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Perquenco

Región de la AraucaníaFounded 18947.269 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024331 km² of area22 inh./km²$5.770M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Education
533 pts
16th worst PAES reading comprehension
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Population
−6,6%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
23,2%
Multidimensional poverty · 74th highest of 346
Finance
$794 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 98 of 346
Finance
83,22%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Safety
8.296
cases per 100k inhab. · 32nd in the country
Education
532,9 pts
below the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
68th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

8 Schools
5 Health centers
4 Squares and green areas
2 Libraries
1 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
1 Kindergartens
1 Carabineros
1 Fire stations

Perquenco es una comuna de la zona sur de Chile ubicada al norte de la Provincia de Cautín, en la Región de la Araucanía, a 43 km al norte de Temuco, su capital regional. En su geografía, destaca por ser una llanura que forma parte de la depresión intermedia y es atravesada por la cuenca del río homónimo, el cual desemboca en el río Quillén.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

48.0 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#192 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety44
Health27
Culture and environment58
Education46
Infrastructure62
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Alejandro Sepúlveda T.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
3.076
votes (50.68%)
7.101
Electoral roll
89,59%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
AS
Alejandro Sepúlveda T.
2024-2028 · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
3.076
votes
LA
Luis Alejandro Sepulveda Tapia
2021-2024 · PPD
2.184
votes
LA
Luis Alberto Muñoz Pérez
2008-2012 · PDC
1.926
votes
LA
Luis Alberto Muñoz Pérez
2004-2008 · PDC
1.904
votes
AP
Alejandro Pacheco Valdes
2000-2004 · ILC
1.486
votes
LJ
Leonel Jara Caro
1996-2000 · DC
1.103
votes
LJ
Leonel Jara Caro
1992-1996 · DC
557
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

MB
Milton Brante R.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
613
votes
WS
Wilson Soto A.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · PARTIDO DEMOCRATAS CHILE
397
votes
LA
Lucrecia Antilao A.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
358
votes
JF
Jonathan Fernandez M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
356
votes
MS
Mauricio Sandoval R.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
331
votes
JR
Juan Rivas Z.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
223
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión17 de junio de 202673 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó las 150 becas de educación superior 2026, modificó un comodato con el Centro Comunitario de Cuidados y comprometió los costos operativos de un futuro vehículo de emergencia.

Temas tratados

  • Acta sesión #54: Aprobada con una corrección menor de redacción solicitada por el concejal Sandoval.
  • Becas municipales educación superior 2026: Se presentó y aprobó el listado de 150 estudiantes beneficiarios de un total de 158 postulantes.
  • Modificación comodato Centro Comunitario de Cuidados: Se eliminó la obligación del comodatario de pagar los servicios básicos del inmueble, para permitir postular a un proyecto de mejoramiento.
  • Costos operativos vehículo de emergencia: Se aprobaron los costos anuales proyectados como requisito para postular al proyecto al Gobierno Regional.
  • Fecha sesión comisión temporal de presupuesto: Se fijó para el martes 30 de junio para revisar la ejecución y actualización del presupuesto 2026.
  • Incidentes: Condolencias a familias, actividades comunitarias (We Tripantu, trasquinto, egresados liceo Polete), informe PDTI y deportes.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Acta #54: Aprobada con corrección (sin votación nominal registrada).
  • Becas educación superior 2026: Aprobadas. El concejal Milton Brante se abstuvo por tener un familiar entre los postulantes. Los demás concejales presentes aprobaron.
  • Modificación comodato: Aprobada por unanimidad de los presentes.
  • Costos operativos vehículo de emergencia: Aprobados por unanimidad.
  • Sesión comisión de presupuesto: Aprobada para el 30 de junio, 9:15 h (primera citación), presidida por el concejal Wilson Soto.

Plata y obras

  • Becas: 150 becas de educación superior, presupuesto total de $15.000.000. Una alumna admisible quedó fuera por quedar en el lugar 151 del orden de prelación.
  • PDTI: 487 usuarios recibieron capital de operación el 11 de junio; monto total aproximado de $103.000.000 depositados por INDAP.
  • Vehículo de emergencia (proyecto en postulación): Costos anuales comprometidos: operación $2.130.000 + mantención $1.650.000 = $3.780.000 anuales. El vehículo (4x4 con equipamiento especial) sería financiado por el Gobierno Regional para las 32 comunas de la región; aún no adjudicado.
  • Comodato: El municipio asumirá el pago de luz y agua del inmueble del Centro Comunitario de Cuidados; monto no especificado en la sesión.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Documentos enviados tarde: El concejal Sandoval y el concejal Montesinos (identificación dudosa en la transcripción) reclamaron que el documento del comodato llegó a las 12:30 del mismo día de la sesión, sin tiempo suficiente para revisarlo. El asesor jurídico reconoció la demora.
  • Reunión con el Seremi de Educación: El concejal Soto cuestionó que el concejo no fue convocado originalmente a la reunión del alcalde con el Seremi; solo fueron invitados después. Pidió que en lo sucesivo se trabaje de forma conjunta con las autoridades.
  • Encargado de deportes: Soto señaló que no hay claridad sobre quién ocupa el cargo tras una salida; los vecinos no saben a quién dirigirse para el taller de boxeo u otras consultas.
  • Agua Comité de los Volcanes: El alcalde mencionó que la cooperativa no entrega factibilidad de agua potable, lo que bloquea postulaciones de vivienda del comité. Tiene reunión con el ministro el 23 de junio al respecto.

Para seguir

  • Viernes 19 de junio: Ceremonia de entrega de becas municipales educación superior.
  • Martes 23 de junio: Alcalde se reúne con ministro (nombre no queda claro en la transcripción) para gestionar factibilidad de agua del Comité de los Volcanes.
  • Martes 30 de junio, 9:15 h: Sesión comisión temporal de presupuesto; se pidió a los concejales enviar sus requerimientos de información antes del día siguiente a la sesión.
  • Concejales pendientes de enviar al alcalde el acta de la comisión de salud realizada el día anterior.

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)

453 minutes publishedindex updated on 14-07-2026Municipal transparency
Recent minutes indexed

Documents indexed from the Transparency Portal (Law 20.285); they link to the PDF published by the municipality.

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

Resolutions extracted
1.220
of 405 minutes read
Money involved
$12.601.907.852
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
920 · Apoyar la postulación para entregar en comodato a la Junji para construir nueva infraestructuraLoan for useunanimidad
919 · Aprobar la instalación del Quiosco en calle Orella entre Lastarrias y Anibal PintoOtherunanimidad
918 · Apoyar la solicitud de autorización para servicios de buses a Selva Oscura, Victoria y CuracautinOtherunanimidad
917 · Aprobar el uso del Gimnasio Municipal por la Liga de Básquetbol y mantener arriendo a $3.000 por jornadaOther$3.000unanimidad
916 · Aprobar la Acta anterior N° 115 del 03/02/2020Otherunanimidad
4.9 · Tratar la subvención municipal cuando se analicen las Subvenciones correspondientes al año 2019.Subsidy

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
41
Highly complex
8
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2024651
2022358243

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

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

  • W
    Wom
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • IR
    Inversiones Rodrigo SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • PC
    Pumas Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • RS
    Rcr SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • Ga
    Growth And Development Chile Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • PR
    Pozo, Ríos, Rodríguez y Torres Ltda. (Zecovery)
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • SE
    Smart Education SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • SS
    Sumagas S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • TS
    Telefonica S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • SE
    Sicom Electronics International S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • KS
    Kimche SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • dg
    Direccion General del Credito Prendario
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • WA
    Wte Araucania SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • EC
    Empresas Cmpc S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • Sy
    Servicios y Productos Educativos Crisol Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • OA
    Otec Agencia Internacional de Formación para la Excelencia Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • MS
    Maitsan Soluciones SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • GE
    Grupo Eco1
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • I
    Ist
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • EM
    Embajada Mundial de Activistas por la Paz Corp.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
and 7 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

6.724
inhabitants
7.276
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+8%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
6.802
-6% vs. 2035 (7.228)
Over 60 · 2050
39,07%
29,33% 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)72,4 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,4 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment94 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment50 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)532,9 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)535,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo7.438 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)14,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)23,2 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples51,12 %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 100 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
7.735
3.379 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
2.383
71% of RSH households
Female-headed households
52%
1.757
Elderly (60+)1.88024%
Children and adolescents (<18)1.68022%
Foreign nationals310%
Belonging to indigenous peoples3.44345%
People with moderate/severe dependency1412%
Single-person households1.21036%

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
1.500
8 schools
Students per teacher
9,7
155 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
92,5%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
82,7%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 67%Private subsidized 33%
Pass rate
96,8%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,24%
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
2
FONASA enrollees
6.784
93% of the population
Doctors employed
7
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 64Contract staff: 30Fee contracts: 1
Primary-care medical visits · per year
4.358
26.615
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
76
225
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 (6.770 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Consultorio PerquencoFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal6.41664%
Posta de Salud Rural PitracoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal21682%
Posta de Salud Rural QuillemRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal13863%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $3.025.083.000 ($445.914/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $1.526.247.000Municipal contribution: $204.009.000

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

Indigenous population
3.802
51.1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
21
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
Land grants
26
indigenous lands registry 2022
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche3.77999.4%

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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
MMIRADORFM88.5 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
34
0,5% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Argentina
11 people · 32% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
11 Argentina
8 Venezuela
3 Perú
2 Bolivia

International immigrants per the 2024 Census (people born outside Chile living in the comuna). Nationwide they are 1,608,650 people, 8.8% of the population.

Housing and housing deficitSource: MINVU (Encampment Registry + 2024 Census deficit + subsidies) · INE

Encampments
0
no encampments registered
Housing deficit
107
3,9% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
22
2.028 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
110
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
160
beneficiaries · 2012–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
39
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

5.610homes · by type (2017)
House
2.818 · 98%
House
2.712 · 99.2%
Shack/hut/shanty
38 · 1.3%
Other private
16 · 0.6%
Other private
7 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
5 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
5 · 0.2%
Mobile
5 · 0.2%
Indigenous dwelling
3 · 0.1%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
77%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
1.273 · 71.5%
Provided for work
173 · 9.7%
Rented
136 · 7.6%
Free of charge
104 · 5.8%
Owned, being paid off
94 · 5.3%

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
$5.769.608.000
Own revenue
$747.922.000
13% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$3.709.249.000
64% of the total
State transfers
$1.006.708.000
17% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$496.036.000
$5.769.608.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

29.8%
8.0%
15.8%
7.0%
39.5%
Property tax$222.808.000
Business licenses$60.173.000
Vehicle permits$117.829.000
Cleaning fees$52.043.000
Other own revenue$295.069.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
41.2%
37.5%
21.3%
Municipal$5.769.608.000
Education$5.248.162.000
Health$2.986.725.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $3.512.500.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$86.051.000
$747.922.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$322.544.000
$3.709.249.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$28.581.000
$1.006.708.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$6.604.139.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$5.492.131.000
Execution rate
83.2%
Unexecuted: $1.112.008.000
Medium execution: it executed 83.2%. Left unspent: $1.112.008.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$473.778.000
$5.492.131.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

73.2%
11.3%
9.5%
Internal management$4.018.042.000
Community services$618.288.000
Social programs$523.117.000
Municipal activities$88.118.000
Recreational programs$171.150.000
Cultural programs$73.416.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$3.025.083.00055.1%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.827.487.00033.3%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.228.269.00022.4%
Investment (works and projects)$630.458.00011.5%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$374.430.0006.8%
Transfers to education$340.955.0006.2%
Electricity (facilities)$229.026.0004.2%
Transfers to health$204.009.0003.7%
Councillor stipends$81.963.0001.5%
Travel allowances$27.402.0000.5%
Water (facilities)$25.249.0000.5%
Commissions and representation$292.0000.0%

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

33.3%
22.4%
44.4%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.827.487.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.228.269.000
Others$2.436.375.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

51.7%
16.0%
26.2%
Permanent staff$1.293.647.000
Contract staff$399.391.000
Fee contracts$134.449.000
Labor Code$20.336.000
Community progs.$654.434.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

79.6%
20.4%
Permanent staff43
Contract staff11
Total: 54 staffWomen: 31.5%Professionalization: 44.4%
Cost/staffer permanent: $29.731.349/yearCost/staffer contract: $14.999.545/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: $630.458.000 (11.5% of spending)Councillor stipends: $81.963.000Travel allowances: $27.402.000Commissions and representation: $292.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $374.430.000Electricity: $229.026.000Water: $25.249.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

24
43
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

124
97
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$43.673.154.154
Purchase orders
26.113

Purchase-order amount · trend

$748.191.204
$2.597.985.230
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Jaime Aurelio$2.375.752.837160
Demburk SpA$1.477.435.24820
Constructora y Asesorías Ariel Pezo Limitada$1.314.106.2936
Salinas y Fabres Sociedad Anonima$1.235.177.92062
Mauricio Alexis$1.219.922.294297
Hb Inversiones Limitada$862.864.465343
Andres Dionisio$805.943.3935
Copec S.A.$734.540.232162

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.763.497.47768%
Agile Purchase $547.689.49621%
Framework Agreement $157.929.9646%
Direct award discretionary$128.868.2935%

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

Registered companies
397
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
932

Pyramid by sales bracket

58.2%
18.9%
21.2%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)231 companies
Small (≤25k UF)75 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)7 companies
No sales/no info84 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Sociedad Comercial los Caseros LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 227
Los Leones SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 214
Agricola Coyan SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 27
Soc Inmobiliaria las Raices LimitadaACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASMedium 11
I Municipalidad de PerquencoADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SSmall 2456

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
27 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)
3 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 33.4 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.

32
Species
30
Flora
2
Fauna
10
In conservation status
8
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
RuilNothofagus alessandriiENSapoEupsophus roseusVUQueuleGomortega keuleENPitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUCarmelita de concepciónPercilia irwiniENLinguePersea lingueVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaEN

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.

3 Wetlands · 2 urban · 1.708 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HPU-09-12Estero Perquenco- Rio Quillen1.544 /2.522
HUR-09-03Rio Cautin y Trib.urban163 /5.772
HUR-09-13Rio Traiguen- Rio Quinourban1 /1.246

Area = hectares of wetland within the comuna boundary (apportioned using the DPA table of each record). For wetlands shared between comunas, "portion / total" is shown. "Urban" = urban wetland (HUR code). Official source migrated to the SBAP (Law 21,600).

Large projects approved by SEIASource: SEIA · approved projects

Projects with an environmental permit (RCA) approved by SEIA and declared investment above US$ 10 million, located in the comuna according to the case file and grouped by sector. Every sector with at least one project is listed: this is not a ranking or a selection. 4 projects totaling US$ 9 million, approved between 2000 and 2020. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy2 projects · US$ 9 M · 2000–2007
Transchile Charrúa Transmisión S.A.Línea de Transmisión Charrúa-Nueva Temuco 2 x 220 kV (Segunda Presentación) · Oleoducto San Vicente-Temuco
Others2 projects · US$ 0 M · 2017–2020
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
Frontel · also Codiner
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Lautaro at 20.1 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
12 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)

Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero Licura Mulchén (Mulchén) · 1.219 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
13
Area affected
1.246 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
3.460 ha
includes the 2022-2023 mega-season

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

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

Critical points registered
22
At high or very high risk
14
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
11,98°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,25°C
Annual precipitation
1.200 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
8
projection: +12 days
Frost days
23

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
603
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
8.296
Police cases · trend
436
603
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces2543.494
Threats59812
Domestic violence54743
Property damage54743
Drug-related crimes49674
Minor injuries28385
Larceny21289
Burglary of an uninhabited place15206
Weapons-related crimes13179
Crimes and offenses under the arms law11151
Burglary of an inhabited place9124
Theft of items from vehicles796

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 26.

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
16
Guards and inspectors
4
1 per 1.817 hab
Patrol fleet
2
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Security booths
1
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
6
16
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
47
Deaths
1
13,8 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
34
8 serious
Pedestrian collisions
1

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.