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Escudo de Curanilahue

Curanilahue

Región del Biobío33.942 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2025997 km² of area34 inh./km²$18.128M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Housing
1.091 families
16th most families in encampments
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Environment
24 µg/m³
19th worst air quality (PM2.5)
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Population
−6,6%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
19,8%
Multidimensional poverty · 132nd highest of 346
Finance
$534 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 175 of 346
Finance
78,65%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Environment
24 µg/m³
Air above the standard: PM2.5
Education
583,4 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
99th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

27 Squares and green areas
24 Schools
6 Health centers
4 Fire stations
3 Pharmacies
3 Kindergartens
1 Libraries
1 Carabineros
1 Hospitals
1 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)

Curanilahue es una ciudad y comuna chilena ubicada en la provincia de Arauco, en la Región del Biobío. Su nombre refleja las características geográficas del entorno, marcado por la presencia de ríos y terrenos pedregosos. Se encuentra a 93 kilómetros al sur de Concepción, la capital regional.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

53.5 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#110 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety65
Health46
Culture and environment48
Education53
Infrastructure54
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

LG
Luis Gengnagel G.
CHILE VAMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
7.562
votes (31.08%)
29.496
Electoral roll
87,55%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
LG
Luis Gengnagel G.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
7.562
votes
AS
Alejandra Solange Burgos Bizama
2021-2024 · IND
6.989
votes
AA
Ahimalec Absalon Benítez Silva
2008-2012 · PDC
5.112
votes
AB
Ahimalec Benítez Silva
2004-2008 · PDC
9.004
votes
FF
Fermin Fierro Luengo
2000-2004 · PPD
3.658
votes
FF
Fermin Fierro Luengo
1996-2000 · PPD
4.312
votes
FF
Fermin Fierro Luengo
1992-1996 · PPD
5.251
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

SC
Sofia Contreras C.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
3.654
votes
JF
Juan Fonseca G.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
1.822
votes
LC
Luis Ceballos B.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.417
votes
JO
Jorge Ortiz A.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · PARTIDO COMUNISTA DE CHILE
1.199
votes
PC
Pedro Cuevas M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.010
votes
CM
Cristian Medina L.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
992
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión10 de junio de 2026123 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó contratos para ampliar la red de clínicas dentales en escuelas municipales, distribuyó más de $114 millones en subvenciones y ratificó tres avenimientos judiciales, mientras debatió con tensión una nueva ordenanza de rendición de cuentas exigida por Contraloría.

Temas tratados

  • Modificación presupuestaria de $12.375.000 para financiar dos avenimientos judiciales laborales.
  • Clínicas dentales en escuelas: habilitación de la antigua casa del director en Escuela Pablo Neruda y adquisición de módulo dental equipado; en paralelo, mejoras en los boxes de Cólico Sur y Ramiro Roa.
  • Anticipo de bono de retiro voluntario para 7 asistentes y 12 profesionales de la educación (cupos 2023).
  • Subvenciones normales 2026: $101.850.000 para 25 organizaciones (de 26 postulantes).
  • Subvenciones especiales 2026: $12.650.000 para 8 organizaciones, incluidos Bomberos de Curanilahue y Comité de Agua Potable Rural Picherauco.
  • Viaje a encuentro de concejales en Coquimbo: asistencia de 5 de los 6 concejales.
  • Tres avenimientos judiciales: dos causas laborales contra el municipio y cobro a un ex funcionario.
  • Modificación de la ordenanza de subvenciones para adecuarse a la Resolución 2/2026 de Contraloría (rendición mensual obligatoria desde julio 2026).

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Todos los puntos anteriores fueron aprobados, salvo la ordenanza de subvenciones, donde el concejal Juan Fonseca anunció voto en contra (resultado exacto no queda claro en la transcripción; el resto del concejo votó a favor).
  • Tres organizaciones con rendiciones pendientes quedan aprobadas con subvención rebajada a $1.000.000 hasta regularizar su situación.

Plata y obras

  • Modificación presupuestaria: $12.375.000 (financiada con mayores ingresos por licencias médicas) para avenimientos T4 y T5 2025.
  • Habilitación clínica dental Pablo Neruda y módulo equipado: montos no quedan explícitos en la transcripción (contratos superan 500 UTM, según ordinario 524).
  • Subvenciones normales 2026: $101.850.000. Subvenciones especiales: $12.650.000. Total: ~$114,5 millones.
  • Avenimiento causa laboral (Vargas Negra): $5.000.000. Sentencia laboral confirmada por Corte de Apelaciones de Concepción: $7.374.532 (sin intereses). Cobro a ex funcionario Álex Tardón Miranda: $760.217 en 8 cuotas.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • El concejal Fonseca rechazó la nueva ordenanza de subvenciones, argumentando que la rendición mensual exigida por Contraloría es impracticable para organizaciones rurales y adultos mayores que ya tienen dificultades con el sistema actual.
  • Se señaló que varias organizaciones quedaron sin subvención por falta de presupuesto, no por incumplimiento.
  • Concejala (nombre no queda claro) solicitó revisar contratos con medios de comunicación por presunto incumplimiento en cobertura.

Para seguir

  • Capacitación obligatoria a organizaciones sobre el nuevo sistema de rendición antes de julio 2026.
  • Pendiente limpieza del canal de Chiancito previo al invierno.
  • Familias afectadas por incendio en cancha Pedro Girre aún sin conexión eléctrica en viviendas de emergencia (depende de instalación de poste por empresa distribuidora).
  • Empresa "Bio Activo" (proyecto carbón activado) invitada a exponer ante el concejo en sesión posterior.
  • Consejo Comunal de Seguridad programado para el día 24; se tratará el aumento de abigeato en sectores rurales.
  • Oficina de vivienda será convocada a informar sobre avance de proyectos habitacionales en curso.
  • Director de seguridad renunció; asume Mario Villagrán en forma subrogante.

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)

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

Resolutions extracted
412
of 145 minutes read
Money involved
$25.663.220.400
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
Presentación etapa 2 del Pladeco y PiimepOther
Aprobación o rechazo del comodato 11 locales y espacios comunes a la Agrupación Productos del Mar de feria CuranilahueLoan for use
Aprobación de cuota año 2026 a la Asociación Chilena de MunicipalidadesSubsidy
4.2 · Aprobación de modificación presupuestaria municipalBudget amendment$9.962.500unanimidad
4.1 · Aprobación de modificación presupuestaria del Departamento de SaludBudget amendment$1.897.067.000unanimidad
Autorización para conversar con encargada oficina de Adultos Mayores sobre viajesOther

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
70
Highly complex
25
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2021422
2019936
201820137
201727243
201510154

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 Nº 22 C - Pobl. Sgto. Aldea
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2015–2021
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Nº 10 Luis C. Martinez
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2015–2020
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos C. Condell Nº 12
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2016–2025
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos N° 23 Eleuterio Ramirez
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2015–2019
  • CD
    Club Deportivo Pedro Aguirre Cerda
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2015–2025
  • UC
    Union Comunal Adulto Mayor
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2017–2021
  • AA
    Agrupación A. Mayor las Araucarias
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2015–2025
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos 25 - D - Agueda Monasterio
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2016–2020
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Nº 1 Balmaceda
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2017–2026
  • AC
    Asociacion Chilena de Seguridad
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2015–2026
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos N° 16 C - Carcoop
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2017–2020
  • AA
    Agrupación Adulto Mayor las Rosas Amarillas
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2015–2021
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Nº 3 Galvarino
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2015–2019
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Nº 24 - Villa Parque Forestal
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2017–2025
  • CM
    Coro Magisterio Curanilahue
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2021
  • jv
    Junta Vecinal N16 G la Colcha
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2015–2025
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos N° 21 B - Eduardo Frei
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2015–2019
  • AI
    Asociación Indigena Tubachi Mapumu Monguelein
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2018–2019
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Nueva Extremadura 25 C
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2026
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Villa Curamalal
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2018–2020
and 194 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

33.194
inhabitants
33.942
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+2%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
31.715
-6% vs. 2035 (33.711)
Over 60 · 2050
36,85%
27,39% in 2035 · +9 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)96,36 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,4 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment407 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment25 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)583,4 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)604,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo31.119 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)8,5 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)19,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples12,76 %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 421 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
33.332
16.430 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
9.509
58% of RSH households
Female-headed households
45%
7.366
Elderly (60+)7.63223%
Children and adolescents (<18)6.99921%
Foreign nationals1971%
Belonging to indigenous peoples3.35110%
People with moderate/severe dependency5082%
Single-person households7.23944%

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
6.603
24 schools
Students per teacher
10
658 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
92,7%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
66%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 68%Private subsidized 32%
Pass rate
96,8%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,88%
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
1
Clinics
1
Rural health posts
1
FONASA enrollees
29.931
88% of the population
Doctors employed
6
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 83Contract staff: 75Fee contracts: 1
Primary-care medical visits · per year
34.255
45.347
20102025
Medical specialties served · 15 in the comuna (public system)
Adult Orthopedics and TraumaAdult GynecologyPediatric Orthopedics and TraumaAdult General SurgeryObstetricsInternal MedicinePediatric SurgeryAdult UrologyPediatricsAdult RheumatologyAdult PsychiatryAnesthesiologyAdult NephrologyOtorhinolaryngologyChild 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
3.072
3.442
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 (33.377 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Eleuterio RamírezFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal15.58457%
Centro de Salud Familiar APS 2Family Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal13.12865%
Hospital Provincial Dr. Rafael Avaría (Curanilahue)HospitalHealth Service3.32554%
Posta de Salud Rural San José de ColicoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.34064%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $4.278.946.000 ($142.960/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $3.835.613.000Municipal contribution: $200.000.000

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

Indigenous population
3.972
12.8% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche3.91898.6%

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
7
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.2
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
142
the entire active civil fabric
Sports
38
Committees (water, housing, progress)
25
For the elderly
11
Social and aid
11
Cultural
5
Foundations and corporations
4
Fire brigades
1

All the comuna's active non-profit legal entities (Law 20.500 / 19.418), classified by organization name. It portrays the civil fabric: not just neighborhood councils, also committees, sports clubs, cultural and elderly groups, foundations and fire brigades.

7 Local media · 2 Comunitaria · 5 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
MMILLARAYFM94.9 FM
NNAHUELBUTAFM88.3 FM
VVANGUARDIAFM99.3 FM
ASAgrupacion Social, Cultural y Deportiva Buenas Nuevas · holderComunitaria107.9 FM
CDClub Deportivo Social y Cultural del Liceo Polivalente Mariano Latorre · holderFM91.9 FM
DCDistrito Curanilahue de la Mision Pacifico de la Iglesia Adventista del Septimo Dia · holderComunitaria107.5 FM
RERadiodifusion Estefania Carolina Fm Ltda. · holderFM105.3 FM

The dial (frequency) of every FM, AM and community radio with a studio in the comuna (SUBTEL, active sound broadcasting concessions). National networks appear in their headquarters' comuna, not necessarily where they broadcast. When SUBTEL records no brand name, its holder (the concession holder).

Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE

Foreign nationals
281
0,9% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
122 people · 43% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
122 Venezuela
37 Colombia
29 Argentina
15 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
1.091
26 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
480
4,3% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
19
1.721 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
404
paid · 2011–2026
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
350
beneficiaries · 2012–2024
Subsidies Rental · DS52
108
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

22.279homes · by type (2017)
House
10.926 · 96.8%
House
10.799 · 98.3%
Shack/hut/shanty
224 · 2%
Apartment
88 · 0.8%
Other private
66 · 0.6%
Apartment
64 · 0.6%
Shack/improvised dwelling
57 · 0.5%
Other private
27 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
23 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
3 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
84%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
5.726 · 72.6%
Owned, being paid off
901 · 11.4%
Rented
736 · 9.3%
Free of charge
343 · 4.3%
Provided for work
183 · 2.3%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
16
2,2 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
$18.128.126.000
Own revenue
$2.226.366.000
12% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$8.202.010.000
45% of the total
State transfers
$6.600.321.000
36% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$3.224.920.000
$18.128.126.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

19.5%
19.1%
16.7%
40.0%
Property tax$434.233.000
Business licenses$426.036.000
Vehicle permits$372.340.000
Cleaning fees$102.850.000
Other own revenue$890.907.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $7.626.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
40.8%
47.8%
11.4%
Municipal$18.128.126.000
Education$21.248.676.000
Health$5.079.695.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $7.547.203.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$307.873.000
$2.226.366.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$985.731.000
$8.202.010.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$1.559.190.000
$6.600.321.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$25.368.923.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$20.465.491.000
Execution rate
80.7%
Unexecuted: $4.903.432.000
Medium execution: it executed 80.7%. Left unspent: $4.903.432.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$2.957.579.000
$20.465.491.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

34.8%
57.1%
Internal management$7.121.441.000
Community services$11.680.394.000
Social programs$1.097.346.000
Municipal activities$389.828.000
Recreational programs$40.051.000
Cultural programs$136.431.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Investment (works and projects)$8.970.371.00043.8%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$4.278.946.00020.9%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$4.198.583.00020.5%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$3.448.038.00016.8%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$1.202.315.0005.9%
Electricity (facilities)$705.333.0003.4%
Transfers to education$264.076.0001.3%
Transfers to health$200.000.0001.0%
Councillor stipends$87.489.0000.4%
Travel allowances$57.987.0000.3%
Water (facilities)$38.753.0000.2%

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

16.8%
20.5%
62.6%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$3.448.038.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$4.198.583.000
Others$12.818.870.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

54.3%
19.5%
20.1%
Permanent staff$2.370.369.000
Contract staff$849.765.000
Fee contracts$227.904.000
Labor Code$38.371.000
Community progs.$875.822.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

48.0%
30.1%
22.0%
Permanent staff83
Contract staff52
Fee contracts38
Total: 173 staffFee contracts: 22.0% of the headcountWomen: 45.2%Professionalization: 29.6%
Cost/staffer permanent: $24.664.602/yearCost/staffer contract: $9.380.058/yearCost/staffer fees: $8.338.368/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: $8.970.371.000 (43.8% of spending)Councillor stipends: $87.489.000Travel allowances: $57.987.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $1.202.315.000Electricity: $705.333.000Water: $38.753.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

46
37
20022025

Building permits issued · per year

159
122
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$110.117.592.559
Purchase orders
47.894

Purchase-order amount · trend

$1.171.491.999
$5.282.654.283
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Ingetal Ingeniería y Construcción S.A.$4.320.288.7823
Figuz S.A.$3.954.439.7671
Rocoto Industrial Ltda.$2.990.370.0022
Turismo Esquerre Ltda.$2.657.744.57716
Empresa de Servicios Himce Limitada$2.038.014.37415
Héctor Muñoz Navarro$1.968.908.568126
Servicios y Construcciones Trinjos Limitada$1.852.823.56828
Marceloclercfray$1.843.457.24445

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $2.597.857.96949%
Agile Purchase $1.537.581.79629%
Framework Agreement $730.304.70514%
Direct award discretionary$416.909.8148%

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

Registered companies
1.830
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
5.885

Pyramid by sales bracket

66.0%
10.5%
21.8%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.207 companies
Small (≤25k UF)192 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)27 companies
Large (>100k UF)5 companies
No sales/no info399 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Venta Comisionista Combustible y Lubricantes LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 3153
Org No Gubernamental de Desarrollo Corp de Desarrollo TrascenderADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SLarge 21.276
Servicios Forestales y de Construccion LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONLarge 2355
Comercial el Porvenir SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2127
Comercializadora los Pinos SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 136
Transportes Horizonte LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOMedium 239
Forestal Nativa LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 233
Comercial y Transportes Juan Soto Hernandez y Compania LimitadaEXPLOTACION DE MINAS Y CANTERASMedium 226
Constructora, Tronaduras y Comercial Kaap LimitadaACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DEMedium 221
Panaderia y Minimarket Juan Carlos Benitez Acevedo Empresa Individual de ResponsCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 215

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
2
US$ 200 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
486
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

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
49 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
24µg/m³· above the Chilean standard
OMS 5
CL standard 20
4,8× the WHO 2021 guideline · 1,2× the Chilean standard · 47 days above daily standard (50 µg/m³)
1monitoring stations · 1 from the MMA Network· measures MP2,5; MP10; SO2· station: Balneario Curanilahue
PM2.5 latest reading
10 µg/m³
15-08-2026 · 47 days above standard in the last 12 months
Monthly PM2.5 trend
norma 2007/24: 56 µg/m³08/24: 40,1 µg/m³09/24: 22,7 µg/m³10/24: 13,2 µg/m³11/24: 9,6 µg/m³12/24: 7,7 µg/m³01/25: 8 µg/m³02/25: 9,2 µg/m³03/25: 11,4 µg/m³04/25: 23,8 µg/m³05/25: 41,6 µg/m³06/25: 60 µg/m³07/25: 32,2 µg/m³08/25: 31 µg/m³09/25: 20 µg/m³10/25: 8,1 µg/m³11/25: 9 µg/m³12/25: 5,4 µg/m³01/26: 7,1 µg/m³02/26: 6,1 µg/m³03/26: 10,7 µg/m³04/26: 26,5 µg/m³05/26: 48,7 µg/m³06/26: 54 µg/m³07/26: 54,4 µg/m³08/26: 37 µg/m³07/2408/26
37 µg/m³
promedio 08/26
Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
8 t SO₂
0 t MP10
0 t MP2,5

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

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
NahuelbutaNational Parkat 30.9 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.

187
Species
97
Flora
88
Fauna
2
Funga
62
In conservation status
37
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Huillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUPitaoPitavia punctataENQueuleGomortega keuleENSapoEupsophus roseusVUSapo de contulmoEupsophus contulmoensisENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENGruñidor del sur, lagarto de corbataPristidactylus torquatusVUPuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVUSapo de vanzoliniAlsodes vanzoliniiENSapo de nahuelbutaEupsophus nahuelbutensisENPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVULagartija pintada septentrional, northern painted lizard (inglés)Liolaemus septentrionalisENCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENRana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUGuindo santo, ñire, ñirreEucryphia glutinosaVUBorrachitoErichius franzaeVUBorrachito de tolhuaca, borrachito listado de tolhuacaErichius virgatusENLoyo, hongoBoletus loyoENLebre, leureCortinarius lebreVUPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVUPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVUPochaCheirodon pisciculusVULamprea de agua dulceMordacia lapicidaENCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENPudúPudu puduVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVURanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENLinguePersea lingueVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUAbejorro, abejorro colorado, moscardón, duillin, diwmeñ, abejorro gigante de la patagonia, don basilioBombus dahlbomiiENLamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUSapoEupsophus vertebralisVUFardela blancaArdenna creatopusENCiprés de cordillera, lenAustrocedrus chilensisVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENChorlo de doble collar, chorlito de doble collarCharadrius falklandicusVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUGaviota garumaLeucophaeus modestusVUMenta de árbolClinopodium multiflorumNTHualoNothofagus glaucaNTLagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTPumaPuma concolorNTCuervo de pantanoPlegadis chihiNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTBecacina grandeGallinago stricklandiiNTMonito del monteDromiciops gliroidesNTLilePhalacrocorax gaimardiNTGuanayPhalacrocorax bougainvilliiNTFardela negra, yeguaArdenna griseaNTGaviotín eleganteThalasseus elegansNTChorlo de collarCharadrius collarisNTPelícano peruano, pelícano de humboldtPelecanus thagusNT
and 2 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.

5 Wetlands · 5 urban · 289 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-08-64Sistema de Humedal Rio Carampangue - Rio Liaurban142 /1.007
HUR-08-65Sist. Cuenca Rio Lebu y Trib.urban103 /333
HUR-08-31Sistema de Humedales Curanilahueurban41
HUR-08-56Humedal Villa Victoria 1urban2
HUR-08-118Humedal Villa Victoria 2urban1

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. 7 projects totaling US$ 381 million, approved between 1999 and 2023. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy3 projects · US$ 205 M · 2015–2023
Arauco Bioenergía S.A.PARQUE EOLICO VIENTO SUR · Proyecto Eólico Vientos del Pacífico
Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 97 M · 2009
Ilustre Municipalidad de CuranilahuePLAN DE CIERRE VERTEDERO COMUNA DE CURANILAHUE (e-seia)
Transport Infrastructure1 project · US$ 45 M · 2008
Sociedad Concesionaria Autopista Costa Arauco S.A.Concesión Ruta 160 tramo Tres Pinos - Acceso Norte a Coronel
Forestry2 projects · US$ 34 M · 1999–2010
Foraction Chili S.A.Planta Aserradero Secadora y Remanufactura de Madera para Exportación. Foraction Chili S.A. Curanilahue VIII Región · AMPLIACIÓN ASERRADERO EL COLORADO (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
No campus · nearest in Los Alamos at 22.1 km

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

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

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
1
on projects in the comuna
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-54-2022
3TA
Comunidad Indígena Kudawfe Peñi con Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Parque Eólico Viento Sur
Environmental assessment - Citizen participationRejects

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
6 m²
60% 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.

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
Relleno Sanitario Intercomunal Arauco-CuranilahueRelleno Sanitario29.954 t/year · receives from 2 comunas
PTAS - CURANILAHUEPTAS · lagunas aireadasESSBIO S.A. · discharges into río curanilahue
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Intercomunal Arauco-Curanilahue (Curanilahue) · 16.532 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
80
Area affected
11 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
737 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
90
At high or very high risk
61
19 very high
Main threat
Deslizamiento/Derrumbe/Rodad…
Deslizamiento/Derrumbe/Rodado/Caída

Points in the comuna where SENAPRED identifies winter-rain risk (channel overflows, flooding, collector collapse, landslides, mudflows, snow), with risk level and the agency responsible for the fix.

Climate and climate changeSource: ARClim · MMA + CR2/UC (CMIP6 modeling)

Mean annual temperature
11,83°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,28°C
Annual precipitation
1.986 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
1
projection: +3 days
Frost days
7

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
1.741
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.129
Police cases · trend
2.104
1.741
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces3601.061
Threats248731
Domestic violence211622
Property damage167492
Burglary of an uninhabited place122359
Minor injuries95280
Larceny89262
Burglary of an inhabited place82242
Other burglaries (forcible entry)65192
Weapons-related crimes47139
Crimes and offenses under the arms law38112
Robbery with violence or intimidation3294

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 28.

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
37
Guards and inspectors
14
1 per 2.424 hab
Patrol fleet
4
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 2Pickups: 2Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
5
37
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
122
Deaths
0
0 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
55
8 serious
Pedestrian collisions
11

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.