Summary
What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap
Galvarino es una comuna y pueblo chileno ubicado en la Provincia de Cautín, en la Región de La Araucanía, al sur de Chile. Según el Censo 2017 (INE), cuenta con una población de 12.633 habitantes. Está situada a 35 km al norponiente de Temuco, la capital regional, y a 683 km al sur de Santiago, la capital del país.
Liveability index · EIU style
36.3 /100AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests
Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Mayoral history · 8 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 por unanimidad una modificación presupuestaria de educación por $4,35 millones (donación privada vía causas judiciales) y el informe técnico de becas municipales 2026, que amplía la cobertura de 324 a 424 estudiantes admisibles.
Temas tratados
- Acta N°50 (05/05): Aprobada sin observaciones.
- Cuenta del alcalde: Reunión con el Presidente y ministros (vivienda, zona de rezago, SLEP); visita a comunidad Peña y Pil con el Seremi de Vivienda (90 socios en proceso de postulación habitacional); gala folclórica del Club de Cueca Raíces de mi Tierra; firma de convenio para camioneta de emergencia comunal (COGRID) vía AMRA para las 32 comunas de La Araucanía.
- Modificación presupuestaria educación 2026: Incorporación de $4.350.000 provenientes de donaciones de empresas privadas originadas en causas judiciales, destinados a materiales para la Escuela Gabriela Mistral ($3,5M) y vestuario deportivo para la Escuela Pelantaro ($850.000).
- Becas municipales 2026: 458 postulaciones recibidas; 424 admisibles; 34 inadmisibles. Se incorporó por primera vez etapa de subsanación (85% de los observados corrigió su documentación).
- Señalética vial: Presentación de diagnóstico y propuesta de mejoras de la directora de Tránsito, Alicia Morales, con presupuesto estimativo de $15,8 millones.
- Permisos de circulación: Informe de recaudación con alza de 43% en el primer trimestre de 2026 respecto al mismo período de 2025.
Acuerdos y votaciones
- Acta N°50: Aprobada (unanimidad, 7 votos).
- Modificación presupuestaria educación $4.350.000: Aprobada (unanimidad).
- Informe técnico de becas municipales 2026: Aprobado (unanimidad).
- Cambio de sesión ordinaria a día jueves: Aprobado con un voto en contra (no queda claro en la transcripción de quién).
- Ampliar nombre y alcance de la Comisión de Aguas y Caminos para incluir Vialidad Urbana: Aprobado (unanimidad).
Plata y obras
- Modificación presupuestaria educación: $4.350.000 en ingresos por donación privada; se destinan a materiales libres para Escuela Gabriela Mistral ($3,5M) y vestuario deportivo Escuela Pelantaro ($850.000).
- Becas municipales: El concejal Madariaga (grafía incierta) menciona un presupuesto total de $115 millones; el monto por alumno baja de ~$354.000 (2025) a ~$271.000 al aumentar la cobertura. El alcalde evalúa inyectar recursos adicionales en cuotas posteriores para acercarse a los $300.000 por alumno, sin compriso formal.
- Señalética vial: Presupuesto estimativo total $15.801.106 (IVA incluido): demarcación horizontal $12.425.076 y señalización vertical $3.376.030. Se propone priorizar la vertical (~$3,4M) en otoño-invierno y la horizontal en primavera-verano o vía proyecto SESCPLAN. Concejal Hernández propone una modificación presupuestaria de ~$4M para la próxima sesión.
- Permisos de circulación: Recaudación acumulada enero-abril 2026: $282.253.000 (+43% vs. 2025). La recaudación anual viene en baja desde 2023 ($419M) a 2025 ($359M); el repunte se atribuye a gestión directa del alcalde con empresas e instituciones.
- Camioneta COGRID: Convenio ya firmado; vehículo equipado para emergencias en proceso de entrega. No se menciona monto.
Puntos de debate o controversia
- Reforma de contribuciones y FCM: El concejal Hernández pidió detalles sobre la reunión con el Presidente. El alcalde es favorable a eximir a adultos mayores del pago, pero exige que Galvarino no pierda ingresos del Fondo Común Municipal, que representa más del 80% del presupuesto. Señaló que se trabaja en que se devuelva IVA pagado por municipios como compensación.
- Traspaso al SLEP: El alcalde reiteró su oposición, citó que el SLEP recibe ~$450.000-$480.000 por alumno frente a ~$300.000 en municipios como Galvarino. Expresó confianza en que el proceso se detendrá.
- Uniformes y calzado escolar: La concejala (nombre no claro) recordó el debate del año pasado sobre compra de calzado; quedó establecido que la Superintendencia no permite comprar uniformes escolares con subvención, solo implementación deportiva para competencias.
- Rol de los concejales (Contraloría): El concejal Hernández alertó sobre una resolución de Contraloría que limitaría la tramitación de solicitudes ciudadanas en el seno del concejo. Solicitó que la administradora municipal explique el alcance concreto y planteó llevar el tema al encuentro nacional de concejales (16-19 de junio, Coquimbo/La Serena).
Para seguir
- Señalética vial: Comisión de Aguas, Caminos y Vialidad Urbana debe activarse y convocar su primera reunión. Se esperaría una modificación presupuestaria de ~$4M para señalización vertical en la próxima sesión (jueves).
- Becas municipales: Pendiente decreto para publicar lista de beneficiarios. Evaluar aumento de presupuesto en elaboración del presupuesto 2027.
- Permisos de circulación: Pendiente información sobre montos de segundas cuotas aún no pagadas. Se propone implementar alerta en sistema online y eventual "call center" para temporada de pago 2027.
- Sesión ordinaria: Trasladada al día jueves (fecha exacta no queda clara en la transcripción).
- Solicitudes de caminos (concejal Madariaga, grafía incierta): Nivelación en Colpi y Pelahuenco Chico; ripio para Iglesia Asamblea de Dios sector norte — quedan pendientes de respuesta de la administración.
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)
- Ordinaria N° 44 · 2026 ↗
- Ordinaria N° 45 · 2026 ↗
- Ordinaria N° 46 · 2026 ↗
- Ordinaria N° 41 · 2026 ↗
- Ordinaria N° 42 · 2026 ↗
- Ordinaria N° 43 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.8 · Aporte al Servicio de Bienestar del Departamento de Salud Municipal para el año 2026, de 4 UTM por funcionario. | Subsidy | — | — |
| 4.7 · Incorporación de saldos iniciales de proyectos PMU, PMB y FNDR al presupuesto del año 2025 y 2026 | Budget amendment | $6.940.700 | — |
| 4.6 · Modificación presupuestaria de salud por reconocimiento de mayores ingresos provenientes de convenios PRAPS 2026 | Budget amendment | $19.412.600 | — |
| 4.5 · Modificación presupuestaria de salud por ajuste de la deuda flotante año 2026 | Budget amendment | $23.572.000 | — |
| Aprobación del acta ordinaria N°40 | Other | — | unanimidad |
| Aprobación subvención municipal para el Cuerpo de Bomberos de Galvarino, año 2026 | Subsidy | $25.000.000 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 4 | — |
| 2019 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 7 | — |
| 2018 | 104 | 34 | 38 | 31 | — |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
CGR severity classification · audit findings on the municipality and its corporations
Who requests meetings with the municipalitySource: InfoLobby · CPLT (Law 20,730)
Who requests meetings with the municipalitySource: InfoLobby · CPLT (Law 20,730)
- HSHealth Systems Design & ConnectionLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
- ENEmpresa Newen SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
- LPLegal Publishing Chile LimitadaLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
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) | 37,16 % | CENSO 2017 2017 |
| School disengagement (leaves the system) | 1 % | MINEDUC 2023 |
| School enrollment | 138 students | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| Municipal enrollment | 50 % | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE) | 544,8 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE) | 534,1 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| poblacion_censo | 12.710 inh. | 2024 Census 2024 |
| Income poverty (CASEN 2022) | 16,8 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022) | 39,9 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Indigenous peoples | 71,51 % | 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 133 students registered for the PAES.
Registro Social de Hogares
| Elderly (60+) | 3.259 | 24% |
| Children and adolescents (<18) | 3.047 | 22% |
| Foreign nationals | 23 | 0% |
| Belonging to indigenous peoples | 9.080 | 66% |
| People with moderate/severe dependency | 232 | 2% |
| Single-person households | 2.461 | 40% |
A monthly administrative snapshot of the Social Household Registry (self-registration to access benefits), as of abril 2026. The "bracket 40" is the socioeconomic rating of the most vulnerable 40%. It is a registry, not a survey: it complements CASEN (biennial) with fresh data, but well-off comunas under-register. Source: ADIS, Ministry of Social Development and Family.
School educationSource: MINEDUC Open Data 2025
Aggregate of all the comuna's schools (RBD → comuna). Pass/withdrawal and attendance are from the 2025 school year. SIMCE is not published as open data (managed by the Quality Agency, by request only); the available quality proxy is passing, dropout and attendance. The PAES result appears in the social section.
Municipal healthcare (primary care)Source: SINIM · MINSAL / FONASA
REM-26 section A (DEIS/MINSAL): comprehensive family visits, summed across the comuna's facilities. The last year is partial while DEIS consolidates monthly reports.
| Center | Type | Provider type | Enrollees | % brackets A-B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Posta de Salud Rural Rucatraro | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 2.502 | 72% |
| Hospital de Galvarino | Hospital | Health Service | 1.024 | 65% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Fortín Ñielol | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 989 | 83% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Santa Carolina | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 930 | 82% |
| Posta de Salud Rural la Piedra | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 790 | 76% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Ailinco | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 636 | 76% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Pangueco (Galvarino) | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 529 | 87% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Nilpe | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 421 | 74% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Rapa - Mañiuco | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 391 | 86% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Repocura - Chacaico | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 376 | 80% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Cuel Ñielol | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 345 | 76% |
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
INDIGENOUS DEVELOPMENT AREA The comuna is part of the ADI PUEL NAHUELBUTA (art. 26, Indigenous Law 19.253).
| People | People | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Mapuche | 9.052 | 99.6% |
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.
3 Local media · 2 Comunitaria · 1 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
3 Local media · 2 Comunitaria · 1 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
| Local media | Type | dial |
|---|---|---|
| MMIRADOR | FM | 93.9 FM |
| CIComunidad Indigena Calvio Millan de Aillinco · holder | Comunitaria | 107.1 FM |
| GJGrupo Juvenil Impacto Joven · holder | Comunitaria | 106.7 FM |
The dial (frequency) of every FM, AM and community radio with a studio in the comuna (SUBTEL, active sound broadcasting concessions). National networks appear in their headquarters' comuna, not necessarily where they broadcast. When SUBTEL records no brand name, its holder (the concession holder).
Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE
International immigrants per the 2024 Census (people born outside Chile living in the comuna). Nationwide they are 1,608,650 people, 8.8% of the population.
Housing and housing deficitSource: MINVU (Encampment Registry + 2024 Census deficit + subsidies) · INE
Encampments: MINVU National Registry 2024 (irregular settlements and the families living in them). Quantitative deficit: homes missing per the 2024 Census (doubling-up + unrecoverable overcrowding). Permits: new homes authorized by the Works Directorate in 2024 (INE) — measures future construction, not stock. Subsidies: MINVU by application comuna — DS49 accrues beneficiaries by resolution year; DS01 and DS52 accrue payments by application cohort (national totals in the source file differ ~1–6% from the comuna sum; the comuna series is published).
What the homes are like
Housing type: 2017 Census · tenure: 2002 Census (INE).
ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more
Benefits under special regimesSource: Laws/SII/BCN/MTT/Treasury · deep-research verified
Fiscal or economic treatments that apply only to this comuna or its zone, not the rest of Chile. The chip color shows who it reaches: municipality, community, residents, companies or workers.
Sobresueldo mensual a funcionarios públicos según aislamiento/costo de vida: 15% del sueldo base (art. 7 DL 249). A los funcionarios municipales llega vía art. 25 del DL 3.551/1980 y el monto se aumenta en 40% (Ley 19.354) — salud primaria municipal (Ley 19.378) la percibe sin ese aumento; asistentes de la educación y personal de corporaciones no la perciben (Código del Trabajo). El %/territorio usa la división de 1974: dentro de una comuna pueden regir % mayores en localidades específicas (retenes, islas, cordillera) no reflejados acá; la CGR resuelve caso a caso. Comunas sin asignación no aparecen.
Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios
Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)
Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025
Special-law revenues · 2025
Distributed by law to specific comunas; they arrive via transfers.
Revenue by sector · 2025
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Evolución por fuente de ingreso
Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend
FCM received · trend
State transfers · trend
Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Accrued spending · trend
Distribution by management area · 2025
What the budget is spent on · 2025
| Spending line | Amount | % of spending | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending | $3.166.908.000 | 42.4% | |
| Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance | $2.539.014.000 | 34.0% | |
| Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees | $2.003.267.000 | 26.8% | |
| Investment (works and projects) | $911.906.000 | 12.2% | |
| Transfers to education | $270.000.000 | 3.6% | |
| Electricity (facilities) | $232.576.000 | 3.1% | |
| Transfers to health | $86.096.000 | 1.2% | |
| Councillor stipends | $83.386.000 | 1.1% | |
| Water (facilities) | $77.789.000 | 1.0% | |
| Travel allowances | $67.672.000 | 0.9% | |
| Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal | $55.997.000 | 0.8% |
Share of total accrued spending. Lines overlap (personnel sits inside several areas), so they don't add to 100%. Source: SINIM.
Personal y dotación municipal
Spending composition · 2025
Personnel by contract type · 2025
Municipal headcount · 2023
Municipal staff by contract status (SINIM, 2023). Cost per staffer = annual spending of the type ÷ same-year headcount.
Inversión, servicios básicos y obras
Investment and authorities' expenses · 2025
Basic and general services · 2025
Final works approvals (DOM) · per year
Building permits issued · per year
Management indicator · 2025
What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
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What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
Purchase-order amount · trend
| Top suppliers | Amount | POs |
|---|---|---|
| Marcelo Paz Novoa | $1.565.354.215 | 42 |
| Copec S.A. | $1.531.234.975 | 174 |
| Pedro Quezada Baier | $1.456.864.536 | 11 |
| Ingenieros Bym Ltda. | $1.406.073.567 | 12 |
| Sociedad Consultora de Proyectos Forestales Limita | $1.399.749.362 | 25 |
| Acr Asociados Ltda. | $966.870.949 | 6 |
| Ingenieria y Construcciones Ayelen EIRL | $877.275.197 | 5 |
| Carlos Cid Aravena | $761.478.591 | 2 |
Purchase mechanism · 2026
| Tender | $1.492.266.276 | 62% |
| Agile Purchase | $542.624.099 | 23% |
| Framework Agreement | $274.858.128 | 11% |
| Direct award discretionary | $88.000.001 | 4% |
Companies and economic activitySource: SII · company statistics and roster (domicile/HQ)
Pyramid by sales bracket
Largest companies domiciled in the comuna
| Company | Line of business | Sales bracket | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricola Galvarino S.A. | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Medium 2 | 117 |
| Soc de Transportes Tamara Limitada | TRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTO | Medium 2 | 20 |
| Agroforestal Suiza Limitada | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Medium 2 | 8 |
| Sociedad Maderas Vocolhue Limitada | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Medium 2 | 7 |
| Agricola Berries Galvarino Limitada | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Medium 1 | 554 |
| Supermercado Unicasa Limitada | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Medium 1 | 27 |
| Sociedad Comercial Industrial Agrícola y Forestal Pb Limitada | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Medium 1 | 12 |
| Agricola Kehr e Hijos Limitada | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Medium 1 | 11 |
| Agricola Ganadera y Forestal Santa Lucia Limitada | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Medium 1 | 10 |
| Santiago Bachmann e Hijo Limitada | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Medium 1 | 8 |
SII roster of legal entities (public). Due to tax secrecy sales come in brackets, never amounts. The comuna is that of the domicile/HQ: operations may be elsewhere.
Investment in SEIA projects
| Project | Owner | Status | Investment (US$M) | Constr. jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diseño Sistema Agua Potable Rural Comunidades Rurales Camino Temuco - DIA | Ministerio de Obras Públicas | Approved | 39,258 | 45 |
| Ampliación del Pozo de Extracción de Áridos Cantera QuillénDIA | Áridos Río Quillém Limitada | Approved | 0,05 | 5 |
Investment DECLARED by the owner upon entering SEIA (not necessarily materialized; the RCA expires after 5 years without works). Multi-comuna projects: prorated investment, jobs counted in full. Jobs = declared peak labor (source PRISMA/SOFOFA). Source: e-SEIA + PRISMA.
TerritoryClimate, biodiversity, national heritage, SEIA-approved projects and more
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.
4 Wetlands · 2 urban · 698 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
4 Wetlands · 2 urban · 698 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
| Code | Wetland | Hectares |
|---|---|---|
| HUR-09-17 | Rios Imperal- Cautin- Chonchol y Trib.urban | 335 /4.860 |
| HPU-09-12 | Estero Perquenco- Rio Quillen | 183 /2.522 |
| HPU-09-06 | Rio Lumaco | 176 /296 |
| HUR-09-13 | Rio Traiguen- Rio Quinourban | 3 /1.246 |
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$ 13 million, approved in 2024. 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.
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.
Territorial burdensSource: SUBDERE (waste, Jun 2023) · Gendarmería (Jun 2025) · SISS (WWTP)
Territorial burdensSource: SUBDERE (waste, Jun 2023) · Gendarmería (Jun 2025) · SISS (WWTP)
Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.
| Facility | Type | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| PTAS -GALVARINO | PTAS · laguna estabilizacion | A. ARAUCANIA S.A. · discharges into río galvarino |
Official registries: they exclude illegal dumps and rural WWTPs (no consolidated public registry).
Forest firesSource: CONAF · Occurrence and damage statistics (2023-2024)
Occurrence and area affected by wildfires (CONAF). The 5-season cumulative gives a fairer picture than a single year: fire is episodic and big catastrophes concentrate in few seasons. The area is comuna-wide, not just urban.
Winter riskSource: SENAPRED · winter critical points 2026 (via FAU U. de Chile)
Points in the comuna where SENAPRED identifies winter-rain risk (channel overflows, flooding, collector collapse, landslides, mudflows, snow), with risk level and the agency responsible for the fix.
Climate and climate changeSource: ARClim · MMA + CR2/UC (CMIP6 modeling)
Modeled climatology (CMIP6 downscaling ~5 km): present ≈ 1980-2010, projection ≈ 2035-2065 middle scenario. Not recent weather observation.
SafetyCrime, road crashes and municipal security infrastructure
Crimes (police cases)Source: CEAD · Ministry of Public Security
| Crime | Cases | Rate/100k |
|---|---|---|
| Alcohol and drug use in public spaces | 149 | 1.186 |
| Threats | 103 | 820 |
| Domestic violence | 94 | 748 |
| Property damage | 57 | 454 |
| Larceny | 34 | 271 |
| Minor injuries | 21 | 167 |
| Burglary of an uninhabited place | 15 | 119 |
| Sexual abuse | 13 | 103 |
| Other burglaries (forcible entry) | 12 | 96 |
| Crimes and offenses under the arms law | 7 | 56 |
| Weapons-related crimes | 7 | 56 |
| Burglary of an inhabited place | 7 | 56 |
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.
