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Escudo de Gorbea

Gorbea

Región de la AraucaníaFounded 188715.076 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024690 km² of area22 inh./km²$7.725M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Population
−9,4%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
19,8%
Multidimensional poverty · 132nd highest of 346
Finance
$512 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 183 of 346
Finance
84,03%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
574,8 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
61st
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

21 Schools
9 Health centers
8 Kindergartens
5 Squares and green areas
4 Fire stations
3 Carabineros
1 Pharmacies
1 Hospitals
1 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)

Gorbea es una comuna de la zona sur de Chile, en la Provincia de Cautín en la Región de la Araucanía. Integra el distrito electoral N.º 23 y pertenece a la XI Circunscripción Senatorial (Araucanía).

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

Liveability index · EIU style

51.9 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#125 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety60
Health38
Culture and environment47
Education47
Infrastructure65
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Andrés Romero M.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
6.191
votes (52.31%)
15.445
Electoral roll
80,98%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
AR
Andrés Romero M.
2024-2028 · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
6.191
votes
JA
Jorge Andres Romero Martinez
2021-2024 · DC
3.767
votes
GS
Guido Siegmund González
2008-2012 · UDI
3.795
votes
JE
Juan Esteban Meza Moncada
2004-2008 · ILC
3.015
votes
GS
Guido Siegmund Gonzalez
2000-2004 · UDI
2.230
votes
DC
Dagoberto Cid Baeza
1996-2000 · RN
2.614
votes
DC
Dagoberto Cid Baeza
1994-1996 · RN
1.459
votes
EJ
Emilio Jaramillo Laurent
1992-1994 · DC
1.281
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

GO
Gabriel Ordoñez M.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
976
votes
EF
Eric Ferrada V.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · INDEPENDIENTE
808
votes
FU
Fabian Ulloa R.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
713
votes
PS
Pablo Siegmund U.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
700
votes
SR
Sergio Ruiz S.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
537
votes
AV
Alberto Vasquez L.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
399
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión29 de junio de 202148 minWatch session

En una línea: Sesión de instalación del nuevo Concejo Municipal 2021-2024, con la asunción de Jorge Andrés Romero Martínez como alcalde y la toma de juramento de seis concejales electos.

Temas tratados

  • Proclamación y juramento del alcalde electo: Jorge Andrés Romero Martínez prestó juramento ante la secretaria municipal subrogante, Pilar Urrutia Reyes.
  • Juramento de concejales electos: Rodrigo Alexis Poblete Torres, Juan Carlos Cid Peña, Gabriel Alejandro Ordóñez Miranda, Jorge Urbano Quezada Leighton, Darwin Percy Torres Arcos y Rosa Elena Verdejo Silva.
  • Fijación de calendario de sesiones ordinarias: El concejo acordó sus fechas de reunión habituales.
  • Traspaso de la administración municipal: El exalcalde Guido Sigmund González entregó formalmente la administración al nuevo alcalde, con firma ante ministra de fe y el Director Subrogante de Control Interno.
  • Palabras del exalcalde y del nuevo alcalde: Discursos de cierre y de inicio de gestión.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Se acordó celebrar sesiones ordinarias el segundo, tercer y cuarto martes de cada mes a las 15:00 horas. No se registran votaciones con resultado numérico; el acuerdo se describe como adoptado por deliberación previa entre los concejales.

Plata y obras

  • El exalcalde Guido Sigmund González declaró dejar el municipio sin deudas y con presupuesto ejecutado en orden, aunque advirtió que los años 2020-2021 implicaron recortes presupuestarios por la pandemia y que los recursos recibidos estuvieron dirigidos específicamente a combatir el COVID-19.
  • Mencionó que quedan proyectos aprobados y financiados pendientes de ejecución o licitación, sin detallar montos ni nombres de obras.
  • El nuevo alcalde enunció prioridades de gestión: proyectos habitacionales, farmacia municipal, fomento al turismo, deporte, educación pública y salud comunal. No se mencionaron cifras.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • No hubo debate ni puntos de controversia en esta sesión.

Para seguir

  • Ejecución y licitación de proyectos aprobados que quedaron en cartera desde la administración anterior (sin especificar cuáles ni plazos en la transcripción).
  • Concreción de los compromisos anunciados por el nuevo alcalde: farmacia municipal, proyectos habitacionales y fortalecimiento del departamento de salud.
  • Primera sesión ordinaria del concejo según el calendario recién acordado.

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)

595 minutes publishedindex updated on 10-08-2026Municipal transparency

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

Resolutions extracted
742
of 497 minutes read
Money involved
$17.154.988.086
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
4.6 · Autorización para instalación de tubos Hdpe corrugados en calle Manuel BulnesOtherunanimidad
4.5 · Modificación del Programa Desarrollo Indígena para fortalecer la convivencia culturalBudget amendment$150
4.3 · Subvención municipal para la Junta de Vecinos Los CrucerosSubsidy$239.620unanimidad
4.2 · Aprobación de asignación especial transitoria para funcionaria del Departamento de Salud MunicipalSubsidy$9.240.000unanimidad
4.1 · Modificación presupuestaria del Programa Desarrollo Territorial IndígenaBudget amendment$1.300.000unanimidad
230 · Aprueban la celebración de contrato para la adquisición del camión recolector de RSD, adjudicado a Comercializadora de Vehículos Mineros y Flotistas Ltda.Tender$183.097.940unanimidad

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
165
Highly complex
60
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202615951
202218549
201956182513
201849191515
20177214
201644

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

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

  • A
    Afegor
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2016–2020
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos Pinto Sur.
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2015–2021
  • CD
    Cuerpo de Bomberos de Gorbea
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2017
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos Ramón Navarrete Flores
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017–2021
  • CD
    Club Deportivo Centro de Gorbea.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2018–2019
  • CD
    Cuerpo de Bomberos de Quitratúe
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2020
  • AC
    Agrupación Cultural Loreley
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019–2020
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos el Bosque
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018–2021
  • AS
    Agrupación Social Mall las Rosas
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019–2022
  • CD
    Club Discapacitados "arco Iris"
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2019
  • AG
    Afusam Gorbea
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018–2021
  • UC
    Unión Comunal de Comités de Pequeños Agrilcultores Gorbea.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018–2021
  • CD
    Club de Rodeo Chileno Gorbea.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2021
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos José Agustín Gómez
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017–2022
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos "el Progreso" de Botacura
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017–2021
  • CE
    Corporación Educacional Pilmaiquen
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018–2021
  • CD
    Cuerpo de Bomberos de Lastarria
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019–2020
  • CI
    Comunidad Indígena Ramón Briceño.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2021
  • PR
    Pozo, Ríos, Rodríguez y Torres Ltda. (Zecovery)
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2022
  • FL
    Fullnet Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017–2022
and 133 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

15.814
inhabitants
15.054
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
-5%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
13.625
-8% vs. 2035 (14.762)
Over 60 · 2050
45,26%
34,66% in 2035 · +11 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)72,86 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment69 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)574,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)581,4 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo14.148 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)12,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)19,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples19,08 %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 76 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
15.473
7.627 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
5.202
68% of RSH households
Female-headed households
53%
4.068
Elderly (60+)4.41129%
Children and adolescents (<18)2.94619%
Foreign nationals1041%
Belonging to indigenous peoples2.84118%
People with moderate/severe dependency3782%
Single-person households3.27543%

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
2.090
18 schools
Students per teacher
7,7
273 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
90,3%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
74,7%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 74%Private subsidized 26%
Pass rate
97,7%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,74%
dropout during the year
national median: 1,77%

Aggregate of all the comuna's schools (RBD → comuna). Pass/withdrawal and attendance are from the 2025 school year. SIMCE is not published as open data (managed by the Quality Agency, by request only); the available quality proxy is passing, dropout and attendance. The PAES result appears in the social section.

Municipal healthcare (primary care)Source: SINIM · MINSAL / FONASA

CESFAM
0
Clinics
1
Rural health posts
5
FONASA enrollees
8.374
56% of the population
Doctors employed
4
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 80Contract staff: 46Fee contracts: 2
Primary-care medical visits · per year
16.765
39.705
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
342
415
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 (11.078 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Posta de Salud Rural LastarriaRural General Clinic (CGR)Municipal3.73269%
Hospital de GorbeaHospitalHealth Service2.96665%
Posta de Salud Rural QuitratúeRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2.69569%
Posta de Salud Rural Liuco (Gorbea)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal74074%
Posta de Salud Rural Huellanto AltoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal53080%
Posta de Salud Rural Faja RicciRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal39282%
Posta de Salud Rural PidencoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2378%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $3.198.362.000 ($381.940/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $2.048.518.000Municipal contribution: $283.890.000

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

Indigenous population
2.699
19.1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
9
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
Land grants
36
indigenous lands registry 2022
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche2.66698.8%

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
31
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.1
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
611
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
252
Sports
87
Social and aid
60
Cultural
31
For the elderly
26
Fire brigades
4

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.

1 Local media · FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
AARMONIAFM104.1 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
170
1,2% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Argentina
73 people · 43% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
73 Argentina
36 Venezuela
13 Colombia
12 Perú

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
187
3,3% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
11
890 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
232
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
875
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
76
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

11.639homes · by type (2017)
House
5.975 · 97.8%
House
5.507 · 99.6%
Shack/hut/shanty
93 · 1.5%
Other private
24 · 0.4%
Other private
11 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
8 · 0.1%
Apartment
7 · 0.1%
Shack/improvised dwelling
5 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
4 · 0.1%
Indigenous dwelling
3 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
74%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
3.039 · 69.4%
Rented
475 · 10.8%
Provided for work
418 · 9.5%
Free of charge
266 · 6.1%
Owned, being paid off
182 · 4.2%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
80
19,2 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
$7.725.429.000
Own revenue
$1.077.079.000
14% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$5.666.220.000
73% of the total
State transfers
$524.354.000
7% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$916.299.000
$7.725.429.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

35.5%
22.1%
17.5%
22.0%
Property tax$381.931.000
Business licenses$238.111.000
Vehicle permits$188.772.000
Cleaning fees$31.146.000
Other own revenue$237.119.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $72.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
38.7%
44.6%
16.7%
Municipal$7.725.429.000
Education$8.905.094.000
Health$3.334.114.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $5.321.910.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$154.602.000
$1.077.079.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$586.332.000
$5.666.220.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$16.480.000
$524.354.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$9.026.183.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$8.329.169.000
Execution rate
92.3%
Unexecuted: $697.014.000
Medium execution: it executed 92.3%. Left unspent: $697.014.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$854.264.000
$8.329.169.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

61.5%
26.6%
6.2%
Internal management$5.121.446.000
Community services$2.212.177.000
Social programs$517.971.000
Municipal activities$251.029.000
Recreational programs$115.304.000
Cultural programs$111.242.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$3.198.362.00038.4%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$2.265.158.00027.2%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.101.003.00025.2%
Investment (works and projects)$782.018.0009.4%
Transfers to education$781.500.0009.4%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$525.019.0006.3%
Electricity (facilities)$344.004.0004.1%
Transfers to health$283.890.0003.4%
Councillor stipends$81.457.0001.0%
Water (facilities)$77.749.0000.9%
Travel allowances$9.922.0000.1%

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

25.2%
27.2%
47.6%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.101.003.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$2.265.158.000
Others$3.963.008.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

43.3%
16.9%
36.4%
Permanent staff$1.455.086.000
Contract staff$569.118.000
Fee contracts$76.799.000
Labor Code$37.059.000
Community progs.$1.222.409.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

58.8%
38.8%
Permanent staff47
Contract staff31
Fee contracts2
Total: 80 staffFee contracts: 2.5% of the headcountWomen: 38.5%Professionalization: 30.8%
Cost/staffer permanent: $25.854.319/yearCost/staffer contract: $15.525.968/yearCost/staffer fees: $36.392.500/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: $782.018.000 (9.4% of spending)Councillor stipends: $81.457.000Travel allowances: $9.922.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $525.019.000Electricity: $344.004.000Water: $77.749.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

60
92
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

101
77
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$43.128.648.769
Purchase orders
18.736

Purchase-order amount · trend

$290.993.285
$1.850.717.598
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Juan Jose Siles Carvajal$1.740.768.0001
Constructora Don Tomas Limitada$928.879.5975
Sergio Artigas Allaire$924.637.9611
Consultora Comercial e Industrial K&amp;b SpA$901.034.7322
Ferreteria Costanera Limitada$873.939.5422
Juan Carlos Fernandez Osses$838.060.40810
Tromen SpA$836.046.4937
Copec S.A.$828.850.048212

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.197.156.39065%
Agile Purchase $406.627.24222%
Framework Agreement $196.065.21211%
Direct award discretionary$50.868.7523%

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

Registered companies
1.280
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
3.017

Pyramid by sales bracket

65.2%
13.7%
19.8%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)834 companies
Small (≤25k UF)175 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)15 companies
Large (>100k UF)2 companies
No sales/no info254 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Molinera Gorbea LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)114
Agricola Esc Sociedad AnonimaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 118
Constructora Beltran LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONMedium 265
Forestal Compra Venta Maderas y Fabricacion de Pallet los Alamos SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERAMedium 243
Comercial Filadelfia SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 219
Sociedad Elaboradora de Alimentos Rio Manzanares LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERAMedium 129
Labayru y Villalobos Distribuidora de Combustibles LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 117
Soc Diaz Cea y Compania LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERAMedium 111
Agropecuaria Argayo LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 15
Agricola Lovengreen Reus LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 14

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

Roads and motorwaysSource: OpenStreetMap · 2026 snapshot

Kilometres of trunk road
56 km
Motorways and trunk roads crossing the comuna

Road infrastructure of the MOP and concession holders, not the municipality: it measures how much highway crosses the territory, not municipal management. Only comunas with roads of this category are counted.

Environment and air qualitySource: MMA · SINCA + PPDA + RETC

No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.

Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
0 t MP10
0 t MP2,5
0 t SO₂

Air quality observed at MMA's SINCA stations within the comuna (2020); when there are several, the worst is shown. The scale compares the annual average with the WHO 2021 guideline (PM2.5 = 5 · PM10 = 15 µg/m³, international health reference) and the Chilean annual primary standard (PM2.5 = 20 · PM10 = 50 µg/m³): green within the WHO guideline, amber between guideline and standard, red above the national standard. "Days above standard" use the 24-h daily standard (PM2.5 = 50 · PM10 = 150 µg/m³). RETC emissions = declared point sources (industry/energy), excludes diffuse sources like residential firewood.

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
Cerro ÑielolNatural Monumentat 48.9 km

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

61
Species
38
Flora
23
Fauna
25
In conservation status
13
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
PitaoPitavia punctataENQueuleGomortega keuleENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENTolloDiplomystes nahuelbutaensisENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUCauqueOdontesthes mauleanumVUCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVULinguePersea lingueVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENCamarón de río del norteCryphiops caementariusVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUHuillínLontra provocaxENLamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUPudúPudu puduVUCiprés de cordillera, lenAustrocedrus chilensisVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPumaPuma concolorNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNT

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 · 901 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-09-06Sist. Rio Toltén y Trib.urban884 /12.313
HUR-09-28Humedal Gorbea 1urban18

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. 3 projects totaling US$ 1 million, approved between 2002 and 2020. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Others3 projects · US$ 1 M · 2002–2020
Enaex Servicios S.A.Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A. · Transporte de Gas Propano desde Argentina a Temuco - Chile IX - X Región

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 SAESA, Codiner
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
Aguas Araucania
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Villarrica at 44 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
3
Sanctioned entities
3
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
27 UTA
3 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Ingemedical Ltda.INCINERADOR INGEMEDICALTransport and warehousing14
Ilustre Municipalidad de GorbeaCIERRE VERTEDERO GORBEAEnvironmental Sanitation12
Marco Alejandro Antigüen VegaFÁBRICA DE VIBRADOS GORBEAIndustrial facility1

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
16 m²
above 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.

Territorial burdensSource: SUBDERE (waste, Jun 2023) · Gendarmería (Jun 2025) · SISS (WWTP)

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
PTAS -GORBEAPTAS · laguna aireadaA. ARAUCANIA S.A. · discharges into río donguil
PTAS -LASTARRIAPTAS · laguna estabilizacionA. ARAUCANIA S.A. · discharges into estero puyehue
PTAS -QUITRATUEPTAS · lodos activadosA. ARAUCANIA S.A. · discharges into estero peyehue
Where this comuna's waste goes
Centro de Manejo de Residuo Malleco Norte (Collipulli) · 1.543 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
19
Area affected
36 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
239 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
6
At high or very high risk
4
1 very high
Main threat
Colapso colectores de aguas …
Colapso colectores de aguas lluvia/alcantarillados

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
12,01°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,22°C
Annual precipitation
1.768 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
4
projection: +8 days
Frost days
16

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
776
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.147
Police cases · trend
824
776
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Domestic violence1551.028
Property damage112743
Threats108716
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces95630
Larceny54358
Burglary of an uninhabited place49325
Burglary of an inhabited place41272
Minor injuries36239
Drug-related crimes17113
Weapons-related crimes1493
Crimes and offenses under the arms law1493
Sexual abuse1386

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
66
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 15.076 hab
Patrol fleet
2
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Security booths
1
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
36
66
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
69
Deaths
1
6,6 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
62
11 serious
Pedestrian collisions
3

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.