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Escudo de Nacimiento

Nacimiento

Región del BiobíoFounded 160328.028 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024910 km² of area31 inh./km²$11.567M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Environment
48 µg/m³
1st worst air quality (PM2.5)
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Population
−6%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
11,9%
Multidimensional poverty · 307th highest of 346
Finance
$413 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 245 of 346
Environment
47,8 µg/m³
Air above the standard: PM2.5
Education
578,8 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
201st
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

53 Squares and green areas
34 Schools
13 Health centers
8 Kindergartens
6 Pharmacies
5 Fire stations
4 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
1 Institutes
1 Hospitals
1 Carabineros
1 Libraries

Nacimiento es una comuna y ciudad de la zona centro-sur de Chile, situada en la Región del Biobío y en la provincia homónima.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

61.1 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#40 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety60
Health82
Culture and environment46
Education69
Infrastructure57
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Carlos Toloza S.Re-elected
CHILE VAMOS · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
14.609
votes (72.54%)
24.176
Electoral roll
88%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
CT
Carlos Toloza S.
2024-2028 · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
14.609
votes
CR
Carlos Roberto Toloza Soto
2021-2024 · UDI
5.067
votes
GM
Gerardo Montes Cisternas
2008-2012 · PS
6.728
votes
GM
Gerardo Montes Cisternas
2004-2008 · PS
8.065
votes
GM
Gerardo Montes Cisternas
2000-2004 · PS
6.268
votes
OG
Oscar Guerrero Quinsac
1996-2000 · DC
4.411
votes
OG
Oscar Guerrero Quinsac
1992-1996 · DC
3.778
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

SS
Samuel Salazar C.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · PARTIDO RADICAL DE CHILE
2.422
votes
BT
Bernes Toloza L.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
2.028
votes
HI
Hugo Inostroza R.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.570
votes
LD
Luis Diaz R.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
988
votes
LV
Luis Vergara G.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
875
votes
DV
Daniela Villaseca R.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
552
votes

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

Este municipio no publica actas del concejo en su Transparencia Activa (obligación de la Ley 20.285); sus sesiones pueden estar solo en video.

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
30
Highly complex
1
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2018301245

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

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

  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Villa las Araucarias
    Lobby / interest management · 18 audiencias · 2016–2025
  • CA
    Club Alonso de Ribera
    Lobby / interest management · 15 audiencias · 2015–2021
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos las Minas
    Lobby / interest management · 13 audiencias · 2016–2025
  • AC
    Asociacion Comunal de Rayuela
    Lobby / interest management · 10 audiencias · 2016–2024
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Villa los Castaños
    Lobby / interest management · 9 audiencias · 2016–2022
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Villa San Nicolas
    Lobby / interest management · 9 audiencias · 2016–2021
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • CD
    Club de Cueca Trinar de Espuelas
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2017–2024
  • CD
    Club Deportivo J. Montt
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2016–2025
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Jaime Fuentes
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2020–2025
  • CD
    Club Deportivo las Higueras
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2015–2022
  • CD
    Camara de Comercio de Nacimiento
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2016–2023
  • CD
    Club Deportivo Juvenil Lautaro
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2015–2025
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • AD
    Asociacion de Futbol Nacimiento
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2016–2024
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Paolo Lastrego
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2016–2025
  • CD
    Club de Huasos Carrizal Maipo
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2019–2023
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos 2001
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2017–2023
  • CP
    Consejo para la Discapacidad Nacimiento
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2018–2023
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Julio Duran
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2017–2023
  • EP
    Entidad Patrocinante Area Sur S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2015–2018
  • AI
    Asociacion Indigena Newen Mapu
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2017–2024
and 241 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

27.031
inhabitants
28.040
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+4%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
26.351
-6% vs. 2035 (27.913)
Over 60 · 2050
37,83%
27,95% in 2035 · +10 pts of ageing

INE projects comuna population only through 2035; the 2050 values are an own estimate by the monitor, anchored to the official INE 2050 national total (21,626,079 inhab, 32.1% aged 60+). Not an official comuna figure.

IndicatorValueSource
Homes with public water supply (2017 Census)84,77 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,5 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment373 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment33,3 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)578,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)597,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo26.140 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)11 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)11,9 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples6,17 %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 395 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
26.447
12.512 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
7.158
57% of RSH households
Female-headed households
47%
5.939
Elderly (60+)6.27324%
Children and adolescents (<18)5.78522%
Foreign nationals1741%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1.1564%
People with moderate/severe dependency4932%
Single-person households5.27842%

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
5.738
28 schools
Students per teacher
11,1
516 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
90,8%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
62,9%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 52%Private subsidized 48%
Pass rate
99,3%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
0,71%
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
3.328
12% of the population
Doctors employed
2
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 28Contract staff: 23Fee contracts: 15
Primary-care medical visits · per year
24.378
46.872
20102025
Medical specialties served · 2 in the comuna (public system)
Family MedicineAdult Psychiatry

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

Comprehensive home visits · per year
760
1.256
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 (22.294 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Hospital Comunitario de NacimientoHospitalHealth Service18.80753%
Posta de Salud Rural Dollinco (Nacimiento)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal78463%
Posta de Salud Rural CulencoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal64676%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Julio HemmelmannCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Health Service63553%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar LautaroCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Health Service41963%
Posta de Salud Rural Choroico (Nacimiento)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal38477%
Posta de Salud Rural CarrizalRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal29776%
Posta de Salud Rural MillapoaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal19175%
Posta de Salud Rural San RoqueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal13176%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $1.870.560.000 ($562.067/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $700.674.000Municipal contribution: $350.000.000

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

Indigenous population
1.613
6.2% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche1.55496.3%

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
70
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.5
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
284
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
59
For the elderly
31
Sports
23
Social and aid
7
Cultural
5
Religious
3
Foundations and corporations
2
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 · 2 Comunitaria · 2 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
NANUEVA AURORAFM99.5 FM
PSPOPULAR SANTA MARIAFM95.7 FM
CdClub de Radioaficionados de Radio Escogidos Fm Nacimiento · holderComunitaria107.5 FM
CSComite Solidario de Nacimiento · holderComunitaria107.1 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
251
1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
85 people · 34% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
85 Venezuela
41 Colombia
33 Haití
19 Argentina

International immigrants per the 2024 Census (people born outside Chile living in the comuna). Nationwide they are 1,608,650 people, 8.8% of the population.

Housing and housing deficitSource: MINVU (Encampment Registry + 2024 Census deficit + subsidies) · INE

Encampments
0
no encampments registered
Housing deficit
477
5,2% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
56
5.108 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
469
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
991
beneficiaries · 2013–2024
Subsidies Rental · DS52
100
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

19.214homes · by type (2017)
House
9.770 · 96.7%
House
9.029 · 99.1%
Shack/hut/shanty
262 · 2.6%
Other private
57 · 0.6%
Room in old house/tenement
37 · 0.4%
Other private
35 · 0.3%
Shack/improvised dwelling
10 · 0.1%
Apartment
9 · 0.1%
Apartment
3 · 0%
Room in old house/tenement
1 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
73%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
3.758 · 55.9%
Owned, being paid off
1.139 · 16.9%
Rented
1.005 · 14.9%
Free of charge
441 · 6.6%
Provided for work
380 · 5.7%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
23
3,8 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
$11.566.751.000
Own revenue
$3.383.212.000
29% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$6.579.997.000
57% of the total
State transfers
$634.749.000
5% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$2.219.728.000
$11.566.751.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

35.3%
36.9%
13.0%
11.6%
Property tax$1.192.973.000
Business licenses$1.247.971.000
Vehicle permits$440.853.000
Cleaning fees$109.369.000
Other own revenue$392.046.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $3.346.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
44.4%
48.9%
6.7%
Municipal$11.566.751.000
Education$12.750.708.000
Health$1.736.226.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $5.831.141.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$527.526.000
$3.383.212.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$686.602.000
$6.579.997.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$785.982.000
$634.749.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$13.692.568.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$12.096.118.000
Execution rate
88.3%
Unexecuted: $1.596.450.000
Medium execution: it executed 88.3%. Left unspent: $1.596.450.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$2.028.141.000
$12.096.118.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

46.8%
37.1%
7.1%
Internal management$5.664.885.000
Community services$4.483.524.000
Social programs$854.235.000
Municipal activities$490.088.000
Recreational programs$333.336.000
Cultural programs$270.050.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$4.518.960.00037.4%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$3.084.481.00025.5%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$1.870.560.00015.5%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$1.219.928.00010.1%
Investment (works and projects)$745.004.0006.2%
Electricity (facilities)$354.545.0002.9%
Transfers to health$350.000.0002.9%
Councillor stipends$85.403.0000.7%
Street lighting$56.392.0000.5%
Transfers to education$42.700.0000.4%
Travel allowances$37.959.0000.3%
Water (facilities)$18.626.0000.2%
Commissions and representation$2.183.0000.0%

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

25.5%
37.4%
37.1%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$3.084.481.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$4.518.960.000
Others$4.492.677.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

56.1%
21.9%
18.9%
Permanent staff$2.140.729.000
Contract staff$835.288.000
Fee contracts$108.464.000
Labor Code$9.564.000
Community progs.$722.037.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

59.5%
40.5%
Permanent staff72
Contract staff49
Total: 121 staffWomen: 58.7%Professionalization: 47.9%
Cost/staffer permanent: $26.602.472/yearCost/staffer contract: $16.279.531/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: $745.004.000 (6.2% of spending)Councillor stipends: $85.403.000Travel allowances: $37.959.000Commissions and representation: $2.183.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $1.219.928.000Street lighting: $56.392.000Electricity: $354.545.000Water: $18.626.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

355
74
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

111
21
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$109.096.608.631
Purchase orders
40.707

Purchase-order amount · trend

$1.614.096.136
$4.293.614.715
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S a$29.739.178.243579
Starco S a$7.414.367.79059
Inversiones Ranco$4.362.756.06345
Triviño Medio Ambiente Ltda.$2.547.783.65370
Constructora Nacimiento Ltda.$2.415.108.21291
Fundacion Cmpc$2.081.836.26828
Constructora Puentes$1.435.806.97535
Ingetal Ingeniería y Construcción S.A.$1.429.686.2932

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $3.196.114.81974%
Framework Agreement $487.318.41111%
Agile Purchase $406.597.1359%
Direct award discretionary$203.584.3505%

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

Registered companies
1.581
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
10.351

Pyramid by sales bracket

61.7%
18.2%
17.6%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)976 companies
Small (≤25k UF)288 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)30 companies
Large (>100k UF)9 companies
No sales/no info278 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Servicios Forestales Nacimiento Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 31.593
Sociedad y Mantencion de Servicios Industriales LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2563
Mack Mantención Industrial SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 1861
Servicios Integrales de Mantenimiento e Ingenieria Siming LimitadaACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DELarge 1533
Sociedad de Mantencion y Construccion Industrial LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 1499
Leonidas Poo Zenteno y Cia Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 1130
Comercializadora Turgi SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 1127
Comercial Jara y Compania LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 124
Comercial y Transportes Nacimiento LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 110
Servicios Vruc SpACONSTRUCCIONMedium 2272

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
4
US$ 79 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
292
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Parque Eólico El AlmendroEIABioenergias Forestales SpAApproved160325
Parque Solar GammaDIAParque Solar Gamma SpAApproved10,22760
Ampliación Planta OxígenoDIALinde Gas Chile S.A.Approved9,08354
Nueva S/E Seccionadora Nacimiento y Reconfiguración de las Conexiones DIACmpc Pulp SpAApproved6,670

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
34 km
Motorways and trunk roads crossing the comuna

Road infrastructure of the MOP and concession holders, not the municipality: it measures how much highway crosses the territory, not municipal management. Only comunas with roads of this category are counted.

Environment and air qualitySource: MMA · SINCA + PPDA + RETC

MP2,5 · annual average
47,8µg/m³· above the Chilean standard
OMS 5
CL standard 20
9,6× the WHO 2021 guideline · 2,4× the Chilean standard · 118 days above daily standard (50 µg/m³)
MP10 · annual average
66,6µg/m³· above the Chilean standard
OMS 15
CL standard 50
4,4× the WHO 2021 guideline · 1,3× the Chilean standard · 23 days above daily standard (150 µg/m³)
3monitoring stations· measures MP2,5; MP10; O3; SO2; NO2; CO· stations: Club de Empleados, Entre Ríos, Lautaro
Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
478 t SO₂
30 t MP10
23 t MP2,5
0 t Material particulado

Air quality observed at MMA's SINCA stations within the comuna (2024); when there are several, the worst is shown. The scale compares the annual average with the WHO 2021 guideline (PM2.5 = 5 · PM10 = 15 µg/m³, international health reference) and the Chilean annual primary standard (PM2.5 = 20 · PM10 = 50 µg/m³): green within the WHO guideline, amber between guideline and standard, red above the national standard. "Days above standard" use the 24-h daily standard (PM2.5 = 50 · PM10 = 150 µg/m³). RETC emissions = declared point sources (industry/energy), excludes diffuse sources like residential firewood.

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
NahuelbutaNational Parkat 34 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.

40
Species
32
Flora
8
Fauna
13
In conservation status
10
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
RuilNothofagus alessandriiENCarmelita de concepciónPercilia irwiniENQueuleGomortega keuleENPitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUSapoEupsophus roseusVULinguePersea lingueVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENAguilucho de cola rojizaButeo ventralisVURana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTSapito 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.

1 Wetlands · 1 urban · 1.165 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-08-78Ríos Biobío- Laja y Trib.urban1.165 /25.795

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. 11 projects totaling US$ 1.079 million, approved between 1997 and 2024. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Forestry2 projects · US$ 730 M · 2004–2010
Cmpc Pulp SpAProyecto Ampliación Planta Santa Fe · Optimización Operacional de Planta Santa Fe - Línea 2 (e-seia)
Energy6 projects · US$ 217 M · 1997–2024
Gasoducto del Pacífico S.A.Gasoducto Trasandino y Distribución de Gas Natural en Chile · Parque Eólico El Almendro
Miscellaneous industrial facilities2 projects · US$ 132 M · 2006–2016
Cmpc Pulp SpAIncremento de generación de vapor en planta Santa Fe · PLANTA PRODUCTORA DE OXIGENO EN FORMA LIQUIDA Y GASEOSA DISTRIBUCION DE GASES DEL AIRE AGA S.A. PLANTA PRODUCTORA DE OXIGENO NACIMIENTO (e-seia)
Others1 project · US$ 0 M · 2017
Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Polykarpo S.A.Ampliación Transporte Terrestre de Sustancias Químicas

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 · also Coelcha
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
5 m²
50% 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 - NACIMIENTOPTAS · lodos activadosESSBIO S.A. · discharges into estero taboleo
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Los Ángeles (Los Ángeles) · 7.265 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
39
Area affected
32 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
102.479 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
35
At high or very high risk
23
3 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
12,88°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,31°C
Annual precipitation
1.612 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
14
projection: +16 days
Frost days
12

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
1.465
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.227
Police cases · trend
1.394
1.465
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Domestic violence172614
Threats170607
Property damage162578
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces153546
Burglary of an uninhabited place114407
Weapons-related crimes109389
Burglary of an inhabited place105375
Minor injuries96343
Crimes and offenses under the arms law88314
Larceny75268
Drug-related crimes40143
Theft of items from vehicles29104

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
56
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 28.028 hab
Patrol fleet
3
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Security booths
1
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 2Motorcycles: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
56
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
140
Deaths
0
0 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
98
11 serious
Pedestrian collisions
8

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.