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Escudo de Los Álamos

Los Álamos

Región del Biobío22.953 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024601 km² of area38 inh./km²$12.520M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Finance
+1.656%
29th fastest-growing municipal budget (since 2001)
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Population
+1,3%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
19,5%
Multidimensional poverty · 145th highest of 346
Finance
$545 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 166 of 346
Finance
83,51%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
574,9 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
67th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

37 Squares and green areas
19 Schools
9 Health centers
4 Carabineros
3 Pharmacies
2 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
1 Kindergartens
1 Libraries

Los Álamos es una comuna y ciudad chilena de la provincia de Arauco, en la Región del Biobío, sobre la cuenca del río Trongol, en la zona sur de Chile. Se ubica a un costado de la Ruta 160, en la bifurcación que lleva hacia Lebu, a 25 km de su capital provincial. Los Álamos fue creada oficialmente, según registros históricos, el 22 de diciembre de 1891.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

51.1 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#136 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety50
Health43
Culture and environment49
Education66
Infrastructure54
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Pablo Vegas V.Re-elected
CHILE VAMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
6.794
votes (41.72%)
19.099
Electoral roll
89,52%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
PV
Pablo Vegas V.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
6.794
votes
PC
Pablo Cesar Vegas Verdugo
2021-2024 · UDI
3.704
votes
LM
Lautaro Melita Vinett
2008-2012 · PS
4.451
votes
LM
Lautaro Melita Vinett
2004-2008 · ILC
5.193
votes
LM
Lautaro Melita Vinett
2000-2004 · ILE
3.686
votes
FA
Feizal Azat Gazale
1996-2000 · PPD
1.447
votes
FA
Feizal Azat Gazale
1992-1996 · ILD
1.472
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

GS
Gustavo Salgado O.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · PARTIDO DEMOCRATAS CHILE
1.785
votes
PS
Pamela Sierra A.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · INDEPENDIENTE
1.282
votes
PP
Pedro Pavez A.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
1.195
votes
GP
Gabriel Peña P.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
771
votes
CS
Carmen Soubelet G.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
664
votes
HM
Hector Morales A.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
475
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión18 de junio de 2026123 minWatch session

En una línea: La sesión estuvo dominada por el estado de avance del proyecto APR de Antiquala/Temucochico/Laraucana, y se aprobaron 21 modificaciones presupuestarias de convenios APS y una modificación al reglamento de becas municipales.

Temas tratados

  • Proyecto APR Antiquala/Temucochico/Laraucana: Presentación del subdirector regional del SSR y del inspector fiscal sobre avance (75%), restauración de veredas, calidad del agua, grifos de emergencia y cobro de incorporación.
  • Modificaciones presupuestarias 3 a 23: Ingreso al presupuesto de 21 convenios del programa de reforzamiento APS 2026.
  • Reglamento de becas municipales: Propuesta de ajuste del tope máximo de renta para postulantes.
  • Licitaciones CIEL 2026: Dos proyectos de mantención de infraestructura comunitaria.
  • Puntos varios: Accidente vial frente a la Casona, robo de caballos, cesantía provincial, funcionamiento de comisiones del concejo y temas de seguridad/infraestructura local.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Acta N°96: Aprobada con una abstención.
  • Modificaciones presupuestarias 3–23 (21 convenios APS): Aprobadas en bloque, por unanimidad.
  • Reglamento de becas municipales: Aprobado el alza del tope de renta líquida de $1,6 millones a $1,8 millones, para no dejar fuera a dos familias (tres estudiantes).
  • Licitaciones CIEL 2026 (sede comunitaria junta de vecinos N°8 y mantención cancha de pádel): Aprobadas. Los montos no quedaron explícitos en la transcripción.
  • Memorandos (servicios de protección/mantención y adquisición de equipamiento ortopédico para discapacidad): Aprobados sin debate registrado.

Plata y obras

  • Proyecto APR: Cifra mencionada de ~$6.000 millones; contrato con plazo probable hasta diciembre 2026 (ampliación desde octubre).
  • Convenio APS N°3 (alta resolutividad): $1.064.532.608. Los montos de los restantes convenios no se leyeron en sesión.
  • Becas municipales: Tope ajustado de $1,6 M a $1,8 M de renta líquida; cubre a 26 estudiantes.
  • APR: Cuota de incorporación para nuevos usuarios: $150.000, pagadera en hasta 5 cuotas.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Grifos de emergencia: El concejo pedía 3 grifos por sector; el proyecto solo permite instalar 1 (normativa exige 16 lt/s por 2 horas, lo que la red actual no garantiza en todos los sectores). Un concejal expresó que esto refuerza su posición a favor de una eventual sanitaria.
  • Restauración de veredas: Debate sobre tramos sin reponer donde no había cemento previo pero fueron intervenidos; empresa y municipio acordaron que el registro fotográfico inicial obliga a dejar igual o mejor condición.
  • Comisiones del concejo: Una concejala (reincorporada tras ausencia) planteó que las comisiones no se están respetando ni funcionando con orden; pidió normar su reglamento o eliminarlas. El alcalde propuso revisar el reglamento de sala en conjunto.
  • Cesantía provincial: Un concejal planteó con urgencia el nivel de desempleo local y la falta de política pública del gobierno central al respecto.

Para seguir

  • Semáforo en Av. Ignacio Carrera Pinto: Pendiente de admisibilidad en Transantiago; municipio gestiona recurso tras accidente que lesionó a hijo de funcionario.
  • Grifo de emergencia: Se explorará postulación a financiamiento externo (DOH) para instalarlo tras recepción del proyecto APR.
  • APS: Una concejala solicitó informes trimestrales de avance financiero y ejecución de convenios; alcalde prometió enviar los convenios 2025-2026 directamente.
  • Reglamento de comisiones: Se buscará convocar reunión para revisarlo y normar su funcionamiento.
  • Infraestructura local: Pendiente reparación paradero tres pinos, forado en calle Los Boldos interior, luminaria sector vecino Augusto Rega (4 postes comprados por vecinos), y problema de escorrentía en casa colindante a cancha Laraucana.

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
134
of 71 minutes read
Money involved
$7.312.396.722
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
4.10 · Revisión de la situación del Ex Inspector General don Eladio Matamala y su desvinculación del Liceo B-55.Other
4.9 · Solicitud del servicio del camión limpia fosas para el sector Maderinter.Other
4.8 · Instalación de pilón de agua potable en el sector Maderinter para los meses de junio o julio.Other
4.7 · Colocación de ripio en acceso a viviendas del sector Maderinter.Other
4.6 · Saneamiento de títulos de dominio para el Comité de Vivienda Maderinter.Other
4.5 · Instalación de aporte realizado por la alumna Evelyn Cruces en lugar visible del Municipio.Otherunanimidad

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
76
Highly complex
11
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2020362016
20184011209

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

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

  • UC
    Unión Comunal de Juntas de Vecinos los Alamos
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2018
  • CA
    Comite Apr Antihuala, Temuco Chico, la Araucana
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017
  • IS
    Innovit SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018–2019
  • ad
    Asociación de Fútbol Pilpilco
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017–2019
  • fd
    Farmacias del Sur
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • TS
    Transnet S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • CD
    Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito para el Desarrollo Financoop
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • AC
    Armalo Consultores SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • SC
    Soval Consultores
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • Cd
    Club Deportivo " Winter Obrero" Cerro Alto
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • PI
    Premco Ierl
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • JP
    Jj.vv Pedro Agruirre Cerda Tres Pinos
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • TS
    Tier SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • Cd
    Comité de Allegados Valle Hermoso
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • SC
    Sociedad Concesionaria Autopista Costa Arauco
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • CD
    Club de Artes Marciales Jiyukan los Alamos
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • FE
    Fundacion Educacional Liceo Cristo Redentor
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • DS
    Dialisis San Jose Talagante EIRL
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • CD
    Club Deportivo Quillaitun
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Silvia Chacon
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
and 20 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

19.299
inhabitants
23.046
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+20%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
23.445
-1% vs. 2035 (23.681)
Over 60 · 2050
34,74%
25,41% 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)93,27 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment183 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment50 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)574,9 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)595,1 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo21.950 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)11,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)19,5 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples26,8 %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 293 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
25.544
12.624 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
8.056
64% of RSH households
Female-headed households
49%
6.125
Elderly (60+)5.03920%
Children and adolescents (<18)5.85523%
Foreign nationals720%
Belonging to indigenous peoples5.90323%
People with moderate/severe dependency4472%
Single-person households5.54944%

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
4.966
16 schools
Students per teacher
10,5
475 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
92,8%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
81,8%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 55%Private subsidized 45%
Pass rate
98,3%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
0,78%
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
0
Rural health posts
4
FONASA enrollees
24.329
106% of the population
Doctors employed
7
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 234Contract staff: 13Fee contracts: 40
Primary-care medical visits · per year
11.905
69.458
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
853
1.259
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 (24.270 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar los ÁlamosFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal15.97662%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar los ÁlamosCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal3.62666%
Posta de Salud Rural AntihualaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2.36570%
Posta de Salud Rural Tres PinosRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.25866%
Posta de Salud Rural PangueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal79377%
Posta de Salud Rural RanquilcoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal20371%
Posta de Salud Rural Cerro AltoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal4967%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $7.611.772.000 ($312.868/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $5.010.602.000Municipal contribution: $220.000.000

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

Indigenous population
5.882
26.8% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
28
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
Land grants
1
indigenous lands registry 2022
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche5.82299.0%

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
37
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
1.6
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
625
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
227
Sports
70
Social and aid
35
For the elderly
25
Cultural
13
Religious
5
Foundations and corporations
2
Trade associations and cooperatives
1
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 · FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
CCORPORACIONFM100.9 FM
DJDOÑA JAVIERAFM92.7 FM
IIMPACTOFM92.3 FM
JJERUSALENFM94.3 FM
LLANALHUEFM95.3 FM
CeComunicaciones e Inversiones Rcs SpA · holderFM102.7 FM
SdSoc. de Radiodifusion los Maitenes Ltda. · holderFM106.7 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
109
0,5% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
26 people · 24% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
26 Venezuela
21 Argentina
17 Colombia
10 Bolivia

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
498
13 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
252
3,2% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
49
3.346 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
441
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
2.060
beneficiaries · 2012–2024
Subsidies Rental · DS52
57
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

15.637homes · by type (2017)
House
7.882 · 99.4%
House
7.520 · 97.5%
Shack/hut/shanty
153 · 2%
Other private
27 · 0.4%
Shack/improvised dwelling
26 · 0.3%
Other private
15 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
8 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
2 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
Apartment
1 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
84%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
3.823 · 82.7%
Rented
344 · 7.4%
Provided for work
195 · 4.2%
Free of charge
185 · 4%
Owned, being paid off
74 · 1.6%

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
$12.519.815.000
Own revenue
$1.259.621.000
10% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$6.379.715.000
51% of the total
State transfers
$4.080.876.000
33% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$712.833.000
$12.519.815.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

25.7%
6.8%
19.0%
48.0%
Property tax$323.355.000
Business licenses$85.785.000
Vehicle permits$238.880.000
Cleaning fees$7.305.000
Other own revenue$604.296.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
35.9%
42.4%
21.8%
Municipal$12.519.815.000
Education$14.789.092.000
Health$7.602.284.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $5.970.222.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$92.044.000
$1.259.621.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$554.303.000
$6.379.715.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$20.899.000
$4.080.876.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$14.385.043.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$12.779.595.000
Execution rate
88.8%
Unexecuted: $1.605.448.000
Medium execution: it executed 88.8%. Left unspent: $1.605.448.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$734.206.000
$12.779.595.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

42.6%
39.1%
15.2%
Internal management$5.450.378.000
Community services$5.000.838.000
Social programs$1.943.336.000
Municipal activities$311.250.000
Recreational programs$24.982.000
Cultural programs$48.811.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$7.611.772.00059.6%
Investment (works and projects)$4.318.025.00033.8%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$3.019.162.00023.6%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$2.241.437.00017.5%
Electricity (facilities)$593.123.0004.6%
Transfers to education$366.391.0002.9%
Transfers to health$220.000.0001.7%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$140.885.0001.1%
Councillor stipends$93.674.0000.7%
Travel allowances$45.222.0000.4%
Water (facilities)$32.536.0000.3%
Commissions and representation$12.705.0000.1%

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

23.6%
17.5%
58.8%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$3.019.162.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$2.241.437.000
Others$7.518.996.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

33.3%
31.9%
28.9%
Permanent staff$1.423.952.000
Contract staff$1.365.103.000
Fee contracts$230.107.000
Labor Code$23.406.000
Community progs.$1.234.482.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

60.0%
40.0%
Permanent staff9
Contract staff6
Total: 15 staffWomen: 66.7%Professionalization: 100.0%
Cost/staffer permanent: $144.566.222/yearCost/staffer contract: $161.187.000/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: $4.318.025.000 (33.8% of spending)Councillor stipends: $93.674.000Travel allowances: $45.222.000Commissions and representation: $12.705.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $140.885.000Electricity: $593.123.000Water: $32.536.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

186
89
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

277
109
20152025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$92.607.365.308
Purchase orders
49.066

Purchase-order amount · trend

$1.069.629.943
$4.395.750.366
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Claro Vicuna Valenzuela S a$5.918.553.7601
Jorge Hugo Jose Antonio Arnaboldi Caceres$3.676.808.814150
Copec S.A.$2.530.516.521647
Distribuidora Sandra Araneda Perez EIRL$2.432.920.831553
Ferreteria Solucenter Limitada$1.903.980.9842.259
Sociedad Constructora al-Cid Limitada$1.690.639.8592
Cortés e Hijo Ltda.$1.683.589.2632.664
Equipos y Camiones SpA$1.342.082.0004

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $3.395.102.52277%
Framework Agreement $482.038.55011%
Agile Purchase $389.300.3689%
Direct award discretionary$129.308.9243%

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

Registered companies
1.009
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
3.479

Pyramid by sales bracket

65.8%
15.6%
17.9%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)664 companies
Small (≤25k UF)157 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)5 companies
Large (>100k UF)2 companies
No sales/no info181 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Org No Gurber de Desarrollo Corp de Desarrollo Econ de los AlamosOTRAS ACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOSLarge 1575
Comercializadora Gloria Rivas Saldias EIRLCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 137
Centro Educacional Gaspar CabralesENSEÑANZAMedium 2163
Sociedad Comercial y Ferreteria los Constructores SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 231
Slv Ingenieria y Servicios SpACONSTRUCCIONMedium 164
Lucia Cofre Banderas y Compania LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 112
Obras Civiles los Alamos LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOMedium 18
Servicios Agricolas y Forestales Mahuida LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCASmall 359
I Municipalidad de los Alamos Depto ComunalENSEÑANZANo sales781
Ilustre Municipalidad de los Alamos Departamento de SaludADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SNo sales389

SII roster of legal entities (public). Due to tax secrecy sales come in brackets, never amounts. The comuna is that of the domicile/HQ: operations may be elsewhere.

Investment in SEIA projects

Under review
0
US$ 0 M declared
Approved last 5 years
1
US$ 1 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
31
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Servidas Localidad Antihuala, Temuco ChDIAMunicipalidad de los AlamosApproved1,2531

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
18 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)
0 t SO₂
0 t MP10
0 t MP2,5

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 18.3 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.

87
Species
52
Flora
35
Fauna
35
In conservation status
23
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
PuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVUPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVULamprea de agua dulceMordacia lapicidaENPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVUHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUTolloDiplomystes nahuelbutaensisENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENPitaoPitavia punctataENBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENCauque del norteOdontesthes brevianalisVUBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUCarmelita de concepciónPercilia irwiniENPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUQueuleGomortega keuleENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUBagrecitoBullockia maldonadoiENPudúPudu puduVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVULamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVULinguePersea lingueVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENRanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENHualoNothofagus glaucaNTCuervo de pantanoPlegadis chihiNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPumaPuma concolorNT

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.

8 Wetlands · 4 urban · 107 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-08-65Sist. Cuenca Rio Lebu y Trib.urban63 /333
HUR-08-71Sist. Rios Cayucupil - Tucapelurban37 /120
HUR-08-69Laguna Antihualaurban6
HPU-08-07Humedal Sector Los Alamos 11
HPU-08-08Humedal Sector Los Alamos 20
HPU-08-06Humedal Sector Cerro Alto 20
HUR-08-119Humedal Antihualaurban0
HPU-08-11La Muñeca N°10

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$ 50 million, approved between 2008 and 2015. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Transport Infrastructure1 project · US$ 45 M · 2008
Sociedad Concesionaria Autopista Costa Arauco S.A.Concesión Ruta 160 tramo Tres Pinos - Acceso Norte a Coronel
Energy1 project · US$ 5 M · 2015
Cge Transmision S.A.Fortalecimiento del Sistema Eléctrico de la Provincia de Arauco

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
1 campus 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.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
3 m²
30% 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
1
Historic monuments
1

Monuments declared by decree (official CMN roster). Excludes archaeological and public monuments. Declaration entails legal protection and intervention restrictions.

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
PTAS - LOS ALAMOSPTAS · lodos activadosESSBIO S.A. · discharges into estero león colgado
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Cemarc (Penco) · 6.000 t/year

Official registries: they exclude illegal dumps and rural WWTPs (no consolidated public registry).

Forest firesSource: CONAF · Occurrence and damage statistics (2023-2024)

Wildfires · 2023-2024
91
Area affected
48 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
760 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
21
At high or very high risk
5
1 very high
Main threat
Anegamiento de caminos/pasos…
Anegamiento de caminos/pasos a desnivel

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
11,58°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,13°C
Annual precipitation
1.569 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +1 days
Frost days
5

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
1.284
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.594
Police cases · trend
1.467
1.284
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats2311.006
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces205893
Domestic violence195850
Property damage173754
Minor injuries94410
Larceny69301
Burglary of an inhabited place44192
Weapons-related crimes43187
Drug-related crimes36157
Burglary of an uninhabited place31135
Carrying a bladed or pointed weapon27118
Sexual abuse2087

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
1
Guards and inspectors
1
1 per 22.953 hab
Patrol fleet
1
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
1
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
105
Deaths
2
8,7 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
78
7 serious
Pedestrian collisions
9

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.