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Escudo de Arauco

Arauco

Región del BiobíoFounded 155238.941 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024959 km² of area41 inh./km²$17.526M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Environment
56 species in conservation status
19th most documented threatened species
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Population
−4,8%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
17,1%
Multidimensional poverty · 207th highest of 346
Finance
$450 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 214 of 346
Education
591,2 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
194th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

37 Schools
33 Squares and green areas
12 Health centers
7 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
3 Fire stations
3 Carabineros
3 Kindergartens
2 Pharmacies
2 Hospitals
1 Institutes

Arauco es una ciudad y comuna de la zona sur de Chile, ubicada en la provincia homónima en la región del Biobío, a 70 km al sur de Concepción. Su geografía se caracteriza por emplazarse sobre la cuenca del río Carampangue hasta su desembocadura con el océano Pacífico, al costado norponiente de la cordillera de Nahuelbuta.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

58.1 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#67 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety48
Health62
Culture and environment67
Education64
Infrastructure52
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Mauricio Alarcón G.
CHILE VAMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
14.070
votes (50.72%)
31.943
Electoral roll
91,25%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
MA
Mauricio Alarcón G.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
14.070
votes
EN
Elizabeth Noemi Marican Rivas
2021-2024 · IND
5.178
votes
MA
Mauricio Alarcón Guzmán
2008-2012 · ILE
6.113
votes
JG
Jaime Gayoso Monsalve
2004-2008 · PRSD
7.039
votes
MA
Mauricio Alarcon Guzman
2000-2004 · ILC
8.732
votes
JG
Jaime Gayoso Monsalve
1996-2000 · PRSD
4.505
votes
JG
Jaime Gayoso Monsalve
1992-1996 · PR
1.741
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

NF
Nicole Friz R.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · FRENTE AMPLIO
2.018
votes
SP
Simon Pezo M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.911
votes
EP
Esteban Perez G.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
1.596
votes
RT
Renato Trangolao R.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.559
votes
LG
Leonardo Gayoso A.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
1.353
votes
MS
Marta Salazar M.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
1.081
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión16 de mayo de 2018340 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó por unanimidad tres licitaciones de obras vecinales y una ordenanza de vida saludable, mientras dejó pendiente para el jueves siguiente la adjudicación del servicio de movilización escolar.

Temas tratados

  • Acta sesión anterior (N°53): Aprobada sin observaciones al inicio de la sesión.
  • Tres licitaciones de obras (SECPLAN): Plazoleta en San Sebastián de Yico, sede social Villa Esperanza en Carampangue, y mejoramiento de plazoleta Villa Los Sauces en Ramadilla; todas financiadas con fondos FRIL.
  • Plan Regulador Comunal: La SEREMI de Vivienda expuso el proceso de actualización del plan vigente desde 1988, con cartografía base en ejecución y estudio previsto para 2018–2020.
  • Ordenanza de estilos de vida saludable: Propuesta elaborada por DIDECO, Vida Chile y SEREMI de Salud para fomentar alimentación sana y actividad física, especialmente en establecimientos educacionales.
  • Movilización escolar (DAEM): Informe de segunda licitación con propuesta de adjudicar 5 recorridos; la votación se pospuso por dudas sobre la tabla de montos.
  • Remate bus Iveco: Primer remate declarado desierto a $15 millones; se propuso y aprobó rebaja a $12,5 millones.
  • Temas de concejales: Seguridad ciudadana en zonas rurales, comodatos y arriendos de terrenos municipales, PDI, y diversas solicitudes vecinales.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Plazoleta San Sebastián de Yico: Adjudicada a Sociedad Comercial e Importadora Mundo Activo Limitada por $59.965.945, plazo 90 días. Aprobado por unanimidad (6-0).
  • Sede social Villa Esperanza, Carampangue: Adjudicada a Juan Carlos Niño Fernández por $56.041.175, plazo 80 días. Aprobado por unanimidad.
  • Mejoramiento plazoleta Villa Los Sauces, Ramadilla: Adjudicada a Elías Baza Oriana por $39.850.651, plazo 75 días. Aprobado por unanimidad.
  • Ordenanza de estilos de vida saludable: Aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Remate bus Iveco: Autorizado nuevo remate a $12.500.000. Aprobado por unanimidad.
  • Adjudicación movilización escolar: Postergada para sesión del jueves 17 de mayo.

Plata y obras

  • Las tres obras suman cerca de $156 millones, financiados con FRIL (topes de $60M, $57M y $40M respectivamente).
  • Cartografía base del plan regulador: $43 millones (empresa UazVision, en ejecución). Estudio del plan regulador: $130 millones comprometidos por el Ministerio, licitación proyectada para julio 2018.
  • Movilización escolar: presupuesto total referencial de $285 millones; adjudicados $164M en primera licitación y propuestos $47,16M en la segunda; tercera licitación pendiente por ~$60M.
  • Cuartel PDI: habilitación estimada en ~$188 millones, financiamiento comprometido por Gobierno Regional.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Concejala Virginia Pérez cuestionó por qué la obra en Ramadilla se denomina "mejoramiento" si equivale prácticamente a una plaza nueva; SECPLAN explicó que existía infraestructura previa.
  • El concejal Gonzalo Araneda y el alcalde debatieron si era suficiente la subsanación de documentos por parte de Castaldini Cisterna Limitada en la licitación de Yico.
  • El alcalde objetó la columna "meses contratados" en la tabla de movilización escolar por considerarla una variable incorrecta, lo que motivó el aplazamiento de esa votación.
  • Larga discusión sobre comodatos y arriendos históricos de terrenos municipales; el alcalde fue crítico con contratos del pasado pero sin resolución concreta en la sesión.

Para seguir

  • Sesión ordinaria el jueves 17 de mayo (9:00) para votar adjudicación de 5 recorridos de movilización escolar (plazo de licitación vence el viernes 18).
  • Tercera licitación de movilización escolar pendiente (~10 recorridos, ~$60 millones).
  • Punto 4 de la tabla original postergado para próxima sesión (no queda claro en la transcripción su contenido).
  • Invitar al SII a exponer impacto del plan regulador en contribuciones de propietarios.
  • Asesor jurídico deberá informar al consejo sobre comodatos y arriendos de terrenos municipales.
  • Seguridad ciudadana: compromiso de llevar el tema al Consejo de Seguridad Pública comunal con presencia del concejal Galloso; se espera mayor presencia de carabineros y cuartel móvil en Tubul.

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)

456 minutes publishedindex updated on 10-08-2026Municipal transparency
Recent minutes indexed

Documents indexed from the Transparency Portal (Law 20.285); they link to the PDF published by the municipality.

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

Resolutions extracted
382
of 291 minutes read
Money involved
$51.794.804.627
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
Aprobación de bases del concurso de carros alegóricos y comparsas para la Fiesta Araucana 2015Regulationunanimidad
4.1 · Normalización de situación de pago y utilización temporal de recursos FAGME para cancelar estados de pago a empresa constructora Oliver y Burgos S.A.Tender$89.454.241unanimidad
4.2 · Procedimiento para resolver solicitud de declaración de hijo ilustreOtherunanimidad
4.1 · Aprobar Modificación Presupuestaria Dirección de Educación MunicipalBudget amendment$96.000.000unanimidad
Postergar aprobación del acta de sesión anteriorOther
4.3 · Aprobación de la modificación del presupuesto municipal, año 2015.Budget amendment$40.271.817unanimidad

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
90
Highly complex
6
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202622
202422
202233
2021311
20191165
2017453312

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 Cerro la Virgen
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2018–2025
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos el Mirador Etapa 1
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2015–2026
  • CC
    Cuarta Compañia de Bomberos Laraquete
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2022–2025
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Villa la Paz Carampangue
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2016–2025
  • JP
    Jj.vv. Plaza Roa
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2017–2026
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos las Puentes
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2017–2026
  • Ad
    Agrupación de Artesanos Puntas al Arte
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2017–2022
  • UC
    Union Comunal de Clubes de Adulto Mayor de la Comuna de Arauco
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2015–2023
  • Cd
    Club de Cueca Costa del Sol
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2016–2022
  • AD
    Asociaciónnacional de Funcionarios de la Salud Municipal Anfusam
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2018–2025
  • jd
    Junta de Vecinos Villa Estación
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2015–2022
  • CD
    Club de Adulto Mayor Rejuveneciendo el Pasado de Llico
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2022–2025
  • CD
    Camara de Comercio de Arauco
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2019–2022
  • CD
    Club Deportivo Jorge Robledo Arauco
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2015–2022
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos Chillancito
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2019–2026
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Juan Pablo II
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017–2023
  • AF
    Agrupación Feriantes de Laraquete
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2019–2024
  • CD
    Club Deportivo Ramadilla
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2015–2024
  • GA
    Gremio Atransfa
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017–2023
  • Cd
    Coro de Profesores de Arauco
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2018–2022
and 265 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

36.301
inhabitants
38.986
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
37.160
-5% vs. 2035 (39.030)
Over 60 · 2050
35,84%
26,31% 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)84,91 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,6 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment434 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment33,3 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)591,2 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)615,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo37.163 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)9,2 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)17,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples16,74 %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 552 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
38.609
19.578 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
11.517
59% of RSH households
Female-headed households
49%
9.587
Elderly (60+)8.51822%
Children and adolescents (<18)8.08021%
Foreign nationals2671%
Belonging to indigenous peoples5.45314%
People with moderate/severe dependency8662%
Single-person households9.11847%

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
7.393
41 schools
Students per teacher
10
739 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
90,5%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
63,4%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 61%Private subsidized 35%Private paid 4%
Pass rate
98,5%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,31%
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
6
FONASA enrollees
20.182
52% of the population
Doctors employed
17
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 165Contract staff: 51Fee contracts: 12
Primary-care medical visits · per year
36.479
90.115
20102025
Medical specialties served · 11 in the comuna (public system)
OphthalmologyOtorhinolaryngologyPediatric NeurologyAdult NeurologyInternal MedicinePediatricsAdult PsychiatryPediatric Family MedicineAnesthesiologyChild PsychiatryFamily Medicine

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
1.701
1.290
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 (29.673 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Hospital San Vicente (Arauco)HospitalHealth Service9.57258%
Centro de Salud Familiar CarampangueFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal7.35858%
Centro de Salud Familiar LaraqueteFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal5.75556%
Posta de Salud Rural TubulRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.92580%
Posta de Salud Rural RamadillasRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.19157%
Posta de Salud Rural Punta LavapiéRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.16785%
Posta de Salud Rural Llico (Arauco)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal86570%
Consultorio TubulFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal73276%
Posta de Salud Rural las PuentesRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal58976%
Posta de Salud Rural QuiapoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal26475%
Posta de Salud Rural YaniRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal25576%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $6.342.199.000 ($314.250/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $3.735.360.000Municipal contribution: $480.000.000

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

Indigenous population
6.221
16.7% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
47
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche6.12198.4%

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.

10 Local media · 6 Comunitaria · 4 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
IINDOMITAFM102.1 FM
M9MDT 91.3 FMFM91.3 FM
AMAgrupacion Movimiento Laraquetino D.c.a · holderComunitaria107.3 FM
ARAgrupacion Radio Vida · holderComunitaria107.3 FM
CdClub de Deportes Nauticos Azul Furia · holderComunitaria107.9 FM
CCCta Comunicaciones Radiales y Cia. Ltda. · holderFM88.7 FM
DMData Medios SpA · holderFM105.1 FM
RCRadio Comunitaria Andalican · holderComunitaria106.9 FM
RCRadio Comunitaria Nueva Esperanza de Laraquete · holderComunitaria107.7 FM
RFRadio Francys · holderComunitaria106.9 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
382
1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
194 people · 51% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
194 Venezuela
51 Colombia
46 Argentina
22 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
381
11 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
488
3,7% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
52
4.473 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
721
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
1.283
beneficiaries · 2012–2026
Subsidies Rental · DS52
131
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

26.194homes · by type (2017)
House
12.934 · 99.6%
House
12.771 · 96.7%
Shack/hut/shanty
351 · 2.7%
Other private
60 · 0.5%
Shack/improvised dwelling
23 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
22 · 0.2%
Other private
16 · 0.1%
Apartment
6 · 0%
Apartment
5 · 0%
Room in old house/tenement
3 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
75%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
5.428 · 62.1%
Rented
1.100 · 12.6%
Owned, being paid off
1.092 · 12.5%
Free of charge
566 · 6.5%
Provided for work
552 · 6.3%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
77
9,7 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 25% (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: 25% 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.

25% 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
$17.526.401.000
Own revenue
$5.065.836.000
29% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$10.054.413.000
57% of the total
State transfers
$696.103.000
4% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.635.781.000
$17.526.401.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

38.9%
21.8%
12.4%
25.1%
Property tax$1.968.986.000
Business licenses$1.105.538.000
Vehicle permits$630.360.000
Cleaning fees$87.302.000
Other own revenue$1.273.650.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $22.076.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
35.8%
51.5%
12.7%
Municipal$17.526.401.000
Education$25.159.577.000
Health$6.214.283.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $8.980.956.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$600.110.000
$5.065.836.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$652.069.000
$10.054.413.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$224.713.000
$696.103.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$27.412.742.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$19.000.287.000
Execution rate
69.3%
Unexecuted: $8.412.455.000
Low execution: it only executed 69.3% of the budget — $8.412.455.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.607.736.000
$19.000.287.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

43.5%
41.3%
8.0%
Internal management$8.262.432.000
Community services$7.849.168.000
Social programs$1.511.693.000
Municipal activities$462.280.000
Recreational programs$489.459.000
Cultural programs$425.255.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$6.342.199.00033.4%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$6.061.895.00031.9%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$4.168.476.00021.9%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$1.328.985.0007.0%
Investment (works and projects)$1.282.699.0006.8%
Electricity (facilities)$1.256.512.0006.6%
Transfers to health$480.000.0002.5%
Transfers to education$444.000.0002.3%
Travel allowances$98.419.0000.5%
Water (facilities)$96.622.0000.5%
Councillor stipends$81.735.0000.4%
Street lighting$62.790.0000.3%
Commissions and representation$766.0000.0%

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

21.9%
31.9%
46.2%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$4.168.476.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$6.061.895.000
Others$8.769.916.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

37.9%
22.2%
34.6%
Permanent staff$2.486.448.000
Contract staff$1.457.385.000
Fee contracts$224.643.000
Labor Code$126.989.000
Community progs.$2.267.671.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

12.5%
9.4%
78.2%
Permanent staff96
Contract staff72
Fee contracts602
Total: 770 staffFee contracts: 78.2% of the headcountWomen: 51.8%Professionalization: 33.3%
Cost/staffer permanent: $24.840.677/yearCost/staffer contract: $16.498.972/yearCost/staffer fees: $317.306/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: $1.282.699.000 (6.8% of spending)Councillor stipends: $81.735.000Travel allowances: $98.419.000Commissions and representation: $766.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $1.328.985.000Street lighting: $62.790.000Electricity: $1.256.512.000Water: $96.622.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

220
275
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

450
220
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$114.839.316.345
Purchase orders
61.081

Purchase-order amount · trend

$576.373.033
$10.655.470.362
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Triviño Medio Ambiente Ltda.$4.699.093.55619
Carpe Security SpA$3.409.989.8542
Servicios y Construcciones Trinjos Limitada$2.740.224.76024
Altramuz Limitada$2.729.256.9516
Constructora Conumo Alto$1.691.264.72325
Sicao S.A.$1.460.888.4311
Copec S.A.$1.451.601.140142
Servimar$1.408.954.89211

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $8.461.801.94079%
Agile Purchase $1.184.078.45211%
Framework Agreement $654.793.4336%
Direct award discretionary$354.796.5393%

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

Registered companies
2.623
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
13.870

Pyramid by sales bracket

64.1%
14.6%
19.1%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.681 companies
Small (≤25k UF)384 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)45 companies
Large (>100k UF)11 companies
No sales/no info502 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Maderas Arauco S.A.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)5.247
Sociedad Concesionaria Autopista Costa Arauco S.A.TRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 4 (>1M UF)29
Inversiones Arauco Internacional LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 4 (>1M UF)
Ferreteria Solucenter LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2111
Agricola Forestal San Rafael LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 1400
Forestal Fadepa LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 1239
Servicios Forestales Rauco LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 1216
Sociedad Constructora Emaus LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONLarge 1124
Servicios Forestales Conaripe LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 182
Soc Sanchez y Moraga LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 111

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
4
US$ 207 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
596
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
PARQUE EOLICO VIENTO SUREIAArauco Bioenergía S.A.Approved250400
Proyecto Eólico Vientos del PacíficoEIAParque Eólico Vientos del Pacífico Approved150572
Incremento de la Autonomía Operacional para Peróxido de HidrógenoDIACelulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.Approved4,5100
Planta Innovación Circular AraucoDIAVerde Corp SpAApproved210

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
55 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)
4 t MP10
3 t MP2,5
1 t SO₂
0 t Material particulado

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 57.8 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.

273
Species
158
Flora
113
Fauna
2
Funga
78
In conservation status
50
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
QueuleGomortega keuleENHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUPitaoPitavia punctataENSapoEupsophus roseusVUGruñidor del sur, lagarto de corbataPristidactylus torquatusVURana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENSapo de vanzoliniAlsodes vanzoliniiENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENSapo de nahuelbutaEupsophus nahuelbutensisENPuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVUCauqueOdontesthes mauleanumVUCarmelita de concepciónPercilia irwiniENCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVUSapo de contulmoEupsophus contulmoensisENLamprea de agua dulceMordacia lapicidaENBorrachito de tolhuaca, borrachito listado de tolhuacaErichius virgatusENSapo de barrosAlsodes barrioiENSapo de bullockTelmatobufo bullockiVULagarto leopardoLiolaemus leopardinusENLagartija pintada septentrional, northern painted lizard (inglés)Liolaemus septentrionalisENGuindo santo, ñire, ñirreEucryphia glutinosaVUBorrachitoErichius franzaeVULoyo, hongoBoletus loyoENLebre, leureCortinarius lebreVUPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVUPochaCheirodon pisciculusVULagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUPancoraAegla bahamondeiENPeladillaAplochiton zebraENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUBagrecitoBullockia maldonadoiENBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENPudúPudu puduVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENLinguePersea lingueVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVURanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVULamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUZarapito de pico recto, aguja café, becasina de mar, hudsonian godwit (inglés)Limosa haemasticaVUSapoEupsophus vertebralisVUChorlo de doble collar, chorlito de doble collarCharadrius falklandicusVUGaviota garumaLeucophaeus modestusVUFardela blancaArdenna creatopusENAbejorro, abejorro colorado, moscardón, duillin, diwmeñ, abejorro gigante de la patagonia, don basilioBombus dahlbomiiENCiprés de cordillera, lenAustrocedrus chilensisVUAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENLagartija de bürgerLiolaemus buergeriENHuemul, taruca, wümul, güemul, shoan, shoen, trula, hueque, ciervo sur andinoHippocamelus bisulcusCRMenta de árbolClinopodium multiflorumNTLagartija parda, lagartija de bellLiolaemus belliiNTHualoNothofagus glaucaNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNT
and 18 more

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

7 Wetlands · 7 urban · 1.312 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-08-64Sistema de Humedal Rio Carampangue - Rio Liaurban851 /1.007
HUR-08-110Sistema humedal Estero El Molino - Rio Laraqueteurban383
HUR_08-39Planta Laraqueteurban46
HUR-08-111Humedal Sector Rotonda acceso Planta Araucourban29
HUR-08-112Humedales Horconesurban2
HUR-08-116Horcones N°6urban1
HUR-08-115Horcones N°5urban0

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$ 1.302 million, approved between 1997 and 2023. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Forestry3 projects · US$ 712 M · 1999–2014
Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A..Modernización Ampliación Planta Arauco · Aserradero Horcones II
Energy7 projects · US$ 545 M · 1997–2023
Gasoducto del Pacífico S.A.Gasoducto Trasandino y Distribución de Gas Natural en Chile · PARQUE EOLICO VIENTO SUR
Transport Infrastructure1 project · US$ 45 M · 2008
Sociedad Concesionaria Autopista Costa Arauco S.A.Concesión Ruta 160 tramo Tres Pinos - Acceso Norte a Coronel
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
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
3
Sanctioned entities
3
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
725 UTA
2 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.COMPLEJO CELCO PLANTA ARAUCOIndustrial facility700
Constructora Jose Miguel Garcia y Cia LimitadaFAENA CONSTRUCTURA JOSÉ MIGUEL GARCIAHousing and Real Estate25
Mauricio Vega MedinaTALLER HOJALATERIA MAURICIO VEGAIndustrial facility

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
1
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-13-2024
3TA
José Orellana Betanzo y otros con Comisión de Evaluación Ambiental Región del Biobío
Incremento de la Autonomía Operacional para Peróxido de Hidrógeno
Due consideration of citizen observationsRejects
R-54-2022
3TA
Comunidad Indígena Kudawfe Peñi con Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Parque Eólico Viento Sur
Environmental assessment - Citizen participationRejects
24812-2020
3TA
Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A con SMA · in several comunas
Celulosa Planta Valdivia
Environmental sanction proceedingUpheld
47629-2016
3TA
Comunidad Mapuche Sucesión Quiñimil Pirul y otros con Comisión de Evaluación Ambiental VIII Región.
Modernización Ampliación Planta Arauco
Administrative invalidationRejects

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

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
5 m²
50% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

Municipally maintained green area per inhabitant (SINIM). The National Urban Development Council recommends a minimum of 10 m²/inhab (WHO, ~9). Self-reported by municipalities, with quality varying across comunas.

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
4
Historic monuments
2
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
C.D.P. AraucoPrison (CDP)230 inmates · 162 convicted · 68 awaiting trial · 155% occupancy
PTAS - ARAUCOPTAS · lodos activadosESSBIO S.A. · discharges into río carampangue
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Intercomunal Arauco-Curanilahue (Curanilahue) · 13.422 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
22
Area affected
14 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
3.377 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
138
At high or very high risk
89
18 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
12,6°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,04°C
Annual precipitation
1.434 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
1
projection: +2 days
Frost days
1

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

SafetyCrime, road crashes and municipal security infrastructure

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

Police cases · 2025
2.218
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.696
Police cases · trend
1.986
2.218
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces5601.438
Domestic violence286734
Threats263675
Property damage247634
Larceny155398
Minor injuries121311
Burglary of an inhabited place103265
Burglary of an uninhabited place90231
Weapons-related crimes70180
Crimes and offenses under the arms law60154
Drug-related crimes3282
Theft of items from vehicles2975

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
119
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 38.941 hab
Patrol fleet
5
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 5Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
45
119
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
152
Deaths
3
7,7 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
108
17 serious
Pedestrian collisions
10

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.