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Escudo de Negrete

Negrete

Región del Biobío10.574 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024155 km² of area68 inh./km²$5.693M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Population
−2,2%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
14,8%
Multidimensional poverty · 264th highest of 346
Finance
$538 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 171 of 346
Finance
78,11%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
546,7 pts
below the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
106th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

9 Schools
8 Squares and green areas
7 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
4 Fire stations
3 Health centers
2 Kindergartens
1 Carabineros

Negrete es una comuna y ciudad de la zona central de Chile. Es parte de la Provincia de Biobío y de la Región del Biobío. Las principales actividades locales son la agricultura y ganadería. En la primera dominan los llamados cultivos tradicionales; cereales y chacarería. La ganadería está representada por pequeñas granjas lecheras. Más recientemente, la vitivinicultura está experimentando un auge, y en consonancia con este, existe también oferta enoturismo.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

45.7 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#227 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety38
Health45
Culture and environment45
Education62
Infrastructure49
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Alfredo Peña Peña P.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · PARTIDO RADICAL DE CHILE
5.270
votes (63.11%)
9.725
Electoral roll
88,83%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
AP
Alfredo Peña Peña P.
2024-2028 · PARTIDO RADICAL DE CHILE
5.270
votes
AA
Alfredo Alejandro Peña Peña
2021-2024 · PR
2.532
votes
EV
Edwin von-Jentschyk Cruz
2008-2012 · PS
2.230
votes
EV
Edwin von-Jentschyk Cruz
2004-2008 · PS
3.083
votes
EV
Edwin von-Jentschyk Cruz
2000-2004 · PS
1.246
votes
OB
Oscar Burgos Vidal
1996-2000 · ILDUD
1.798
votes
LS
Luis Salamanca Alarcón
1994-1996 · DC
710
votes
TS
Teudocio Sandoval
1992-1994 · RN
504
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

FL
Fabian Lizama P.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.161
votes
JO
Juan Orrego V.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
784
votes
MM
Maximiliano Montes M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
766
votes
JB
Juan Barnachea I.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
673
votes
MC
Marcelo Carrillo F.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
436
votes
RS
Rosa Salamanca C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
357
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión11 de junio de 202675 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó por unanimidad subvenciones municipales a 74 organizaciones, cinco subvenciones especiales para mejoras en sedes comunitarias, y modificaciones presupuestarias para apicultores y el RallyMobile 2026.

Temas tratados

  • Subvención regular 2026: distribución para 74 organizaciones funcionales y territoriales de la comuna.
  • Desarrollo Rural: modificación presupuestaria para comprar azúcar como suplemento alimenticio para apicultores.
  • Programa Cultura: incorporación del RallyMobile 2026 (4ª fecha, 18-20 junio en Negrete y Nacimiento).
  • CESFAM Negrete: entrega de bases para concurso público de director/a y designación del concejal Fabián Lisama como integrante de la comisión evaluadora.
  • Subvenciones especiales: cinco juntas de vecinos solicitaron fondos para mejoras eléctricas, pintura, veredas y canchas en sus sedes.
  • Puntos varios: transporte Negrete-Concepción, pasarela peatonal Portal 2, uniformes banda de guerra del Liceo Polivalente, bacheo calle Luis Cruz Martínez, pavimentaciones y proyecto habitacional Avenida Estación.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Subvención regular 2026 a 74 organizaciones: aprobada por unanimidad. El monto mencionado al inicio de la transcripción no queda claro (Whisper registra "25.800 millones", cifra que parece errónea).
  • Modificación Programa Desarrollo Rural: aprobada por unanimidad. Se transfieren $2.500.000 desde cuenta existente para compra de azúcar para apicultores.
  • Modificación Programa Cultura (RallyMobile): aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Reunión de comisión de Salud para revisar bases concurso CESFAM: aprobada, realizada el mismo día tras el concejo.
  • Designación concejal Fabián Lisama a la comisión del concurso CESFAM: aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Cinco subvenciones especiales: todas aprobadas por unanimidad.
  • Comisión desarrollo agrícola (24 de junio) y comisión medio ambiente sobre tenencia responsable de mascotas (1 de julio): ambas aprobadas.
  • Comisión social para actualizar ordenanza de subvenciones (8 de julio): aprobada.

Plata y obras

  • Subvención especial La Capilla Coigüe: $2.400.000 (mejoramiento eléctrico, pintura, obra menor sede).
  • Subvención especial Casas de Renaico-El Agro: $3.000.000 + $500.000 aporte propio (eléctrico, pintura, extensión red de agua).
  • Subvención especial Avaquería Esperanza: $3.620.000 + $500.000 aporte propio (eléctrico, pintura, resiembra cancha).
  • Subvención especial Santa Rosa: $3.846.000 + $600.000 aporte propio (terraza sede y cancha).
  • Subvención especial Piche-Renaico: $4.300.000 + $1.000.000 aporte propio (alumbrado público y reposición veredas).
  • Financiamiento RallyMobile proviene principalmente del Gobierno Regional y CMPC; costo municipal no se precisó en sesión.
  • Proyectos de pavimentación Lago Pirihueco-Emilio Serrano y sector Los Bajos en proceso con SERVIU; proyecto loteo Avenida Estación (86 viviendas de 67 m²) ingresado a revisión.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Concejal Lisama cuestionó si la subvención a Piche-Renaico para alumbrado no debería ser responsabilidad de la empresa concesionaria de la carretera aledaña. El alcalde respondió que las gestiones con la empresa están activas pero sin fecha concreta, y que la seguridad de los vecinos no puede esperar.
  • Concejal Orrego expresó frustración por la demora en el financiamiento regional de proyectos bien formulados por el municipio, señalando que otras comunas reciben aprobaciones más rápidas.
  • El alcalde informó que se detectó uso indebido del paradero del sector Portal (personas encendiendo fuego), advirtiendo que de continuar se evaluaría el retiro del mobiliario.

Para seguir

  • 24 de junio: comisión de desarrollo agrícola y fomento productivo.
  • 1 de julio: comisión de medio ambiente (evaluación acuerdos sobre tenencia responsable de mascotas).
  • 8 de julio: comisión social para actualizar ordenanza de subvenciones municipales.
  • Trámite de transporte regular Negrete-Concepción aún pendiente en Secretaría Regional de Transportes.
  • Pasarela peatonal Portal 2-centro: proyectada pero sin plazo definido.
  • Reunión con directiva de banda de guerra del Liceo Polivalente agendada para el jueves siguiente al consejo.
  • Concurso público director/a CESFAM: bases en análisis, proceso por iniciarse.

Summary generated by AI (claude-sonnet-4-6) from the official broadcast transcript · may contain inaccuracies

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

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

Resolutions extracted
238
of 370 minutes read
Money involved
$8.121.978.644
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
3.433/2022 · Aprobación del presupuesto municipal 2023.Budget amendment$3.600.000.000unanimidad
3.432/2022 · Aprobación del plan de acción municipal: orientaciones globales del municipio, metas PMG, planes, políticas, estrategias y programas.Otherunanimidad
3.203/2021 · Definir días y horas en que sesionará el Concejo Municipal.Otherunanimidad
3.274/2021 · Aprobación de la Modificación Presupuestaria N° 8 Municipal por redistribución de gastos.Budget amendmentunanimidad
3.685/2024 · Acuerdo para realizar la Comisión de Presupuesto para evaluar la entrega de la modificación presupuestaria N° 1 de Salud y CementerioOtherunanimidad
3.684/2024 · Aprobación modificación presupuestaria N° 1 municipalBudget amendmentunanimidad

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
117
Highly complex
7
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202513283
20238124
20216141
2020423111
20199251
2016615

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

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

  • IH
    Itelecom Holding Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2021–2023
  • PE
    Parque Eólico Fénix - Parque Eólico Maqui SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2022–2026
  • WN
    Wpd Negrete SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2024–2026
  • CL
    Creatimus Linuxcorp Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • EG
    Enel Green Power Chile Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022
  • AM
    Andes Mainstream SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017–2023
  • E
    Enersis
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022
  • OS
    Ondac SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • H
    Hlf
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • CA
    Comite Allegados Coigue
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2024
  • TL
    Tirant Lo Blanch
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • AC
    Asociacion Chilena de Seguridad
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • RS
    Rocacura SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2026
  • LC
    Lirmi Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • IC
    Ingenieria, Consultoria e Inversiones Kimia SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • CF
    Constructora Figuz S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • EC
    Empresas Cmpc S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2025
  • WC
    Wpd Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016
  • Ce
    Comercializadora e Importadora San Alejandro SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2026
  • SL
    Sisinf Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025–2026
and 58 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

8.960
inhabitants
10.599
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+19%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
10.386
-3% vs. 2035 (10.729)
Over 60 · 2050
38,81%
28,77% 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)74,32 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)2,2 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment103 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment50 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)546,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)565,9 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo10.723 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)9,9 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)14,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples8,51 %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 67 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
11.873
6.573 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
4.121
63% of RSH households
Female-headed households
48%
3.131
Elderly (60+)2.64622%
Children and adolescents (<18)2.57822%
Foreign nationals480%
Belonging to indigenous peoples4444%
People with moderate/severe dependency1211%
Single-person households3.43752%

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
1.786
8 schools
Students per teacher
9,1
197 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
94%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
80,9%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 84%Private subsidized 16%
Pass rate
98,1%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,08%
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
2
FONASA enrollees
11.458
108% of the population
Doctors employed
4
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 89Contract staff: 36Fee contracts: 20
Primary-care medical visits · per year
6.405
38.410
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
186
496
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 (11.042 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar YanequénFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal8.51264%
Posta de Salud Rural CoigueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.55055%
Posta de Salud Rural RihueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal98064%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $4.206.847.000 ($367.154/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $2.403.065.000Municipal contribution: $20.000.000

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

Indigenous population
913
8.5% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
1
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche89898.4%

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
27
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.6
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
159
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
36
Sports
34
For the elderly
9
Social and aid
5
Cultural
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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
FLFIESTA LATINAFM92.5 FM
VVACILONAFM100.1 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
78
0,7% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
30 people · 38% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
30 Venezuela
14 Argentina
6 Perú
6 Colombia

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
109
4 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
164
4,4% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
8
747 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
130
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
504
beneficiaries · 2012–2024
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

7.239homes · by type (2017)
House
3.674 · 98.7%
House
3.413 · 97%
Shack/hut/shanty
93 · 2.6%
Shack/improvised dwelling
40 · 1.1%
Room in old house/tenement
8 · 0.2%
Other private
4 · 0.1%
Other private
3 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
1 · 0%
Apartment
1 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
70%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
1.329 · 59.9%
Rented
264 · 11.9%
Provided for work
237 · 10.7%
Owned, being paid off
216 · 9.7%
Free of charge
173 · 7.8%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
14
5,9 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
$5.693.481.000
Own revenue
$1.038.968.000
18% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$3.707.641.000
65% of the total
State transfers
$58.333.000
1% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$556.166.000
$5.693.481.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

15.0%
18.6%
42.3%
23.1%
Property tax$155.929.000
Business licenses$193.602.000
Vehicle permits$439.132.000
Cleaning fees$10.671.000
Other own revenue$239.634.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $3.511.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
34.5%
40.7%
24.8%
Municipal$5.693.481.000
Education$6.711.177.000
Health$4.098.430.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $2.967.511.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$115.642.000
$1.038.968.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$385.041.000
$3.707.641.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$782.000
$58.333.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$7.018.965.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$5.725.278.000
Execution rate
81.6%
Unexecuted: $1.293.687.000
Medium execution: it executed 81.6%. Left unspent: $1.293.687.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$327.358.000
$5.725.278.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

59.7%
21.0%
9.6%
7.7%
Internal management$3.419.614.000
Community services$1.203.484.000
Social programs$551.535.000
Municipal activities$30.648.000
Recreational programs$78.103.000
Cultural programs$441.894.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$4.206.847.00073.5%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.814.971.00031.7%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.686.973.00029.5%
Investment (works and projects)$320.352.0005.6%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$262.042.0004.6%
Electricity (facilities)$259.626.0004.5%
Councillor stipends$84.827.0001.5%
Transfers to education$70.000.0001.2%
Street lighting$53.762.0000.9%
Transfers to health$39.079.0000.7%
Water (facilities)$38.602.0000.7%
Travel allowances$35.993.0000.6%
Commissions and representation$3.602.0000.1%

Share of total accrued spending. Lines overlap (personnel sits inside several areas), so they don't add to 100%. Source: SINIM.

Personal y dotación municipal

Spending composition · 2025

29.5%
31.7%
38.8%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.686.973.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.814.971.000
Others$2.223.334.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

37.9%
28.2%
11.3%
20.4%
Permanent staff$826.120.000
Contract staff$613.605.000
Fee contracts$247.248.000
Labor Code$48.549.000
Community progs.$443.831.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

41.4%
55.2%
Permanent staff24
Contract staff32
Fee contracts2
Total: 58 staffFee contracts: 3.4% of the headcountWomen: 50.0%Professionalization: 35.7%
Cost/staffer permanent: $33.885.333/yearCost/staffer contract: $12.923.063/yearCost/staffer fees: $144.901.000/year

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

Inversión, servicios básicos y obras

Investment and authorities' expenses · 2025

Municipal investment: $320.352.000 (5.6% of spending)Councillor stipends: $84.827.000Travel allowances: $35.993.000Commissions and representation: $3.602.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $262.042.000Street lighting: $53.762.000Electricity: $259.626.000Water: $38.602.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

10
23
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

38
105
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$47.536.234.256
Purchase orders
23.808

Purchase-order amount · trend

$414.719.226
$1.495.279.945
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Figuz S.A.$3.877.541.2242
Johnny Sandoval Zapata$2.148.239.44821
Rodrigo Andrés$2.127.628.54019
Sociedad Constructora y Ensayes de Materiales Limitada$2.050.000.0001
Shell Nacimiento$1.751.913.4851.318
Sociedad de Transporte German Patricio Cea Candia SpA$1.542.573.0732
Soluciones de Eficiencia Energética Go+ SpA$1.247.400.0001
Constructora Bio-Bio S.A.$999.999.0011

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $806.608.07154%
Agile Purchase $528.001.31835%
Direct award discretionary$88.487.6406%
Framework Agreement $72.182.9155%

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

Registered companies
691
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
4.977

Pyramid by sales bracket

62.5%
14.8%
19.0%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)432 companies
Small (≤25k UF)102 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)18 companies
Large (>100k UF)8 companies
No sales/no info131 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Constructora Bio Bio S.A.CONSTRUCCIONLarge 2493
Sociedad Inmobiliaria y de Inversiones Bio Bio S.A.ACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASLarge 26
Agricola-Fruticola Maranello LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 1693
Construcciones y Transportes Laja SpACONSTRUCCIONLarge 1240
Servicios Forestales Especializados Corte Alto LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 1136
Comercializadora e Importadora San Alejandro SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 162
Agricola Rihue LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 131
Soc de Transportes Medina Ltda.TRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 126
The Mind Cloud SpAACTIVIDADES PROFESIONALES, CIENTIFICAS Y TECNMedium 282
Transportes Avendaño SpATRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOMedium 272

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
6
US$ 128 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
559
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Parque Eólico FénixEIAParque Eólico Maqui SpAApproved110350
Nueva S/E Seccionadora Epuleufu y Nueva Línea 1x66 Kv Angol EpuleufuDIASociedad Austral de Transmisión TroApproved23,273200
Línea de Alta Tensión Rihue-RenaicoDIAEnel Green Power Chile S.A.Approved5100
Parque Fotovoltaico OmegaDIAParque Solar Omega SpAApproved575
Extracción de Áridos Pozo GallegosDIASociedad Concesionaria Ruta NahuelbApproved2,510
Extracción de Áridos Sector AvariaDIASociedad Concesionaria Ruta NahuelbApproved0,37

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
30 km
Motorways and trunk roads crossing the comuna

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

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

No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.

Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
0 t SO₂
0 t MP10
0 t MP2,5

Air quality observed at MMA's SINCA stations within the comuna (2020); when there are several, the worst is shown. The scale compares the annual average with the WHO 2021 guideline (PM2.5 = 5 · PM10 = 15 µg/m³, international health reference) and the Chilean annual primary standard (PM2.5 = 20 · PM10 = 50 µg/m³): green within the WHO guideline, amber between guideline and standard, red above the national standard. "Days above standard" use the 24-h daily standard (PM2.5 = 50 · PM10 = 150 µg/m³). RETC emissions = declared point sources (industry/energy), excludes diffuse sources like residential firewood.

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
NahuelbutaNational Parkat 36.4 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.

101
Species
63
Flora
38
Fauna
30
In conservation status
21
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Rana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENPitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENCarmelita de concepciónPercilia irwiniENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUQueuleGomortega keuleENHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVULagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVUNigroperla costalisCRPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVULinguePersea lingueVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENSapoRhinella rubropunctataVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENHualoNothofagus glaucaNTAraña pollito, tarántulaEuathlus manicataNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTCuervo de pantanoPlegadis chihiNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTPato anteojillo, pato perro (argentina y chile), pato de anteojos, ánade anteojillo (español), spectacled duck, bronze-winged duck (inglés)Speculanas specularisNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNT

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.

3 Wetlands · 3 urban · 435 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-08-78Ríos Biobío- Laja y Trib.urban430 /25.795
HUR-09-08Rio Renaicourban3 /42
HUR-09-07Siist. Rios Vergara- Picoiquen- Rehue- Huaquenurban2 /613

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. 15 projects totaling US$ 674 million, approved between 1997 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy12 projects · US$ 625 M · 1997–2026
Gasoducto del Pacífico S.A.Gasoducto Trasandino y Distribución de Gas Natural en Chile · Parque Eólico Entre Ríos
Forestry1 project · US$ 37 M · 2001
Cmpc Pulp SpAOptimización Planta Pacífico PROPAC
Agriculture and livestock1 project · US$ 12 M · 2021
Collipulli Red Soil S.A.Regularización Ambiental Planta de Granos
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 SAESA
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSBIO
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Los Angeles at 25.4 km

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

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

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
1
on projects in the comuna
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
7776-2015
3TA
Comunidad Coyan Mapu y Otra con Comisión de Evaluación Ambiental, Región del Bíobio.
Parque Eólico Negrete
Exhaustion of administrative remediesRejects

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
26 m²
above the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

Municipally maintained green area per inhabitant (SINIM). The National Urban Development Council recommends a minimum of 10 m²/inhab (WHO, ~9). Self-reported by municipalities, with quality varying across comunas.

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
PTAS - NEGRETEPTAS · lagunas estabilizaciónESSBIO S.A. · discharges into río bío bío
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero Licura Mulchén (Mulchén) · 2.606 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
17
Area affected
16 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
441 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
34
At high or very high risk
24
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
13,55°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,2°C
Annual precipitation
1.047 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
20
projection: +20 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
545
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.154
Police cases · trend
561
545
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats95898
Domestic violence88832
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces70662
Property damage66624
Larceny51482
Burglary of an uninhabited place39369
Minor injuries34322
Burglary of an inhabited place26246
Weapons-related crimes12114
Crimes and offenses under the arms law1095
Sexual abuse876
Theft of items from vehicles766

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 25.

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
4
Guards and inspectors
1
1 per 10.574 hab
Patrol fleet
3
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Security booths
1
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 3
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
4
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
83
Deaths
2
18,9 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
83
13 serious
Pedestrian collisions
1

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.