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Escudo de Mulchén

Mulchén

Región del BiobíoFounded 187531.122 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20241.921 km² of area16 inh./km²$11.300M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Population
−6,3%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
22,5%
Multidimensional poverty · 92nd highest of 346
Finance
$363 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 274 of 346
Safety
8.557
cases per 100k inhab. · 26th in the country
Education
560,7 pts
below the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
196th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

32 Schools
17 Squares and green areas
11 Health centers
8 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
8 Kindergartens
2 Pharmacies
1 Libraries
1 Fire stations
1 Hospitals
1 Carabineros

Mulchén es un pueblo y comuna chilena que está situada en la Región del Biobío, Provincia de Biobío, en la zona central de Chile, en una planicie rodeada por los ríos Bureo y Mulchén, a 32 kilómetros al sur de Los Ángeles, capital de la provincia. Posee una superficie de 1917 kilómetros y una población de aproximadamente 31 mil habitantes.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

44.7 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#235 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety44
Health43
Culture and environment44
Education50
Infrastructure45
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

José Muñoz S.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
6.131
votes (28.55%)
26.619
Electoral roll
87,48%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
JM
José Muñoz S.
2024-2028 · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
6.131
votes
JA
Jorge Alberto Rivas Figueroa
2021-2024 · DC
4.636
votes
FJ
Francisco Jara Delgado
2008-2012 · UDI
5.653
votes
FJ
Francisco Jara Delgado
2004-2008 · UDI
7.560
votes
FJ
Francisco Jara Delgado
2000-2004 · ILC
6.446
votes
FJ
Francisco Jara Delgado
1996-2000 · ILDUD
5.382
votes
AK
Alfredo Kuncar Uhlmann
1992-1996 · PPD
6.361
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

GS
Guido Sanzana Q.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
1.937
votes
YA
Yerguen Aranguez S.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
1.581
votes
IS
Isaac Seguel M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.282
votes
PG
Pamela Gutierrez C.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
1.263
votes
HJ
Hector Jara D.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.263
votes
NM
Nancy Moraga R.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · INDEPENDIENTE
842
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión1 de abril de 2026102 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó dos modificaciones presupuestarias, recibió el avance de la actualización del Plan Regulador (financiado con $246 millones del FNDR) y debatió deudas pendientes con ex funcionarios de educación.

Temas tratados

  • Aprobación de acta de la sesión ordinaria N°8 del 24 de marzo de 2026.
  • Modificación presupuestaria Salud y Cementerio (Memo 178): incorporación de convenios ministeriales y mejoras en el cementerio municipal.
  • Modificación presupuestaria DAF (Memo 188): traspaso de $20 millones desde el programa de verano hacia gastos de representación.
  • Actualización Plan Regulador Comunal: presentación de avance de la etapa 1 por la consultora Borques Ibur Ltda.
  • Cuarto informe trimestral 2025: entregado con información incompleta por falta de antecedentes del ex-DAEM, Salud y Cementerio.
  • Cuenta del alcalde y cuentas de concejales: permisos de circulación, hospital, deuda de reajuste salarial y temas vecinales.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Modificación presupuestaria Salud y Cementerio: aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Modificación presupuestaria DAF ($20 millones a gastos de representación): aprobada 5-1; votó en contra el concejal Francisco Jara, argumentando que el dinero debería reservarse ante el alza de combustibles y necesidades de ayuda social en invierno.
  • No hubo votación formal sobre el Plan Regulador; la presentación fue solo informativa.

Plata y obras

  • Plan Regulador Comunal: financiado con $246 millones FNDR. Primera etapa (cartografía): $48 millones, ya ejecutada. Contrato vigente con Borques Ibur Ltda.: $198 millones, plazo 700 días.
  • Traspaso de $20 millones desde saldo del programa de verano hacia gastos de representación.
  • Permisos de circulación: 7.500 cobrados a la fecha; meta estimada entre 9.000 y 11.000. Falla en plataforma online del Ministerio de Transporte obliga a pago presencial.
  • Se está comprando hormigón (~40 m³) para reparación de veredas y pavimentos.
  • Se mencionó una deuda de educación pagada de aprox. $1.700 millones (cifra dicha por un concejal, no confirmada por la administración en la sesión).

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Reajuste del 2%: se adeuda a ex funcionarios del DAEM en sus finiquitos y a ~700 docentes y asistentes de educación. Está pendiente definir si corresponde pagarlo al municipio o al SLEP.
  • Informes pendientes: el ex-DAEM no ha entregado información a la Unidad de Control desde enero de 2025; Salud y Cementerio tampoco han respondido dos solicitudes formales.
  • Concejal Francisco Jara cuestionó la transferencia de $20 millones a gastos de representación dada la situación financiera del municipio y el alza de combustibles.
  • Hospital de Mulchén: el alcalde reconoció gestiones en curso con apoyo parlamentario, pero no entregó detalles para no generar "falsas esperanzas".
  • Cementerio irregular de mascotas en terreno privado: concejal planteó riesgo de salud pública y propuso postular proyecto de crematorio; la administración lo vinculó a la habilitación del nuevo cementerio municipal, cuyo avance requiere recursos significativos aún no asegurados.

Para seguir

  • Salud y Cementerio deben enviar informes pendientes a la Unidad de Control.
  • Administración instruirá a Finanzas para pagar reliquidación del 2% a ex funcionarios DAEM; se espera respuesta escrita de SEREMI de Educación sobre quién paga el reajuste a docentes que ya pasaron al SLEP.
  • Consultora Borques Ibur Ltda. presentará avance al término de cada etapa del Plan Regulador ante el concejo.
  • Instalación de basurero en sector Conventos/Francisco pendiente para la próxima semana.
  • Rampa de accesibilidad en Población 11 de Septiembre: concejal enviará dirección exacta a la dirección de obras.
  • Fondo Presidente de la República abierto para organizaciones comunitarias hasta el 20 de abril de 2026.

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)

504 minutes publishedindex updated on 28-07-2026Municipal transparency

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

Resolutions extracted
816
of 381 minutes read
Money involved
$29.250.272.041
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
207 · Aprobación financiamiento Costos de Operación y Mantención Anual del 'Proyecto Reposición Mobiliario Plaza de Armas y Parque Av. Matta, Mulchén'Budget amendment$800.000unanimidad
207 · Aprobación Actas Concejo Municipal Nros. 45, 46 y 47 de fechas 29 de Noviembre, 13 y 14 de Diciembre de 2017Otherunanimidad
Consulta sobre subvenciones municipales y proyecto habitacional de departamentosSubsidy
Consultas y discusiones sobre luminarias, proyecto Plaza Bureo, Reglamento de Sala, Ordenanza de Ferias Libres, bolardos en Talabartería RivasOther
Cuenta del Alcalde con informes sobre actividades realizadas en el mes de Enero 2018Other
Entrega de Certificación del Registro de Personal al Sistema SIAPEROther

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
136
Highly complex
20
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20261266
2020271611
20191578
20182911108
20164291419
20151110

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

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

  • AM
    Andes Mainstream SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017–2023
  • FM
    Forestal Mininco SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2018
  • EL
    Energía Llaima SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2025
  • W
    Wom
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2021
  • KS
    Kellun SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2024
  • IB
    Inversiones Bosquemar Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017–2022
  • EE
    Engie Energía Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019–2021
  • I
    Ist
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019–2021
  • SE
    Sociedad Eolica Valle Verde SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017–2023
  • SE
    Sicom Electronics International S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019–2026
  • Cd
    Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Unión Aérea Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019–2025
  • CS
    Corporacion Sistema Colectivo de Gestion de Envases y Embalajes Resimple
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024
  • SS
    Sharat SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018
  • i
    Informatica
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019
  • AS
    Albero SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • DJ
    Distribuciones Jurídicas de Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • Md
    Mutual de Seguridad de la Cámara Chilena de la Construcción
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • IS
    Inversiones San Carlos SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2025
  • Vd
    Vientos del Valle SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • Pd
    Productora de Eventos Daniel Hermosilla Oliva E.I.R.L.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
and 70 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

30.203
inhabitants
31.130
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+3%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
29.162
-6% vs. 2035 (30.950)
Over 60 · 2050
40,4%
29,87% in 2035 · +11 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)81,43 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,5 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment349 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)560,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)575,3 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo29.036 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)12,2 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)22,5 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples11,14 %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 369 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
30.065
15.148 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
9.682
64% of RSH households
Female-headed households
50%
7.576
Elderly (60+)7.11524%
Children and adolescents (<18)6.38121%
Foreign nationals730%
Belonging to indigenous peoples2.8059%
People with moderate/severe dependency5312%
Single-person households6.95346%

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
5.453
35 schools
Students per teacher
9,7
562 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
92,9%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
74,3%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 77%Private subsidized 23%
Pass rate
97%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,66%
dropout during the year
national median: 1,77%

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

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

CESFAM
0
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
6
FONASA enrollees
2.336
8% of the population
Doctors employed
1
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 18Contract staff: 5Fee contracts: 0
Primary-care medical visits · per year
28.477
82.186
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
668
595
20192025

REM-26 section A (DEIS/MINSAL): comprehensive family visits, summed across the comuna's facilities. The last year is partial while DEIS consolidates monthly reports.

Comuna's primary-care centers · FONASA 2025 enrollees (29.529 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Hospital Comunitario de MulchénHospitalHealth Service27.55263%
Posta de Salud Rural RapelcoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal54568%
Posta de Salud Rural Tierras LibresRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal43665%
Posta de Salud Rural AlhuelemuRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal29566%
Posta de Salud Rural MañihualRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal26670%
Posta de Salud Rural Santa AdrianaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal21172%
Posta de Salud Rural el CisneRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal16774%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar MulchénCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Health Service5756%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $1.331.182.000 ($569.855/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $649.321.000Municipal contribution: $155.000.000

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

Indigenous population
3.235
11.1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
6
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
Land grants
3
indigenous lands registry 2022
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche3.17998.3%

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

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

Active neighborhood councils
54
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
1.7
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
507
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
163
Sports
92
Social and aid
73
Cultural
24
For the elderly
21
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 · 1 AM · 1 Comunitaria · 5 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
CCOOPERATIVA2FM88.5 FM
CCORPORACIONFM88.9 FM
DDINASTIAFM90.7 FM
CCC&c Comunicaciones SpA · holderFM97.9 FM
CdCentro de Padres y Apoderados Colegio San Bernardino de Sena · holderComunitaria107.9 FM
PAPedro Amigo e Hijos Ltda. · holderAM1320 AM
SRSoc. Radiodifusora Gutierrez y Gonzalez Ltda. · holderFM101.3 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
109
0,4% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Argentina
22 people · 20% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
22 Argentina
18 Venezuela
16 Colombia
11 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
159
5 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
490
4,8% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
14
1.702 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
460
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
1.016
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
128
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

20.635homes · by type (2017)
House
10.421 · 97.7%
House
9.941 · 99.7%
Shack/hut/shanty
148 · 1.4%
Room in old house/tenement
43 · 0.4%
Other private
33 · 0.3%
Apartment
19 · 0.2%
Other private
18 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
6 · 0.1%
Apartment
3 · 0%
Room in old house/tenement
2 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
69%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
4.395 · 60.1%
Rented
960 · 13.1%
Provided for work
755 · 10.3%
Owned, being paid off
665 · 9.1%
Free of charge
534 · 7.3%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
35
4,8 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 15% (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: 15% 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.

15% 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
$11.300.008.000
Own revenue
$2.985.389.000
26% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$5.858.049.000
52% of the total
State transfers
$1.065.966.000
9% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$2.423.236.000
$11.300.008.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

38.4%
11.5%
12.7%
34.7%
Property tax$1.146.479.000
Business licenses$343.331.000
Vehicle permits$379.452.000
Cleaning fees$81.525.000
Other own revenue$1.034.602.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $13.102.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
34.4%
61.3%
Municipal$11.300.008.000
Education$20.132.423.000
Health$1.419.248.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $4.909.377.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$470.819.000
$2.985.389.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$776.580.000
$5.858.049.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$1.055.423.000
$1.065.966.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$18.317.804.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$14.112.190.000
Execution rate
77.0%
Unexecuted: $4.205.614.000
Low execution: it only executed 77.0% of the budget — $4.205.614.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$2.024.174.000
$14.112.190.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

67.0%
17.9%
10.8%
Internal management$9.449.257.000
Community services$2.520.064.000
Social programs$1.524.584.000
Municipal activities$376.956.000
Recreational programs$197.345.000
Cultural programs$43.984.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$4.242.421.00030.1%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$3.868.357.00027.4%
Investment (works and projects)$1.842.717.00013.1%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$1.331.182.0009.4%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$1.183.050.0008.4%
Electricity (facilities)$454.365.0003.2%
Transfers to health$165.726.0001.2%
Transfers to education$86.926.0000.6%
Councillor stipends$84.057.0000.6%
Water (facilities)$60.268.0000.4%
Travel allowances$40.074.0000.3%
Commissions and representation$3.088.0000.0%

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

27.4%
30.1%
42.5%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$3.868.357.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$4.242.421.000
Others$6.001.412.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

44.2%
26.2%
23.0%
Permanent staff$2.267.574.000
Contract staff$1.341.247.000
Fee contracts$259.536.000
Labor Code$76.466.000
Community progs.$1.180.270.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

60.8%
29.9%
9.3%
Permanent staff59
Contract staff29
Fee contracts9
Total: 97 staffFee contracts: 9.3% of the headcountWomen: 34.1%Professionalization: 37.5%
Cost/staffer permanent: $25.998.373/yearCost/staffer contract: $15.377.690/yearCost/staffer fees: $13.986.667/year

Municipal staff by contract status (SINIM, 2023). Cost per staffer = annual spending of the type ÷ same-year headcount.

Inversión, servicios básicos y obras

Investment and authorities' expenses · 2025

Municipal investment: $1.842.717.000 (13.1% of spending)Councillor stipends: $84.057.000Travel allowances: $40.074.000Commissions and representation: $3.088.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $1.183.050.000Electricity: $454.365.000Water: $60.268.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

20
30
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

129
28
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$182.444.626.650
Purchase orders
47.940

Purchase-order amount · trend

$7.949.388.435
$1.988.589.856
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Crecic S.A.$80.638.055.468172
Hormibal Frutillar Ltda.$9.089.806.92430
Figuz S.A.$7.240.370.9185
Manque$2.850.985.71255
Constructora Andes y Cia. Ltda.$1.480.000.0001
Ingeniería y Construcción Monte Verde$1.314.963.06038
Comercial Center Ltda.$1.124.829.1141.118
Carlos Ottone Pincheira$855.884.54423

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.026.966.23052%
Agile Purchase $425.219.02521%
Direct award discretionary$367.838.36118%
Framework Agreement $168.566.2428%

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

Registered companies
1.832
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
5.005

Pyramid by sales bracket

60.5%
12.4%
25.2%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.108 companies
Small (≤25k UF)228 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)31 companies
Large (>100k UF)4 companies
No sales/no info461 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Kuncar y Cia Ltda.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 3196
Agricola y Forestal el Tranque LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 251
Transportes Euroamérica SpATRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 218
Transportes y Servicios Forestales Basauri Hnos SpAACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DEMedium 297
Comercial y Servicios Zipaquira LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 227
Inversiones Schettino LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 28
Agricola e Inversiones Chocahue LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 28
Frutos Secos el Rincon SpAACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DEMedium 1113
Rofitec Contratista Carlos Romero Fica E.I.R.L.CONSTRUCCIONMedium 184
Contratista Forestal Leslie Hazel Merino Mendez E.I.R.L.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 174

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
2
US$ 20 M declared
Approved last 5 years
10
US$ 876 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
150
+ 26 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
1.486
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Parque Eólico JunquillosEIAColbún S.A.Approved570923
Parque Eólico Newen KürufEIASoc. Eolica Valle Verde SpAApproved230200
Servicio de Transporte Terrestre de GNL para ENAP Refinerías S.A.DIAEnap Refinerias S.A.Approved45
Actualización y aumento de producción de Planta MulchénDIASociedad Cmpc Maderas SpAApproved19,790
Parque Fotovoltaico NeutrónDIAParque Solar Neutrón SpAUnder Review12,74470
Parque Fotovoltaico Doña XimenaDIAMvc Solar 35 SpAApproved1156
Parque Solar AltairDIAParque Solar Altair SpAApproved960
Nueva Línea de Alta Tensión 2x220 kV San Carlos - S/E MulchénDIAInversiones la Frontera del Bio BioUnder Review780
Proyecto Ampliación S/E Mulchén y Seccionamiento de la Línea 1x220 kV DIAAlfa Transmisora de Energía S.A.Approved5,18392
Parque Fotovoltaico Brillo SolarDIAParque Solar Brillo SpAApproved4,930
Minicentral El PortalDIACentral el Atajo SpAApproved320
Central de Respaldo Alto PowerDIACentral el Atajo SpAApproved1,215

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
68 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)
15 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

State protected wilderness areas (SNASPE) in the comuna
MallecoNational Reserve16.209 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.

197
Species
109
Flora
86
Fauna
2
Funga
60
In conservation status
36
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Rana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVULagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENQueuleGomortega keuleENCarmelita de concepciónPercilia irwiniENPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUPitaoPitavia punctataENTolloDiplomystes nahuelbutaensisENBagrecitoBullockia maldonadoiENGruñidor del sur, lagarto de corbataPristidactylus torquatusVUCauqueOdontesthes mauleanumVUSapoEupsophus roseusVUSapo de bullockTelmatobufo bullockiVUCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENBagrecitoTrichomycterus chiltoniENPuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVUPeladillaAplochiton zebraENHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUGrillo rojoCratomelus meritusVUPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVUSapoInsuetophrynus acarpicusENSapo de barrosAlsodes barrioiENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVUGuindo santo, ñire, ñirreEucryphia glutinosaVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVULinguePersea lingueVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENPiuquén, piquén, guayataChloephaga melanopteraENRanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENLamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUCiprés de cordillera, lenAustrocedrus chilensisVUSapoEupsophus vertebralisVUAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUPudúPudu puduVUSapoRhinella rubropunctataVUSapo de pecho espinoso de verrugasAlsodes verrucosusENHualoNothofagus glaucaNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTPato anteojillo, pato perro (argentina y chile), pato de anteojos, ánade anteojillo (español), spectacled duck, bronze-winged duck (inglés)Speculanas specularisNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTColo-coloLeopardus colocoloNTCarpintero negro, gallos del monte, rere (mapudungún)Campephilus magellanicusNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTPato cortacorrientesMerganetta armataNTAguilucho chicoButeo albigulaNTMonito del monteDromiciops gliroidesNTCuervo de pantanoPlegadis chihiNTPájaro amarilloPseudocolopteryx citreolaNT

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.

4 Wetlands · 4 urban · 1.424 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-08-78Ríos Biobío- Laja y Trib.urban1.401 /25.795
HUR-09-08Rio Renaicourban13 /42
HUR-09-12Rio Minincourban9 /372
HUR-08-134Sin informaciónurban0

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. 24 projects totaling US$ 1.962 million, approved between 2004 and 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy17 projects · US$ 1.731 M · 2007–2025
Colbún S.A.Parque Eólico Junquillos · Parque Eólico Entre Ríos
Hydraulic Infrastructure2 projects · US$ 161 M · 2013–2016
Inversiones la Frontera Sur SpACENTRAL HIDROELÉCTRICA FRONTERA · Minicentrales Hidroeléctricas Munilque 1, Munilque 2 y Bureo
Forestry2 projects · US$ 47 M · 2004–2023
Sociedad Cmpc Maderas SpA"Ampliación de la Planta Mulchén, CMPC Maderas S.A. (e-seia) · Actualización y aumento de producción de Planta Mulchén
Others3 projects · US$ 23 M · 2017–2024
Enap Refinerias S.A.Servicio de Transporte Terrestre de GNL para ENAP Refinerías S.A. · Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A.

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
CGE · also Coopelan, Frontel
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSBIO
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Victoria at 49.2 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

Final SMA sanctions

Final sanctions
1
Sanctioned entities
1
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
2 UTA
1 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Italo Jimenez RodriguezHOOKAH BAR - Ex TEJANOS PUBAmenities2

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

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
3
on projects in the comuna
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-219-2019
2TA
Unión Comunal de Juntas de Vecinos Marta González/ Comité de Ministros del Servicio de Evaluación
Hidroeléctrica de Pasada Agua Viva
Environmental assessment - Citizen participationRejects
35248-2017
2TA
Jara Rodríguez, José Daniel y otros en contra de la Dirección Ejecutiva del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Línea de Transmisión Tolpán-Mulchén
Administrative invalidationRejects
44326-2017
3TA
Agrícola Ancali Ltda. con Dirección Regional del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental VIII Región
Central Hidroeléctrica Fronter
Administrative invalidationRejects

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

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
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.

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
Vertedero Licura MulchénVertedero99.249 t/year · receives from 10 comunas
C.D.P. MulchénPrison (CDP)180 inmates · 124 convicted · 56 awaiting trial · 188% occupancy
PTAS - MULCHENPTAS · lodos activadosESSBIO S.A. · discharges into río bureo
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero Licura Mulchén (Mulchén) · 17.339 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
93
Area affected
458 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
36.240 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
59
At high or very high risk
14
2 very high
Main threat
Inundación por desborde de c…
Inundación por desborde de cauce

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
11,86°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,25°C
Annual precipitation
1.902 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
10
projection: +12 days
Frost days
30

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

SafetyCrime, road crashes and municipal security infrastructure

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

Police cases · 2025
2.663
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
8.557
Police cases · trend
1.879
2.663
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces7552.426
Weapons-related crimes252810
Domestic violence244784
Crimes and offenses under the arms law234752
Property damage186598
Threats169543
Burglary of an uninhabited place156501
Burglary of an inhabited place116373
Larceny112360
Minor injuries104334
Drug-related crimes52167
Theft of items from vehicles50161

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 30.

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
155
Guards and inspectors
6
1 per 5.187 hab
Patrol fleet
9
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 3Motorcycles: 4Bicycles: 2Drones: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
8
155
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
127
Deaths
2
6,4 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
115
10 serious
Pedestrian collisions
10

Crashes georeferenced by CONASET (urban + highway) during 2024. The only per-comuna source; covers ~70% of the country's deaths (non-geolocatable ones are excluded), so it slightly underestimates the total. Pedestrian collision is the leading cause of pedestrian death.