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Escudo de Cañete

Cañete

Región del BiobíoFounded 154837.443 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20241.088 km² of area34 inh./km²$14.480M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Population
−2,7%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
27,3%
Multidimensional poverty · 40th highest of 346
Finance
$387 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 260 of 346
Finance
86,48%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
590,9 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
44th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

39 Schools
11 Health centers
7 Squares and green areas
7 Pharmacies
4 Kindergartens
3 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
2 Fire stations
2 Institutes
1 Libraries
1 Hospitals
1 Carabineros
1 Universities

Cañete es una comuna y ciudad chilena situada en la provincia de Arauco, Región del Biobío, en la zona sur del país. Se encuentra 635 km al sur de Santiago, capital del país, y 135 km al sur de Concepción, capital regional.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

44.6 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#236 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety40
Health29
Culture and environment62
Education46
Infrastructure43
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Jorge Radonich B.Re-elected
CHILE VAMOS · RENOVACION NACIONAL
13.443
votes (55.1%)
30.183
Electoral roll
86,88%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
JR
Jorge Radonich B.
2024-2028 · RENOVACION NACIONAL
13.443
votes
JJ
Jorge James Radonich Barra
2021-2024 · RN
6.111
votes
JJ
Jorge James Radonich Barra
2008-2012 · ILE
9.250
votes
JR
Jorge Radonich Barra
2004-2008 · ILB
6.742
votes
LA
Luis Adrian Viveros Gajardo
2000-2004 · PRSD
3.749
votes
LA
Luis Adrian Viveros Gajardo
1996-2000 · PRSD
5.388
votes
LA
Luis Adrian Viveros Gajardo
1992-1996 · PR
3.142
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

JC
Jose Chavez R.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
3.085
votes
VS
Veronica Sandoval R.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
2.115
votes
PS
Pamela Salgado M.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · PARTIDO RADICAL DE CHILE
2.040
votes
MS
Miguel Saez M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.214
votes
MO
Magaly Ortiz V.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
964
votes
AP
Alexis Palacios R.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
560
votes

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

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

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
224
Highly complex
31
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202165
2020334209
20186613439
2017487329
20164532812
2015264157

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

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

  • IS
    Innovit SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2017–2022
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • US
    Unibox SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • i
    Informatica
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019
  • PR
    Pozo, Ríos, Rodríguez y Torres Ltda. (Zecovery)
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • Id
    Ingeniería de Procesos
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos los Canelos de Cañete
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • RS
    Redciclach SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • OS
    On Street S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • MT
    Mobil Touch EIRL
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021
  • SS
    Syr SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2021
  • SS
    Sociedad Seguridad Tactica Araucania Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024
  • OE
    Orange Energías Renovables
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • CI
    Ckm Ingeniería Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015
  • W
    Wom
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2024
  • DJ
    Distribuciones Jurídicas de Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2026
  • DA
    Desarrollos Alimenticios
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • TL
    Tirant Lo Blanch
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2026
  • CL
    Creatimus Linuxcorp Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2026
and 96 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

32.772
inhabitants
37.530
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+15%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
36.584
-4% vs. 2035 (37.911)
Over 60 · 2050
37,71%
27,65% 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)76,47 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,5 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment561 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment40 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)590,9 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)613,4 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo34.640 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)13,3 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)27,3 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples37,1 %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 612 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
37.668
18.903 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
12.859
68% of RSH households
Female-headed households
51%
9.639
Elderly (60+)8.01421%
Children and adolescents (<18)8.41922%
Foreign nationals2321%
Belonging to indigenous peoples14.01637%
People with moderate/severe dependency4541%
Single-person households8.93047%

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
8.357
34 schools
Students per teacher
10,3
811 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
91,3%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
76,6%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 50%Private subsidized 50%
Pass rate
97%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,56%
dropout during the year
national median: 1,77%

Aggregate of all the comuna's schools (RBD → comuna). Pass/withdrawal and attendance are from the 2025 school year. SIMCE is not published as open data (managed by the Quality Agency, by request only); the available quality proxy is passing, dropout and attendance. The PAES result appears in the social section.

Municipal healthcare (primary care)Source: SINIM · MINSAL / FONASA

CESFAM
0
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
6
FONASA enrollees
13.021
35% of the population
Doctors employed
9
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 95Contract staff: 52Fee contracts: 7
Primary-care medical visits · per year
26.015
80.627
20102025
Medical specialties served · 12 in the comuna (public system)
Adult Orthopedics and TraumaAdult UrologyObstetricsPediatricsAdult PsychiatryAdult GynecologyAdult NeurologyAnesthesiologyFamily MedicineOphthalmologyDermatologyChild Psychiatry

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
1.758
1.872
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 (25.767 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Hospital Intercultural Kallvu Llanka (Cañete)HospitalHealth Service12.82266%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar AntiquinaCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal3.63975%
Posta de Salud Rural HuentelolénRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2.51481%
Posta de Salud Rural CayucupilRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2.39875%
Posta de Salud Rural Pangueco (Cañete)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.46476%
Posta de Salud Rural LloncaoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.33180%
Posta de Salud Rural LlenquehueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal93076%
Posta de Salud Rural PocunoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal66977%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $4.661.020.000 ($357.962/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $2.559.783.000Municipal contribution: $485.000.000

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

Indigenous population
12.851
37.1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
90
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
Land grants
32
indigenous lands registry 2022

INDIGENOUS DEVELOPMENT AREA The comuna is part of the ADI LLEU-LLEU (art. 26, Indigenous Law 19.253).

PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche12.76499.3%

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
94
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.5
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
934
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
296
Social and aid
98
Sports
97
Cultural
44
For the elderly
30
Foundations and corporations
8
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.

13 Local media · 4 Comunitaria · 9 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
CCORPORACIONFM96.5 FM
EAESTACION ACTIVAFM91.7 FM
FRFUSION RADIOFM98.9 FM
LLANALHUEFM93.7 FM
MMILLARAYFM91.1 FM
RREVELACIONFM101.5 FM
VVANGUARDIAFM106.3 FM
AIAsociacion Indigena Pocuno · holderComunitaria107.9 FM
CGCentro General de Padres y Apoderados de la Escuela e-830 de Cañete · holderComunitaria107.1 FM
CIComunidad Indigena Juanico Antinao · holderComunitaria107.5 FM
SCSira Comunicaciones Ltda. · holderFM96.9 FM
SdSoc. de Comunicaciones e Inversiones Valenz y Cia. Ltda. · holderFM89.7 FM
UIUnion Iglesias Evangelicas de Cañete · holderComunitaria107.9 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
259
0,7% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
61 people · 24% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
61 Venezuela
52 Colombia
23 Perú
22 Argentina

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
125
2 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
414
3,3% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
224
14.146 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
505
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
1.474
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
274
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

25.265homes · by type (2017)
House
12.485 · 97.3%
House
12.340 · 99.3%
Shack/hut/shanty
170 · 1.3%
Other private
67 · 0.5%
Room in old house/tenement
53 · 0.4%
Apartment
49 · 0.4%
Shack/improvised dwelling
36 · 0.3%
Other private
28 · 0.2%
Indigenous dwelling
11 · 0.1%
Apartment
9 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
8 · 0.1%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
8 · 0.1%
Mobile
1 · 0%
78%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
5.543 · 69.6%
Rented
839 · 10.5%
Owned, being paid off
664 · 8.3%
Free of charge
473 · 5.9%
Provided for work
442 · 5.6%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

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

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

Others
Asignación de zona 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
$14.479.760.000
Own revenue
$1.688.410.000
12% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$10.799.347.000
75% of the total
State transfers
$858.479.000
6% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.450.567.000
$14.479.760.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

23.0%
13.4%
26.8%
33.2%
Property tax$388.659.000
Business licenses$227.038.000
Vehicle permits$453.183.000
Cleaning fees$58.488.000
Other own revenue$561.042.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $773.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
36.1%
52.7%
11.2%
Municipal$14.479.760.000
Education$21.168.737.000
Health$4.488.963.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $10.037.068.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$343.403.000
$1.688.410.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$788.827.000
$10.799.347.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$190.254.000
$858.479.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$22.106.345.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$17.017.344.000
Execution rate
77.0%
Unexecuted: $5.089.001.000
Low execution: it only executed 77.0% of the budget — $5.089.001.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.479.028.000
$17.017.344.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

46.4%
37.0%
11.1%
Internal management$7.898.458.000
Community services$6.289.624.000
Social programs$1.884.189.000
Municipal activities$643.045.000
Recreational programs$139.286.000
Cultural programs$162.742.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$6.813.530.00040.0%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$4.661.020.00027.4%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$3.897.983.00022.9%
Investment (works and projects)$1.781.940.00010.5%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$1.289.287.0007.6%
Electricity (facilities)$995.563.0005.9%
Transfers to education$805.000.0004.7%
Transfers to health$485.000.0002.9%
Councillor stipends$83.025.0000.5%
Water (facilities)$73.488.0000.4%
Street lighting$72.592.0000.4%
Travel allowances$55.901.0000.3%
Commissions and representation$172.0000.0%

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

22.9%
40.0%
37.1%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$3.897.983.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$6.813.530.000
Others$6.305.831.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

44.8%
28.0%
22.3%
Permanent staff$2.308.009.000
Contract staff$1.443.727.000
Fee contracts$146.247.000
Labor Code$103.517.000
Community progs.$1.151.493.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

46.8%
53.2%
Permanent staff52
Contract staff59
Total: 111 staffWomen: 45.0%Professionalization: 26.1%
Cost/staffer permanent: $27.273.192/yearCost/staffer contract: $14.771.085/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: $1.781.940.000 (10.5% of spending)Councillor stipends: $83.025.000Travel allowances: $55.901.000Commissions and representation: $172.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $1.289.287.000Street lighting: $72.592.000Electricity: $995.563.000Water: $73.488.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

35
152
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

531
93
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
2 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
4
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
42
Security/patrol pickups
1
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
0
Primary-care medical visits
80.627
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
86,48%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
68
Permanent own revenue
11,66%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
9
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
93
Health staff
52
contract
Health staff
7
fee-based
Health staff
95
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
13.021
municipal health
Rural health posts
6
Street-market stalls
250
Final works approvals
152

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$113.912.461.956
Purchase orders
44.510

Purchase-order amount · trend

$1.414.269.336
$8.685.484.078
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Gabriel Alejandro Gutiérrez Gallardo$4.289.561.12114
Constructora Ortiz Limitada$3.209.332.85447
Gabriel Alejandro Gutiérrez Gallardo$2.713.476.05925
Empresa de Servicios Himce Limitada$2.685.617.6275
Sociedad Constructora Reving Limitada$2.631.173.2191
Enerco$2.260.776.74745
Constructora P&l Limitada$1.746.145.8441
Bastian$1.708.048.5361

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $5.698.337.02166%
Agile Purchase $1.459.660.86717%
Direct award discretionary$797.691.1669%
Framework Agreement $729.795.0258%

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

Registered companies
2.517
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
5.922

Pyramid by sales bracket

65.6%
12.7%
20.6%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.650 companies
Small (≤25k UF)319 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)22 companies
Large (>100k UF)8 companies
No sales/no info518 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Sociedad Tramsa Maquinarias LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONLarge 2188
Agricola y Ganadera Santa Victoria LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 217
Sociedad Constructora Radimax LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONLarge 193
Sociedad Comercializadora Rivera y Palacio LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 160
Servicentro Cristian Eduardo Venturelli Landero E.I.R.L.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 122
Transportes e Inversiones Trayenko SpATRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 115
Mf Group SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 13
Sociedad Aravena-Pinto LimitadaACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DEMedium 2115
Ingenieria Construccion y Energias Renovables LimitadaSUMINISTRO DE ELECTRICIDAD, GAS, VAPOR Y AIREMedium 2102
Sociedad Comercial Urquieta LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 236

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.

TerritoryClimate, biodiversity, national heritage, SEIA-approved projects and more

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)
1 t MP10
1 t MP2,5
0 t SO₂

Air quality observed at MMA's SINCA stations within the comuna (2020); when there are several, the worst is shown. The scale compares the annual average with the WHO 2021 guideline (PM2.5 = 5 · PM10 = 15 µg/m³, international health reference) and the Chilean annual primary standard (PM2.5 = 20 · PM10 = 50 µg/m³): green within the WHO guideline, amber between guideline and standard, red above the national standard. "Days above standard" use the 24-h daily standard (PM2.5 = 50 · PM10 = 150 µg/m³). RETC emissions = declared point sources (industry/energy), excludes diffuse sources like residential firewood.

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
ContulmoNatural Monumentat 23 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.

8
Species
4
Flora
4
Fauna
3
In conservation status
3
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Sapo de nahuelbutaEupsophus nahuelbutensisENSapo de bullockTelmatobufo bullockiVUSapo de contulmoEupsophus contulmoensisEN

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 · 1.935 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-08-123Lago Lanalhueurban1.363 /3.239
HUR-08-120Rio Peleco - Paicavi- Estero Puyehueurban233
HUR-08-71Sist. Rios Cayucupil - Tucapelurban83 /120
HUR-08-124Humedal Sector Pelecourban79
HUR-08-75Laguna Puyehueurban79
HUR-08-41Playa Quidicourban59 /467
HUR-08-96Humedal Estero El Natriurban20 /37
HUR-08-122Laguna Pelecourban5
HUR-08-74Laguna Monteverdeurban5
HUR-08-121Lanalhue N° 4urban5
HUR-08-72Humedal Cayucupil 1urban1
HUR-08-80humedales Cañete 2urban1

+ 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. 2 projects totaling US$ 38 million, approved between 2009 and 2010. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy2 projects · US$ 38 M · 2009–2010
Rpi Chile Energías Renovables S.A.Central Hidroeléctrica Butamalal, Región del Bío-Bío CH Butamalal (e-seia) · MINI CENTRAL HIDROELÉCTRICA CAYUCUPIL CH-Cayucupil (e-seia)

Approved is not the same as built or operating: the RCA authorises the project, but some were never carried out and others have since closed.

Source: projects with an RCA approved by SEIA (investment declared by the developer, split among the comunas the project spans). Under each sector are its two largest projects by investment. It is the best public proxy for large industrial sites; SERNAGEOMIN’s registry of active mining operations (by mineral and type of operation) is a layer not yet incorporated.

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
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
1
Sanctioned entities
1
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
4 UTA
1 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Comercial Quitrahue LimitadaPUB RESTAURANTE QUITRAHUEAmenities4

Environmental sanctions final from the SMA (no pending appeals) whose auditable unit sits in the comuna: companies, individuals and institutions (including the municipality). Fine in UTA (Annual Tax Unit). Source: Public Sanctions Registry, SNIFA.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
2 m²
20% 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
3

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. CañetePrison (CET)12 inmates · 12 convicted · 0 awaiting trial · 30% occupancy
PTAS - CAÑETEPTAS · lodos activadosESSBIO S.A. · discharges into estero caillin
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Los Ángeles (Los Ángeles) · 13.200 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
71
Area affected
239 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
6.957 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
43
At high or very high risk
26
6 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
11,66°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,14°C
Annual precipitation
1.402 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +1 days
Frost days
6

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
2.126
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.678
Police cases · trend
2.548
2.126
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces4191.119
Threats304812
Domestic violence237633
Property damage223596
Larceny150401
Burglary of an inhabited place106283
Weapons-related crimes101270
Burglary of an uninhabited place101270
Minor injuries94251
Crimes and offenses under the arms law86230
Drug-related crimes50134
Robbery with violence or intimidation42112

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
42
Guards and inspectors
6
1 per 6.241 hab
Patrol fleet
5
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 4Pickups: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
15
42
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
132
Deaths
13
34,7 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
131
15 serious
Pedestrian collisions
14
5 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.