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Quilaco

Región del Biobío4.186 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20241.126 km² of area4 inh./km²$4.940M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Population
−6,2%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
17,9%
Multidimensional poverty · 194th highest of 346
Finance
$1,2 million
per inhabitant per year · rank 58 of 346
Finance
79,15%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Finance
97th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

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

Quilaco es una comuna chilena de la zona central de Chile, ubicada en la Región del Biobío, al sur de Santa Bárbara, y en la ribera sur del río Biobío. Fue fundada el 13 de diciembre de 1760, en el reducto del lonco Mallacán, vecino de Pichipillán y Coñuepán.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

41.2 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#289 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety53
Health43
Culture and environment23
Education48
Infrastructure45
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Pablo Urrutia M.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
2.348
votes (61.4%)
4.589
Electoral roll
87,27%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
PU
Pablo Urrutia M.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
2.348
votes
PA
Pablo Antonio Urrutia Maldonado
2021-2024 · IND
1.330
votes
FB
Fredy Barrueto Viveros
2008-2012 · PRI
1.021
votes
RT
Rolando Tirapegui Muñoz
2004-2008 · PRSD
1.549
votes
RT
Rolando Tirapegui Muñoz
2000-2004 · PRSD
851
votes
RT
Rolando Tirapegui Muñoz
1996-2000 · PRSD
881
votes
RT
Rolando Tirapegui Muñoz
1992-1996 · PR
618
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

RT
Rolando Tirapegui M.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · PARTIDO RADICAL DE CHILE
353
votes
JB
Jacquelyn Benitez M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
342
votes
JS
Jaime Sanhueza P.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
316
votes
JV
Jose Villa R.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
315
votes
MR
Miguel Riquelme C.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
255
votes
FQ
Felipe Quiroz Q.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
195
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión148 minWatch session

En una línea: La sesión abordó múltiples temas de conectividad rural (pavimentación, balsa Kayaki), aprobó la ordenanza de subvenciones y el plan comunal de seguridad pública, y expuso quejas persistentes por el mal estado de los caminos.

Temas tratados

  • Pavimentación rural: Respuesta de Vialidad sobre rutas Q781 y Q775; algunos tramos incluidos en consultoría de diseño, otros quedan fuera de lo solicitado originalmente.
  • Balsa Kayaki (sector Loncopangue): El municipio ofició a Vialidad pidiendo priorizar su habilitación; el estudio batimétrico aún no tiene financiamiento confirmado.
  • Estado de caminos y contrato Constructora Ortiz/Global: Concejales debatieron incumplimientos en frecuencia de reperfilado y falta de comunicación de la empresa con vecinos.
  • Aprobación de actas: Actas ordinarias N°49, 50 y 51.
  • Plan Comunal de Seguridad Pública 2025–2028: Presentación del plan con delitos priorizados (armas, drogas, VIF, abigeato, robo en lugar habitado) y estrategias de acción.
  • Ordenanza de subvenciones a organizaciones comunitarias (Ley 19.418): Actualización de plazos y condiciones.
  • Subvenciones ordinarias 2026: Asignación a 28 organizaciones funcionales y territoriales.
  • Cuenta del alcalde: Subsidio de gas, renuncia de la asistente social, proyectos elegibles SUBDERE, vivienda, alumbrado eléctrico y otros temas comunales.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Actas N°49, 50 y 51: Aprobadas por unanimidad.
  • Plan Comunal de Seguridad Pública: Aprobado por unanimidad (6 votos a favor).
  • Ordenanza de subvenciones a organizaciones comunitarias: Aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Subvenciones ordinarias 2026 para 28 organizaciones: Aprobadas por unanimidad.

Plata y obras

  • Consultoría de diseño de pavimentos rurales (~80 km, varias rutas provincia del Biobío): incluida en GIP 4478-488, con admisibilidad aprobada y a la espera de financiamiento 2026.
  • Subvenciones ordinarias 2026: 28 organizaciones, cada una por $200.000 (monto mencionado explícitamente para las primeras organizaciones listadas).
  • Cámaras de seguridad con fondos municipales: ~$40 millones para zona límite con Mulchén, mencionados por el alcalde.
  • Fondo de seguridad pública (SUBDERE/Ministerio): ~$50–51 millones anuales disponibles para la comuna (categoría 3).
  • 4 camionetas municipales: Aprobadas por el Gobernador; se esperan en 4–5 meses.
  • 8 proyectos elegibles SUBDERE: Priorizados asistencia técnica, asesoría jurídica y pozos profundos (4 proyectos, ~24 pozos cada uno).
  • Reajuste a ex funcionarios del DAEM: El alcalde confirmó que ya firmó el pago; monto total referenciado vagamente como "3 millones y algo" (no queda del todo claro si es por persona o total).

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Constructora Ortiz/Global: Un concejal (apellido no identificado con certeza) afirmó que la empresa no cumple la pasada mensual de reperfilado y prioriza otra comuna; el alcalde matizó que el contrato estipula solo una pasada al mes y que la empresa cumple lo contratado, pero reconoció que eso es insuficiente. Se acordó gestionar reunión con el SEREMI de Obras Públicas en Concepción.
  • Balsa Kayaki: La empresa eléctrica que rompió el pilar del tensor no realizó el estudio batimétrico prometido; el alcalde se comprometió a que la balsa esté operativa antes del verano.
  • Indicadores del Plan de Seguridad: Un concejal cuestionó inconsistencias entre tablas del documento y señaló que aumentar denuncias puede generar percepción de más inseguridad; el encargado reconoció una inconsistencia menor ya corregida en la versión final.
  • Renuncia de la asistente social: Se fue por exceso de carga laboral y condiciones salariales; varios concejales pidieron avanzar hacia dos cargos de asistente social.
  • Inspector municipal amenazado con arma blanca: El municipio está preparando querella; se gestiona envío de video al Poder Judicial.

Para seguir

  • Gestionar audiencia con SEREMI de Obras Públicas y Director Regional de Vialidad sobre caminos rurales.
  • Reunión con organizaciones de Rucalhüe (solicitada para el lunes 22 de junio, hora por confirmar).
  • Reunión con organizaciones de Loncopangue sobre la balsa (fecha tentativa 27 de junio, por confirmar).
  • Concurso público para reemplazar a la asistente social.
  • Resolución del proceso de jubilación por discapacidad del funcionario Bernardo Lagos (viaje pendiente a Santiago).
  • Traslados masivos al Registro Civil para regularización de cuenta RUT y clave única (martes y jueves de la semana siguiente).
  • Presentación de la facilitadora cultural al Concejo en sesión futura.
  • Revisión del proyecto de saneamiento del APR en sector Campamento (recurso de reposición pendiente ante Bienes Nacionales).

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)

Este municipio tiene carpetas de actas del concejo en su Transparencia Activa, pero SIN documentos publicados (incumplimiento de la Ley 20.285).

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
95
Highly complex
0
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2021837013
201822
20151024

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

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

  • OA
    Otec Agencia Internacional de Formación para la Excelencia Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018
  • HV
    Hotel Valle del Bío Bío
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019
  • CC
    Cámara Chilena de la Construcción A.g.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • GG
    Gestion Global SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • NR
    Nuevo Respiro SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • EC
    Esg Compas
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • ce
    Central Electric Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • SD
    Sociedad de Inversiones y Constructora Biocon Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • HS
    Hobe SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019

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

4.141
inhabitants
4.178
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+1%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
3.917
-6% vs. 2035 (4.155)
Over 60 · 2050
52,06%
40,41% in 2035 · +12 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)66,23 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment14 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)549,6 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)569,1 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo4.440 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)13 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)17,9 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples11,06 %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 39 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
4.963
2.724 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
1.772
65% of RSH households
Female-headed households
48%
1.300
Elderly (60+)1.41228%
Children and adolescents (<18)98420%
Foreign nationals00%
Belonging to indigenous peoples2926%
People with moderate/severe dependency1122%
Single-person households1.38751%

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
659
8 schools
Students per teacher
8,2
80 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
90,3%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
78,5%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 90%Private subsidized 10%
Pass rate
98,2%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,39%
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
1
Rural health posts
4
FONASA enrollees
4.530
108% of the population
Doctors employed
0
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 44Contract staff: 24Fee contracts: 1
Primary-care medical visits · per year
4.335
15.326
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
164
287
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 (4.271 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Consultorio General Rural QuilacoRural General Clinic (CGR)Municipal2.70462%
Posta de Salud Rural LoncopangueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal52772%
Posta de Salud Rural RucalhueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal44865%
Posta de Salud Rural PiñiquihueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal34072%
Posta de Salud Rural CampamentoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal25268%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $1.975.993.000 ($436.202/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $1.061.777.000Municipal contribution: $150.000.000

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

Indigenous population
491
11.1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
2
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche47696.9%

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
24
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
5.7
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
178
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
44
Sports
24
Social and aid
18
For the elderly
7
Cultural
6
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.

1 Local media · ComunitariaSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
OCOrganizacion Campesina Mi Huerto · 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
24
0,5% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Argentina
12 people · 50% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
12 Argentina
6 Venezuela
1 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

Encampments
0
no encampments registered
Housing deficit
85
4,9% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
19
1.325 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
67
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
192
beneficiaries · 2012–2024
Subsidies Rental · DS52
21
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

3.638homes · by type (2017)
House
1.873 · 97%
House
1.696 · 99.4%
Shack/hut/shanty
37 · 1.9%
Room in old house/tenement
11 · 0.6%
Other private
9 · 0.5%
Shack/improvised dwelling
7 · 0.4%
Other private
3 · 0.2%
Mobile
1 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
1 · 0.1%
74%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
783 · 67.1%
Provided for work
132 · 11.3%
Rented
105 · 9%
Owned, being paid off
76 · 6.5%
Free of charge
71 · 6.1%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
20
14,8 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
$4.940.115.000
Own revenue
$695.967.000
14% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$2.642.449.000
53% of the total
State transfers
$1.332.640.000
27% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$888.939.000
$4.940.115.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

33.3%
6.9%
15.2%
42.3%
Property tax$231.988.000
Business licenses$48.283.000
Vehicle permits$105.966.000
Cleaning fees$14.997.000
Other own revenue$294.733.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $3.894.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
50.6%
30.5%
19.0%
Municipal$4.940.115.000
Education$2.973.670.000
Health$1.850.601.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $2.461.380.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$40.317.000
$695.967.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$357.943.000
$2.642.449.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$455.571.000
$1.332.640.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$6.933.187.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$5.157.938.000
Execution rate
74.4%
Unexecuted: $1.775.249.000
Low execution: it only executed 74.4% of the budget — $1.775.249.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$865.232.000
$5.157.938.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

74.1%
9.9%
9.1%
Internal management$3.824.022.000
Community services$511.552.000
Social programs$470.942.000
Municipal activities$63.112.000
Recreational programs$139.879.000
Cultural programs$148.431.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$1.975.993.00038.3%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.381.408.00026.8%
Investment (works and projects)$1.277.096.00024.8%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.131.977.00021.9%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$378.358.0007.3%
Transfers to health$150.000.0002.9%
Electricity (facilities)$122.536.0002.4%
Councillor stipends$91.551.0001.8%
Travel allowances$28.634.0000.6%
Water (facilities)$24.985.0000.5%
Street lighting$17.587.0000.3%
Commissions and representation$4.255.0000.1%

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

26.8%
21.9%
51.3%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.381.408.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.131.977.000
Others$2.644.553.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

56.1%
23.1%
16.2%
Permanent staff$923.851.000
Contract staff$381.386.000
Fee contracts$76.171.000
Community progs.$266.405.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

59.3%
38.9%
Permanent staff32
Contract staff21
Fee contracts1
Total: 54 staffFee contracts: 1.9% of the headcountWomen: 43.4%Professionalization: 32.1%
Cost/staffer permanent: $24.663.438/yearCost/staffer contract: $14.646.000/yearCost/staffer fees: $54.263.000/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: $1.277.096.000 (24.8% of spending)Councillor stipends: $91.551.000Travel allowances: $28.634.000Commissions and representation: $4.255.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $378.358.000Street lighting: $17.587.000Electricity: $122.536.000Water: $24.985.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

6
29
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

46
21
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
4 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
4
Surveillance cameras
16
Security/patrol pickups
4
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
0
Primary-care medical visits
15.326
Clinics
1
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
79,15%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
32
Permanent own revenue
14,09%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
0
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
21
Health staff
24
contract
Health staff
1
fee-based
Health staff
44
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
4.530
municipal health
Rural health posts
4
Street-market stalls
35
Final works approvals
29

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$25.323.127.397
Purchase orders
18.943

Purchase-order amount · trend

$429.070.942
$1.339.706.770
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Naba$883.586.9994
Cristian Salvador Aguilera Acuña$865.685.8325
Tres Aguas Ltda.$828.061.0116
Servicios Serviparr SpA$608.423.1621
Luis Hernan$552.994.8994
Ingenieria y Servicios Industriales Mahel Compania Limitada$521.994.8242
Paz Belén León Vivero$516.126.3962
Compania de Petroleos de Chile Copec S.A.$510.567.346284

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $832.320.88762%
Agile Purchase $329.239.68925%
Framework Agreement $126.546.5549%
Direct award discretionary$51.599.6414%

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

Registered companies
284
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
940

Pyramid by sales bracket

63.4%
9.5%
26.4%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)180 companies
Small (≤25k UF)27 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)2 companies
No sales/no info75 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Sociedad Forestal Quilaco SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 1179
Sociedad Comercial e Inversiones Hnos. Pino Arteaga LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 137
Servicios y Gestión Aguila y Tapia SpACONSTRUCCIONSmall 392
Soc Agricola y Forestal Nitrihue Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCASmall 378
I Municipalidad de QuilacoADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SNo sales322

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.

TerritoryClimate, biodiversity, national heritage, SEIA-approved projects and more

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

No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.

Air 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
NalcasNational Reserve20.143 ha
MallecoNational Reserve16.209 ha
TolhuacaNational Park6.590 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.

171
Species
76
Flora
95
Fauna
63
In conservation status
36
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
SapoEupsophus roseusVULagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVULamprea de agua dulceMordacia lapicidaENSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUBagrecitoBullockia maldonadoiENPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVUCarmelita de concepciónPercilia irwiniENPuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVUTolloDiplomystes nahuelbutaensisENBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENBagrecitoTrichomycterus chiltoniENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVUSapo hermosoTelmatobufo venustusENTollo de agua dulceDiplomystes chilensisENPeladillaAplochiton zebraENCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENRana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUCauqueOdontesthes mauleanumVUTolloDiplomystes camposensisENPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVUBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENGuindo santo, ñire, ñirreEucryphia glutinosaVUQueuleGomortega keuleENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVULinguePersea lingueVUPidencitoLaterallus jamaicensisENGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUCiprés de cordillera, lenAustrocedrus chilensisVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENZarapito de pico recto, aguja café, becasina de mar, hudsonian godwit (inglés)Limosa haemasticaVULamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUPudúPudu puduVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUSapoEupsophus vertebralisVUCaiquén, cauquén comúnChloephaga pictaVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUAguilucho de cola rojizaButeo ventralisVUGaviotín chicoSternula lorataENOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENLagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPato cortacorrientesMerganetta armataNTPumaPuma concolorNTAguilucho chicoButeo albigulaNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTMonito del monteDromiciops gliroidesNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTPato anteojillo, pato perro (argentina y chile), pato de anteojos, ánade anteojillo (español), spectacled duck, bronze-winged duck (inglés)Speculanas specularisNTCuervo de pantanoPlegadis chihiNTPicheZaedyus pichiyNTSapo de cuatro ojos del surPleurodema bufoninaNT
and 3 more

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.

2 Wetlands · 2 urban · 851 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-08-78Ríos Biobío- Laja y Trib.urban849 /25.795
HUR-09-15Rios Lonquimay y Naranjourban1 /2.184

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. 9 projects totaling US$ 757 million, approved between 1997 and 2021. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy8 projects · US$ 507 M · 1997–2021
Enel Generación Chile S.A.Central Hidroeléctrica Ralco · Central Geotérmica Curacautín .
Hydraulic Infrastructure1 project · US$ 250 M · 2009
Colbún S.A.Proyecto Central Hidroeléctrica Angostura PCH-Angostura

Approved is not the same as built or operating: the RCA authorises the project, but some were never carried out and others have since closed.

Source: projects with an RCA approved by SEIA (investment declared by the developer, split among the comunas the project spans). Under each sector are its two largest projects by investment. It is the best public proxy for large industrial sites; SERNAGEOMIN’s registry of active mining operations (by mineral and type of operation) is a layer not yet incorporated.

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
Frontel
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSBIO
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Victoria at 65.9 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.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
4 m²
40% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

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

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
PTAS - QUILACOPTAS · lodos activadosESSBIO S.A. · discharges into río bío bío
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero Licura Mulchén (Mulchén) · 1.093 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
7
Area affected
21 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
114 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
15
At high or very high risk
12
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
9,89°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,36°C
Annual precipitation
2.405 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
4
projection: +8 days
Frost days
72

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
230
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.495
Police cases · trend
275
230
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces561.338
Property damage37884
Threats32765
Domestic violence25597
Burglary of an uninhabited place16382
Minor injuries12287
Burglary of an inhabited place9215
Larceny8191
Weapons-related crimes7167
Crimes and offenses under the arms law7167
Less serious injuries372
Drug-related crimes372

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 20.

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
16
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 4.186 hab
Patrol fleet
8
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 4Bicycles: 4
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
16
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
10
Deaths
1
23,9 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
9
2 serious
Pedestrian collisions
2
1 pedestrian killed

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.