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Lautaro

Región de la Araucanía41.884 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024906 km² of area46 inh./km²$15.593M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Population
+5%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
19,5%
Multidimensional poverty · 145th highest of 346
Finance
$372 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 272 of 346
Education
546,7 pts
below the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
236th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

41 Squares and green areas
37 Schools
15 Health centers
8 Kindergartens
7 Pharmacies
5 Fire stations
4 Carabineros
1 Universities
1 Hospitals
1 Libraries
1 Institutes
1 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)

Lautaro es una ciudad y comuna chilena de la Provincia de Cautín en la Región de la Araucanía, en la zona sur de Chile.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

58.6 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#59 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety51
Health54
Culture and environment70
Education43
Infrastructure66
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Ricardo Jaramillo G.
CHILE VAMOS · RENOVACION NACIONAL
10.667
votes (36.87%)
36.313
Electoral roll
86,74%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
RJ
Ricardo Jaramillo G.
2024-2028 · RENOVACION NACIONAL
10.667
votes
RA
Raul Alberto Schifferli Diaz
2021-2024 · IND
9.449
votes
RA
Renato Arnoldo Hauri Gómez
2008-2012 · PDC
8.353
votes
RH
Renato Hauri Gómez
2004-2008 · PDC
8.074
votes
MB
Maximino Beltran Mora
2000-2004 · RN
5.386
votes
RH
Renato Hauri Gomez
1996-2000 · DC
4.848
votes
RH
Renato Hauri Gomez
1992-1996 · DC
2.130
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

EP
Elias Pantoja F.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
2.638
votes
GO
German Ortiz E.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.527
votes
RO
Ricardo Ojeda R.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.453
votes
CP
Carmen Phillips S.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.188
votes
EH
Erwin Hauri M.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · INDEPENDIENTE
927
votes
PJ
Piero Jara R.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
775
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión11 de junio de 2026111 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo rechazó por unanimidad dos contratos de suministro para el Departamento de Salud por falta de información y aprobó la postulación de cinco proyectos de áreas verdes y equipamiento comunitario.

Temas tratados

  • Correspondencia: Solicitud vecinal de retiro urgente de paradero en sector norte por inseguridad; petición de corte de árboles en Rodríguez/Zavala; solicitudes de apoyo deportivo (trofeos y balones) de Liga de Fútbol Rural Central al Hueco.
  • Incidentes concejales: Seguridad ciudadana (narcotráfico en Villa Alegre, Guacolda); mal estado de caminos (detrás del cementerio, acceso Parque Industrial, sector Interlomas); señalética de carga/descarga y estacionamientos en el centro; rayados en infraestructura pública; plan regulador; piscina sector norte; jardín infantil Las Avellanitas (sin transporte escolar).
  • Cuenta alcalde: Invitación a cuenta pública del día (Pilar del Boon, gimnasio municipal, 18:30 h) y del día siguiente en el Centro Cultural de Lautaro.
  • Proyectos áreas verdes: Postulación de cinco proyectos FNDR a línea de mejoramiento de plazoletas y construcción de sede social Guacolda, con compromiso de aporte municipal del 10%.
  • Contratos Depto. de Salud: Suministro de materiales de aseo (220 millones, 30 meses) y materiales de oficina (170 millones, 30 meses).

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Acta sesión N°68: Aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Punto 6 – Postulación áreas verdes y equipamiento: Aprobado por unanimidad. Compromiso de aporte municipal de aprox. $96,9 millones si los proyectos son adjudicados.
  • Punto 7 – Contrato suministro materiales de aseo (Salud): Rechazado por unanimidad. Motivo: los concejales solicitaron mayor detalle antes de votar.
  • Punto 8 – Contrato suministro materiales de oficina (Salud): Rechazado por unanimidad, misma razón.

Plata y obras

  • Proyectos postulados: 5 proyectos (~2.389 UF cada uno a 3.500 UF); aporte municipal estimado en ~$96,9 millones si quedan adjudicados.
  • Contratos Salud rechazados: Aseo $220 millones y oficina $170 millones, ambos a 30 meses (hasta dic. 2028).
  • Compras salud informadas en correspondencia: Medicamentos farmacia popular (~$919.989, ~$919.377 y ~$1.596.478); insumos odontológicos (~$6.390.093).
  • Compras municipales informadas: FNDR adultos mayores $17.290.930; FNDR luminarias solares $21.827.575; árboles/arbustos $13.200.000; monitoreo alarmas $8.875.448; insumos planta chancadora $28.000.000 aprox.; guardia de seguridad (trato directo, abr.) $18.125.000.
  • Plan regulador: Costo estimado ~$800 millones; municipio repostula este año (el año pasado no quedó).
  • Pasarela Parque Industrial: Renovación en gestión; el municipio negoció colaboración con el parque industrial.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Contratos Salud: Concejales pidieron desglose de productos, consumo por establecimiento, historial de gasto y justificación del monto antes de aprobar; se derivará a comisión.
  • Seguridad en Villa Alegre/Guacolda: Un vecino expuso en sala su desesperación por narcotráfico y robos; el alcalde reconoció la situación, mencionó patrullajes nocturnos mixtos desde abril (en coordinación con Carabineros) e investigaciones en curso de la fiscalía, pero advirtió que las estadísticas oficiales no reflejan la sensación de inseguridad.
  • Piscina sector norte vs. otras obras: Concejal Piero Jara presionó por la piscina como necesidad; el alcalde reconoció la urgencia pero advirtió que compite en priorización con tres canchas ya postuladas al gobierno regional.
  • Jardín Las Avellanitas: Aprox. $1.900 millones de inversión JUNJI sin transporte escolar; municipio no puede financiarlo por ley (no es establecimiento municipal); alcalde gestionará con diputada Andrea Parra y JUNJI.

Para seguir

  • Puntos 7 y 8 van a comisión con información detallada antes de nueva votación.
  • Alcalde se comprometió a reunión con Carabineros sobre ubicación del cuartel móvil en Guacolda y a gestionar más recursos policiales.
  • Concejal Auri (nombre incierto en transcripción) citará comisión sobre piscina sector norte y calle Parque Industrial.
  • Municipio repostulará plan regulador en el llamado vigente.
  • Seguimiento a solicitud de retiro de paradero sector norte (derivada a Operaciones y Administración).
  • Próxima sesión ordinaria reprogramada para el martes 30 de junio a las 15:00 h.

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
986
of 472 minutes read
Money involved
$103.975.585.429
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
2 · Autorización de patente de alcoholes para SOCIEDAD DE SERVICIOS GASTRONOMICOS KABALAHA SUR LTDA.Licenseunanimidad
Reconocimiento público a ciudadanos destacados en la comunidadOther
Ampliación Comodato APR Agua SantaLoan for use
Aprobación Actas N°s 3, 4 y 5Otherunanimidad
4.11 · Incorporación al Presupuesto Municipal Proyecto de Urgencia Liceo Tradicional (B 15).Budget amendment
4.10 · Traslado patente de alcoholos.License

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
222
Highly complex
65
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2024443212
20221486
20215272419
2019861
20186141
201795501332

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

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

  • DJ
    Distribuciones Jurídicas de Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • Af
    Asociación Funcionarios de Salud Municipal de Lautaro
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018–2025
  • SS
    Softus SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • IS
    Innuvo SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • aC
    Aridos Chodiman
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • FS
    Fedok SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • HC
    Health Consulting Partners
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • AS
    Asesorías Salazar Alvarado SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • Iy
    Ingenieria y Servicios Vialcor Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024
  • FE
    Fundación Educación 2020
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • SG
    Sociedad General Rendering Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024
  • AT
    Automotriz Tecnosur Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • FS
    Fundación Southmed
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024
  • CP
    Consultorias Publicas Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • EC
    Empresas Cmpc S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • CS
    Corporacion Sistema Colectivo de Gestion de Envases y Embalajes Resimple
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • AC
    Apr Calle del Medio los Temos
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • c
    Corparaucania
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2022
  • PS
    Pock SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • Cd
    Cuerpo de Bomberos de Ercilla
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017
and 79 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

33.592
inhabitants
42.133
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+26%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
44.494
+1% vs. 2035 (43.946)
Over 60 · 2050
35,51%
26,34% in 2035 · +9 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)76,62 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,8 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment419 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)546,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)559,6 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo41.936 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)8,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)19,5 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples40,12 %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 438 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
43.802
20.775 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
13.068
63% of RSH households
Female-headed households
50%
10.422
Elderly (60+)9.00821%
Children and adolescents (<18)10.03423%
Foreign nationals4811%
Belonging to indigenous peoples10.02223%
People with moderate/severe dependency5361%
Single-person households8.76142%

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
8.041
45 schools
Students per teacher
11,4
705 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
91%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
73%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 65%Private subsidized 35%
Pass rate
98,1%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,74%
dropout during the year
national median: 1,77%

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

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

CESFAM
1
Clinics
1
Rural health posts
10
FONASA enrollees
47.203
113% of the population
Doctors employed
31
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 291Contract staff: 207Fee contracts: 3
Primary-care medical visits · per year
36.515
70.565
20102025
Medical specialties served · 15 in the comuna (public system)
OphthalmologyInternal MedicineAdult Orthopedics and TraumaPediatricsAdult General SurgeryChild PsychiatryObstetricsAdult GynecologyAdult PsychiatryPediatric NeurologyOtorhinolaryngologyAdult CardiologyAdult NeurologyAdult GastroenterologyAnesthesiology
surgery:Otorhinolaryngology

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
1.533
2.590
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 (47.027 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar LautaroFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal24.72861%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar PillanlelbúnCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal5.01059%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Dr. Maximino Beltran MoraCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal4.01653%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar GuacoldaCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal3.44463%
Posta de Salud Rural Dollinco (Lautaro)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2.52077%
Posta de Salud Rural Coihueco (Lautaro)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.17571%
Posta de Salud Rural Blanco LepínRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.16871%
Posta de Salud Rural ÑerecoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.15871%
Posta de Salud Rural Santa RosaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.05174%
Posta de Salud Rural Vega LargaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal78473%
Posta de Salud Rural el EscudoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal61674%
Posta de Salud Rural Muco ChureoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal50173%
Posta de Salud Rural PumalalRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal48159%
Posta de Salud Rural Colonia LautaroRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal37563%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $16.078.034.000 ($340.615/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $14.337.494.000Municipal contribution: $180.009.000

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

Indigenous population
16.826
40.1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
129
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
Land grants
150
indigenous lands registry 2022
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche16.72299.4%
Aymara530.3%

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
24
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.6
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
433
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
160
Sports
45
Social and aid
29
For the elderly
23
Cultural
16
Religious
3
Foundations and corporations
2
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.

4 Local media · 1 Comunitaria · 3 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
MMIRADORFM89.7 FM
FAFundacion Armonia · holderFM90.1 FM
GyGajardo y Compañía Limitada · holderFM104.3 FM
JdJunta de Vecinos Ultracautin · 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
564
1,3% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
193 people · 34% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
193 Venezuela
156 Argentina
38 Colombia
36 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
537
3,6% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
84
7.714 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
523
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
2.179
beneficiaries · 2012–2024
Subsidies Rental · DS52
150
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

28.811homes · by type (2017)
House
14.540 · 98.9%
House
13.846 · 98.2%
Shack/hut/shanty
159 · 1.1%
Apartment
119 · 0.8%
Other private
53 · 0.4%
Room in old house/tenement
33 · 0.2%
Other private
25 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
10 · 0.1%
Apartment
9 · 0.1%
Mobile
7 · 0%
Room in old house/tenement
3 · 0%
Mobile
3 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
3 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
76%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
5.260 · 63.8%
Owned, being paid off
1.029 · 12.5%
Rented
986 · 12%
Provided for work
562 · 6.8%
Free of charge
410 · 5%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

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

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

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

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

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

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$15.593.013.000
Own revenue
$5.276.730.000
34% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$7.360.650.000
47% of the total
State transfers
$966.241.000
6% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.697.696.000
$15.593.013.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

22.4%
23.2%
17.4%
31.8%
Property tax$1.181.133.000
Business licenses$1.225.870.000
Vehicle permits$917.473.000
Cleaning fees$274.839.000
Other own revenue$1.677.415.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $3.526.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
29.1%
40.9%
30.0%
Municipal$15.593.013.000
Education$21.907.586.000
Health$16.076.328.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $5.783.689.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$403.520.000
$5.276.730.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$822.459.000
$7.360.650.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$277.754.000
$966.241.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$18.047.729.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$15.707.387.000
Execution rate
87.0%
Unexecuted: $2.340.342.000
Medium execution: it executed 87.0%. Left unspent: $2.340.342.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.797.481.000
$15.707.387.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

55.9%
32.3%
7.7%
Internal management$8.774.543.000
Community services$5.073.671.000
Social programs$1.205.969.000
Municipal activities$292.768.000
Recreational programs$168.184.000
Cultural programs$192.252.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$16.078.034.000102.4%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$6.483.297.00041.3%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$4.184.618.00026.6%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$2.080.026.00013.2%
Electricity (facilities)$668.400.0004.3%
Investment (works and projects)$492.308.0003.1%
Street lighting$468.945.0003.0%
Transfers to education$280.000.0001.8%
Transfers to health$180.009.0001.1%
Water (facilities)$111.586.0000.7%
Councillor stipends$102.297.0000.7%
Travel allowances$48.604.0000.3%
Commissions and representation$22.911.0000.1%

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

26.6%
41.3%
32.1%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$4.184.618.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$6.483.297.000
Others$5.039.472.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

45.7%
21.5%
26.5%
Permanent staff$2.627.135.000
Contract staff$1.236.309.000
Fee contracts$321.174.000
Labor Code$38.832.000
Community progs.$1.525.368.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

56.2%
36.6%
7.2%
Permanent staff86
Contract staff56
Fee contracts11
Total: 153 staffFee contracts: 7.2% of the headcountWomen: 40.8%Professionalization: 33.8%
Cost/staffer permanent: $28.124.163/yearCost/staffer contract: $18.927.625/yearCost/staffer fees: $25.356.091/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: $492.308.000 (3.1% of spending)Councillor stipends: $102.297.000Travel allowances: $48.604.000Commissions and representation: $22.911.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $2.080.026.000Street lighting: $468.945.000Electricity: $668.400.000Water: $111.586.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

441
360
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

412
182
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$129.100.290.834
Purchase orders
81.131

Purchase-order amount · trend

$1.219.966.763
$6.955.619.890
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Servicios Jorge Hugo Jose Antonio Arnaboldi Caceres Limitada$5.904.469.735184
Christian Edgardo Garrido Esperguel$4.168.832.0991.496
Ferretería el Rodeo$3.205.262.96913.296
Soc. Constructora y Forestal Nativaltda$2.915.923.69372
Copec S.A.$2.508.058.933438
Cam Chile SpA$2.350.391.61466
Luis Roberto Mejías Valencia$2.005.860.89656
Cristian Osvaldo Morales Escobar$1.936.675.041174

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $4.567.447.43666%
Agile Purchase $1.047.072.10115%
Framework Agreement $973.701.52614%
Direct award discretionary$367.398.8265%

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

Registered companies
2.786
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
11.392

Pyramid by sales bracket

62.3%
15.2%
19.8%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.737 companies
Small (≤25k UF)423 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)46 companies
Large (>100k UF)27 companies
No sales/no info553 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Eagon Lautaro S aINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)699
Frigorifico Karmac SpATRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 4 (>1M UF)547
Distribuidora Abaco LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)88
Louisiana Pacific South America S aACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 4 (>1M UF)6
Industrial Glover S.P.AINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 3539
Constructora el Bosque LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONLarge 2520
Ingenieria y Servicios Vialcor LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONLarge 2415
Constructora Gutierrez Hermanos LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONLarge 2232
Comercial y Representaciones Austral LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2112
Canada House SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 294

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

Under review
4
US$ 25 M declared
Approved last 5 years
5
US$ 72 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
285
+ 109 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
345
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Sistema de Almacenamiento de Energía (SAE) Volcán ChaiténDIASae Volcán Chaitén SpAApproved4545
Viviendas Sociales El AvellanoDIAComite de Vivienda Vida NuevaApproved17,603150
CENTRO DE MANEJO INTEGRAL DE RESIDUOS SÓLIDOS DOMICILIARIOS, E INDUSTREIAGestión Ecológica de Residuos S.A.Under Review16,525
Proyecto Inmobiliario Portal LautaroDIAInmobiliaria Martabid SpAApproved6,013150
Departamentos Sociales DS 49 Mirador del Cautín, LautaroDIAComite de Vivienda Futuro SeguroUnder Review5,98200
Áridos San VicenteDIASociedad Aridos San Vicente LimitadApproved3
Planta de Asfalto LautaroDIASociedad Minera Petreos Quilin LtdaUnder Review2,550
Planta de pretratamiento y valorización de residuos no peligrosos \"MODIAComercial Morcas Ltda.Under Review0,1610
FRIGORIFICO KARMACDIAFrigorifico Karmac SpAApproved0,121

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

Roads and motorwaysSource: OpenStreetMap · 2026 snapshot

Kilometres of trunk road
76 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)
53 t SO₂
41 t MP10
41 t MP2,5

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 33.1 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.

111
Species
79
Flora
30
Fauna
2
Funga
30
In conservation status
18
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Huillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENSapoEupsophus roseusVUBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENQueuleGomortega keuleENPitaoPitavia punctataENBagrecitoBullockia maldonadoiENPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVUTollo de agua dulceDiplomystes chilensisENCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENCarmelita de concepciónPercilia irwiniENTolloDiplomystes nahuelbutaensisENBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENTolloDiplomystes camposensisENLinguePersea lingueVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENLamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENPeladillaAplochiton marinusENRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTMonito del monteDromiciops gliroidesNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNT

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.

8 Wetlands · 6 urban · 3.459 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-09-03Rio Cautin y Trib.urban2.655 /5.772
HPU-09-12Estero Perquenco- Rio Quillen658 /2.522
HUR-09-48Sin informaciónurban101
HUR-09-47Sin informaciónurban14
HPU-09-22Humedal Lautaro 113
HUR-09-17Rios Imperal- Cautin- Chonchol y Trib.urban12 /4.860
HUR-09-50Sin informaciónurban5
HUR-09-49Sin informaciónurban1

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. 13 projects totaling US$ 235 million, approved between 2000 and 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy6 projects · US$ 150 M · 2000–2025
Transchile Charrúa Transmisión S.A.Línea de Transmisión Charrúa-Nueva Temuco 2 x 220 kV (Segunda Presentación) · Oleoducto San Vicente-Temuco
Forestry2 projects · US$ 56 M · 2006–2014
Louisiana Pacific Chile S.A.Planta de Tableros OSB - Lautaro · Ampliación II Planta de Chapados y Contrachapados EAGON LAUTARO S.A.
Real estate1 project · US$ 18 M · 2025
Comite de Vivienda Vida NuevaViviendas Sociales El Avellano
Amenities1 project · US$ 10 M · 2012
Jorge Andrés Pillampel SotoHospital Lautaro
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. · Ampliación Transporte Terrestre de Sustancias Químicas

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
CGE · also Frontel, Codiner
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
Aguas Araucania · also ESSSI
Higher education
1 campus in the comuna

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
5
Sanctioned entities
5
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
1.126 UTA
5 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Comasa S.A.COMASA LAUTAROEnergy809
Eagon LautaroEAGON LAUTAROForestry270
Aridos y Constructora San Vicente LimitadaEXTRACCION DE ARIDOS RIO CAUTIN-CANTERA LAUTAROMining33
Panadería Minimercado Leonela Anabelk Ramírez GiménezPANADERIA LA VENEZOLANAAmenities8
I Municipalidad de LautaroMUNICIPALIDAD DE LAUTARO- PISCICULTURA LAUTAROFishing and Aquaculture7

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.

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
3
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
3
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-71-2022
3TA
Aridos y Constructora San Vicente LTDA. con Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Proyecto “Explotación Mecanizada de Áridos rio Cautín Cantera Lautaro
Lapse of the administrative processPartially upheld
R-50-2017
3TA
Eagon Lautaro S.A con SMA
Plantas de chapados, contrachapados, y sus ampliaciones
Environmental sanction proceedingUpheld
R-15-2015
3TA
Eagon Lautaro S.A con SMA
Ampliación II Planta de Chapados y Contrachapados Eagon Lautaro S.A -
Environmental sanction proceedingUpheld

Appeals resolved by the Environmental Courts (Law 20.600) on the comuna's projects or facilities, geolocated by the associated project (SEIA) or sanctioned facility (SMA). Partial coverage: Supreme Court appeals and cases without a locatable act are excluded. Source: 1st Environmental Court's Environmental Search.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
18 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.

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
2
Historic monuments
2

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
Estación de Transferencia GersaEstación de Transferencia
C.C.P. LautaroPrison (CCP)184 inmates · 137 convicted · 47 awaiting trial · 161% occupancy
PTAS -LAUTAROPTAS · primario + desinfecciónA. ARAUCANIA S.A. · discharges into río cautin
PTAS -PILLANLELBUNPTAS · lodos activadosESSSI S.A. · discharges into estero botrolhue
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Los Ángeles (Los Ángeles) · 11.448 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
52
Area affected
761 ha
mostly forest
Cumulative last 5 seasons
5.809 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
39
At high or very high risk
21
4 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
11,35°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,25°C
Annual precipitation
1.517 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
5
projection: +9 days
Frost days
30

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
2.556
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
6.103
Police cases · trend
2.259
2.556
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces5201.242
Domestic violence388926
Threats379905
Property damage346826
Larceny187447
Minor injuries96229
Weapons-related crimes94224
Burglary of an uninhabited place91217
Crimes and offenses under the arms law70167
Burglary of an inhabited place70167
Drug-related crimes55131
Other burglaries (forcible entry)2662

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 29.

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
31
Guards and inspectors
4
1 per 10.471 hab
Patrol fleet
4
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 4Drones: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
5
31
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
200
Deaths
4
9,6 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
141
23 serious
Pedestrian collisions
9
2 pedestrians killed

Crashes georeferenced by CONASET (urban + highway) during 2024. The only per-comuna source; covers ~70% of the country's deaths (non-geolocatable ones are excluded), so it slightly underestimates the total. Pedestrian collision is the leading cause of pedestrian death.