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Carahue

Región de la AraucaníaFounded 155225.515 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20241.338 km² of area19 inh./km²$12.465M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Finance
91%
12th most dependent on the Municipal Common Fund in the country
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Society
30%
22nd highest multidimensional poverty in the country
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Population
−6,2%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
30,4%
Multidimensional poverty · 22nd highest of 346
Finance
$489 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 193 of 346
Finance
90,61%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
549,9 pts
below the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
21st
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

69 Schools
17 Health centers
13 Squares and green areas
4 Kindergartens
4 Pharmacies
3 Carabineros
1 Libraries
1 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
1 Hospitals
1 Fire stations

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.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

46.1 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#217 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety44
Health30
Culture and environment60
Education53
Infrastructure43
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Helmuth Martínez L.
INDEPENDIENTE
7.143
votes (37.71%)
24.101
Electoral roll
82,25%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
HM
Helmuth Martínez L.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
7.143
votes
HA
Hector Alejandro Saez Veliz
2021-2024 · UDI
4.169
votes
HF
Héctor Figueroa Ramírez
2008-2012 · UDI
5.836
votes
HF
Héctor Figueroa Ramírez
2004-2008 · UDI
6.741
votes
HR
Hector Ruben Figueroa Ramirez
2000-2004 · ILC
4.483
votes
RH
Ricardo Herrera Floody
1996-2000 · DC
2.227
votes
RR
Rodolfo Riquelme Montecinos
1992-1996 · DC
4.111
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

PR
Paola Retamal A.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
3.069
votes
JM
Jose Merino Y.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
1.991
votes
SM
Samir Manukian Z.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · EVOLUCION POLITICA
1.770
votes
ED
Emiliano Delgado F.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
1.478
votes
DS
David San Martin B.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
965
votes
MH
Marcelina Hueraman P.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
592
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión93 minWatch session

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)

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
54
Highly complex
3
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202422175
201910235
201620614
2015211

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

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

  • AD
    Agrupación Dame Tu Mano
    Lobby / interest management · 10 audiencias · 2019–2025
  • Ad
    Agrupación de Madres Tutoras de Carahue
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2016–2026
  • Cd
    Cuerpo de Bombero Carahue
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2018–2025
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Villa Damas de Carahue
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2015–2026
  • FD
    Feria del Agricultor
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2016–2025
  • CA
    Comercio Ambulante los Tres Pisos de Carahue
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2015–2023
  • Ad
    Asociación de Fútbol Carahue
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • AD
    Asociacion de Funcionarios No Docentes de Educacion Municipal
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2017–2025
  • UC
    Union Comuna de Juntas de Vecinos
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2018–2025
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos las Raices
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2015–2025
  • CD
    Club del Rodeo Criollo los Corraleros Carahue
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2021–2025
  • FM
    Forestal Mininco SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2025
  • CI
    Comunidad Indigena Jose Mariqueo
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2025
  • CD
    Club Deportivo Carahue
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2022–2025
  • Cd
    Comité de Agua Potable de Colico
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2024–2026
  • CR
    Canal Rural Union de Clubes Deportivos Rural de Carahue
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2021–2024
  • W
    Wom
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Bicentenario Carahue
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2021
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Pueblo Nuevo Sur
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • CD
    Club Deportivo Balón Mano Carahue
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2022–2026
and 334 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

26.532
inhabitants
25.516
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
23.940
-6% vs. 2035 (25.384)
Over 60 · 2050
42,31%
32,11% in 2035 · +10 pts of ageing

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

IndicatorValueSource
Homes with public water supply (2017 Census)66,32 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment381 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment75 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)549,9 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)557,3 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo24.957 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 peoples43,21 %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

People in the RSH
25.908
12.185 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
9.160
75% of RSH households
Female-headed households
50%
6.066
Elderly (60+)6.65626%
Children and adolescents (<18)5.48221%
Foreign nationals660%
Belonging to indigenous peoples10.07539%
People with moderate/severe dependency4142%
Single-person households5.12542%

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
5.479
57 schools
Students per teacher
9,4
585 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
93,7%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
81,9%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 60%Private subsidized 40%Private paid 0%
Pass rate
98%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,74%
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
1
Rural health posts
14
FONASA enrollees
18.690
73% of the population
Doctors employed
9
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 129Contract staff: 72Fee contracts: 10
Primary-care medical visits · per year
22.027
61.482
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
932
60
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 (19.260 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar TrovolhueFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal8.17073%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar CarahueCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal4.35474%
Hospital de CarahueHospitalHealth Service1.72868%
Posta de Salud Rural NehuentuéRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.00578%
Posta de Salud Rural Catripulli ( Carahue)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal62282%
Posta de Salud Rural Santa CeliaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal55080%
Posta de Salud Rural TranapuenteRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal51082%
Posta de Salud Rural el Manzano (Carahue)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal47784%
Posta de Salud Rural HueñalihuénRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal43780%
Posta de Salud Rural Coi Coi - LoberíaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal29984%
Posta de Salud Rural los PlaceresRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal25985%
Posta de Salud Rural Matte y SánchezRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal20784%
Posta de Salud Rural PuyangueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal19879%
Posta de Salud Rural la CabañaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal16387%
Posta de Salud Rural Agua TendidaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal14488%

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.

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $6.626.888.000 ($354.569/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $3.916.695.000Municipal contribution: $103.451.000

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

Indigenous population
10.783
43.2% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
86
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
Land grants
116
indigenous lands registry 2022
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche10.71999.4%

2024 Census: people who consider themselves as belonging to an indigenous people (small counts are suppressed for confidentiality at the source and not shown). Communities: CONADI national registry as of March 2024 — Araucanía and Los Lagos not refreshed in that update, the count is a floor. Land grants: 2022 registry.

Community organizationSource: RPJSFL Civil Registry (Law 20.500/19.418) · as of Jun 2026

Active neighborhood councils
3
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.1
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
123
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
38
Social and aid
25
Sports
9
For the elderly
8
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.

10 Local media · 3 Comunitaria · 7 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
AANGELFM95.3 FM
LCLAS COLINASFM98.9 FM
MMIRADORFM93.3 FM
ACAgrupacion Cultural Dj Jet Audio · holderComunitaria106.9 FM
AdAsociacion de Pensionados Jubilados y Montepiados del S.s.s. · holderComunitaria107.7 FM
CdCirculo de Amigos de Radio Centinela de Trovolhue · holderComunitaria107.1 FM
CJComunicaciones Juan Pablo Toledo Pino E.I.R.L. · holderFM102.1 FM
FAFundacion Armonia · holderFM104.1 FM
SCSoc. Comercial Itrachi Ltda. · holderFM104.3 FM
SRSoc. Radiodifusora Morales y Devaud Ltda. · holderFM100.5 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

Foreign nationals
136
0,5% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Argentina
65 people · 48% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
65 Argentina
24 Venezuela
15 Colombia
7 Bolivia

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
14
1 encampment (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
359
3,9% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
67
5.704 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
282
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
853
beneficiaries · 2012–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
107
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

18.612homes · by type (2017)
House
9.217 · 96.2%
House
8.909 · 98.7%
Shack/hut/shanty
217 · 2.3%
Apartment
61 · 0.6%
Shack/improvised dwelling
46 · 0.5%
Apartment
44 · 0.5%
Other private
43 · 0.4%
Room in old house/tenement
36 · 0.4%
Other private
19 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
8 · 0.1%
Mobile
4 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
4 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
78%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
4.892 · 75.1%
Rented
518 · 8%
Provided for work
485 · 7.4%
Free of charge
435 · 6.7%
Owned, being paid off
182 · 2.8%

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 15% (DL 249)workerspreliminary data
DL 249/1974 art. 7 · DL 3.551/1980 art. 25 · Ley 19.354

Sobresueldo mensual a funcionarios públicos según aislamiento/costo de vida: 15% del sueldo base (art. 7 DL 249). A los funcionarios municipales llega vía art. 25 del DL 3.551/1980 y el monto se aumenta en 40% (Ley 19.354) — salud primaria municipal (Ley 19.378) la percibe sin ese aumento; asistentes de la educación y personal de corporaciones no la perciben (Código del Trabajo). El %/territorio usa la división de 1974: dentro de una comuna pueden regir % mayores en localidades específicas (retenes, islas, cordillera) no reflejados acá; la CGR resuelve caso a caso. Comunas sin asignación no aparecen.

15% del sueldo base (municipal: ×1,4 por Ley 19.354)· vigente (art. 7 versión 22-dic-2021, verificado 2026-07-02)Source

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$12.464.727.000
Own revenue
$1.001.537.000
8% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$9.662.853.000
78% of the total
State transfers
$1.062.142.000
9% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.250.079.000
$12.464.727.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

17.3%
13.4%
23.7%
41.4%
Property tax$173.412.000
Business licenses$133.722.000
Vehicle permits$237.494.000
Cleaning fees$42.172.000
Other own revenue$414.737.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $260.000Aquaculture licenses (Law 20.033): $3.532.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
51.1%
21.2%
27.7%
Municipal$12.464.727.000
Education$5.175.290.000
Health$6.770.117.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $9.245.688.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$139.793.000
$1.001.537.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$960.654.000
$9.662.853.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$59.929.000
$1.062.142.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$13.065.681.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$11.541.294.000
Execution rate
88.3%
Unexecuted: $1.524.387.000
Medium execution: it executed 88.3%. Left unspent: $1.524.387.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.230.607.000
$11.541.294.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

40.8%
34.2%
17.8%
Internal management$4.706.944.000
Community services$3.946.529.000
Social programs$2.049.550.000
Municipal activities$345.526.000
Recreational programs$318.108.000
Cultural programs$174.637.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$6.626.888.00057.4%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$4.242.529.00036.8%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$3.019.565.00026.2%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$1.343.494.00011.6%
Investment (works and projects)$515.396.0004.5%
Electricity (facilities)$378.513.0003.3%
Water (facilities)$113.190.0001.0%
Transfers to health$103.905.0000.9%
Councillor stipends$84.218.0000.7%
Travel allowances$53.926.0000.5%
Commissions and representation$2.491.0000.0%

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

26.2%
36.8%
37.1%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$3.019.565.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$4.242.529.000
Others$4.279.200.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

38.8%
14.8%
40.7%
Permanent staff$2.002.039.000
Contract staff$764.217.000
Fee contracts$253.309.000
Labor Code$39.883.000
Community progs.$2.101.533.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

56.9%
43.1%
Permanent staff62
Contract staff47
Total: 109 staffWomen: 42.2%Professionalization: 33.9%
Cost/staffer permanent: $29.953.629/yearCost/staffer contract: $15.972.319/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: $515.396.000 (4.5% of spending)Councillor stipends: $84.218.000Travel allowances: $53.926.000Commissions and representation: $2.491.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $1.343.494.000Electricity: $378.513.000Water: $113.190.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

78
77
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

221
237
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
1 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
3
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
100
Security/patrol pickups
1
Security booths
1
CESFAM in the comuna
1
Primary-care medical visits
61.482
Clinics
1
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
90,61%
of own revenue
Security drones
1
Permanent staff
67
Permanent own revenue
8,03%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
9
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
237
Health staff
72
contract
Health staff
10
fee-based
Health staff
129
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
18.690
municipal health
Rural health posts
14
Street-market stalls
76
Final works approvals
77

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$71.421.318.780
Purchase orders
36.080

Purchase-order amount · trend

$725.419.078
$5.520.772.293
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Servicios de Aseo e Inversiones Sivemaq SpA$7.979.641.21311
Sociedad Constructora Vaper Ltda.$4.128.257.89142
Sociedad Constructora Santa Ana Limitada$2.217.570.5755
Compania de Petroleos de Chile Copec S.A.$2.036.451.562449
Constructora Denfer SpA$1.526.124.18315
Copec S.A.$1.425.391.569114
Salinas y Fabres Sociedad Anonima$819.337.014128
Constructora Cbp E.I.R.L$798.417.8986

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $3.153.866.80557%
Direct award discretionary$1.419.669.25026%
Agile Purchase $616.498.53011%
Framework Agreement $330.737.7046%

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

Registered companies
1.513
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
4.263

Pyramid by sales bracket

66.0%
10.9%
22.3%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)998 companies
Small (≤25k UF)165 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)13 companies
No sales/no info337 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Soc Agricola y Ganadera Rucalan Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 235
Comercial Floody LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 226
Comercial y Servicios Ercay LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 223
Sociedad Comercial Rio Damas LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 210
Sociedad Constructora Vaper LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONMedium 183
Sociedad de Servicios Forestales Trovolhue LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 131
Farmacia Juan Antonio Paz Gonzalez E.I.R.L.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 112
Comercial Agricola Adolfo Soto Morales LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 14
Alejandro Enrique Ruz Morales Agricola y Forestal E.I.R.L.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 11
Minimarket Jessica Alejandra Roa Rebolledo E.I.R.L.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 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 emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
0 t MP10
0 t MP2,5
0 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

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
Isla MochaProtected area (SNASPE)at 58.3 km

Species of flora, fauna and funga documented in the baselines of the projects evaluated by SEIA in the comuna — what their environmental studies recorded in the territory. Conservation status (RCE/IUCN) and Chilean endemism are flagged.

1
Species
1
Flora

11 Wetlands · 11 urban · 3.480 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-09-01Humedal Trovolhue N°1urban1.505
HUR-09-16Río Imperial- Rio Monculurban1.060 /1.914
HUR-09-09Río Imperialurban480 /517
HUR-09-32Humedal sector Nehuentueurban356
HUR-09-31Humedal sector Reducción Pichingualurban29
HUR-09-17Rios Imperal- Cautin- Chonchol y Trib.urban19 /4.860
HUR-09-02Estero El Peralurban10
HUR-09-34Lago Budiurban10 /8.007
HUR-09-33Humedal Ranquilcourban8
HUR-09-04Rio Damasurban5
HUR-08-77Des. Rio Tiruaurban0 /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

Distribuidora eléctrica
Frontel
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
Aguas Araucania
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Tirúa at 39.5 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
1 m²
10% 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
32
Historic monuments
32

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 -CARAHUEPTAS · primario + desinfecciónA. ARAUCANIA S.A. · discharges into río imperial
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Los Ángeles (Los Ángeles) · 5.599 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
59
Area affected
185 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
3.013 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
55
At high or very high risk
7
1 very high
Main threat
Deslizamiento/Derrumbe/Rodad…
Deslizamiento/Derrumbe/Rodado/Caída

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
11,45°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,03°C
Annual precipitation
1.433 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +1 days
Frost days
5

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
1.139
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.464
Police cases · trend
1.374
1.139
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces233913
Threats158619
Domestic violence151592
Property damage134525
Larceny98384
Minor injuries76298
Weapons-related crimes41161
Crimes and offenses under the arms law34133
Less serious injuries2494
Burglary of an uninhabited place2390
Receiving stolen goods2182
Burglary of an inhabited place2078

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.

Surveillance cameras
100
Guards and inspectors
4
1 per 6.379 hab
Patrol fleet
4
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Security booths
1
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 3Pickups: 1Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
14
100
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
49
Deaths
3
11,8 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
64
14 serious
Pedestrian collisions
8
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.