Summary
What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap
Cunco, es una comuna de la zona sur de Chile, ubicada en la Región de la Araucanía, específicamente en la Provincia de Cautín. Integra el distrito electoral N.º 23 y pertenece a la 11.ª Circunscripción Senatorial (Araucanía).
Liveability index · EIU style
46.6 /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 modificaciones presupuestarias, tres subvenciones deportivas y avanzó en proyectos de luminarias, espacio público, turismo y salud.
Temas tratados
- Actas: Aprobación del acta ordinaria N°52 y extraordinaria N°30; acuse de recibo del acta N°53.
- Modificaciones presupuestarias (4): Reintegro menor del programa de crianza; compra de luminarias; reordenamiento del programa de habitabilidad; inyección de recursos para prestadores de servicios.
- Proyecto espacio público Los Laureles: Priorización y ajuste de monto para postular a financiamiento del Gobierno Regional.
- Distinción municipio turístico (Sernatur): Aprobación para postular al sello de municipalidad turística.
- Reglamento de Salud Municipal: Modificación del reglamento interno del Departamento de Salud.
- Subvenciones extraordinarias: Tres clubes deportivos solicitaron apoyo para competencias regionales y nacionales.
- Correspondencia vecinal: Solicitudes de corte de árbol, reparación de pasarela rural y habilitación de alcantarilla en camino.
Acuerdos y votaciones
- Cuatro modificaciones presupuestarias: Aprobadas por unanimidad.
- Priorización proyecto espacio público Los Laureles (346 millones de pesos, ajustado desde 348 millones): Aprobada por unanimidad.
- Postulación al sello municipio turístico de Sernatur: Aprobada por unanimidad.
- Modificación reglamento interno Salud Municipal: Aprobada por unanimidad.
- Subvención Club de Kárate Los Laureles/Cunco (2,5 millones): Aprobada por unanimidad.
- Subvención Club de Patinaje Lienco (2 millones): Aprobada por unanimidad.
- Subvención Club Deportivo Tres Arroyos (2,5 millones, campeonato nacional de fútbol serie 40 en Ovalle): Aprobada por unanimidad.
- Corte de árbol (calle Colico 978): Aprobado por unanimidad con respaldo de informe técnico.
Plata y obras
- Luminarias: Modificación de 25 millones de pesos para comprar aproximadamente 110 luminarias; sectores priorizados incluyen Villa García, Cunco Centro, Los Laureles, Choroico y los Lleuques. Ya llegaron 17 unidades de una compra previa de ~3,8 millones.
- Programa de habitabilidad: Reordenamiento de 1.855.806 pesos para materiales de construcción, frazadas y menaje.
- Prestadores de servicios: Inyección de 181.643.000 pesos.
- Proyecto espacio público Los Laureles: 346 millones, postulación a fondo FNDR del Gobierno Regional de La Araucanía.
- Faja de Intemil (asfalto Choroico–Huichauen): El Consejo Regional aprobó más de 7.200 millones de pesos; se informó en cuenta del alcalde.
- Centro de Diálisis: Sin monto definido aún; se explora financiamiento vía Gobierno Regional. Posta de Leufuche presupuestada en sobre 800 millones (cifra con posible actualización).
Puntos de debate o controversia
- Luminarias: Concejala Espinosa planteó dudas sobre si el municipio debe reponer luminarias destruidas por terceros (camiones de negocios privados) en avenida Yaima.
- Reglamento de Salud: En sesión anterior el concejo no aprobó la modificación por falta de información previa; se resolvió convocando comisiones y reunión con el gremio AFUSAM antes de esta sesión.
- Comités de vivienda: Siete comités de Cunco capital están bloqueados para postular a subsidios por falta de inversión sanitaria (~2.800 millones de pesos); el municipio gestiona convenio con empresas privadas para destrabar.
- Alcohol en recintos deportivos: El alcalde anunció tolerancia cero de alcohol en estadios y señaló que se revisará el reglamento municipal.
Para seguir
- Punto jurídico (punto 7) postergado para próxima sesión.
- Manual de funciones de Salud Municipal: el director se comprometió a presentarlo al concejo aproximadamente en agosto.
- Audencia pública para Cámara de Turismo agendada para sesión del 26 de junio.
- Próximo consejo ordinario: viernes 26 de junio. Sesión de julio se reorganiza: miércoles 1 y martes 7 (en reemplazo del 8).
- Planificación temporada estival (playas, concesiones, baños): se solicitó anticipar gestiones desde agosto-septiembre.
- Pasarela deteriorada en sector Colonia Caupolicán y camino inundado en sector Icawe: derivadas a Obras Municipales para informe.
- Centro de Diálisis modular: en gestión con Gobierno Regional y Servicio de Salud Araucanía Sur.
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)
- Acta Sesión Ordinaria N° 38 · 2026 ↗
- Acta Sesión Extraordinaria N° 24 · 2026 ↗
- Acta Sesión Ordinaria N° 39 · 2026 ↗
- Acta Sesión Extraordinaria N° 25 · 2026 ↗
- Acta Sesión Ordinaria N° 40 · 2026 ↗
- Acta Sesión Extraordinaria N° 26 · 2026 ↗
Documents indexed from the Transparency Portal (Law 20.285); they link to the PDF published by the municipality.
What the council resolvesSource: Official minutes · AI extraction (ongoing)
What the council resolvesSource: Official minutes · AI extraction (ongoing)
| Resolution | Type | Amount | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aprueba el Presupuesto del Departamento de Salud Municipal año 2023 | Budget amendment | $3.018.000 | — |
| 4.2 · Aprueba el Presupuesto Municipal año 2023 | Budget amendment | $6.919.633 | unanimidad |
| Aprobar Acta de Concejo N° 49 | Other | — | unanimidad |
| Aprobar adquisición de 3 camionetas marca Toyota. | Appointment | $93.664.000 | — |
| Aprobar resolución del proyecto 'Construcción Abasto de Agua Potable Rural sector Dicahue Cunco'. | Tender | — | — |
| Aprobar Plan de Desarrollo Comunal PLADECO 2023-2026. | Regulation | — | — |
Resolutions voted by the council, automatically extracted from the official minutes (extraction ongoing: coverage grows as the 94.917 indexed minutes are processed). May contain reading errors; the official document is the municipality's PDF.
Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory
Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory
| Year | Findings | Altam. | Compl. | Median. | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | — |
| 2018 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 2017 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| 2015 | 36 | 9 | 12 | 12 | — |
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)
- cmConstrucciones Mdh Ltda.Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2023–2026
- OSOndac SpALobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2025
- CWConstructora Wórner S.A.Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2026
- SCSociedad Constructora Terrex LimitadaLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2023
- ASAsesorías Salazar Alvarado SpALobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2026
- ICItg Chile SpALobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
- PRPozo, Ríos, Rodríguez y Torres Ltda. (Zecovery)Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2026
- LLigupLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2026
- ENEmpresa Newen SpALobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
- EpEntidad Patrocinante Buona VitaLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025–2026
- IMIlustre Municipalidad de CuncoLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
- PSPock SpALobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
- CPConsultorias Publicas Ltda.Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025–2026
- ICIngenieria, Consultoria e Inversiones Kimia SpALobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025–2026
- MSMaitsan Soluciones SpALobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2021
- CLCreatimus Linuxcorp LimitadaLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
- AyArquitectura y Construccion Romax SpALobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
- ACAym Conecta SpALobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2026
- SESoluciones en Energia Solar Ltda.Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
- CEConstructora e Inmobiliaria las Trancas LimitadaLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
Organisations that registered Lobby Law meetings with this municipality. Registering the meeting is mandatory for the official, so the list shows who asked to be heard, not whether they got anything.
PopulationWho lives here, how they study, their healthcare and more
Population and living conditionsSource: INE · CENSO · MINEDUC · ADIS
Population trend
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) | 63,71 % | CENSO 2017 2017 |
| School disengagement (leaves the system) | 0,7 % | MINEDUC 2023 |
| School enrollment | 256 students | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| Municipal enrollment | 50 % | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE) | 572,8 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE) | 573,6 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| poblacion_censo | 19.177 inh. | 2024 Census 2024 |
| Income poverty (CASEN 2022) | 14,8 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022) | 18 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Indigenous peoples | 31,58 % | 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 282 students registered for the PAES.
Registro Social de Hogares
| Elderly (60+) | 5.944 | 28% |
| Children and adolescents (<18) | 4.298 | 20% |
| Foreign nationals | 114 | 1% |
| Belonging to indigenous peoples | 5.029 | 23% |
| People with moderate/severe dependency | 340 | 2% |
| Single-person households | 4.712 | 44% |
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
Specialties with services recorded at the comuna's public facilities (REM DEIS, 2024). These are services performed, not doctor headcount. Excludes the private network.
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 los Laureles | Family Health Center (CESFAM) | Municipal | 5.975 | 67% |
| Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar las Villas | Community Family Health Center (CECOSF) | Municipal | 3.075 | 66% |
| Hospital Dr. Eduardo González Galeno (Cunco) | Hospital | Health Service | 2.577 | 69% |
| Posta de Salud Rural las Hortensias | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 1.164 | 76% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Villa García | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 815 | 74% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Quecheregue | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 814 | 74% |
| Posta de Salud Rural la Esperanza | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 575 | 63% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Leufuche | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 470 | 81% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Pedregoso (Cunco) | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 188 | 85% |
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 | 5.997 | 99.0% |
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.
5 Local media · 2 Comunitaria · 3 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
5 Local media · 2 Comunitaria · 3 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
| Local media | Type | dial |
|---|---|---|
| CCORDILLERA | FM | 103.1 FM |
| CCUNCO | FM | 101.1 FM |
| MMIRADOR | FM | 102.1 FM |
| ACAgrupacion Cultural y Apoyo a los Niños Con T.e.l. los Laureles · holder | Comunitaria | 107.9 FM |
| GAGrupo Artistico Cultural Tumuntuco · holder | Comunitaria | 107.1 FM |
The dial (frequency) of every FM, AM and community radio with a studio in the comuna (SUBTEL, active sound broadcasting concessions). National networks appear in their headquarters' comuna, not necessarily where they broadcast. When SUBTEL records no brand name, its holder (the concession holder).
Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE
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).
Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA
Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA
Long-stay facilities for the elderly registered in Chile Cuida. Comunas without ELEAM send their elders to other comunas. With projected ageing (see Demographic projection), this capacity defines whether one can age in one's own comuna.
ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more
Benefits under special regimesSource: Laws/SII/BCN/MTT/Treasury · deep-research verified
Fiscal or economic treatments that apply only to this comuna or its zone, not the rest of Chile. The chip color shows who it reaches: municipality, community, residents, companies or workers.
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 | $4.639.731.000 | 38.4% | |
| Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance | $3.109.295.000 | 25.7% | |
| Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees | $2.622.149.000 | 21.7% | |
| Investment (works and projects) | $1.520.301.000 | 12.6% | |
| Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal | $919.309.000 | 7.6% | |
| Transfers to education | $657.501.000 | 5.4% | |
| Electricity (facilities) | $360.937.000 | 3.0% | |
| Transfers to health | $179.516.000 | 1.5% | |
| Councillor stipends | $89.314.000 | 0.7% | |
| Travel allowances | $44.878.000 | 0.4% | |
| Water (facilities) | $36.832.000 | 0.3% | |
| Commissions and representation | $3.574.000 | 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
Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público ↗
What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
Purchase-order amount · trend
| Top suppliers | Amount | POs |
|---|---|---|
| Construcción y Servicios Mdh Limitada | $5.616.728.099 | 47 |
| Melvin Alejandro | $1.661.805.287 | 41 |
| Constructora Monte Roble Limitada | $1.465.465.017 | 34 |
| Copec S.A. | $1.157.231.249 | 146 |
| Sergio Artigas Allaire | $1.084.679.564 | 1 |
| Jorge Hugo Jose Antonio Arnaboldi Caceres | $950.235.711 | 84 |
| Sococyl | $805.764.895 | 12 |
| Proveedores Integrales Prisa S a | $785.312.757 | 823 |
Purchase mechanism · 2026
| Tender | $2.909.899.461 | 64% |
| Direct award discretionary | $761.285.976 | 17% |
| Framework Agreement | $633.847.347 | 14% |
| Agile Purchase | $245.143.886 | 5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supermercados la Estrella Limitada | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Large 2 | 117 |
| Inversiones San Miguel Limitada | ACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIAS | Large 2 | 4 |
| Inversiones Navarra Limitada | ACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROS | Large 2 | — |
| Inversiones Fortaleza Limitada. | ACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROS | Large 1 | 1 |
| Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Invergolden Limitada | ACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIAS | Large 1 | 1 |
| Inversiones Napoles Limitada | ACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROS | Large 1 | — |
| Navarra Internacional SpA | ACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROS | Large 1 | — |
| Comercializadora y Distribuidora de Combustibles el Molino SpA | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Medium 2 | 27 |
| Agrícola y Forestal Puelche SpA | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Medium 2 | 25 |
| Soc Agricola y Comercial Alejandro Seco Hermanos Limitada | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Medium 2 | 12 |
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.
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 · 2.788 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
2 Wetlands · 2 urban · 2.788 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
| Code | Wetland | Hectares |
|---|---|---|
| HUR-09-06 | Sist. Rio Toltén y Trib.urban | 1.863 /12.313 |
| HUR-09-26 | Rios Vilcun- Quepe y Estero El Secourban | 925 /3.914 |
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. 1 project totaling US$ 6 million, approved in 2011. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.
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
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
| Sanctioned entity | Auditable unit | Category | Fine (UTA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novatec S.A. ↗ | PISCICULTURA RIO CODIHUE, TRES HORQUETAS | Fishing and Aquaculture | 165 |
| Nelson Gasaly Hanuch ↗ | PISCICULTURA LA ESPERANZA | Fishing and Aquaculture | 8 |
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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertedero de Cunco | Vertedero | 8.111 t/year |
| PTAS -CUNCO | PTAS · laguna aireada | A. ARAUCANIA S.A. · discharges into río allipen |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic violence | 160 | 886 |
| Threats | 153 | 847 |
| Property damage | 124 | 686 |
| Alcohol and drug use in public spaces | 79 | 437 |
| Larceny | 72 | 399 |
| Minor injuries | 52 | 288 |
| Burglary of an inhabited place | 44 | 244 |
| Burglary of an uninhabited place | 36 | 199 |
| Crimes and offenses under the arms law | 22 | 122 |
| Weapons-related crimes | 22 | 122 |
| Sexual abuse | 22 | 122 |
| Theft of items from vehicles | 10 | 55 |
Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 25.
Police cases (reports + arrests) recorded by Carabineros and PDI. Not victimization (ENUSC measures the real figure, higher due to underreporting). The rate uses INE 2024 population. Source: CEAD, Ministry of Public Security.
What the municipality does
Municipal security infrastructure and staff declared to SINIM (since 2016). Excludes Carabineros and PDI, which are national.
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.