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Tucapel

Región del Biobío15.428 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024910 km² of area17 inh./km²$8.693M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Procurement
25%
27th that buys most through direct contracting
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Population
−0,9%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
15,2%
Multidimensional poverty · 252nd highest of 346
Finance
$563 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 159 of 346
Finance
75,47%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
570 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
137th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

20 Schools
18 Squares and green areas
5 Kindergartens
4 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
4 Carabineros
4 Health centers
3 Libraries
1 Hospitals
1 Fire stations

Tucapel es una comuna y ciudad de la zona central de Chile, ubicada en la provincia de Biobío, en la región del mismo nombre. Cerca del pueblo de Tucapel se encuentra el Fuerte San Diego de Tucapel. Su cabecera es la ciudad de Huépil.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

55.1 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#91 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety66
Health50
Culture and environment53
Education61
Infrastructure47
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Jaime Veloso J.Re-elected
CHILE VAMOS · RENOVACION NACIONAL
8.503
votes (74.29%)
13.916
Electoral roll
88,25%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
JV
Jaime Veloso J.
2024-2028 · RENOVACION NACIONAL
8.503
votes
JS
Jaime Sergio Veloso Jara
2021-2024 · RN
4.382
votes
JV
Jaime Veloso Jara
2008-2012 · RN
5.033
votes
JV
Jaime Veloso Jara
2004-2008 · RN
5.212
votes
JV
Jaime Veloso Jara
2000-2004 · RN
1.582
votes
LM
Luis Mora
1996-2000 · DC
2.185
votes
LM
Luis Mora
1992-1996 · DC
1.605
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

FA
Felipe Altamirano R.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
2.963
votes
LM
Luis Manosalva H.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.347
votes
TV
Tania Villalobos A.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · FRENTE AMPLIO
824
votes
HC
Hector Cordova S.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
627
votes
Juan Ñancupil S.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
383
votes
LG
Luis Godoy B.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
264
votes

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

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

Resolutions extracted
342
of 110 minutes read
Money involved
$9.288.467.530
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
5.10 · Aprobación de acuerdo para la instalación del cajero automático en HuépilOther
5.9 · Aprobación de acuerdo para mejorar iluminación desde El Arenal al Puente del Río LajaOther
5.8 · Aprobación del acuerdo para la celebración tradicional de la Virgen del Carmen en PolcuraOther
5.7 · Aprobación de acuerdo para resolver problemas de acopio de basura y ramas en avenida Las Torres de PolcuraOther
5.6 · Aprobación de acuerdo para la intervención del camión limpia fosas en Trupán y apoyo a la celebración de la Virgen del Carmen en PolcuraOther
5.5 · Aprobación de acuerdo para mejorar iluminación en Huépil y el proyecto del Comité Adelanto Juan Antonio Ríos con O'HigginsOther

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
31
Highly complex
10
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20203110128

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

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

  • TC
    Tercera Compañía de Bomberos Tucapel
    Lobby / interest management · 9 audiencias · 2018–2026
  • AI
    Asociacion Indigena Relmu Trayen
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2022–2026
  • AD
    Asociacion de Funcionarios de Administracion de Educacion Municipal
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2019–2024
  • CD
    Club Deportivo San Bernardo
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2021–2026
  • CG
    Centro General de Padres y Apoderados Escuela Basica Luis Martinez D-1228 de Huepil
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2022–2024
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • AC
    Asociacion Chilena de Seguridad
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2017–2026
  • AS
    Aridos Santa Adela Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2021–2025
  • Cd
    Club de Huasos Tucapel
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2019–2023
  • UC
    Unión Comunal de Juntas de Vecinos
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2019–2024
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos las Lomas de Tucapel
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2021–2025
  • AG
    Asociacion Gremial Camara de Comercio y Turismo de la Comuna de Tucapel
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2022–2025
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Villa Huepil
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2023–2026
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos Cm el Peumo Valle del Laja
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2022–2026
  • Md
    Mutual de Seguridad de la Cámara Chilena de la Construcción
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2020–2022
  • CH
    Comité Habitacional Vista Hermosa de Trupan
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2021–2023
  • CD
    Club Deportivo Andalien
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2022–2025
  • CD
    Club Deportivo Polcura
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2022–2026
  • Cd
    Club de Rayuela Tecum Norte de Tucapel
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2021–2025
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos la Unión de Tucapel
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • Cd
    Comite de Adelanto el Aromo de Tucapel
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2023–2026
and 253 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

13.313
inhabitants
15.477
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+17%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
15.378
-2% vs. 2035 (15.754)
Over 60 · 2050
44,85%
33,67% in 2035 · +11 pts of ageing

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

IndicatorValueSource
Homes with public water supply (2017 Census)87,21 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment121 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment50 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)570 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)563,9 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo15.729 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)11 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)15,2 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples4,16 %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 167 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
17.183
9.567 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
6.029
63% of RSH households
Female-headed households
52%
4.999
Elderly (60+)4.33725%
Children and adolescents (<18)3.42920%
Foreign nationals840%
Belonging to indigenous peoples4393%
People with moderate/severe dependency3662%
Single-person households4.94452%

A monthly administrative snapshot of the Social Household Registry (self-registration to access benefits), as of abril 2026. The "bracket 40" is the socioeconomic rating of the most vulnerable 40%. It is a registry, not a survey: it complements CASEN (biennial) with fresh data, but well-off comunas under-register. Source: ADIS, Ministry of Social Development and Family.

School educationSource: MINEDUC Open Data 2025

School enrollment
2.494
15 schools
Students per teacher
10,2
244 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
92,7%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
74,5%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 69%Private subsidized 31%
Pass rate
99,1%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,68%
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
2
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
3
FONASA enrollees
8.118
53% of the population
Doctors employed
5
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 65Contract staff: 37Fee contracts: 12
Primary-care medical visits · per year
25.928
51.060
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
720
1.566
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 (17.094 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Hospital Comunitario Dr. Roberto Muñoz Urrutia de HuépilHospitalHealth Service10.54560%
Consultorio General Rural TucapelRural General Clinic (CGR)Municipal3.81464%
Posta de Salud Rural PolcuraRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.42966%
Posta de Salud Rural TrupánRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.20467%
Posta de Salud Rural RucamanquiRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal10264%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $3.383.063.000 ($416.736/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $1.686.255.000Municipal contribution: $248.000.000

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

Indigenous population
655
4.2% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche63296.5%

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
2
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.1
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
53
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
19
Sports
10
Social and aid
4
For the elderly
2
Cultural
1
Foundations and corporations
1
Trade associations and cooperatives
1
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.

9 Local media · 2 Comunitaria · 7 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
CFCASTAÑO FMComunitaria107.1 FM
KKARMINAFM91.3 FM
ODOCTAVA DIGITALFM106.1 FM
OODISEAFM104.3 FM
CyComunicaciones y Publicidad Radial Ltda. · holderFM93.1 FM
FdFundacion de Estudios Teologicos de Tucapel · holderComunitaria107.5 FM
GyGutierrez y Sommer Compañia Ltda. · holderFM92.3 FM
SdSoc. de Comunicaciones Medio a Medio Ltda. · holderFM89.9 FM
SGSoc. Gutierrez y Sommer Compañia Ltda. · holderFM88.1 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
120
0,8% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
40 people · 33% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
40 Venezuela
24 Argentina
17 Colombia
9 Perú

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

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

Families in informal settlements
62
2 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
166
2,7% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
96
7.918 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
225
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
871
beneficiaries · 2012–2026
Subsidies Rental · DS52
81
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

12.642homes · by type (2017)
House
6.410 · 98.6%
House
6.124 · 99.7%
Shack/hut/shanty
60 · 0.9%
Other private
19 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
11 · 0.2%
Other private
9 · 0.1%
Shack/improvised dwelling
6 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
2 · 0%
Apartment
1 · 0%
74%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
2.465 · 69.4%
Rented
408 · 11.5%
Provided for work
274 · 7.7%
Free of charge
231 · 6.5%
Owned, being paid off
172 · 4.8%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
28
6,9 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 25% (DL 249)workerspreliminary data
DL 249/1974 art. 7 · DL 3.551/1980 art. 25 · Ley 19.354

Sobresueldo mensual a funcionarios públicos según aislamiento/costo de vida: 25% del sueldo base (art. 7 DL 249). A los funcionarios municipales llega vía art. 25 del DL 3.551/1980 y el monto se aumenta en 40% (Ley 19.354) — salud primaria municipal (Ley 19.378) la percibe sin ese aumento; asistentes de la educación y personal de corporaciones no la perciben (Código del Trabajo). El %/territorio usa la división de 1974: dentro de una comuna pueden regir % mayores en localidades específicas (retenes, islas, cordillera) no reflejados acá; la CGR resuelve caso a caso. Comunas sin asignación no aparecen.

25% del sueldo base (municipal: ×1,4 por Ley 19.354)· vigente (art. 7 versión 22-dic-2021, verificado 2026-07-02)Source

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$8.692.691.000
Own revenue
$1.658.559.000
19% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$5.103.307.000
59% of the total
State transfers
$1.280.512.000
15% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.013.602.000
$8.692.691.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

20.0%
31.3%
16.7%
29.5%
Property tax$332.051.000
Business licenses$518.890.000
Vehicle permits$276.919.000
Cleaning fees$42.126.000
Other own revenue$488.573.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
42.0%
41.6%
16.3%
Municipal$8.692.691.000
Education$8.607.296.000
Health$3.380.836.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $4.639.713.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$122.416.000
$1.658.559.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$541.456.000
$5.103.307.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$305.022.000
$1.280.512.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$9.322.212.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$8.126.469.000
Execution rate
87.2%
Unexecuted: $1.195.743.000
Medium execution: it executed 87.2%. Left unspent: $1.195.743.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.024.508.000
$8.126.469.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

74.2%
17.9%
Internal management$6.027.323.000
Community services$1.452.407.000
Social programs$432.994.000
Municipal activities$76.714.000
Recreational programs$131.691.000
Cultural programs$5.340.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$3.383.063.00041.6%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.605.599.00032.1%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$2.349.065.00028.9%
Investment (works and projects)$887.287.00010.9%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$884.753.00010.9%
Transfers to education$515.892.0006.3%
Electricity (facilities)$397.936.0004.9%
Transfers to health$248.000.0003.1%
Councillor stipends$94.655.0001.2%
Water (facilities)$65.819.0000.8%
Travel allowances$30.620.0000.4%
Commissions and representation$5.989.0000.1%
Street lighting$4.120.0000.1%

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

32.1%
28.9%
39.0%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.605.599.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$2.349.065.000
Others$3.171.805.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

53.2%
21.5%
13.7%
6.2%
Permanent staff$1.568.111.000
Contract staff$633.720.000
Fee contracts$403.768.000
Labor Code$156.597.000
Community progs.$183.379.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

58.1%
35.1%
6.8%
Permanent staff43
Contract staff26
Fee contracts5
Total: 74 staffFee contracts: 6.8% of the headcountWomen: 53.6%Professionalization: 37.7%
Cost/staffer permanent: $33.699.023/yearCost/staffer contract: $23.647.308/yearCost/staffer fees: $49.613.000/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: $887.287.000 (10.9% of spending)Councillor stipends: $94.655.000Travel allowances: $30.620.000Commissions and representation: $5.989.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $884.753.000Street lighting: $4.120.000Electricity: $397.936.000Water: $65.819.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

20
132
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

103
52
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
5 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
3
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
82
Security/patrol pickups
0
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
2
Primary-care medical visits
51.060
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
75,47%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
50
Permanent own revenue
19,08%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
5
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
52
Health staff
37
contract
Health staff
12
fee-based
Health staff
65
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
8.118
municipal health
Rural health posts
3
Street-market stalls
39
Final works approvals
132

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$93.759.578.489
Purchase orders
59.151

Purchase-order amount · trend

$648.988.024
$3.141.874.834
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Hdi Seguros S.A.$13.067.847.431287
Jose Sandoval$7.421.659.117207
Constructora Andes y Cia. Ltda.$4.898.479.9831
Constructora Nahen Ltda.$4.064.504.4545
Soloverde S.A.$2.557.504.848141
Naba$2.482.616.52724
Alto Sur$1.881.075.85423
Servicios Jorge Hugo Jose Antonio Arnaboldi Caceres Limitada$1.518.689.03437

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $2.478.037.99479%
Agile Purchase $390.854.16512%
Framework Agreement $158.088.6735%
Direct award discretionary$114.894.0024%

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

Registered companies
1.057
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
2.530

Pyramid by sales bracket

65.3%
16.0%
16.9%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)690 companies
Small (≤25k UF)169 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)13 companies
Large (>100k UF)6 companies
No sales/no info179 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Monteverde Sociedad AnonimaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 3268
Inversiones Alpes LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 3
Sociedad Aridos y Asfaltos Serviterra LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2110
Agricola y Forestal las Astas S.A.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2109
Inversiones Kennedy SpAACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 2
Inversiones Stglobal SpAACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 1
Transportes Garrido LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOMedium 232
Inmobiliaria Amaranto LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSMedium 23
Aridos Santa Adela LimitadaEXPLOTACION DE MINAS Y CANTERASMedium 138
Forestal Trupan S aAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 137

SII roster of legal entities (public). Due to tax secrecy sales come in brackets, never amounts. The comuna is that of the domicile/HQ: operations may be elsewhere.

Investment in SEIA projects

Under review
2
US$ 253 M declared
Approved last 5 years
2
US$ 68 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
301
+ 10 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
120
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Parque Eólico TulipanesEIAParque Eolico Tulipanes SpAUnder Review625564
Parque Eólico Las LilasDIAParque Eólico las Lilas SpAUnder Review510753
Parque Eólico Peñasco VentosoEIAQuilleco SpAApproved325400
Modificación PTAS HuépilDIAEssbio S.A.Approved2,540

Investment DECLARED by the owner upon entering SEIA (not necessarily materialized; the RCA expires after 5 years without works). Multi-comuna projects: prorated investment, jobs counted in full. Jobs = declared peak labor (source PRISMA/SOFOFA). Source: e-SEIA + PRISMA.

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

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

No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.

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

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

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

State protected wilderness areas (SNASPE) in the comuna
ÑubleProtected area (SNASPE)64.128 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.

163
Species
114
Flora
49
Fauna
46
In conservation status
26
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
TolloDiplomystes nahuelbutaensisENGuindo santo, ñire, ñirreEucryphia glutinosaVUCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENBagrecitoBullockia maldonadoiENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVURanita de los queulesEupsophus septentrionalisENSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUQueuleGomortega keuleENHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUPitaoPitavia punctataENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUPeladillaAplochiton zebraENPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENPocha del surCheirodon australeVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVULagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENLinguePersea lingueVUCiprés de cordillera, lenAustrocedrus chilensisVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUPudúPudu puduVUHuillínLontra provocaxENSapoRhinella rubropunctataVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENLamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUHuemul, taruca, wümul, güemul, shoan, shoen, trula, hueque, ciervo sur andinoHippocamelus bisulcusCRAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENHualoNothofagus glaucaNTSapo arrieroAlsodes nodosusNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTPato cortacorrientesMerganetta armataNTCarpintero negro, gallos del monte, rere (mapudungún)Campephilus magellanicusNTPumaPuma concolorNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTColo-coloLeopardus colocoloNTMonito del monteDromiciops gliroidesNT

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 · 1.303 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-08-78Ríos Biobío- Laja y Trib.urban1.303 /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. 4 projects totaling US$ 147 million, approved between 2007 and 2023. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy4 projects · US$ 147 M · 2007–2023
Quilleco SpAParque Eólico Peñasco Ventoso · Pequeña Central Hidroeléctrica de Pasada Baquedano

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
No campus · nearest in Los Angeles at 58 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
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 - HUEPILPTAS · lodos activadosESSBIO S.A. · discharges into estero arenal
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Los Ángeles (Los Ángeles) · 5.073 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
13
Area affected
8 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
392 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
22
At high or very high risk
21
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
10,92°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,3°C
Annual precipitation
1.770 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
5
projection: +8 days
Frost days
48

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
659
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.271
Police cases · trend
1.077
659
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces143927
Domestic violence128830
Threats81525
Property damage64415
Larceny57370
Minor injuries41266
Burglary of an uninhabited place38246
Burglary of an inhabited place31201
Theft of items from vehicles1065
Robbery with violence or intimidation1065
Sexual abuse852
Drug-related crimes852

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
82
Guards and inspectors
1
1 per 15.428 hab
Patrol fleet
3
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 3
Surveillance cameras · trend
4
82
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
32
Deaths
1
6,5 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
37
3 serious
Pedestrian collisions
1
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.