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Escudo de Yumbel

Yumbel

Región del BiobíoFounded 158522.210 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024728 km² of area31 inh./km²$13.415M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Population
−5,8%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
16,1%
Multidimensional poverty · 235th highest of 346
Finance
$604 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 142 of 346
Finance
82,03%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Safety
8.167
cases per 100k inhab. · 35th in the country
Education
562,5 pts
below the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
75th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

25 Squares and green areas
19 Schools
8 Health centers
6 Carabineros
4 Pharmacies
3 Kindergartens
3 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
1 Libraries
1 Fire stations

Yumbel es una ciudad y comuna de la zona central de Chile, perteneciente a la Región del Biobío, reconocida por celebrar anualmente la Fiesta Religiosa de San Sebastián de Yumbel. Dicha festividad se celebra los días 20 de enero y 20 de marzo de cada año, razón que ha hecho que la ciudad reciba el apodo de Ciudad Santuario. Se estima que más de doscientos cincuenta mil personas en enero, y trescientos cincuenta mil personas en marzo, llegan cada año a saludar y pedir mandas al Santo Patrono de la ciudad, siendo el principal destino para el turismo cristiano en el sur del país.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

52.2 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#119 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety46
Health50
Culture and environment50
Education59
Infrastructure62
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

José Sáez V.Re-elected
INDEPENDIENTE
6.629
votes (38.56%)
21.164
Electoral roll
88,77%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
JS
José Sáez V.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
6.629
votes
JA
Jose Aurelio Saez Vinet
2021-2024 · IND
2.598
votes
CC
Camilo Cabezas Vega
2008-2012 · PH
5.421
votes
RA
Raúl Américo Betancur Ayala
2004-2008 · PDC
3.760
votes
RB
Raul Betancur Ayala
2000-2004 · PDC
4.480
votes
RB
Raul Betancur Ayala
1996-2000 · DC
4.849
votes
RB
Raul Betancur Ayala
1992-1996 · DC
1.797
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

PZ
Pedro Zuñiga L.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · INDEPENDIENTE
1.828
votes
GS
Gerardo Saavedra P.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
1.068
votes
PS
Peter Stengel U.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.026
votes
CP
Carlos Pinilla P.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · FEDERACION REGIONALISTA VERDE SOCIAL
1.005
votes
JG
Jaime Gacitua E.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
737
votes
RE
Rodrigo Esparza F.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · PARTIDO DEMOCRATAS CHILE
598
votes

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
113
Highly complex
8
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2023817
202111101
20193141413
2018312110
20178332
2015241012

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

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

  • DS
    Dsarhoya SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2020
  • I
    Ist
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2022
  • CS
    Comercial Santa Filomena Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019–2020
  • Md
    Mutual de Seguridad de la Cámara Chilena de la Construcción
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019–2022
  • CM
    Constructora Manzano y Asociados Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • ft
    Fundacion Tomas Stom Arevalo
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • IJ
    Importadora Julio Vasquez y Compañia Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • G
    Globalconexus.com
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • FA
    Fundación A.c.t.o.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • FK
    Fundacion Kontrafuegos
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • MS
    Multicontenidos SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • HL
    Hdc Latinamerica SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • EI
    Equipsa Ingenieria SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • OC
    Otec Capacitaccion SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • IR
    Inversiones Rodrigo SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • HS
    Hobe SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • RS
    Rcr SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • IG
    Innicia Group
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • SE
    Smart Education SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
and 1 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

21.311
inhabitants
22.216
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+4%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
20.933
-5% vs. 2035 (22.139)
Over 60 · 2050
47,13%
36,01% 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)73,11 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,6 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment127 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)562,5 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)583,3 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo23.170 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)12,6 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)16,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples4,41 %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 336 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
24.164
12.551 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
8.148
65% of RSH households
Female-headed households
49%
6.141
Elderly (60+)6.89429%
Children and adolescents (<18)4.56419%
Foreign nationals1891%
Belonging to indigenous peoples6823%
People with moderate/severe dependency4032%
Single-person households5.82046%

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
4.205
17 schools
Students per teacher
10,3
409 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
92,5%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
67,3%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 46%Private subsidized 54%
Pass rate
98,7%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,64%
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
5
FONASA enrollees
9.704
44% of the population
Doctors employed
6
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 55Contract staff: 46Fee contracts: 11
Primary-care medical visits · per year
27.455
73.802
20102025
Medical specialties served · 1 in the comuna (public system)
Pediatrics

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

Comprehensive home visits · per year
692
1.175
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 (19.772 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Hospital Comunitario de YumbelHospitalHealth Service10.83963%
Centro de Salud Familiar Yumbel EstaciónFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal5.07164%
Posta de Salud Rural Río ClaroRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.29468%
Posta de Salud Rural la AguadaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal91859%
Posta de Salud Rural TomecoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal89075%
Posta de Salud Rural RereRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal48278%
Posta de Salud Rural CanchillasRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal27876%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $4.172.353.000 ($429.962/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $2.616.452.000Municipal contribution: $510.600.000

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

Indigenous population
1.021
4.4% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche98596.5%

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
78
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
3.5
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
242
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
42
Sports
33
For the elderly
26
Cultural
13
Social and aid
9
Foundations and corporations
2
Fire brigades
1

All the comuna's active non-profit legal entities (Law 20.500 / 19.418), classified by organization name. It portrays the civil fabric: not just neighborhood councils, also committees, sports clubs, cultural and elderly groups, foundations and fire brigades.

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

Local mediaTypedial
CCENTINELAFM93.9 FM
JFJaime Florencio Cuevas Vidal, Empresa de Amplificacion, Producciones de Eventos, Television y Radiodifusion E.I..R.L · holderFM97.9 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
214
0,9% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
91 people · 43% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
91 Venezuela
24 Argentina
20 Bolivia
17 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
322
3,6% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
313
20.349 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
302
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
861
beneficiaries · 2012–2024
Subsidies Rental · DS52
88
paid · 2014–2024

Encampments: MINVU National Registry 2024 (irregular settlements and the families living in them). Quantitative deficit: homes missing per the 2024 Census (doubling-up + unrecoverable overcrowding). Permits: new homes authorized by the Works Directorate in 2024 (INE) — measures future construction, not stock. Subsidies: MINVU by application comuna — DS49 accrues beneficiaries by resolution year; DS01 and DS52 accrue payments by application cohort (national totals in the source file differ ~1–6% from the comuna sum; the comuna series is published).

What the homes are like

19.061homes · by type (2017)
House
9.688 · 94.7%
House
8.717 · 98.8%
Shack/hut/shanty
445 · 4.3%
Other private
63 · 0.6%
Apartment
57 · 0.6%
Other private
26 · 0.3%
Shack/improvised dwelling
24 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
22 · 0.2%
Apartment
7 · 0.1%
Mobile
6 · 0.1%
Indigenous dwelling
3 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Room in old house/tenement
1 · 0%
73%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
3.787 · 67.2%
Rented
554 · 9.8%
Free of charge
493 · 8.7%
Provided for work
456 · 8.1%
Owned, being paid off
346 · 6.1%

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

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 20% (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: 20% 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.

20% 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
$13.414.769.000
Own revenue
$2.085.848.000
16% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$9.522.222.000
71% of the total
State transfers
$769.072.000
6% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.756.695.000
$13.414.769.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

18.3%
8.1%
16.7%
56.1%
Property tax$381.528.000
Business licenses$169.061.000
Vehicle permits$347.402.000
Cleaning fees$16.919.000
Other own revenue$1.170.938.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $2.042.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
47.6%
37.0%
15.4%
Municipal$13.414.769.000
Education$10.417.664.000
Health$4.334.910.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $8.928.169.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$263.995.000
$2.085.848.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$1.186.321.000
$9.522.222.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$88.674.000
$769.072.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$17.440.723.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$13.293.024.000
Execution rate
76.2%
Unexecuted: $4.147.699.000
Low execution: it only executed 76.2% of the budget — $4.147.699.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.576.779.000
$13.293.024.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

52.3%
26.2%
16.8%
Internal management$6.957.678.000
Community services$3.487.439.000
Social programs$2.238.100.000
Municipal activities$392.204.000
Recreational programs$164.908.000
Cultural programs$52.695.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$4.414.332.00033.2%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$4.172.353.00031.4%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$3.171.445.00023.9%
Transfers to education$1.300.000.0009.8%
Investment (works and projects)$1.192.720.0009.0%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$1.059.927.0008.0%
Electricity (facilities)$694.819.0005.2%
Transfers to health$560.600.0004.2%
Water (facilities)$91.852.0000.7%
Councillor stipends$82.346.0000.6%
Travel allowances$67.727.0000.5%
Commissions and representation$4.123.0000.0%

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

Personal y dotación municipal

Spending composition · 2025

23.9%
33.2%
42.9%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$3.171.445.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$4.414.332.000
Others$5.707.247.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

53.0%
18.2%
11.4%
12.5%
Permanent staff$2.035.459.000
Contract staff$699.811.000
Fee contracts$436.175.000
Labor Code$188.273.000
Community progs.$481.335.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

60.8%
29.2%
10.0%
Permanent staff73
Contract staff35
Fee contracts12
Total: 120 staffFee contracts: 10.0% of the headcountWomen: 45.4%Professionalization: 42.6%
Cost/staffer permanent: $24.659.699/yearCost/staffer contract: $17.605.486/yearCost/staffer fees: $25.533.750/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: $1.192.720.000 (9.0% of spending)Councillor stipends: $82.346.000Travel allowances: $67.727.000Commissions and representation: $4.123.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $1.059.927.000Electricity: $694.819.000Water: $91.852.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

24
33
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

198
81
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$85.118.570.067
Purchase orders
30.450

Purchase-order amount · trend

$1.125.123.865
$5.333.532.583
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Briopol$18.604.627.850598
Empresa Constructora Bellolio Ltda.$2.459.342.73731
Compania de Petroleos de Chile Copec S.A.$1.538.590.739216
Naba$1.507.593.93242
Copec S.A.$1.456.969.25893
Inmobiliaria el Roble$1.158.594.96157
Irene del Carmen Inostroza Grandon$999.911.9181
Constructora Econcity Limitada$869.866.1177

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $4.226.800.31379%
Agile Purchase $538.507.54210%
Framework Agreement $331.081.8876%
Direct award discretionary$237.142.8384%

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

Registered companies
1.217
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
3.003

Pyramid by sales bracket

66.5%
12.1%
20.2%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)809 companies
Small (≤25k UF)147 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)11 companies
Large (>100k UF)4 companies
No sales/no info246 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Alberto Matthei e Hijos LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2216
Mardones Ingenieria en Madera LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 214
Sociedad Ferretera Concha y Amaza LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 171
Sociedad Comercial Yumbel LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 140
Constructora y Servicios Briopol LimitadaACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DEMedium 2248
Corporacion Educacional el Sembrador de YumbelENSEÑANZAMedium 277
Servicios Industriales Jos SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERAMedium 268
Mardones Bpb Creosote Treaters S aCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 255
Comercial Todocarnes LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 213
Corporacion Educacional RaiquenENSEÑANZAMedium 180

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
1
US$ 3 M declared
Approved last 5 years
0
US$ 0 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
40
+ 2 in operations
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Aumento de capacidad planta de tratamiento de aguas servidas YumbelDIAEssbio S.A.Under Review2,89840

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
41 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)
1 t MP10
1 t MP2,5
1 t SO₂

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

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.

142
Species
96
Flora
46
Fauna
34
In conservation status
25
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
QueuleGomortega keuleENPitaoPitavia punctataENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENBagrecitoBullockia maldonadoiENPuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVUBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus chiltoniENLamprea de agua dulceMordacia lapicidaENCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVURana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENLinguePersea lingueVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUPudúPudu puduVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVULamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENLagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTMonito del monteDromiciops gliroidesNTCarpintero negro, gallos del monte, rere (mapudungún)Campephilus magellanicusNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTPato anteojillo, pato perro (argentina y chile), pato de anteojos, ánade anteojillo (español), spectacled duck, bronze-winged duck (inglés)Speculanas specularisNTPato cortacorrientesMerganetta armataNTPerca 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.

2 Wetlands · 2 urban · 563 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-08-78Ríos Biobío- Laja y Trib.urban562 /25.795
HUR-08-143Sin informaciónurban1

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. 6 projects totaling US$ 120 million, approved between 1997 and 2017. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Others2 projects · US$ 83 M · 2011–2017
Sociedad Concesionaria Valles del Bio Bio S.A.Concesión Autopista Concepción - Cabrero · Ampliación Transporte Terrestre de Sustancias Químicas
Energy4 projects · US$ 37 M · 1997–2010
Gasoducto del Pacífico S.A.Gasoducto Trasandino y Distribución de Gas Natural en Chile · Línea de Alta Tensión Coronel-Charrúa 2x220 kV . (e-seia)

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 Concepción at 38.6 km

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

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

Final SMA sanctions

Final sanctions
1
Sanctioned entities
1
companies, individuals and institutions
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Hernán Ricardo Vera RojaASERRADERO HERNAN VERAForestry

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

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
C.D.P. YumbelPrison (CDP)214 inmates · 150 convicted · 64 awaiting trial · 228% occupancy
PTAS - YUMBELPTAS · lodos activadosESSBIO S.A. · discharges into río claro
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Los Ángeles (Los Ángeles) · 7.560 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
41
Area affected
102 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
9.907 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
36
At high or very high risk
10
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
13,57°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,25°C
Annual precipitation
1.138 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
20
projection: +21 days
Frost days
10

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

SafetyCrime, road crashes and municipal security infrastructure

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

Police cases · 2025
1.814
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
8.167
Police cases · trend
1.329
1.814
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces2731.229
Property damage220991
Threats168756
Weapons-related crimes165743
Burglary of an inhabited place159716
Crimes and offenses under the arms law144648
Domestic violence134603
Larceny102459
Minor injuries94423
Burglary of an uninhabited place68306
Other burglaries (forcible entry)43194
Drug-related crimes36162

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 26.

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
84
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 22.210 hab
Patrol fleet
3
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 1Pickups: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
84
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
82
Deaths
4
18 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
77
10 serious
Pedestrian collisions
9
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.