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Cunco

Región de la AraucaníaFounded 191818.068 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20251.887 km² of area10 inh./km²$10.958M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Population
−5,9%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
18%
Multidimensional poverty · 187th highest of 346
Finance
$606 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 141 of 346
Finance
72,8%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
572,8 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
152nd
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

26 Schools
12 Squares and green areas
8 Health centers
4 Kindergartens
3 Carabineros
2 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
1 Hospitals

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).

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

Liveability index · EIU style

46.6 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#208 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety46
Health42
Culture and environment45
Education57
Infrastructure50
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

CM
Cristián Moraga L.
INDEPENDIENTE
5.637
votes (38.51%)
20.645
Electoral roll
75,93%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
CM
Cristián Moraga L.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
5.637
votes
AA
Antonio Alfonso Coke Candia
2021-2024 · IND
3.704
votes
PM
Patricio Mittersteiner Garrido
2008-2012 · UDI
3.958
votes
PM
Patricio Mittersteiner Garrido
2004-2008 · UDI
4.799
votes
PM
Patricio Mittersteiner Garrido
2000-2004 · UDI
4.001
votes
BS
Benjamin Soto Castillo
1996-2000 · PPD
2.569
votes
BS
Benjamin Soto Castillo
1992-1996 · PPD
2.242
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

CP
Claudio Peralta P.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.349
votes
PV
Patricia Vargas V.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.108
votes
CM
Cristian Mills R.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
985
votes
JG
Juan Gutierrez S.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
778
votes
JF
Jhon Fernandez A.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
764
votes
ME
Marcia Espinoza M.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
565
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión130 minWatch session

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)

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

Resolutions extracted
629
of 163 minutes read
Money involved
$654.449.939.503
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
Aprueba el Presupuesto del Departamento de Salud Municipal año 2023Budget amendment$3.018.000
4.2 · Aprueba el Presupuesto Municipal año 2023Budget amendment$6.919.633unanimidad
Aprobar Acta de Concejo N° 49Otherunanimidad
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

Findingstotal
52
Highly complex
12
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2021633
20187322
2017321
20153691212

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

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

  • cm
    Construcciones Mdh Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2023–2026
  • OS
    Ondac SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2025
  • CW
    Constructora Wórner S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2026
  • SC
    Sociedad Constructora Terrex Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • AS
    Asesorías Salazar Alvarado SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2026
  • IC
    Itg Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • PR
    Pozo, Ríos, Rodríguez y Torres Ltda. (Zecovery)
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2026
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2026
  • EN
    Empresa Newen SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • Ep
    Entidad Patrocinante Buona Vita
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • IM
    Ilustre Municipalidad de Cunco
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • PS
    Pock SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • CP
    Consultorias Publicas Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • IC
    Ingenieria, Consultoria e Inversiones Kimia SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • MS
    Maitsan Soluciones SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2021
  • CL
    Creatimus Linuxcorp Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • Ay
    Arquitectura y Construccion Romax SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • AC
    Aym Conecta SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2026
  • SE
    Soluciones en Energia Solar Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • CE
    Constructora e Inmobiliaria las Trancas Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
and 68 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

19.483
inhabitants
18.068
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
-7%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
17.010
-5% vs. 2035 (17.999)
Over 60 · 2050
46,46%
35,97% 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)63,71 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,7 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment256 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment50 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)572,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)573,6 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo19.177 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 peoples31,58 %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

People in the RSH
21.459
10.673 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
7.643
72% of RSH households
Female-headed households
50%
5.318
Elderly (60+)5.94428%
Children and adolescents (<18)4.29820%
Foreign nationals1141%
Belonging to indigenous peoples5.02923%
People with moderate/severe dependency3402%
Single-person households4.71244%

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
3.684
28 schools
Students per teacher
8,5
432 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
90,5%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
77,5%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 43%Private subsidized 57%
Pass rate
97,7%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,01%
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
6
FONASA enrollees
13.461
75% of the population
Doctors employed
8
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 86Contract staff: 65Fee contracts: 10
Primary-care medical visits · per year
12.936
56.724
20102025
Medical specialties served · 1 in the comuna (public system)
Adult Gynecology

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
707
1.121
20192024

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 (15.653 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar los LaurelesFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal5.97567%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar las VillasCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal3.07566%
Hospital Dr. Eduardo González Galeno (Cunco)HospitalHealth Service2.57769%
Posta de Salud Rural las HortensiasRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.16476%
Posta de Salud Rural Villa GarcíaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal81574%
Posta de Salud Rural QuecheregueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal81474%
Posta de Salud Rural la EsperanzaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal57563%
Posta de Salud Rural LeufucheRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal47081%
Posta de Salud Rural Pedregoso (Cunco)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal18885%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $4.639.731.000 ($344.680/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $3.245.215.000Municipal contribution: $179.516.000

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

Indigenous population
6.057
31.6% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
48
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
Land grants
28
indigenous lands registry 2022
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche5.99799.0%

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

Active neighborhood councils
2
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.1
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
811
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
367
Sports
100
Social and aid
71
For the elderly
22
Cultural
14
Religious
11
Foundations and corporations
4
Trade associations and cooperatives
3
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.

5 Local media · 2 Comunitaria · 3 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
CCORDILLERAFM103.1 FM
CCUNCOFM101.1 FM
MMIRADORFM102.1 FM
ACAgrupacion Cultural y Apoyo a los Niños Con T.e.l. los Laureles · holderComunitaria107.9 FM
GAGrupo Artistico Cultural Tumuntuco · holderComunitaria107.1 FM

The dial (frequency) of every FM, AM and community radio with a studio in the comuna (SUBTEL, active sound broadcasting concessions). National networks appear in their headquarters' comuna, not necessarily where they broadcast. When SUBTEL records no brand name, its holder (the concession holder).

Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE

Foreign nationals
279
1,5% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Argentina
147 people · 53% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
147 Argentina
35 Venezuela
20 Colombia
18 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

Encampments
0
no encampments registered
Housing deficit
276
3,8% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
86
9.262 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
212
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
1.175
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
74
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

15.305homes · by type (2017)
House
7.796 · 97.2%
House
7.170 · 98.5%
Shack/hut/shanty
146 · 1.8%
Other private
102 · 1.4%
Other private
58 · 0.7%
Room in old house/tenement
14 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
7 · 0.1%
Indigenous dwelling
6 · 0.1%
Apartment
2 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Room in old house/tenement
1 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
73%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
3.350 · 66.6%
Provided for work
663 · 13.2%
Rented
408 · 8.1%
Owned, being paid off
327 · 6.5%
Free of charge
279 · 5.6%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
2
Beds
84
16,1 per 1,000 over-60s

Long-stay facilities for the elderly registered in Chile Cuida. Comunas without ELEAM send their elders to other comunas. With projected ageing (see Demographic projection), this capacity defines whether one can age in one's own comuna.

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Benefits under special regimesSource: Laws/SII/BCN/MTT/Treasury · deep-research verified

Fiscal or economic treatments that apply only to this comuna or its zone, not the rest of Chile. The chip color shows who it reaches: municipality, community, residents, companies or workers.

Others
Asignación de zona 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
$10.957.630.000
Own revenue
$2.303.295.000
21% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$6.165.195.000
56% of the total
State transfers
$1.780.852.000
16% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$832.133.000
$10.957.630.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

36.3%
26.8%
13.3%
22.1%
Property tax$835.197.000
Business licenses$616.798.000
Vehicle permits$305.467.000
Cleaning fees$35.975.000
Other own revenue$509.858.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
44.3%
35.9%
19.7%
Municipal$10.957.630.000
Education$8.884.631.000
Health$4.872.295.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $5.632.769.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$167.285.000
$2.303.295.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$558.820.000
$6.165.195.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$11.869.000
$1.780.852.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$15.205.220.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$12.098.314.000
Execution rate
79.6%
Unexecuted: $3.106.906.000
Low execution: it only executed 79.6% of the budget — $3.106.906.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$777.116.000
$12.098.314.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

57.1%
24.7%
13.5%
Internal management$6.907.570.000
Community services$2.982.983.000
Social programs$1.638.640.000
Municipal activities$61.532.000
Recreational programs$94.638.000
Cultural programs$412.951.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$4.639.731.00038.4%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$3.109.295.00025.7%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.622.149.00021.7%
Investment (works and projects)$1.520.301.00012.6%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$919.309.0007.6%
Transfers to education$657.501.0005.4%
Electricity (facilities)$360.937.0003.0%
Transfers to health$179.516.0001.5%
Councillor stipends$89.314.0000.7%
Travel allowances$44.878.0000.4%
Water (facilities)$36.832.0000.3%
Commissions and representation$3.574.0000.0%

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

21.7%
25.7%
52.6%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.622.149.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$3.109.295.000
Others$6.366.870.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

31.9%
13.9%
50.2%
Permanent staff$1.707.598.000
Contract staff$745.880.000
Fee contracts$168.671.000
Labor Code$46.507.000
Community progs.$2.688.290.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

54.8%
39.8%
Permanent staff51
Contract staff37
Fee contracts5
Total: 93 staffFee contracts: 5.4% of the headcountWomen: 42.0%Professionalization: 36.4%
Cost/staffer permanent: $30.944.294/yearCost/staffer contract: $16.670.703/yearCost/staffer fees: $21.769.800/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: $1.520.301.000 (12.6% of spending)Councillor stipends: $89.314.000Travel allowances: $44.878.000Commissions and representation: $3.574.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $919.309.000Electricity: $360.937.000Water: $36.832.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

30
120
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

83
166
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
6 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
95
Security/patrol pickups
2
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
1
Primary-care medical visits
56.724
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
72,8%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
53
Permanent own revenue
21,02%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
8
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
166
Health staff
65
contract
Health staff
10
fee-based
Health staff
86
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
13.461
municipal health
Rural health posts
6
Street-market stalls
20
Final works approvals
120

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$58.890.098.261
Purchase orders
21.468

Purchase-order amount · trend

$686.397.338
$4.550.176.670
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Construcción y Servicios Mdh Limitada$5.616.728.09947
Melvin Alejandro$1.661.805.28741
Constructora Monte Roble Limitada$1.465.465.01734
Copec S.A.$1.157.231.249146
Sergio Artigas Allaire$1.084.679.5641
Jorge Hugo Jose Antonio Arnaboldi Caceres$950.235.71184
Sococyl$805.764.89512
Proveedores Integrales Prisa S a$785.312.757823

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $2.909.899.46164%
Direct award discretionary$761.285.97617%
Framework Agreement $633.847.34714%
Agile Purchase $245.143.8865%

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

Registered companies
1.362
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
2.948

Pyramid by sales bracket

64.0%
11.5%
21.4%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)871 companies
Small (≤25k UF)156 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)35 companies
Large (>100k UF)8 companies
No sales/no info292 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Supermercados la Estrella LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2117
Inversiones San Miguel LimitadaACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASLarge 24
Inversiones Navarra LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 2
Inversiones Fortaleza Limitada.ACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 11
Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Invergolden LimitadaACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASLarge 11
Inversiones Napoles LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 1
Navarra Internacional SpAACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 1
Comercializadora y Distribuidora de Combustibles el Molino SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 227
Agrícola y Forestal Puelche SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 225
Soc Agricola y Comercial Alejandro Seco Hermanos LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 212

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

State protected wilderness areas (SNASPE) in the comuna
ConguillioNational Park54.292 ha
VillarricaNational Reserve41.080 ha

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

75
Species
44
Flora
29
Fauna
2
Funga
27
In conservation status
11
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
TolloDiplomystes nahuelbutaensisENQueuleGomortega keuleENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENPitaoPitavia punctataENTolloDiplomystes camposensisENOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVULinguePersea lingueVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUHuillínLontra provocaxENPuyeGalaxias maculatusVULamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTMonito del monteDromiciops gliroidesNTPato cortacorrientesMerganetta armataNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTPumaPuma concolorNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTPato anteojillo, pato perro (argentina y chile), pato de anteojos, ánade anteojillo (español), spectacled duck, bronze-winged duck (inglés)Speculanas specularisNT

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)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-09-06Sist. Rio Toltén y Trib.urban1.863 /12.313
HUR-09-26Rios Vilcun- Quepe y Estero El Secourban925 /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.

Energy1 project · US$ 6 M · 2011
Trasmisora Melipeuco S.A.Linea de Transmisión en postes de Hormigón de 110 Kv Melipeuco-freire

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 Codiner
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
Aguas Araucania
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Pucón at 40.2 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
2
Sanctioned entities
2
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
173 UTA
2 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Novatec S.A.PISCICULTURA RIO CODIHUE, TRES HORQUETASFishing and Aquaculture165
Nelson Gasaly HanuchPISCICULTURA LA ESPERANZAFishing and Aquaculture8

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
6 m²
60% 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
2
Historic monuments
1
Heritage zones
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
Vertedero de CuncoVertedero8.111 t/year
PTAS -CUNCOPTAS · laguna aireadaA. ARAUCANIA S.A. · discharges into río allipen
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero de Cunco (Cunco) · 8.111 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
4
Area affected
17 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
105 ha
includes the 2022-2023 mega-season

Occurrence and area affected by wildfires (CONAF). The 5-season cumulative gives a fairer picture than a single year: fire is episodic and big catastrophes concentrate in few seasons. The area is comuna-wide, not just urban.

Winter riskSource: SENAPRED · winter critical points 2026 (via FAU U. de Chile)

Critical points registered
22
At high or very high risk
5
2 very high
Main threat
Inundación por desborde de c…
Inundación por desborde de cauce

Points in the comuna where SENAPRED identifies winter-rain risk (channel overflows, flooding, collector collapse, landslides, mudflows, snow), with risk level and the agency responsible for the fix.

Climate and climate changeSource: ARClim · MMA + CR2/UC (CMIP6 modeling)

Mean annual temperature
10,11°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,27°C
Annual precipitation
2.288 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
2
projection: +5 days
Frost days
47

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
861
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.765
Police cases · trend
641
861
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Domestic violence160886
Threats153847
Property damage124686
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces79437
Larceny72399
Minor injuries52288
Burglary of an inhabited place44244
Burglary of an uninhabited place36199
Crimes and offenses under the arms law22122
Weapons-related crimes22122
Sexual abuse22122
Theft of items from vehicles1055

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 25.

Police cases (reports + arrests) recorded by Carabineros and PDI. Not victimization (ENUSC measures the real figure, higher due to underreporting). The rate uses INE 2024 population. Source: CEAD, Ministry of Public Security.

What the municipality does

Municipal security infrastructure and staff declared to SINIM (since 2016). Excludes Carabineros and PDI, which are national.

Surveillance cameras
95
Guards and inspectors
3
1 per 6.023 hab
Patrol fleet
2
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
95
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
70
Deaths
5
27,7 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
75
14 serious
Pedestrian collisions
4

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.