Summary
What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap
Carahue es una ciudad y comuna de la zona sur de Chile, de la provincia de Cautín en la región de la Araucanía, antiguamente conocida como La Imperial o Ciudad Imperial.
Liveability index · EIU style
46.1 /100AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests
Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Mayoral history · 7 terms
SERVEL · TRICEL (1992-2008) · DecideChile (2024) · Wikidata (pre-1992)
Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL
Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL
Sesiones
En una línea: El concejo aprobó cuatro contratos por unanimidad y debatió la suspensión de patentes de alcohol a locales que no regularizaron su recepción definitiva de obras.
Temas tratados
- Proyecto "Ruta UFRO": Exposición de la Universidad de la Frontera sobre un programa piloto de vinculación territorial a tres años en la comuna, financiado por el Ministerio de Educación.
- Contrato de reparación de vehículos (Salud): Autorización para suscribir contrato de suministro con taller local para vehículos del Departamento de Salud Municipal.
- Equipos computacionales CESFAM Trongol Bajo: Autorización para adquirir computadores e impresoras mediante fondos del convenio GORE.
- Traslado de patente de alcohol: Solicitud de traslado de un depósito de bebidas alcohólicas desde calle Ramón Freire al Pasaje Equidad.
- Rol de patentes de alcohol 2° semestre 2026: Renovación del rol comunal de patentes, con suspensión de locales que no cumplen requisitos de recepción definitiva de obras.
- Trato directo servicio de aseo: Autorización de contrato transitorio de aseo urbano mientras se completa el proceso de licitación en Contraloría.
Acuerdos y votaciones
- Acuerdo 390: Contrato de suministro para reparación de vehículos del Departamento de Salud con Sixto Sáez Montesino (domicilio en Carahue). Aprobado por unanimidad.
- Acuerdo 391: Adquisición de equipos computacionales para el CESFAM Trongol Bajo con seis proveedores distintos (monto total aproximado: ~29,2 millones de pesos, ver detalle abajo). Aprobado por unanimidad.
- Acuerdo 392: Traslado de patente de alcohol a nombre de Marcela Millares (nombre aproximado según transcripción) desde calle Ramón Freire N°24 a Pasaje Equidad N°19 (numeración dudosa en transcripción). Aprobado por unanimidad.
- Acuerdo 393: Rol de patentes de alcohol 2° semestre 2026 (86 patentes vigentes). Aprobado por mayoría; un concejal votó en contra (Concejal Delgado, quien argumentó que exigir recepción definitiva es excesivo en una comuna con pocos recursos).
- Acuerdo 394: Trato directo para servicio de aseo con Unión Temporal Siles Carvajal / Sibemac SPA. Aprobado por unanimidad.
Plata y obras
- Equipos computacionales CESFAM: Contrato dividido en seis líneas; montos explícitos: $23.247.100 + $1.780.800 + $160.000 + $1.839.200 + $2.222.222 + $994.384 (total ~$30,2 millones, con cargo a convenio GORE).
- Aseo urbano (trato directo): Cuota mensual de $132.090.000; monto total hasta diciembre 2026: $792.540.000. El contrato reemplaza uno anterior de $137 millones mensuales; la licitación adjudicada (pendiente en Contraloría) contempla $127 millones mensuales.
Puntos de debate o controversia
- Suspensión de patentes de alcohol: Cinco o seis locales quedarán sin poder vender alcohol desde el 1° de agosto por no contar con recepción definitiva de obras. Varios concejales solicitaron flexibilidad dado el impacto económico; el encargado de rentas aclaró que la suspensión no implica caducidad y puede levantarse apenas se regularice. Un caso específico (patente rol 4-455, titular con nombre no claro en transcripción) fue suspendido además por irregularidades en un trámite de traslado no resuelto.
- Locales con problemas de convivencia: El Concejal Merino señaló que al menos un local registra incidentes reiterados de orden público y propuso oficiar a los titulares advirtiendo que el concejo puede negar la renovación si continúan las infracciones.
- Trato directo de aseo: Una concejala mencionó que un proveedor la contactó con antecedentes de posibles irregularidades en la licitación; la asesora jurídica indicó que no consta reclamo formal en Mercado Público ni en Contraloría.
Para seguir
- Contraloría debe resolver la licitación de aseo (toma de razón o representación) en el plazo de días; si se aprueba, el trato directo termina antes de diciembre.
- Locales con patente de alcohol suspendida deben regularizar recepción definitiva ante la Dirección de Obras para reactivar la patente.
- Caso de patente rol 4-455 requiere aclaración administrativa antes de resolver su situación.
- Concejala Tralma solicitó un informe para la próxima sesión sobre qué caminos fueron intervenidos en el sector cerros/pantano/pontilla seca.
- Se reportaron problemas de estado de caminos en sectores Quillen, pasarela Quillen, Los Embanques (furgón escolar no pudo transitar), calle Pedro Pablo en Trongol Bajo, y camino Guapitro hacia escuela Santa Olga (obstruido por matorral, dificultó paso de carro de bomberos).
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)
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
Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory
| Year | Findings | Altam. | Compl. | Median. | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22 | — | 17 | 5 | — |
| 2019 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — |
| 2016 | 20 | — | 6 | 14 | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
CGR severity classification · audit findings on the municipality and its corporations
Who requests meetings with the municipalitySource: InfoLobby · CPLT (Law 20,730)
Who requests meetings with the municipalitySource: InfoLobby · CPLT (Law 20,730)
- ADAgrupación Dame Tu ManoLobby / interest management · 10 audiencias · 2019–2025
- AdAgrupación de Madres Tutoras de CarahueLobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2016–2026
- CdCuerpo de Bombero CarahueLobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2018–2025
- JDJunta de Vecinos Villa Damas de CarahueLobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2015–2026
- FDFeria del AgricultorLobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2016–2025
- CAComercio Ambulante los Tres Pisos de CarahueLobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2015–2023
- AdAsociación de Fútbol CarahueLobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2023–2025
- ADAsociacion de Funcionarios No Docentes de Educacion MunicipalLobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2017–2025
- UCUnion Comuna de Juntas de VecinosLobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2018–2025
- JdJunta de Vecinos las RaicesLobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2015–2025
- CDClub del Rodeo Criollo los Corraleros CarahueLobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2021–2025
- FMForestal Mininco SpALobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2025
- CIComunidad Indigena Jose MariqueoLobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2025
- CDClub Deportivo CarahueLobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2022–2025
- CdComité de Agua Potable de ColicoLobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2024–2026
- CRCanal Rural Union de Clubes Deportivos Rural de CarahueLobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2021–2024
- WWomLobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2024–2025
- JDJunta de Vecinos Bicentenario CarahueLobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2021
- JDJunta de Vecinos Pueblo Nuevo SurLobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2017
- CDClub Deportivo Balón Mano CarahueLobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2022–2026
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
How it has changedSource: Official INE series 2002–2026 (2017 base).
See the full trajectory to 2050 →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.
| Indicator | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Homes with public water supply (2017 Census) | 66,32 % | CENSO 2017 2017 |
| School disengagement (leaves the system) | 1 % | MINEDUC 2023 |
| School enrollment | 381 students | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| Municipal enrollment | 75 % | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE) | 549,9 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE) | 557,3 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| poblacion_censo | 24.957 inh. | 2024 Census 2024 |
| Income poverty (CASEN 2022) | 17,9 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022) | 30,4 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Indigenous peoples | 43,21 % | 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 360 students registered for the PAES.
Registro Social de Hogares
| Elderly (60+) | 6.656 | 26% |
| Children and adolescents (<18) | 5.482 | 21% |
| Foreign nationals | 66 | 0% |
| Belonging to indigenous peoples | 10.075 | 39% |
| People with moderate/severe dependency | 414 | 2% |
| Single-person households | 5.125 | 42% |
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
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
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.
| Center | Type | Provider type | Enrollees | % brackets A-B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centro de Salud Familiar Trovolhue | Family Health Center (CESFAM) | Municipal | 8.170 | 73% |
| Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Carahue | Community Family Health Center (CECOSF) | Municipal | 4.354 | 74% |
| Hospital de Carahue | Hospital | Health Service | 1.728 | 68% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Nehuentué | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 1.005 | 78% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Catripulli ( Carahue) | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 622 | 82% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Santa Celia | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 550 | 80% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Tranapuente | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 510 | 82% |
| Posta de Salud Rural el Manzano (Carahue) | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 477 | 84% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Hueñalihuén | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 437 | 80% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Coi Coi - Lobería | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 299 | 84% |
| Posta de Salud Rural los Placeres | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 259 | 85% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Matte y Sánchez | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 207 | 84% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Puyangue | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 198 | 79% |
| Posta de Salud Rural la Cabaña | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 163 | 87% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Agua Tendida | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 144 | 88% |
Showing the 15 centers with most enrollees of 17.
FONASA brackets A-B ≈ lowest incomes (A: without resources). Source: FONASA, as of Dec 31, 2025, DEIS code.
Indigenous peoplesSource: 2024 Census (INE) · CONADI via IDE SMA
| People | People | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Mapuche | 10.719 | 99.4% |
2024 Census: people who consider themselves as belonging to an indigenous people (small counts are suppressed for confidentiality at the source and not shown). Communities: CONADI national registry as of March 2024 — Araucanía and Los Lagos not refreshed in that update, the count is a floor. Land grants: 2022 registry.
Community organizationSource: RPJSFL Civil Registry (Law 20.500/19.418) · as of Jun 2026
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.
10 Local media · 3 Comunitaria · 7 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
10 Local media · 3 Comunitaria · 7 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
| Local media | Type | dial |
|---|---|---|
| AANGEL | FM | 95.3 FM |
| LCLAS COLINAS | FM | 98.9 FM |
| MMIRADOR | FM | 93.3 FM |
| ACAgrupacion Cultural Dj Jet Audio · holder | Comunitaria | 106.9 FM |
| AdAsociacion de Pensionados Jubilados y Montepiados del S.s.s. · holder | Comunitaria | 107.7 FM |
| CdCirculo de Amigos de Radio Centinela de Trovolhue · holder | Comunitaria | 107.1 FM |
| CJComunicaciones Juan Pablo Toledo Pino E.I.R.L. · holder | FM | 102.1 FM |
| FAFundacion Armonia · holder | FM | 104.1 FM |
| SCSoc. Comercial Itrachi Ltda. · holder | FM | 104.3 FM |
| SRSoc. Radiodifusora Morales y Devaud Ltda. · holder | FM | 100.5 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
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: 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
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.
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.
Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios
Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)
Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025
Special-law revenues · 2025
Distributed by law to specific comunas; they arrive via transfers.
Revenue by sector · 2025
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Evolución por fuente de ingreso
Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend
FCM received · trend
State transfers · trend
Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Accrued spending · trend
Distribution by management area · 2025
What the budget is spent on · 2025
| Spending line | Amount | % of spending | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending | $6.626.888.000 | 57.4% | |
| Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance | $4.242.529.000 | 36.8% | |
| Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees | $3.019.565.000 | 26.2% | |
| Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal | $1.343.494.000 | 11.6% | |
| Investment (works and projects) | $515.396.000 | 4.5% | |
| Electricity (facilities) | $378.513.000 | 3.3% | |
| Water (facilities) | $113.190.000 | 1.0% | |
| Transfers to health | $103.905.000 | 0.9% | |
| Councillor stipends | $84.218.000 | 0.7% | |
| Travel allowances | $53.926.000 | 0.5% | |
| Commissions and representation | $2.491.000 | 0.0% |
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
Personnel by contract type · 2025
Municipal headcount · 2023
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
Basic and general services · 2025
Final works approvals (DOM) · per year
Building permits issued · per year
Management indicator · 2025
What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
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What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
Purchase-order amount · trend
| Top suppliers | Amount | POs |
|---|---|---|
| Servicios de Aseo e Inversiones Sivemaq SpA | $7.979.641.213 | 11 |
| Sociedad Constructora Vaper Ltda. | $4.128.257.891 | 42 |
| Sociedad Constructora Santa Ana Limitada | $2.217.570.575 | 5 |
| Compania de Petroleos de Chile Copec S.A. | $2.036.451.562 | 449 |
| Constructora Denfer SpA | $1.526.124.183 | 15 |
| Copec S.A. | $1.425.391.569 | 114 |
| Salinas y Fabres Sociedad Anonima | $819.337.014 | 128 |
| Constructora Cbp E.I.R.L | $798.417.898 | 6 |
Purchase mechanism · 2026
| Tender | $3.153.866.805 | 57% |
| Direct award discretionary | $1.419.669.250 | 26% |
| Agile Purchase | $616.498.530 | 11% |
| Framework Agreement | $330.737.704 | 6% |
Companies and economic activitySource: SII · company statistics and roster (domicile/HQ)
Pyramid by sales bracket
Largest companies domiciled in the comuna
| Company | Line of business | Sales bracket | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soc Agricola y Ganadera Rucalan Ltda. | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Medium 2 | 35 |
| Comercial Floody Limitada | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Medium 2 | 26 |
| Comercial y Servicios Ercay Limitada | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Medium 2 | 23 |
| Sociedad Comercial Rio Damas Limitada | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Medium 2 | 10 |
| Sociedad Constructora Vaper Limitada | CONSTRUCCION | Medium 1 | 83 |
| Sociedad de Servicios Forestales Trovolhue Limitada | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Medium 1 | 31 |
| Farmacia Juan Antonio Paz Gonzalez E.I.R.L. | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Medium 1 | 12 |
| Comercial Agricola Adolfo Soto Morales Limitada | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Medium 1 | 4 |
| Alejandro Enrique Ruz Morales Agricola y Forestal E.I.R.L. | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Medium 1 | 1 |
| Minimarket Jessica Alejandra Roa Rebolledo E.I.R.L. | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Medium 1 | — |
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
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.
11 Wetlands · 11 urban · 3.480 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
11 Wetlands · 11 urban · 3.480 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
| Code | Wetland | Hectares |
|---|---|---|
| HUR-09-01 | Humedal Trovolhue N°1urban | 1.505 |
| HUR-09-16 | Río Imperial- Rio Monculurban | 1.060 /1.914 |
| HUR-09-09 | Río Imperialurban | 480 /517 |
| HUR-09-32 | Humedal sector Nehuentueurban | 356 |
| HUR-09-31 | Humedal sector Reducción Pichingualurban | 29 |
| HUR-09-17 | Rios Imperal- Cautin- Chonchol y Trib.urban | 19 /4.860 |
| HUR-09-02 | Estero El Peralurban | 10 |
| HUR-09-34 | Lago Budiurban | 10 /8.007 |
| HUR-09-33 | Humedal Ranquilcourban | 8 |
| HUR-09-04 | Rio Damasurban | 5 |
| HUR-08-77 | Des. Rio Tiruaurban | 0 /262 |
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).
Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC
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 areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)
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 heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)
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)
Territorial burdensSource: SUBDERE (waste, Jun 2023) · Gendarmería (Jun 2025) · SISS (WWTP)
Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.
| Facility | Type | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| PTAS -CARAHUE | PTAS · primario + desinfección | A. ARAUCANIA S.A. · discharges into río imperial |
Official registries: they exclude illegal dumps and rural WWTPs (no consolidated public registry).
Forest firesSource: CONAF · Occurrence and damage statistics (2023-2024)
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)
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)
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
| Crime | Cases | Rate/100k |
|---|---|---|
| Alcohol and drug use in public spaces | 233 | 913 |
| Threats | 158 | 619 |
| Domestic violence | 151 | 592 |
| Property damage | 134 | 525 |
| Larceny | 98 | 384 |
| Minor injuries | 76 | 298 |
| Weapons-related crimes | 41 | 161 |
| Crimes and offenses under the arms law | 34 | 133 |
| Less serious injuries | 24 | 94 |
| Burglary of an uninhabited place | 23 | 90 |
| Receiving stolen goods | 21 | 82 |
| Burglary of an inhabited place | 20 | 78 |
Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 27.
Police cases (reports + arrests) recorded by Carabineros and PDI. Not victimization (ENUSC measures the real figure, higher due to underreporting). The rate uses INE 2024 population. Source: CEAD, Ministry of Public Security.
What the municipality does
Municipal security infrastructure and staff declared to SINIM (since 2016). Excludes Carabineros and PDI, which are national.
Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)
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.