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Escudo de Tirúa

Tirúa

Región del BiobíoFounded 186511.105 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024626 km² of area18 inh./km²$6.424M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Finance
91%
16th most dependent on the Municipal Common Fund in the country
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Education
522 pts
6th worst PAES reading comprehension
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Society
34%
12th highest multidimensional poverty in the country
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Population
−4,3%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
34,1%
Multidimensional poverty · 12th highest of 346
Finance
$578 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 153 of 346
Finance
90,33%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
522,3 pts
below the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
23rd
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

17 Schools
9 Health centers
3 Squares and green areas
2 Pharmacies
1 Kindergartens
1 Fire stations
1 Carabineros
1 Libraries
1 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)

Tirúa es una ciudad y comuna de la zona sur de Chile. Es parte de la provincia de Arauco y de la región del Biobío. Las principales actividades locales son la industria forestal, la agricultura, la pesca artesanal y la recolección de cochayuyo.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

45.9 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#222 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety50
Health22
Culture and environment50
Education66
Infrastructure50
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

José Linco G.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
3.215
votes (42.99%)
9.148
Electoral roll
86,15%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
JL
José Linco G.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
3.215
votes
JR
Jose Rolando Linco Garrido
2021-2024 · IND
1.925
votes
JA
José Aniñir Lepicheo
2008-2012 · RN
2.305
votes
AM
Adolfo Millabur Ñancuil
2004-2008 · ILC
2.190
votes
AM
Adolfo Millabur Ñancuil
2000-2004 · ILE
1.860
votes
AM
Adolfo Millabur Ñancuil
1996-2000 · ILFPS
1.193
votes
RA
Roberto Alejandro Aguillón Medina
1992-1996 · DC
513
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

AR
Andrea Reinao M.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
806
votes
LS
Luis Sandoval A.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
463
votes
JM
Javier Marihuen H.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
353
votes
JM
Jose Meñaco C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
343
votes
AC
Alfonso Caripan C.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
341
votes
LM
Luis Meñaco C.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
218
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión15 de junio de 202661 minWatch session

En una línea: Sesión dominada por presentaciones de modificaciones presupuestarias y bonificaciones de retiro voluntario del sector educación, todo pendiente de votación formal en el próximo concejo.

Temas tratados

  • **Acta del 1 de junio

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)

124 minutes publishedindex updated on 14-07-2026Municipal transparency

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
36
Highly complex
7
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202144
2017327186

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

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

  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad Cge S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016
  • CD
    Cge Distribución S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016
  • CD
    Corporacion de Fomento y Desarrollo Productivo Territorio Arauco
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • ED
    Escuelas Deportivas Formando Campeones SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • AG
    APS Gestión SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • FL
    Farmalatina Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • FF
    Fundación Formando Campeones
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • CC
    Corporación Comunicación Ciudadana
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • TS
    Toro S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020

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

10.094
inhabitants
11.120
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+10%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
10.657
-4% vs. 2035 (11.157)
Over 60 · 2050
32,85%
23,78% 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)52,32 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,9 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment56 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)522,3 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)527 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo10.208 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)20,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)34,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples68,13 %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 59 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
11.975
6.134 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
4.452
73% of RSH households
Female-headed households
45%
2.770
Elderly (60+)2.08117%
Children and adolescents (<18)2.86724%
Foreign nationals190%
Belonging to indigenous peoples7.23960%
People with moderate/severe dependency2312%
Single-person households3.08150%

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
2.045
24 schools
Students per teacher
7,1
289 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
95,5%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
86,7%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 70%Private subsidized 30%
Pass rate
98%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
0,49%
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
5
FONASA enrollees
11.874
107% of the population
Doctors employed
5
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 73Contract staff: 37Fee contracts: 78
Primary-care medical visits · per year
11.273
46.150
20102025
Medical specialties served · 1 in the comuna (public system)
Family Medicine

Specialties with services recorded at the comuna's public facilities (REM DEIS, 2024). These are services performed, not doctor headcount. Excludes the private network.

Comprehensive home visits · per year
315
509
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 (11.765 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Isabel JiménezFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal5.78269%
Posta de Salud Rural RanquilhueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.59867%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar QuidicoCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal1.46480%
Posta de Salud Rural QuidicoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.18569%
Posta de Salud Rural Casa de PiedraRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal60181%
Posta de Salud Rural Primer AguaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal59879%
Posta de Salud Rural Alto QuilantahueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal32987%
Posta de Salud Rural LoncotripaiRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal20887%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $3.888.861.000 ($327.511/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $2.473.442.000Municipal contribution: $206.000.000

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

Indigenous population
6.955
68.1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
66
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
Land grants
33
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
Mapuche6.91099.4%

2024 Census: people who consider themselves as belonging to an indigenous people (small counts are suppressed for confidentiality at the source and not shown). Communities: CONADI national registry as of March 2024 — Araucanía and Los Lagos not refreshed in that update, the count is a floor. Land grants: 2022 registry.

Community organizationSource: RPJSFL Civil Registry (Law 20.500/19.418) · as of Jun 2026

Active neighborhood councils
9
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.8
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
173
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
63
Sports
13
For the elderly
12
Social and aid
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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
DMDON MATIASFM99.7 FM
PNPUNTO NUEVEFM89.1 FM
CICorporacion Iglesia de los Adventistas del Septimo Dia · holderFM96.9 FM
ENEmisiones Nancy Marisol Diaz Reyes E.I.R.L. · holderFM91.3 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
41
0,4% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Argentina
13 people · 32% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
13 Argentina
8 Venezuela
6 Colombia
3 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

Encampments
0
no encampments registered
Housing deficit
110
3% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
202
10.607 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
73
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
330
beneficiaries · 2013–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
29
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

7.620homes · by type (2017)
House
3.914 · 96.9%
House
3.563 · 99.6%
Shack/hut/shanty
92 · 2.3%
Other private
21 · 0.5%
Room in old house/tenement
13 · 0.3%
Shack/improvised dwelling
7 · 0.2%
Other private
6 · 0.2%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
2 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
1 · 0%
Apartment
1 · 0%
86%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
2.021 · 84.1%
Rented
122 · 5.1%
Free of charge
116 · 4.8%
Provided for work
108 · 4.5%
Owned, being paid off
36 · 1.5%

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
$6.424.012.000
Own revenue
$569.011.000
9% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$5.312.540.000
83% of the total
State transfers
$140.391.000
2% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.178.485.000
$6.424.012.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

17.0%
8.6%
22.1%
50.9%
Property tax$96.776.000
Business licenses$48.970.000
Vehicle permits$126.031.000
Cleaning fees$7.353.000
Other own revenue$289.881.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
33.9%
45.8%
20.3%
Municipal$6.424.012.000
Education$8.687.927.000
Health$3.844.901.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $5.101.082.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$29.091.000
$569.011.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$460.814.000
$5.312.540.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$665.500.000
$140.391.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$12.283.742.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$7.160.596.000
Execution rate
58.3%
Unexecuted: $5.123.146.000
Low execution: it only executed 58.3% of the budget — $5.123.146.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.140.593.000
$7.160.596.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

61.1%
16.4%
18.2%
Internal management$4.373.478.000
Community services$1.170.805.000
Social programs$1.305.900.000
Municipal activities$211.052.000
Recreational programs$42.166.000
Cultural programs$57.195.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$3.888.861.00054.3%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$2.258.177.00031.5%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.755.297.00024.5%
Investment (works and projects)$803.735.00011.2%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$577.981.0008.1%
Transfers to education$457.364.0006.4%
Electricity (facilities)$283.662.0004.0%
Transfers to health$206.000.0002.9%
Councillor stipends$78.197.0001.1%
Street lighting$51.961.0000.7%
Travel allowances$50.834.0000.7%
Water (facilities)$6.227.0000.1%
Commissions and representation$506.0000.0%

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

24.5%
31.5%
44.0%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.755.297.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$2.258.177.000
Others$3.147.122.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

43.3%
19.5%
34.4%
Permanent staff$1.166.781.000
Contract staff$526.814.000
Fee contracts$61.702.000
Labor Code$15.363.000
Community progs.$927.065.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

52.1%
47.9%
Permanent staff38
Contract staff35
Total: 73 staffWomen: 52.0%Professionalization: 50.7%
Cost/staffer permanent: $26.221.237/yearCost/staffer contract: $14.240.029/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: $803.735.000 (11.2% of spending)Councillor stipends: $78.197.000Travel allowances: $50.834.000Commissions and representation: $506.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $577.981.000Street lighting: $51.961.000Electricity: $283.662.000Water: $6.227.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

70
8
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

60
64
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
4 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
1
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
42
Security/patrol pickups
2
Security booths
1
CESFAM in the comuna
1
Primary-care medical visits
46.150
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
90,33%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
37
Permanent own revenue
8,86%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
5
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
64
Health staff
37
contract
Health staff
78
fee-based
Health staff
73
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
11.874
municipal health
Rural health posts
5
Street-market stalls
120
Final works approvals
8

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$70.187.166.733
Purchase orders
49.695

Purchase-order amount · trend

$1.316.860.921
$3.821.274.173
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Transportes y Servicios Generales Limitada$3.347.879.512193
Constructora Conumo Alto$3.071.485.2783
Gabriel Alejandro Gutiérrez Gallardo$1.933.466.9827
Teknia SpA$1.606.949.9622
Solucciones Integrales Richard Eugenio Corrales Pe$1.332.419.5531.351
Jl Ingeniería & Construcción$1.294.434.82722
Gaston Saez Cuevas$1.213.283.3481.526
Jimmy José López Azas$1.192.849.1037

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $2.846.578.79574%
Agile Purchase $547.367.99914%
Framework Agreement $249.778.8567%
Direct award discretionary$177.548.5245%

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

Registered companies
543
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
1.907

Pyramid by sales bracket

64.5%
13.1%
21.0%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)350 companies
Small (≤25k UF)71 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)8 companies
No sales/no info114 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Santo Reinao Millahual SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 2253
Forestal Fresia S aAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 221
Santa Isidora SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 114
Comercializadora los Perez LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 112
Estaciones de Servicios Salas y Perez Sociedad de Responsabilidad LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 110
Forestal y Transportes Javier Arnoldo Millabur Antilao E.I.R.L.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 1
Lihuen SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCASmall 352
I Municipalidad de TiruaADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SNo sales1.070
Corporación Educacional Daniel Huilipan CayupiENSEÑANZANo sales55
Centro de Formación Técnica Estatal de la Región del BiobíoENSEÑANZANo sales52

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
1
US$ 13 M declared
Approved last 5 years
0
US$ 0 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
41
+ 6 in operations
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Nuevo Proyecto Alteración de Cauce por Descargas de Aguas Lluvias en RDIAIlustre Municipalidad de TirúaUnder Review13,341

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

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 MP10
0 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

State protected wilderness areas (SNASPE) in the comuna
Isla MochaProtected area (SNASPE)2.345 ha

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.

35
Species
18
Flora
17
Fauna
13
In conservation status
7
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
PeladillaAplochiton zebraENPuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVUBagrecitoBullockia maldonadoiENPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVUCauqueOdontesthes mauleanumVUCauque del norteOdontesthes brevianalisVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVULamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNT

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 · 7 urban · 940 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-08-41Playa Quidicourban408 /467
HUR-08-77Des. Rio Tiruaurban262
HUR-08-138Laguna Quidicourban135
HUR-08-139Sistema de humedal Rio Quidicourban93
HUR-08-42Playa Tiruaurban23
HUR-08-76Rio Quidicourban14
HUR-08-140Estero Colcumaurban5
HPU-08-09Sector Tirua N°40

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).

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
Frontel
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
4 m²
40% 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)

Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Los Ángeles (Los Ángeles) · 6.787 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
63
Area affected
838 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
4.016 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
18
At high or very high risk
0
Main threat
Colapso colectores de aguas …
Colapso colectores de aguas lluvia/alcantarillados

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

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

Mean annual temperature
12,21°C
2035-2065 projection: +1°C
Annual precipitation
1.536 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +1 days
Frost days
1

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

SafetyCrime, road crashes and municipal security infrastructure

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

Police cases · 2025
572
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.151
Police cases · trend
719
572
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats1271.144
Domestic violence87783
Property damage76684
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces59531
Larceny35315
Weapons-related crimes31279
Minor injuries31279
Crimes and offenses under the arms law30270
Burglary of an inhabited place24216
Other burglaries (forcible entry)981
Burglary of an uninhabited place981
Drug-related crimes872

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 26.

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
0
1 per 11.105 hab
Patrol fleet
3
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Security booths
1
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 1Pickups: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
42
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
43
Deaths
2
18 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
61
10 serious
Pedestrian collisions
2

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.