.
INDEPENDIENTE
18.144
votes (43.77%)
50.743
Electoral roll
88,04%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
IC
Italo Cáceres L.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
18.144
votes
GI
Gloria Ivonne Rivas Ortiz
2021-2024 · DC
6.606
votes
EA
Eduardo Aguilera Aguilera
2008-2012 · PDC
10.358
votes
EA
Eduardo Aguilera Aguilera
2004-2008 · PDC
16.238
votes
EA
Eduardo Aguilera Aguilera
2000-2004 · PDC
15.515
votes
EA
Eduardo Aguilera Aguilera
1996-2000 · DC
5.518
votes
HA
Héctor Aravena Rojas
1992-1996 · DC
5.814
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

CC
Carlos Concha R.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
7.289
votes
JM
Jose Mardones B.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
2.633
votes
FZ
Francisca Zuñiga P.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · PARTIDO COMUNISTA DE CHILE
2.298
votes
EA
Eduardo Aguilera A.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
2.094
votes
DR
Dimitri Riquelme A.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
2.081
votes
BS
Betsua San Martin M.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
533
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión11 de junio de 2026124 minWatch session

En una línea: El alcalde anunció la Recomendación Satisfactoria (RS) del Ministerio de Desarrollo Social para el proyecto de reposición del Hospital de Tomé y de la Posta Rural de Menque, mientras el concejo debatió ampliamente el rechazo al proyecto de tierras raras en Penco y sus implicancias para la comuna.

Temas tratados

  • Acta sesión anterior: Se aprobó con corrección de un punto sobre el Fundo Los Tilos, que era toma de información y no un cambio formal de uso de suelo.
  • Correspondencia: Se informaron oficios sobre patentes de alcoholes, permisos de obras de mayo, transporte público, un socavón en calzada, suministro eléctrico en Punta de Parra y proyectos de salud.
  • Cuenta del alcalde: Participación en encuentro nacional de alcaldes (ACHM) en Coquimbo; anuncio de RS para Hospital de Tomé y Posta Rural de Menque; avance de proyecto ruta Itata; obras en curso en sectores rurales y educacionales; comunicado contra el proyecto de tierras raras.
  • Incidentes de concejales: Solicitudes sobre saneamiento San Germán, cementerio, luminarias rurales, paradero California, farmacia popular, seguridad escolar, y denuncia sobre designación interina en salud.
  • Modificaciones presupuestarias: Tres modificaciones menores aprobadas (medio ambiente, prevención de riesgos y programas culturales).
  • Aprobación de proyectos: Prórroga arriendo sede educativa, compra de luminarias y contrato de mantención de vías y espacios públicos.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Aprobación del acta anterior con corrección del punto sobre Fundo Los Tilos: unánime.
  • Tres modificaciones presupuestarias (300 mil, 3,2 millones y 600 mil pesos): unánimes.
  • Prórroga de contrato de arriendo CIA poeta Alfonso Mora (educación): unánime.
  • Contrato de luminarias con empresa Gran Vía S.P.A. (~$67,6 millones): unánime.
  • Contrato de mantención de vías con Alto Jardín S.A. (~$66,8 millones, 6 meses): unánime.
  • Acuerdo para invitar a organizaciones medioambientales a exponer en el próximo concejo: aprobado.
  • Acuerdo para que la Comisión de Medio Ambiente diseñe un seminario ambiental: aprobado.
  • Cambio de fecha del próximo concejo ordinario al miércoles 24 de junio: unánime.

Plata y obras

  • RS Hospital de Tomé: proyecto de ~61.200 m², terreno valorizado en ~$2.134 millones en sector Frutillares (Forestal Coliomo S.A.).
  • RS Posta Rural Menque: reposición por ~$1.396 millones (cifra mencionada verbalmente; verificar precisión).
  • Luminarias sector rural: 328 unidades en Rafael, con extensión prevista a Pingueral, Menque y Quinta de las Encinas; contrato ~$67,6 millones.
  • Mantención de vías: contrato trato directo con Alto Jardín S.A., ~$66,8 millones por 6 meses desde julio 2026.
  • Sistema informático de personal municipal: contrato $5,6 millones, 4 meses.
  • Sala DEC Escuela San Carlitos: inversión de ~$30 millones por Fundación Experience (privada).
  • Canales y esteros: empresa adjudicada instalando faenas para intervención.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Tierras raras en Penco: Alcalde y varios concejales expresaron rechazo explícito al proyecto, declarando a Tomé "libre de empresas mineras". Concejal Riquelme detalló impactos ambientales (emisión de radón, uso de agua, pérdida de biodiversidad). Se propone coordinación con otros municipios y seminario ciudadano.
  • Acta pendiente de Comisión de Educación: El concejal Riquelme denunció que lleva cerca de dos meses esperando el acta sin respuesta del secretario técnico. Otros concejales secundaron el reclamo; el secretario municipal se comprometió a gestionar su entrega.
  • Designación interina en salud (CESFAM Bella Vista): Concejal Concha cuestionó los criterios de la designación, solicitando informe técnico y llamando a acelerar concursos titulares. La AFUSAN habría presentado objeción formal.
  • Resolución sanitaria CESFAM Cerro Alegre: Concejal Concha solicitó verificar si el establecimiento contaba con autorización sanitaria vigente al momento de iniciar funciones.

Para seguir

  • Gestionar RS del Hospital de Tomé ante el Gobierno Regional para obtener financiamiento del terreno.
  • Próxima sesión (24 de junio): presentación de organización medioambiental sobre impactos de proyectos extractivos.
  • Comisión de Medio Ambiente debe diseñar seminario ambiental con academia y organizaciones sociales.
  • Director DEM debe entregar acta de Comisión de Educación del 28 de abril antes del próximo concejo.
  • Mesa de trabajo con CGE programada para el 23 de junio; segunda reunión con ESSBIO el 19 de junio.
  • Seguimiento a proyecto de saneamiento sanitario San Germán y estado de causa judicial asociada.
  • Proyecto de reposición sede Altos de Roa (destruida en incendio 2023): sin avances concretos, se comprometió seguimiento.

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)

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

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
186
Highly complex
11
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202522211
202444
202233
202024213
20187054519
2016353918

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

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

  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad Cge S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2015–2018
  • AP
    Administradora Pingueral Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2019–2020
  • CD
    Corporación Desarrollo Conciencia
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019
  • MT
    Mataquito Transmisora de Energia
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019–2026
  • FP
    Fundacion Prodemu
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2019
  • FC
    Fundacion Creamos Salud
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • CV
    Claro Vicuña Valenzuela S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2018
  • Id
    Ingeniería de Procesos
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019–2020
  • FK
    Fundacion Kontrafuegos
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019–2024
  • IJ
    Importadora Julio Vasquez y Compañia Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019–2020
  • Ed
    Escuela de Danzas Pabla Olivares SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2026
  • IS
    Innovit SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018–2020
  • MS
    Maitsan Soluciones SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2021
  • i
    Informatica
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019
  • SS
    Sociedad Socorros Mutuos Union y Progresp
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • SS
    Saycon Solutions SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • UC
    Unión Comunal de Juntas de Vecinos de Tomé
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • IS
    Innuvo SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • DS
    Dsarhoya SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
and 48 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

54.879
inhabitants
59.222
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+8%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
56.420
-5% vs. 2035 (59.277)
Over 60 · 2050
42,4%
31,81% 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)91,53 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,9 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment621 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)581,9 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)587,3 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo56.907 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)15,3 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples5,35 %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 733 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
57.871
30.667 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
18.232
59% of RSH households
Female-headed households
54%
16.504
Elderly (60+)15.30026%
Children and adolescents (<18)11.16619%
Foreign nationals5531%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1.1842%
People with moderate/severe dependency1.3532%
Single-person households14.69548%

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
9.969
44 schools
Students per teacher
9,1
1.099 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
90,1%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
66,8%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 76%Private subsidized 20%
Pass rate
98,1%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,23%
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
59.558
101% of the population
Doctors employed
101
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 347Contract staff: 174Fee contracts: 109
Primary-care medical visits · per year
68.425
129.392
20102025
Medical specialties served · 20 in the comuna (public system)
OphthalmologyInternal MedicineAdult GynecologyAdult Orthopedics and TraumaAdult General SurgeryPediatricsAdult UrologyAdult CardiologyAdult NeurologyFamily MedicineAnesthesiologyAdult PsychiatryObstetricsChild PsychiatryAdult Physical Medicine & RehabPediatric NeurologyGeriatricsAdult Gastroenterology+2 more

Specialties with services recorded at the comuna's public facilities (REM DEIS, 2024). These are services performed, not doctor headcount. Excludes the private network.

Comprehensive home visits · per year
1.965
1.982
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 (58.972 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Dr. Alberto ReyesFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal25.88063%
Centro de Salud Familiar BellavistaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal16.75557%
Cesfam DichatoFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal5.50268%
Posta de Salud Rural RafaelRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2.86965%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar el Santo Esfuerzo de TodosCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal2.50268%
Cecof Cerro EstanqueCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal2.39363%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Punta de ParraCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal1.60063%
Posta de Salud Rural ColiumoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal96368%
Posta de Salud Rural MenqueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal50870%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $20.691.607.000 ($347.419/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $11.179.335.000Municipal contribution: $220.005.000

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

Indigenous population
3.042
5.3% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche2.90595.5%

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
9
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.2
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
159
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
40
Social and aid
25
Cultural
15
Sports
12
For the elderly
11
Foundations and corporations
4
Fire brigades
1
Religious
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.

7 Local media · 1 AM · 3 Comunitaria · 3 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
EESTILOFM101.7 FM
LRLA RADIO QUE REZAFM103.5 FM
CCCentro Cultural Latinoamerica · holderComunitaria106.9 FM
CGCentro General de Padres y Apoderados de la Escuela E423 Gabriela Mistral · holderComunitaria107.3 FM
JdJunta de Vecinos el Sol Rafael · holderComunitaria107.3 FM
MAMiguel Angel Fernandez Llanos E.I.R.L. · holderAM1480 AM
SJSoc. Jorge Elso Sanhueza Importacion y Exportacion E.I.R.L. · holderFM100.5 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
838
1,5% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
391 people · 47% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
391 Venezuela
104 Argentina
94 Colombia
39 Perú

International immigrants per the 2024 Census (people born outside Chile living in the comuna). Nationwide they are 1,608,650 people, 8.8% of the population.

Housing and housing deficitSource: MINVU (Encampment Registry + 2024 Census deficit + subsidies) · INE

Families in informal settlements
445
17 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
1.014
4,9% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
77
7.766 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
368
paid · 2011–2026
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
1.442
beneficiaries · 2012–2026
Subsidies Rental · DS52
155
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

43.622homes · by type (2017)
House
20.707 · 88.8%
House
18.651 · 91.8%
Apartment
2.019 · 8.7%
Apartment
1.541 · 7.6%
Shack/hut/shanty
395 · 1.7%
Room in old house/tenement
97 · 0.4%
Other private
87 · 0.4%
Shack/improvised dwelling
54 · 0.3%
Other private
40 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
23 · 0.1%
Mobile
3 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
3 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
78%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
8.913 · 65%
Owned, being paid off
1.757 · 12.8%
Rented
1.569 · 11.4%
Free of charge
974 · 7.1%
Provided for work
501 · 3.7%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
2
Beds
61
4,1 per 1,000 over-60s

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

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
$26.917.702.000
Own revenue
$4.417.880.000
16% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$18.190.504.000
68% of the total
State transfers
$1.460.494.000
5% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$3.362.681.000
$26.917.702.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

31.4%
24.8%
16.2%
6.5%
21.0%
Property tax$1.387.861.000
Business licenses$1.096.893.000
Vehicle permits$717.900.000
Cleaning fees$288.651.000
Other own revenue$926.575.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $5.091.000Aquaculture licenses (Law 20.033): $2.372.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
33.1%
42.6%
24.3%
Municipal$26.917.702.000
Education$34.697.182.000
Health$19.808.899.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $16.965.163.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$652.147.000
$4.417.880.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$1.550.812.000
$18.190.504.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$905.933.000
$1.460.494.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$45.611.750.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$25.620.503.000
Execution rate
56.2%
Unexecuted: $19.991.247.000
Low execution: it only executed 56.2% of the budget — $19.991.247.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$4.731.362.000
$25.620.503.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

58.7%
31.9%
Internal management$15.051.691.000
Community services$8.183.152.000
Social programs$1.304.200.000
Municipal activities$163.198.000
Recreational programs$692.714.000
Cultural programs$225.548.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$20.691.607.00080.8%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$8.212.703.00032.1%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$7.607.077.00029.7%
Transfers to education$2.717.811.00010.6%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$2.122.015.0008.3%
Investment (works and projects)$1.431.646.0005.6%
Electricity (facilities)$993.642.0003.9%
Transfers to health$341.546.0001.3%
Street lighting$153.433.0000.6%
Water (facilities)$147.440.0000.6%
Councillor stipends$85.310.0000.3%
Travel allowances$26.937.0000.1%
Commissions and representation$2.764.0000.0%

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

29.7%
32.1%
38.3%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$7.607.077.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$8.212.703.000
Others$9.800.723.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

37.4%
36.1%
8.7%
6.3%
11.5%
Permanent staff$3.465.378.000
Contract staff$3.339.179.000
Fee contracts$802.520.000
Labor Code$584.703.000
Community progs.$1.065.826.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

57.8%
39.6%
Permanent staff273
Contract staff187
Fee contracts12
Total: 472 staffFee contracts: 2.5% of the headcountWomen: 61.1%Professionalization: 60.0%
Cost/staffer permanent: $12.431.253/yearCost/staffer contract: $15.227.834/yearCost/staffer fees: $49.241.917/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: $1.431.646.000 (5.6% of spending)Councillor stipends: $85.310.000Travel allowances: $26.937.000Commissions and representation: $2.764.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $2.122.015.000Street lighting: $153.433.000Electricity: $993.642.000Water: $147.440.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

343
396
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

180
54
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$147.277.369.861
Purchase orders
65.843

Purchase-order amount · trend

$1.091.231.865
$8.555.431.418
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Preserva Ltda.$7.902.554.99980
Torneria y Servicios de Aseo Edgardo Alex Leiva Ri$7.639.750.803262
Constructora Nahen Ltda.$5.554.100.7902
Construccion e Ingenieria Ingesep Lta.$3.567.270.1622
Cemarc S.A.$2.927.146.027102
Sinatex Chile Ltda.$2.836.486.785906
Alto Jardín Ltda.$2.762.653.36655
Estación de Servicios de Vehiculos Motorizados Mil$2.424.150.954384

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $4.860.532.43457%
Agile Purchase $2.001.472.21423%
Framework Agreement $953.021.14911%
Direct award discretionary$740.405.6219%

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

Registered companies
3.385
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
10.521

Pyramid by sales bracket

62.5%
12.1%
24.6%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)2.114 companies
Small (≤25k UF)409 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)26 companies
Large (>100k UF)4 companies
No sales/no info832 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Camanchaca S.A.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)1.307
Crossville Fabric Chile S aINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 2382
Servicios Forestales Alex Eduardo Molina Gomez Empresa Individual de ResponsabiAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 1196
Transportes Eme Bus LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOMedium 2178
Eriz Hermanos SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 294
Ceballos y Concha SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 292
Comercial Vimon LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 252
Soc Transportes Eme Sur Cargo LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOMedium 243
Comercial Pollo Huaso LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 233
Lemusse Desarrolla SpAACTIVIDADES PROFESIONALES, CIENTIFICAS Y TECNMedium 224

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
1
US$ 40 M declared
Approved last 5 years
3
US$ 24 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
200
+ 10 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
85
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Sistema de Transmisión Zonal Grupo 3 S/E Itahue- S/E HualquiEIAMataquito Transmisora de Energía S.Approved324,02698
Conjunto Habitacional MiramarDIAConstructora Manzano y Asociados LiUnder Review40200
Regularización Planta LangostinosDIACamanchaca Pesca Sur S.A.Approved6,2
Actualización Planta de Salmones ToméDIASalmones Camanchaca S.A.Approved1,550

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
30 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
15,2µg/m³· above the WHO guideline, below the Chilean standard
OMS 5
CL standard 20
3,0× the WHO 2021 guideline · 0,8× the Chilean standard · 5 days above daily standard (50 µg/m³)
MP10 · annual average
28,3µg/m³· above the WHO guideline, below the Chilean standard
OMS 15
CL standard 50
1,9× the WHO 2021 guideline · 0,6× the Chilean standard · 0 days above daily standard (150 µg/m³)
1monitoring stations · 1 from the MMA Network· measures MP2,5; MP10; SO2; NO2· station: Liceo Polivalente
PM2.5 latest reading
13 µg/m³
15-08-2026 · 1 days above standard in the last 12 months
Monthly PM2.5 trend
norma 2007/24: 31,1 µg/m³08/24: 21,7 µg/m³09/24: 11,3 µg/m³10/24: 11,2 µg/m³11/24: 6,8 µg/m³12/24: 7,7 µg/m³01/25: 7 µg/m³02/25: 9,9 µg/m³03/25: 9 µg/m³04/25: 14,2 µg/m³05/25: 22,5 µg/m³06/25: 25,9 µg/m³07/25: 17,7 µg/m³08/25: 12,4 µg/m³09/25: 7,5 µg/m³10/25: 4,5 µg/m³11/25: 3,7 µg/m³12/25: 5,2 µg/m³01/26: 9 µg/m³02/26: 5 µg/m³03/26: 6,5 µg/m³04/26: 15,4 µg/m³05/26: 23,9 µg/m³06/26: 22,5 µg/m³07/26: 16,8 µg/m³08/26: 13,5 µg/m³07/2408/26
13,5 µg/m³
promedio 08/26
PM10 latest reading
21 µg/m³
15-08-2026
Monthly PM10 trend
norma 5007/24: 40,7 µg/m³08/24: 32,1 µg/m³09/24: 21,1 µg/m³10/24: 23,5 µg/m³11/24: 19,5 µg/m³12/24: 26,1 µg/m³01/25: 28,4 µg/m³02/25: 35,2 µg/m³03/25: 31 µg/m³04/25: 28,8 µg/m³05/25: 33,6 µg/m³06/25: 36,2 µg/m³07/25: 30 µg/m³08/25: 24,4 µg/m³09/25: 20,7 µg/m³10/25: 20,3 µg/m³11/25: 23 µg/m³12/25: 22,7 µg/m³01/26: 27,6 µg/m³02/26: 22,1 µg/m³03/26: 20,9 µg/m³04/26: 30,5 µg/m³05/26: 37,5 µg/m³06/26: 31,4 µg/m³07/26: 23,9 µg/m³08/26: 22,1 µg/m³07/2408/26
22,1 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)
8 t MP10
7 t MP2,5
0 t SO₂

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.

177
Species
123
Flora
52
Fauna
2
Funga
43
In conservation status
19
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Huillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUQueuleGomortega keuleENPitaoPitavia punctataENLagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENRanita de los queulesEupsophus septentrionalisENHongoHygrocybe striatellaVUGuindo santo, ñire, ñirreEucryphia glutinosaVURana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENLinguePersea lingueVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUPudúPudu puduVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUPidencitoLaterallus jamaicensisENAbejorro, abejorro colorado, moscardón, duillin, diwmeñ, abejorro gigante de la patagonia, don basilioBombus dahlbomiiENRanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENGuanacoLama guanicoeVUHongoEntoloma necopinatumVUGaviota garumaLeucophaeus modestusVUChorlo de doble collar, chorlito de doble collarCharadrius falklandicusVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENZarapito de pico recto, aguja café, becasina de mar, hudsonian godwit (inglés)Limosa haemasticaVUPlayero árticoCalidris canutusENHualoNothofagus glaucaNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTCuervo de pantanoPlegadis chihiNTPingüino de magallanesSpheniscus magellanicusNTFlamenco chilenoPhoenicopterus chilensisNTGuanayPhalacrocorax bougainvilliiNTLilePhalacrocorax gaimardiNTGaviotín monjaLarosterna incaNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTPelícano peruano, pelícano de humboldtPelecanus thagusNTPilpilén, pilpilén común, american oystercatcher (inglés)Haematopus palliatusNTChorlo de collarCharadrius collarisNTGaviotín eleganteThalasseus elegansNT

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.

16 Wetlands · 16 urban · 192 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-08-01Rio Pingueralurban39
HUR-08-09Sector Playa Blancaurban31
HUR-08-03Estero Coliumourban24
HUR-08-05Estero Bellavistaurban21 /28
HUR-08-P-07Sector San Bernardo Ruta 0- 352urban14
HUR-08-P-05Sector peaje agua amarilla 2urban12
HUR-08-P-03Estero Pudaurban11
HUR-08-02Estero de Dichatourban11
HUR-08-P-04Sector peaje agua amarilla 1urban9
HUR-08-04Estero Collenurban7
HUR-08-P-06Sector peaje agua amarilla 3urban6
HUR-08-P-01Estero Puremaurban5 /7

+ 4 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. 8 projects totaling US$ 109 million, approved between 2001 and 2024. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Port Infrastructure1 project · US$ 55 M · 2019
Gm Energy SpATerminal GNL Penco-Lirquen
Real estate2 projects · US$ 28 M · 2018–2019
Inmobiliaria Eco Desarrollo Urbano SpAUrbanización San José del Mar · Frutillares de Tomé
Energy1 project · US$ 16 M · 2024
Mataquito Transmisora de Energía S.A.Sistema de Transmisión Zonal Grupo 3 S/E Itahue- S/E Hualqui
Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 10 M · 2001
Hera Bío Bío SpACentro Integral de Tratamiento Ambiental Curaco - Alto: C.I.T.A. Curaco Alto
Others3 projects · US$ 0 M · 2013–2020
Enaex Servicios S.A.Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A. · TRANSPORTE Y LOGÍSTICA INTERREGIONAL DE CARGAS Y/O SUSTANCIAS PELIGROSAS

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, Copelec
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSBIO
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Talcahuano at 25 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.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
4 m²
40% 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
2
Historic monuments
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.E.T. ConcepciónPrison (CET)42 inmates · 42 convicted · 0 awaiting trial · 57% occupancy
ES - TOMEPTAS · emisario submarinoESSBIO S.A. · discharges into mar
PTAS - DICHATOPTAS · lodos activadosESSBIO S.A. · discharges into estero dichato
PTAS.PUNTA DE PARRAPTAS · lodos activadosESSBIO S.A. · discharges into quebrada aguita de la perdiz
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Cemarc (Penco) · 23.543 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
91
Area affected
38 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
6.705 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
101
At high or very high risk
5
1 very high
Main threat
Deslizamiento/Derrumbe/Rodad…
Deslizamiento/Derrumbe/Rodado/Caída

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
12,69°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,18°C
Annual precipitation
1.065 mm
projection: -2%
Hot days>30°C
1
projection: +4 days
Frost days
3

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
3.513
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.939
Police cases · trend
3.907
3.513
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Domestic violence587992
Threats507857
Property damage435735
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces317536
Larceny311526
Minor injuries195330
Drug-related crimes164277
Burglary of an uninhabited place164277
Burglary of an inhabited place128216
Weapons-related crimes125211
Crimes and offenses under the arms law92156
Robbery with violence or intimidation83140

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
256
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 59.150 hab
Patrol fleet
17
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 1Pickups: 6Bicycles: 10Drones: 3
Surveillance cameras · trend
28
256
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
281
Deaths
2
3,4 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
160
21 serious
Pedestrian collisions
29
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.