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Escudo de Hualpén

Hualpén

Región del BiobíoFounded 200498.055 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 202453 km² of area1.853 inh./km²$29.679M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Environment
32 µg/m³
6th worst air quality (PM2.5)
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Livability
67.7/100
13th most liveable in the country
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Education
636 pts
13th best PAES reading comprehension
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Power
441 organizations
28th most organizations requesting lobby meetings with it
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Population
−4,7%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
9,7%
Multidimensional poverty · 320th highest of 346
Finance
$303 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 307 of 346
Environment
31,9 µg/m³
Air above the standard: PM2.5
Education
635,9 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
255th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

89 Squares and green areas
35 Schools
13 Health centers
9 Kindergartens
4 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
4 Pharmacies
3 Fire stations
1 Libraries
1 Carabineros

Hualpén es una comuna ubicada en el Gran Concepción, Región del Biobío. En la zona centro-sur de Chile.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

67.7 /100
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#13 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety72
Health86
Culture and environment60
Education48
Infrastructure63
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Miguel Rivera M.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
45.314
votes (72.55%)
77.382
Electoral roll
89,82%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 4 terms
MR
Miguel Rivera M.
2024-2028 · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
45.314
votes
MA
Miguel Angel Rivera Morales
2021-2024 · PPD
7.433
votes
ME
Marcelo Enrique Rivera Arancibia
2008-2012 · PPD
29.389
votes
MR
Marcelo Rivera Arancibia
2004-2008 · PPD
19.530
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

MR
Matias Rifo V.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · INDEPENDIENTE
5.279
votes
WR
Wanda Riquelme S.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
3.373
votes
RA
Rosemarie Aranguiz P.
PARTIDO SOCIAL CRISTIANO E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO SOCIAL CRISTIANO
3.067
votes
CV
Cesar Valenzuela R.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
2.329
votes
OM
Osvaldo Muñoz R.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
2.030
votes
MA
Miguel Aravena R.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
2.013
votes
EB
Erika Beltran S.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.710
votes
MC
Marco Contreras M.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · PARTIDO COMUNISTA DE CHILE
1.079
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión10 de junio de 2026146 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó seis puntos que incluyen la reposición de la sede de la Asociación de Rayuela, un estudio de olores en el sector El Triángulo, la mantención de semáforos y un convenio de salud mental por casi 179 millones de pesos.

Temas tratados

  • Cuenta del alcalde: actividades del 25 de mayo al 6 de junio, incluyendo inauguración del Hogar Municipal para personas en situación de calle y entrega de subvenciones a 38 organizaciones.
  • Reposición sede social Asociación de Rayuela: licitación adjudicada tras largo proceso con empresa anterior que no ejecutó la obra.
  • Estudio de impacto de olores en sector El Triángulo: requisito legal para modificar el plano regulador y cambiar el uso de suelo del sector afectado por la planta ESSBIO.
  • Camión pluma: compromiso de operación y mantención del vehículo para servicios de reciclaje.
  • Sede social Villa Padre Hurtado 2: carta de compromiso municipal para proyecto de mejoramiento energético financiado en 90% por Serviu.
  • Bonificación complementaria: pago de retiro voluntario para 6 funcionarios mayores de 65 años.
  • Convenio salud mental APS 2026: renovación de convenio con Servicio de Salud Talcahuano.
  • Mantención de semáforos 2026–2028: licitación adjudicada a empresa Automática y Regulación S.A.
  • Cambio de fecha de sesión: próxima sesión se adelanta al lunes 15 de junio por congreso de la AMUCH en Coquimbo.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Sede Rayuela: aprobado por unanimidad (~94 millones de pesos, 150 días de obra, empresa Inversiones CIRCE).
  • Estudio de olores El Triángulo: aprobado por unanimidad con reservas (~21,4 millones, hasta 12 meses, empresa UDP Ecotec).
  • Compromiso camión pluma: aprobado por unanimidad (costo O&M anual estimado en ~15,4 millones).
  • Carta de compromiso Padre Hurtado 2: aprobado por unanimidad (proyecto ~122 millones, 90% Serviu).
  • Bonificación funcionarios: aprobado (~59,1 millones en total, 6 funcionarios).
  • Convenio salud mental: aprobado por unanimidad (178,8 millones).
  • Mantención semáforos: aprobado por unanimidad (contrato 24 meses, ~161 millones totales, ~6,7 millones/mes).
  • Cambio de fecha de sesión: aprobado.

Plata y obras

  • Subvenciones ya entregadas a 38 organizaciones: más de 153 millones de pesos.
  • Sede Rayuela: ~94 millones (financiamiento no especificado con claridad en transcripción, convenio con Gobierno Regional data de 2020).
  • Estudio de olores: ~21,4 millones municipales.
  • Camión pluma: valor ~175 millones (postulado al Gobierno Regional); O&M anual ~15,4 millones.
  • Sede Padre Hurtado 2: ~122 millones (~90% Serviu, municipio solo firma compromiso de mantención).
  • Bonificación por retiro: ~59,1 millones municipales.
  • Convenio salud mental: 178,8 millones (fondos Servicio de Salud Talcahuano).
  • Mantención semáforos: ~161 millones en 24 meses.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Estudio de olores: concejala Beltrán y consejal Valenzuela criticaron el gasto como burocrático, argumentando que Chile no tiene ley de malos olores y que el estudio no entregará soluciones directas a los vecinos del Triángulo. El alcalde defendió que es requisito obligatorio para el cambio de uso de suelo ante Serviu y Medio Ambiente.
  • Sede Padre Hurtado 2: una concejala cuestionó el monto de ~122 millones para una sola sede construida en 2008. El alcalde aclaró que el municipio no financia la obra, solo suscribe una carta de compromiso de mantención.
  • Sueldos impagos en la Oficina Local de la Niñez (OLN): concejala consultó por una noticia sobre sueldos atrasados. El alcalde reconoció el problema —rendiciones observadas a nivel nacional que no se notificaron oportunamente— e informó que el municipio está cubriendo los pagos con fondos propios mientras se subsana la situación.

Para seguir

  • Respuesta al oficio del Centro de Padres del Colegio Montaner: alcalde comprometió resolución tras vacaciones de invierno.
  • Garita de seguridad en Caleta Lenga: pendiente de reglamentación de Ley de Seguridad Ciudadana (plazo estimado agosto 2026, con dudas expresadas).
  • Convenio del Gobierno Regional para sede social Junta de Vecinos Sin Frontera: pendiente de envío por parte del Gore.
  • Reunión solicitada por agrupación "Sueños Compartidos" con el alcalde: sin respuesta desde abril, queda pendiente.
  • Inspección de techumbre en El Solar: comprometida para la semana siguiente.
  • Reparación de baches en varias calles: pendiente de llegada de maquinaria adquirida y ejecución de proyecto postulado al Gobierno Regional.
  • Información sobre prestaciones OLN y contratos de honorarios: alcalde comprometió envío de detalle a concejales por correo.

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)

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
183
Highly complex
24
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2021256163
20197221852
2017141211
2016224611
201550111818

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

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

  • AA
    Agricola Agrinama S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 24 audiencias · 2015–2024
  • Ad
    Asociación de Funcionarios de la Educación Municipal de Hualpén
    Lobby / interest management · 11 audiencias · 2015–2020
  • Ad
    Asociación de Jardines Vtf de la Comuna de Hualpen
    Lobby / interest management · 9 audiencias · 2016–2019
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecino 44-A, Presidente Bulnes .hualpén
    Lobby / interest management · 9 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • IL
    Inmobiliaria los Castaños S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2018–2019
  • BE
    Biorutas Educacion y Turismo
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2017–2025
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2020–2024
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • CH
    Club Hípico de Concepción S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2015–2022
  • E
    Enap
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2022–2025
  • CF
    Corporacion Ferbio
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2015–2017
  • cd
    Cuerpo de Bomberos de Hualpen
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2016–2018
  • AV
    Arenera Vulcano SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2020–2024
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecino Nº 44 Aurora de Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2015–2019
  • UC
    Universidad Catalica de la Santísima Concepción
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2016–2024
  • ES
    Electrocom S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2015–2024
  • GV
    Gestion Vivienda
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2017–2019
  • HC
    Hidronor Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2022–2024
  • I
    Inmobiliaria
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2017–2022
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos Nº56 Parque Residencial Biobio
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • Gy
    Gestion y Desarrollo S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2021–2023
and 416 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

88.926
inhabitants
98.189
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+11%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
93.719
-5% vs. 2035 (98.354)
Over 60 · 2050
38,66%
28,7% in 2035 · +10 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)99,69 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,2 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment284 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment60 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)635,9 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)658 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo87.731 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)3,2 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)9,7 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples6,85 %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 663 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
89.457
48.818 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
24.493
50% of RSH households
Female-headed households
55%
26.703
Elderly (60+)21.99525%
Children and adolescents (<18)16.81019%
Foreign nationals1.8222%
Belonging to indigenous peoples3.3044%
People with moderate/severe dependency2.1062%
Single-person households25.00051%

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
12.679
40 schools
Students per teacher
11,3
1.121 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
87,9%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
52,3%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 27%Private subsidized 52%Private paid 17%
Pass rate
98,1%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,98%
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
0
FONASA enrollees
92.153
94% of the population
Doctors employed
71
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 406Contract staff: 187Fee contracts: 230
Primary-care medical visits · per year
54.654
207.952
20102025
Medical specialties served · 5 in the comuna (public system)
Adult PsychiatryChild PsychiatryAdult NeurologyGeriatricsAdult 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
5.062
5.088
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 (90.672 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar HualpencilloFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal30.65655%
Centro de Salud Familiar Talcahuano SurFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal27.00151%
Centro de Salud Familiar la FlorestaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal26.71151%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Parque CentralCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal2.10247%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar EspañaCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal1.45255%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar LlafkelenCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal1.27160%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Leocán Portus GovindenCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal76861%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Rene SchneiderCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal71156%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $24.002.432.000 ($260.463/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $16.109.134.000Municipal contribution: $151.631.000

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

Indigenous population
6.013
6.9% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche5.77596.0%
Aymara661.1%

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
85
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.9
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
661
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
234
Sports
80
For the elderly
72
Social and aid
48
Cultural
10
Foundations and corporations
2
Trade associations and cooperatives
2
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.

Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE

Foreign nationals
2.726
3,1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
2.026 people · 74% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
2.026 Venezuela
188 Colombia
153 Argentina
102 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
21
1 encampment (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
1.816
5,9% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
2
312 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
1.876
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
742
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
524
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

60.467homes · by type (2017)
House
25.297 · 82.4%
House
23.652 · 79.5%
Apartment
6.014 · 20.2%
Apartment
5.098 · 16.6%
Shack/hut/shanty
129 · 0.4%
Room in old house/tenement
105 · 0.3%
Other private
72 · 0.2%
Other private
71 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
12 · 0%
Shack/improvised dwelling
8 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
3 · 0%
Mobile
3 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
76%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
11.711 · 54.5%
Owned, being paid off
4.627 · 21.5%
Rented
3.720 · 17.3%
Free of charge
962 · 4.5%
Provided for work
480 · 2.2%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
3
Beds
188
8,5 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
$29.679.129.000
Own revenue
$11.182.203.000
38% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$10.944.689.000
37% of the total
State transfers
$2.207.342.000
7% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$4.241.443.000
$29.679.129.000
20042025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

30.5%
22.0%
22.3%
21.9%
Property tax$3.413.595.000
Business licenses$2.458.199.000
Vehicle permits$2.492.396.000
Cleaning fees$367.809.000
Other own revenue$2.450.204.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
41.6%
24.8%
33.5%
Municipal$29.679.129.000
Education$17.705.663.000
Health$23.918.888.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $6.659.165.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$1.803.809.000
$11.182.203.000
20042025

FCM received · trend

$2.147.760.000
$10.944.689.000
20042025

State transfers · trend

$6.000
$2.207.342.000
20042025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$34.852.410.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$33.292.039.000
Execution rate
95.5%
Unexecuted: $1.560.371.000
High execution: the municipality executed 95.5% of its current budget.

Accrued spending · trend

$4.241.443.000
$33.292.039.000
20042025

Distribution by management area · 2025

47.2%
40.9%
7.2%
Internal management$15.725.988.000
Community services$13.625.514.000
Social programs$2.383.572.000
Municipal activities$622.664.000
Recreational programs$527.028.000
Cultural programs$407.273.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$24.002.432.00072.1%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$13.141.130.00039.5%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$7.531.791.00022.6%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$6.275.604.00018.9%
Transfers to education$1.178.457.0003.5%
Electricity (facilities)$1.158.151.0003.5%
Investment (works and projects)$347.802.0001.0%
Transfers to health$151.631.0000.5%
Street lighting$150.776.0000.5%
Water (facilities)$147.394.0000.4%
Councillor stipends$116.627.0000.4%
Travel allowances$6.022.0000.0%
Commissions and representation$3.120.0000.0%

Share of total accrued spending. Lines overlap (personnel sits inside several areas), so they don't add to 100%. Source: SINIM.

Personal y dotación municipal

Spending composition · 2025

22.6%
39.5%
37.9%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$7.531.791.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$13.141.130.000
Others$12.619.118.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

43.4%
34.1%
20.3%
Permanent staff$4.116.748.000
Contract staff$3.235.001.000
Fee contracts$180.042.000
Labor Code$17.919.000
Community progs.$1.925.795.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

29.0%
66.9%
Permanent staff85
Contract staff196
Fee contracts12
Total: 293 staffFee contracts: 4.1% of the headcountWomen: 37.0%Professionalization: 38.4%
Cost/staffer permanent: $38.572.176/yearCost/staffer contract: $16.271.429/yearCost/staffer fees: $12.012.417/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: $347.802.000 (1.0% of spending)Councillor stipends: $116.627.000Travel allowances: $6.022.000Commissions and representation: $3.120.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $6.275.604.000Street lighting: $150.776.000Electricity: $1.158.151.000Water: $147.394.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

383
70
20052025

Building permits issued · per year

62
42
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$134.655.152.753
Purchase orders
61.951

Purchase-order amount · trend

$1.174.564.577
$12.070.444.140
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Preserva Ltda.$12.339.380.0114
Constructora e Inmobiliaria Urban Chile SpA$4.965.181.4552
Ciudades Inteligentes S.A.$3.091.338.6851
Vivosport Ltda.$2.523.693.4525
Gasco Glp S a$2.183.286.273165
Opko Chile S.A.$2.066.248.545332
Valtek S.A.$1.844.700.610293
Laboratorio Chile S a$1.758.313.078221

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Direct award discretionary$7.035.671.73458%
Tender $3.506.626.86329%
Framework Agreement $787.697.0997%
Agile Purchase $740.448.4456%

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

Registered companies
4.204
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
19.924

Pyramid by sales bracket

62.7%
13.6%
21.5%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)2.635 companies
Small (≤25k UF)571 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)67 companies
Large (>100k UF)27 companies
No sales/no info904 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Ingenieria Ava Montajes LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)4.178
Clinica Andes Salud Concepcion S.A.ACTIVIDADES DE ATENCION DE LA SALUD HUMANA Y Large 4 (>1M UF)1.066
Pares y Alvarez Ingenieros Asociados LimitadaACTIVIDADES PROFESIONALES, CIENTIFICAS Y TECNLarge 4 (>1M UF)1.024
Servicios Medicos Cuc Limitada.ACTIVIDADES DE ATENCION DE LA SALUD HUMANA Y Large 353
Sociedad Constructora Vanrom SpACONSTRUCCIONLarge 2699
Transportes Supertrans LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 2240
Pares y Alvarez Servicios Profesionales LimitadaACTIVIDADES PROFESIONALES, CIENTIFICAS Y TECNLarge 2230
Empresa de Servicios Mecanizados Aseos y Roces Ltda.SUMINISTRO DE AGUA; EVACUACION DE AGUAS RESIDLarge 2212
Qpharma SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 260
Comercial Sinsef LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 255

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$ 1 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
150
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Modificación Condominio Alto MiradorDIAConstructora Pacal S.A.Approved0,5150

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
7 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
31,9µg/m³· above the Chilean standard
OMS 5
CL standard 20
6,4× the WHO 2021 guideline · 1,6× the Chilean standard · 75 days above daily standard (50 µg/m³)
MP10 · annual average
40,4µg/m³· above the WHO guideline, below the Chilean standard
OMS 15
CL standard 50
2,7× the WHO 2021 guideline · 0,8× the Chilean standard · 3 days above daily standard (150 µg/m³)
3monitoring stations· measures MP2,5; MP10; O3; SO2; NO2; CO· stations: Bocatoma, ENAP Price, JUNJI
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)
406 t SO₂
42 t MP10
42 t MP2,5
1 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.

152
Species
74
Flora
75
Fauna
3
Funga
49
In conservation status
31
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Huillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUPitaoPitavia punctataENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUQueuleGomortega keuleENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVURana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus chiltoniENTolloDiplomystes nahuelbutaensisENPeladillaAplochiton zebraENBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENCarmelita de concepciónPercilia irwiniENPocha del surCheirodon australeVUBagrecitoBullockia maldonadoiENCauqueOdontesthes mauleanumVUPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVUPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUPuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVUSapoEupsophus roseusVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVULagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUPancoraAegla concepcionensisENAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENBallena sei, rorcual bacalao, rorcual de rudolphiBalaenoptera borealisCRPingüino de humboldt, pingüino, pájaro niño, patranka, humboldt penguin (inglés), peruvian penguin (inglés)Spheniscus humboldtiENBallena azulBalaenoptera musculusENChungungo, nutria marina, gato de mar, chinchiménLontra felinaENYuncoPelecanoides garnotiiENBallena franca australEubalaena australisENCachalotePhyseter macrocephalusVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVULamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENZarapito de pico recto, aguja café, becasina de mar, hudsonian godwit (inglés)Limosa haemasticaVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVULinguePersea lingueVURana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTChorlo de collarCharadrius collarisNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPingüino de magallanesSpheniscus magellanicusNTLilePhalacrocorax gaimardiNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTPelícano peruano, pelícano de humboldtPelecanus thagusNTCuervo de pantanoPlegadis chihiNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNT

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

5 Wetlands · 5 urban · 1.643 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-08-78Ríos Biobío- Laja y Trib.urban850 /25.795
HUR-08-55Lengaurban711
HUR-08-60Vasco de Gamaurban32 /43
HUR-08-107Sistema de Humedal Huachipatourban32 /89
HUR-08-54Laguna Priceurban18

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. 12 projects totaling US$ 668 million, approved between 2006 and 2020. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Others4 projects · US$ 387 M · 2014–2019
Enap Refinerias S.A.Nuevos Sistemas de Tratamiento Ambiental y Mejoramiento de Infraestructura Logística en ERBB · DIA Nueva Planta de Isomerización
Real estate4 projects · US$ 91 M · 2010–2020
Cencosud Shopping Centers S.A.DIA PROYECTO PORTAL BIOBIO · PROYECTO JUMBO-EASY HUALPÉN
Hydraulic Infrastructure1 project · US$ 90 M · 2018
Sociedad Concesionaria Puente Industrial S.A.CONCESIÓN VIAL PUENTE INDUSTRIAL
Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 52 M · 2006
Operaciones Casinos del Sur Sociedad AnonimaEnjoy Concepcion Casino & Resort (e-seia)
Miscellaneous industrial facilities2 projects · US$ 48 M · 2007–2011
Enap Refinerias S.A.PROYECTO AUMENTO CAPACIDAD TOPPING Y VACIONºI, Y UNIDADES ASOCIADAS (e-seia) · PROYECTO PLANTA TRATAMIENTO DE SODA AGOTADA .

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
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSBIO
Higher education
2 campuses in the comuna

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

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

Final SMA sanctions

Final sanctions
2
Sanctioned entities
2
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
867 UTA
2 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Enap Refinerías S.A.REFINERIA ENAP BIOBIOIndustrial facility865
Heraldo Jesús Parra PincheiraESCOMBRERA FAMILIA PARRA HUMEDAL VASCO DA GAMAAmenities2

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
4
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
3
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
9.221-2025
2TA
ENAP Refinerías S.A./Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Enap Refinería Aconcagua
Environmental sanction proceedingPartially upheld
R-8-2023
3TA
ENAP Refinerías S.A. con Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Refinería ENAP Biobío
Environmental sanction proceeding — lapsePartially upheld
3.501 - 2024
3TA
Javier Guerrero Pellerano y otros con Comité de Ministros
Concesión Vial Puente Industrial
Environmental assessment – Citizen participationRejects
82391-2021
2TA
ENAP Refinerías S.A. / Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Terminal Marítima ENAP
Environmental sanction proceeding — formulation of chargesUpheld

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
8 m²
80% 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
3
Historic monuments
1
Nature sanctuaries
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
PTAS - GRAN CONCEPCIONPTAS · lodos activadosESSBIO S.A. · discharges into rio bio bio
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Fundo Las Cruces (Chillán Viejo) · 37.841 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
4
Area affected
1 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
21 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
36
At high or very high risk
27
14 very high
Main threat
Colapso colectores de aguas …
Colapso colectores de aguas lluvia/alcantarillados

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
13,3°C
2035-2065 projection: +0,93°C
Annual precipitation
1.012 mm
projection: -2%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +1 days
Frost days
0

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
4.546
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.636
Police cases · trend
5.901
4.546
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Domestic violence700714
Larceny522532
Threats516526
Property damage503513
Theft of items from vehicles337344
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces319325
Minor injuries220224
Motor vehicle theft187191
Burglary of an uninhabited place186190
Robbery with violence or intimidation184188
Burglary of an inhabited place166169
Weapons-related crimes129132

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
1.200
Guards and inspectors
9
1 per 10.895 hab
Patrol fleet
9
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Security booths
1
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 6Motorcycles: 3
Surveillance cameras · trend
24
1.200
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
437
Deaths
5
5,1 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
185
35 serious
Pedestrian collisions
34
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.