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Escudo de Nueva Imperial

Nueva Imperial

Región de la AraucaníaFounded 188234.151 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024732 km² of area47 inh./km²$13.399M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Population
−4%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
23,6%
Multidimensional poverty · 69th highest of 346
Finance
$392 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 259 of 346
Finance
84,66%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
563,9 pts
below the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
58th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

74 Schools
14 Squares and green areas
11 Health centers
6 Kindergartens
3 Pharmacies
2 Fire stations
2 Hospitals
1 Carabineros
1 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
1 Libraries

Nueva Imperial es una ciudad y comuna de Chile 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

43.1 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#262 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety36
Health33
Culture and environment62
Education40
Infrastructure41
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

César Sepúlveda H.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
10.363
votes (40.72%)
31.592
Electoral roll
85,46%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
CS
César Sepúlveda H.
2024-2028 · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
10.363
votes
CH
Cesar Hipolito Sepulveda Huerta
2021-2024 · DC
4.588
votes
MA
Manuel Adolfo Salas Trautmann
2008-2012 · PDC
6.552
votes
MS
Manuel Salas Trautmann
2004-2008 · PDC
7.067
votes
MS
Manuel Salas Trautmann
2000-2004 · PDC
7.155
votes
MS
Manuel Salas Trautmann
1996-2000 · DC
3.409
votes
óH
Óscar Henríquez Comben
1992-1996 · DC
4.459
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

MS
Miguel Suarez M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
2.342
votes
JC
Juan Constanzo M.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · INDEPENDIENTE
1.726
votes
DL
Daniel Lincovil H.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
1.526
votes
MC
Manuel Contreras M.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
1.209
votes
LB
Luis Beltran N.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
989
votes
JC
Jose Catril P.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
984
votes

Official council minutesSource: CPLT · Active Transparency inventory (Law 20.285)

Este municipio no publica actas del concejo en su Transparencia Activa (obligación de la Ley 20.285); sus sesiones pueden estar solo en video.

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
61
Highly complex
5
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2021263158
2016352623

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

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

  • CC
    Crea Capacitaciones Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019
  • CD
    Club de Patinaje Parque Estadio
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019
  • IP
    Inversiones Publicitarias S.a. / Ficticiosgigantes
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • IS
    Innovit SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2022
  • SN
    Silica Networks Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019
  • HC
    Health Consulting Partners
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • CS
    Constructora Sólido Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019–2022
  • CR
    Comercial Rgn Store SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • SB
    Servicios Bpsystem Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2025
  • EM
    Embajada Mundial de Activistas por la Paz Corp.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2018
  • CP
    Consultorias Publicas Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2026
  • UA
    Universidad Autonoma de Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • RM
    Renta Maquinaria Santa Elvira SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • CJ
    Constructora Jomar Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • TS
    Toc S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • SC
    Sites Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • CM
    Comunidad Mapuche Manuel Tramolao
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • DJ
    Distribuciones Jurídicas de Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • FK
    Fundación Karukeche
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
and 56 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

30.949
inhabitants
34.218
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+11%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
32.900
-4% vs. 2035 (34.376)
Over 60 · 2050
40,72%
30,64% in 2035 · +10 pts of ageing

INE projects comuna population only through 2035; the 2050 values are an own estimate by the monitor, anchored to the official INE 2050 national total (21,626,079 inhab, 32.1% aged 60+). Not an official comuna figure.

IndicatorValueSource
Homes with public water supply (2017 Census)75,41 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,2 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment520 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment28,6 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)563,9 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)572,1 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo33.988 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)12,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)23,6 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples58,22 %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 479 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
35.632
16.030 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
11.429
71% of RSH households
Female-headed households
52%
8.261
Elderly (60+)8.78425%
Children and adolescents (<18)7.76222%
Foreign nationals1110%
Belonging to indigenous peoples18.78753%
People with moderate/severe dependency4801%
Single-person households6.37840%

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
7.261
53 schools
Students per teacher
10,4
697 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
91%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
76,8%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 28%Private subsidized 66%
Pass rate
95,9%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,86%
dropout during the year
national median: 1,77%

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

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

CESFAM
1
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
8
FONASA enrollees
42.321
124% of the population
Doctors employed
22
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 260Contract staff: 92Fee contracts: 18
Primary-care medical visits · per year
31.141
56.607
20102025
Medical specialties served · 21 in the comuna (public system)
Adult Orthopedics and TraumaInternal MedicineOphthalmologyAdult General SurgeryPediatricsAdult UrologyAdult PsychiatryOtorhinolaryngologyAdult NeurologyAdult EndocrinologyObstetricsAdult CardiologyPediatric SurgeryAdult GynecologyAdult NephrologyChild PsychiatryAdult Respiratory MedicineAdult Physical Medicine & Rehab+3 more

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
1.796
2.635
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 (41.994 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Nueva ImperialFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal34.46871%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar el AltoCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal4.06072%
Posta de Salud Rural Mañío DucañánRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal63086%
Posta de Salud Rural RuloRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal59386%
Posta de Salud Rural MiramarRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal49684%
Posta de Salud Rural ChivilcoyanRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal48984%
Posta de Salud Rural Alto BoroaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal39883%
Posta de Salud Rural QueupueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal33882%
Posta de Salud Rural BochocoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal28188%
Posta de Salud Rural Molco (Nueva Imperial )Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal24184%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $13.741.003.000 ($324.685/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $8.966.925.000Municipal contribution: $60.000.000

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

Indigenous population
19.789
58.2% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
197
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
Land grants
213
indigenous lands registry 2022

INDIGENOUS DEVELOPMENT AREA The comuna is part of the ADI PUEL NAHUELBUTA (art. 26, Indigenous Law 19.253).

PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche19.69599.5%

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
62
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
1.8
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
1.263
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
442
Sports
203
Social and aid
160
For the elderly
58
Cultural
15
Foundations and corporations
7
Fire brigades
2
Religious
2

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.

9 Local media · 3 Comunitaria · 5 FM · 1 Digital pressSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
IIMPERIOFM99.9 FM
MMIRADORFM94.9 FM
wwww.radioimperio.clDigital press
ACAgrupacion Comunitaria de Cultura, Deportes y Comunicaciones · holderComunitaria107.9 FM
DyDiseño y Publicidad Cristian Andres Godoy Bolvaran E.I.R.L. · holderFM93.9 FM
DNDistrito Nueva Imperial de la Mision Sur Austral de la Iglesia Adventista del Septimo Dia · holderComunitaria107.3 FM
MAMiguel Angel Fernandez Llanos E.I.R.L. · holderFM105.3 FM
RSRed Sinergia Animal · holderComunitaria106.7 FM
SCSoto Chandia Juan Fernando, Radio Fm 92.5 E.I.R.L. · holderFM92.5 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
211
0,6% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Argentina
91 people · 43% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
91 Argentina
24 Venezuela
22 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

Families in informal settlements
14
1 encampment (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
617
5,1% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
195
14.869 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
597
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
686
beneficiaries · 2012–2024
Subsidies Rental · DS52
324
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

24.124homes · by type (2017)
House
11.857 · 98.7%
House
11.816 · 97.6%
Shack/hut/shanty
175 · 1.4%
Other private
110 · 0.9%
Room in old house/tenement
46 · 0.4%
Other private
42 · 0.3%
Shack/improvised dwelling
26 · 0.2%
Indigenous dwelling
18 · 0.1%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
11 · 0.1%
Apartment
9 · 0.1%
Mobile
6 · 0%
Room in old house/tenement
5 · 0%
Apartment
3 · 0%
80%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
5.712 · 74.2%
Rented
640 · 8.3%
Free of charge
526 · 6.8%
Owned, being paid off
415 · 5.4%
Provided for work
401 · 5.2%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
43
5,2 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
$13.398.876.000
Own revenue
$1.812.579.000
14% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$10.004.194.000
75% of the total
State transfers
$744.252.000
6% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.754.808.000
$13.398.876.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

17.4%
11.5%
21.8%
46.2%
Property tax$315.083.000
Business licenses$208.718.000
Vehicle permits$394.505.000
Cleaning fees$56.735.000
Other own revenue$837.538.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
43.9%
10.8%
45.3%
Municipal$13.398.876.000
Education$3.300.633.000
Health$13.844.594.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $9.318.246.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$162.971.000
$1.812.579.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$1.266.415.000
$10.004.194.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$87.217.000
$744.252.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$15.434.708.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$12.726.812.000
Execution rate
82.5%
Unexecuted: $2.707.896.000
Medium execution: it executed 82.5%. Left unspent: $2.707.896.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.765.628.000
$12.726.812.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

51.7%
44.5%
Internal management$6.584.932.000
Community services$5.665.063.000
Social programs$31.482.000
Municipal activities$197.845.000
Recreational programs$129.462.000
Cultural programs$118.028.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$13.741.003.000108.0%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$4.911.197.00038.6%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$4.201.895.00033.0%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$1.839.819.00014.5%
Electricity (facilities)$410.050.0003.2%
Investment (works and projects)$227.410.0001.8%
Street lighting$100.611.0000.8%
Councillor stipends$81.537.0000.6%
Travel allowances$81.006.0000.6%
Transfers to health$60.000.0000.5%
Water (facilities)$51.390.0000.4%
Commissions and representation$539.0000.0%

Share of total accrued spending. Lines overlap (personnel sits inside several areas), so they don't add to 100%. Source: SINIM.

Personal y dotación municipal

Spending composition · 2025

33.0%
38.6%
28.4%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$4.201.895.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$4.911.197.000
Others$3.613.720.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

50.1%
23.0%
26.8%
Permanent staff$2.874.532.000
Contract staff$1.321.744.000
Fee contracts$5.619.000
Community progs.$1.535.276.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

67.8%
32.2%
Permanent staff103
Contract staff49
Total: 152 staffWomen: 39.5%Professionalization: 43.4%
Cost/staffer permanent: $27.749.505/yearCost/staffer contract: $19.985.041/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: $227.410.000 (1.8% of spending)Councillor stipends: $81.537.000Travel allowances: $81.006.000Commissions and representation: $539.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $1.839.819.000Street lighting: $100.611.000Electricity: $410.050.000Water: $51.390.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

234
202
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

292
168
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
5 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
2
Security/patrol bicycles
2
Surveillance cameras
13
Security/patrol pickups
0
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
1
Primary-care medical visits
56.607
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
84,66%
of own revenue
Security drones
1
Permanent staff
86
Permanent own revenue
13,53%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
22
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
168
Health staff
92
contract
Health staff
18
fee-based
Health staff
260
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
42.321
municipal health
Rural health posts
8
Street-market stalls
173
Final works approvals
202

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$77.493.590.944
Purchase orders
37.307

Purchase-order amount · trend

$1.059.352.842
$4.560.310.328
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Andres$11.052.751.19634
Juan Alberto Mora Munoz ( Artequim )$6.161.206.281108
Constructora Carlos Garcia Gross Limitada$2.336.362.1893
Sociedad Constructora Mg Limitada$2.309.465.99256
Finning Chile S a$1.927.433.870213
Copec S.A.$1.617.828.804259
Construcciones y Servicios Siglo Verde S.A.$1.342.759.6041
Itelecom Holding Chile SpA$1.288.004.3001

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $3.073.761.99667%
Agile Purchase $898.222.36720%
Framework Agreement $395.067.7909%
Direct award discretionary$193.258.1734%

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

Registered companies
1.958
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
6.082

Pyramid by sales bracket

64.8%
11.4%
22.6%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.269 companies
Small (≤25k UF)223 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)18 companies
Large (>100k UF)5 companies
No sales/no info443 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Comercial Lily LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)1.292
Comercial Suarez SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 3106
Servicios de Aseo e Inversiones Sivemaq SpASUMINISTRO DE AGUA; EVACUACION DE AGUAS RESIDLarge 1194
Sociedad Agrícola y Forestal Kuntur LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 16
Prodelup Exportaciones LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 11
Fundacion Educacional Colegio San Francisco de Asis de Nueva ImperialENSEÑANZAMedium 2128
Sociedad Agrícola, Ganadera y Forestal Lily LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 227
Transportes y Servicios Generales LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONMedium 1210
Sociedad de Asesorias y Servicios Socosur LimitadaACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DEMedium 1199
Servicios Forestales F y V LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 1140

SII roster of legal entities (public). Due to tax secrecy sales come in brackets, never amounts. The comuna is that of the domicile/HQ: operations may be elsewhere.

TerritoryClimate, biodiversity, national heritage, SEIA-approved projects and more

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

No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.

Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
2 t MP10
2 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 32.1 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.

12
Species
11
Flora
1
Fauna
1
In conservation status
Species in conservation category
Ciprés de cordillera, lenAustrocedrus chilensisVU

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

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-09-17Rios Imperal- Cautin- Chonchol y Trib.urban1.645 /4.860
HUR-09-09Río Imperialurban37 /517

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).

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
Frontel · also Codiner
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
Aguas Araucania
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Temuco at 28.9 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.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
5 m²
50% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

Municipally maintained green area per inhabitant (SINIM). The National Urban Development Council recommends a minimum of 10 m²/inhab (WHO, ~9). Self-reported by municipalities, with quality varying across comunas.

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
3
Historic monuments
3

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
C.C.P. Nueva ImperialPrison (CCP)237 inmates · 174 convicted · 63 awaiting trial · 174% occupancy
PTAS -NUEVA IMPERIALPTAS · primario + desinfecciónA. ARAUCANIA S.A. · discharges into río cholchol
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero Licura Mulchén (Mulchén) · 10.722 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
47
Area affected
674 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
4.161 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
65
At high or very high risk
45
20 very high
Main threat
Inundación por desborde de c…
Inundación por desborde de cauce

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

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

Mean annual temperature
12,28°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,21°C
Annual precipitation
1.214 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
4
projection: +8 days
Frost days
13

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
2.130
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
6.237
Police cases · trend
2.070
2.130
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces3631.063
Domestic violence300879
Threats278814
Larceny253741
Property damage176515
Minor injuries121354
Burglary of an inhabited place118346
Weapons-related crimes94275
Crimes and offenses under the arms law86252
Burglary of an uninhabited place85249
Drug-related crimes41120
Sexual abuse2985

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
13
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 34.151 hab
Patrol fleet
4
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 2Bicycles: 2Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
15
13
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
128
Deaths
8
23,4 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
123
28 serious
Pedestrian collisions
13
1 pedestrian 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.