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Escudo de Pitrufquén

Pitrufquén

Región de la Araucanía26.617 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024578 km² of area46 inh./km²$11.644M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Finance
+25 pts
15th biggest rise in Common Fund dependence (lost autonomy since 2001)
Explore
Population
+2,5%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
17,5%
Multidimensional poverty · 199th highest of 346
Finance
$437 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 227 of 346
Finance
82,07%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
594,8 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
74th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

38 Schools
19 Squares and green areas
13 Health centers
6 Pharmacies
4 Kindergartens
3 Carabineros
1 Libraries
1 Fire stations
1 Hospitals
1 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
1 Institutes

Pitrufquén es una ciudad y comuna fundada por Juan Andrés San Martin Ortiz de la zona sur de Chile, de la provincia de Cautín en la Región de la Araucanía. Su superficie es de 580,7 km². Está situada a 38°59′ latitud sur, y 72°38′ longitud oeste. Su origen se encuentra en la fortaleza fundada en 1898, en el curso medio del río Toltén.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

53.6 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#108 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety40
Health53
Culture and environment61
Education56
Infrastructure61
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Jacqueline Romero I.Re-elected
CHILE VAMOS · RENOVACION NACIONAL
9.532
votes (49.23%)
24.583
Electoral roll
84,07%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
JR
Jacqueline Romero I.
2024-2028 · RENOVACION NACIONAL
9.532
votes
JD
Jacqueline del Carmen Romero Inzunza
2021-2024 · RN
4.402
votes
HC
Humberto Catalán Candia
2008-2012 · ILC
5.620
votes
HC
Humberto Catalán Candia
2004-2008 · IND
1.788
votes
PL
Pedro Lizama Diaz
2000-2004 · UDI
5.128
votes
PL
Pedro Lizama Diaz
1996-2000 · ILDUD
2.364
votes
GD
Gerardo de la Jara Duran
1992-1996 · DC
2.609
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

PL
Pedro Lizama D.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
2.856
votes
VB
Valeria Brun M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.073
votes
OV
Osvaldo Villarroel C.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
905
votes
DR
Daniela Rivera R.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · INDEPENDIENTE
840
votes
LM
Luis Marican M.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
807
votes
VS
Victor Sandoval C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
712
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión204 minWatch session

En una línea: Sesión marcada por condolencias a la alcaldesa Jacqueline Romero por el fallecimiento de su hijo, con aprobación unánime de la donación de terrenos a 159 familias del Comité Las Praderas y rechazo a transar una causa laboral.

Temas tratados

  • Condolencias: El concejo expresó apoyo a la alcaldesa por el fallecimiento de su hijo Braulio Jara Romero; la sesión fue reprogramada por ese motivo.
  • Correspondencia: Se recibieron cartas de juntas de vecinos, comités de vivienda, agrupaciones culturales/deportivas y vecinos sobre seguridad pública, entre otros.
  • Informe comisión de educación: Análisis financiero del DAEM, con énfasis en ajuste de gastos y proyección de aportes municipales para 2027.
  • Informe comisión de deporte: Revisión y ajuste de bases de becas deportivas "Sofía Navarrete Contreras" para aprobación.
  • Informe comisión de cultura: Estado de proyectos de mejoramiento y reposición del Centro Cultural; bases de becas culturales "Julio Edmondson" (nombre aproximado, podría tener error de transcripción).
  • Modificación reglamento interno municipal: Propuesta de traslado de unidades entre direcciones (Medio Ambiente, Alumbrado, Vivienda).
  • Donación de terreno a Comité Las Praderas: Autorización para escriturar 159 viviendas.
  • Autorización para transar causa laboral RIT 08-2026: Sometida a votación y rechazada.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Causa laboral RIT 08-2026: Rechazada por unanimidad la autorización para transar; el concejo dejó que el tribunal resuelva.
  • Donación y transferencia de terreno al Comité Las Praderas: Aprobada por unanimidad; beneficia a 159 familias con escrituración pendiente (costo estimado ~12 millones de pesos, deberá volver a consejo).
  • Bases becas deportivas "Sofía Navarrete Contreras": Aprobadas por unanimidad; 73 becas por un total de $22.500.000, postulaciones entre el 22 de junio y el 17 de julio.
  • Modificación reglamento interno: Rechazada por unanimidad de momento; se convocó reunión de análisis el próximo lunes a las 15:00 horas.
  • Incorporación de puntos de tabla: Aprobada por unanimidad al inicio de la sesión.

Plata y obras

  • DAEM: Aporte municipal presupuestado 2026: $1.430 millones ($1.200 millones funcionamiento + $230 millones deuda flotante). Deuda flotante de $284 millones ya cancelada. Proyección 2027: ~$1.200 millones. Déficit acumulado que llegó a ~$1.800 millones está en proceso de reducción.
  • Becas deportivas: $22.500.000 en 73 becas (18 de alto rendimiento a $600.000, 23 de desarrollo a $300.000, 32 de iniciación a $150.000).
  • Becas culturales: $10.000.000 en 50 becas de $200.000 cada una; bases aún en preparación, se votarían en próxima sesión.
  • Centro Cultural (mejoramiento): $30 millones disponibles del fondo FIJIAN; primera licitación declarada desierta por ofertas inadmisibles; se prepara segundo llamado.
  • Cámaras de seguridad FNDR: Proyecto de $25 millones para instalar 15 cámaras adicionales; pendiente de empalme eléctrico con la distribuidora.
  • Escrituración Comité Las Praderas: Costo estimado ~$12 millones; requiere nueva aprobación del concejo.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Junta de Vecinos Gabriela Mistral vs. ocupante de inmueble municipal: La junta exige que el municipio ejerza acción legal de precario para recuperar un bien en Calle Francisco Bilbao ocupado desde 1988 y cuyo plazo de acuerdo venció en mayo de 2026; el concejo derivó el asunto a jurídico.
  • Desórdenes en Plaza Los Héroes: Dos vecinos enviaron cartas sobre ruido, consumo de alcohol y drogas, y carreras clandestinas los fines de semana. La comisión de seguridad ya sostuvo una reunión con la directora de Seguridad Pública y Carabineros; se informó que hay planificación en curso.
  • Modificación reglamento interno: Concejales solicitaron más información antes de votar; indicaron que no tuvieron tiempo de analizar el punto en profundidad.
  • Extracción de áridos del río Toltén: Concejal Villarroel alertó que empresas extraen áridos sin permiso, a la vista del municipio, sin que se cobre ni se accion judicialmente, y que la ordenanza vigente no estaría siendo útil; solicitó modificarla antes del 30 de octubre.
  • Unidad de comunicaciones: Concejal Sandoval manifestó molestia por publicaciones municipales que no incluían a concejales en actividades donde estuvieron presentes, o que atribuían organización de eventos al municipio siendo de la comunidad.

Para seguir

  • Reunión de análisis de modificación reglamento interno: lunes próximo, 15:00 horas.
  • Segunda licitación del mejoramiento del Centro Cultural: en preparación, sin fecha definida.
  • Bases becas culturales "Julio Edmondson": se presentarían en la próxima sesión de concejo.
  • Oficio a Contraloría sobre terrenos Comité Villa Los Jardines: ingresado el 29 de mayo; se espera respuesta; abogada de vivienda se comprometió a enviar copia del comprobante al comité.
  • Visita al cementerio de Coicoma (sector Comuy): reunión y visita en terreno por reagendar con la comunidad.
  • Informes pendientes solicitados: avance de proyectos de inversión 2026, estado de transporte escolar, cartera de proyectos SECPLAN actualizada, causas sumariales en curso, ordenanza de áridos, entre otros.
  • Reunión de concejales con representantes de JUNJI para abordar déficit en convenio de jardines infantiles: acordada pero sin fecha.

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)

Este municipio tiene carpetas de actas del concejo en su Transparencia Activa, pero SIN documentos publicados (incumplimiento de la Ley 20.285).

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
113
Highly complex
45
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202211101
20215026177
2020532
2019624
201711
2016259122

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

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

  • AC
    Asociacion Chilena de Seguridad
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • CS
    Corporacion Sistema Colectivo de Gestion de Envases y Embalajes Resimple
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2022–2026
  • A
    Afempab
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016
  • IS
    Idem SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2025
  • DJ
    Distribuciones Jurídicas de Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2025
  • OE
    Orange Energías Renovables
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • BS
    Buk SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2026
  • FS
    Fedok SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2026
  • IS
    Innuvo SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023
  • SL
    Sisinf Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2024–2026
  • CP
    Consultorias Publicas Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • CE
    Constructora Elisur SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019–2024
  • IC
    Ingenieria, Consultoria e Inversiones Kimia SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2026
  • MS
    Maitsan Soluciones SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021
  • UM
    Universidad Mayor
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • CL
    Creatimus Linuxcorp Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • TE
    Tether Education Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
and 133 more organizations that requested meetings

Organisations that registered Lobby Law meetings with this municipality. Registering the meeting is mandatory for the official, so the list shows who asked to be heard, not whether they got anything.

PopulationWho lives here, how they study, their healthcare and more

Population and living conditionsSource: INE · CENSO · MINEDUC · ADIS

Population trend

22.792
inhabitants
26.730
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+18%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
27.504
0% vs. 2035 (27.592)
Over 60 · 2050
42,28%
32,11% 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)79,41 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment578 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment25 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)594,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)605,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo27.041 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)10,7 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)17,5 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples34,04 %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 650 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
29.121
14.791 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
9.749
66% of RSH households
Female-headed households
54%
8.034
Elderly (60+)7.20125%
Children and adolescents (<18)6.12821%
Foreign nationals2371%
Belonging to indigenous peoples9.63733%
People with moderate/severe dependency7973%
Single-person households6.70045%

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
6.805
27 schools
Students per teacher
10,6
643 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
90,9%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
69,6%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 30%Private subsidized 69%Private paid 0%
Pass rate
98,1%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,79%
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
6
FONASA enrollees
28.946
109% of the population
Doctors employed
17
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 171Contract staff: 65Fee contracts: 1
Primary-care medical visits · per year
26.537
38.444
20102025
Medical specialties served · 17 in the comuna (public system)
Internal MedicineObstetricsAdult GynecologyAdult Orthopedics and TraumaAdult PsychiatryAdult General SurgeryOphthalmologyPediatricsAdult CardiologyChild PsychiatryOtorhinolaryngologyPediatric Orthopedics and TraumaDermatologyAdult GastroenterologyAnesthesiologyFamily MedicineUpper Digestive Surgery

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
1.105
1.488
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 (28.831 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Rural PitrufquénFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal18.05364%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar UltraestaciónCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal3.35263%
Posta de Salud Rural MillahuínRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2.70566%
Posta de Salud Rural MahuidancheRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.70867%
Posta de Salud Rural ComuyRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.21276%
Posta de Salud Rural los GalponesRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal69076%
Hospital de PitrufquénHospitalHealth Service37454%
Posta de Salud Rural PuraquinaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal37077%
Posta de Salud Rural Polul CoicomaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal36776%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $9.177.992.000 ($317.073/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $6.212.192.000Municipal contribution: $210.939.000

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

Indigenous population
9.205
34.0% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
47
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
Land grants
112
indigenous lands registry 2022
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche9.12499.1%

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
55
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.1
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
605
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
288
Sports
74
Social and aid
40
For the elderly
22
Cultural
16
Foundations and corporations
1
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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
FGFM GENTEFM90.7 FM
UUNIVERSALFM94.7 FM
CEComunicaciones Eduardo Andres Martinez Espinoza E.I.R.L. · holderFM88.1 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
414
1,5% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Argentina
166 people · 40% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
166 Argentina
96 Venezuela
30 Colombia
26 Haití

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
401
3,9% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
60
5.114 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
206
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
2.006
beneficiaries · 2012–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
98
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

20.286homes · by type (2017)
House
10.089 · 99.5%
House
9.898 · 97.5%
Shack/hut/shanty
112 · 1.1%
Other private
64 · 0.6%
Room in old house/tenement
30 · 0.3%
Apartment
25 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
22 · 0.2%
Other private
18 · 0.2%
Indigenous dwelling
16 · 0.2%
Apartment
4 · 0%
Room in old house/tenement
3 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
78%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
4.199 · 67.9%
Rented
633 · 10.2%
Owned, being paid off
604 · 9.8%
Provided for work
413 · 6.7%
Free of charge
335 · 5.4%

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
$11.644.316.000
Own revenue
$1.791.430.000
15% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$8.200.589.000
70% of the total
State transfers
$711.547.000
6% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.052.762.000
$11.644.316.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

25.9%
22.0%
19.0%
27.6%
Property tax$463.417.000
Business licenses$394.358.000
Vehicle permits$340.426.000
Cleaning fees$97.916.000
Other own revenue$495.313.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $2.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
36.8%
35.7%
27.5%
Municipal$11.644.316.000
Education$11.295.135.000
Health$8.686.422.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $7.625.363.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$405.634.000
$1.791.430.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$540.216.000
$8.200.589.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$0
$711.547.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$13.327.739.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$12.541.509.000
Execution rate
94.1%
Unexecuted: $786.230.000
Medium execution: it executed 94.1%. Left unspent: $786.230.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.124.242.000
$12.541.509.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

54.5%
30.8%
8.7%
Internal management$6.830.739.000
Community services$3.859.438.000
Social programs$1.090.109.000
Municipal activities$124.031.000
Recreational programs$368.398.000
Cultural programs$268.794.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$9.177.992.00073.2%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$4.098.452.00032.7%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.813.846.00022.4%
Transfers to education$1.127.572.0009.0%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$1.006.477.0008.0%
Investment (works and projects)$812.301.0006.5%
Electricity (facilities)$523.727.0004.2%
Transfers to health$146.104.0001.2%
Water (facilities)$92.116.0000.7%
Councillor stipends$81.387.0000.6%
Travel allowances$38.766.0000.3%
Commissions and representation$105.0000.0%

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

22.4%
32.7%
44.9%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.813.846.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$4.098.452.000
Others$5.629.211.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

41.6%
20.5%
32.7%
Permanent staff$1.773.842.000
Contract staff$875.302.000
Fee contracts$164.702.000
Labor Code$58.257.000
Community progs.$1.393.657.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

60.6%
35.6%
Permanent staff63
Contract staff37
Fee contracts4
Total: 104 staffFee contracts: 3.8% of the headcountWomen: 37.0%Professionalization: 46.0%
Cost/staffer permanent: $23.080.397/yearCost/staffer contract: $17.618.486/yearCost/staffer fees: $40.709.750/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: $812.301.000 (6.5% of spending)Councillor stipends: $81.387.000Travel allowances: $38.766.000Commissions and representation: $105.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $1.006.477.000Electricity: $523.727.000Water: $92.116.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

35
66
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

67
122
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$56.021.021.954
Purchase orders
38.024

Purchase-order amount · trend

$526.730.327
$6.599.529.519
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Servicios Jorge Hugo Jose Antonio Arnaboldi Caceres Limitada$7.154.214.10191
Leonardo Gabriel$1.146.111.982263
Pedro Erwin Valdés Espinoza$1.140.247.79832
Patagonia Servicios y Compañia Limitada$1.071.826.78839
Copec S.A.$915.561.171172
Constructora Mensot Limitada$739.826.14610
Komatsu Chile S.a.- Casa Matriz$690.279.515120
Agencia de Publicidad y Produccion de Eventos Hector Rodrigo Bravo Cas$646.596.96584

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $4.833.371.88573%
Direct award discretionary$681.245.75410%
Agile Purchase $625.513.1659%
Framework Agreement $459.398.7137%

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

Registered companies
1.870
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
3.979

Pyramid by sales bracket

63.0%
12.1%
24.0%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.178 companies
Small (≤25k UF)226 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)14 companies
Large (>100k UF)3 companies
No sales/no info449 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Constructora Elisur SpACONSTRUCCIONLarge 2432
Transportes Pacifico SpATRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 174
Fernando Jans y Cia LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 140
Carnicería Fernandez SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 218
Inmobiliaria Elisur SpAACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASMedium 217
Inversiones Fundo Mune LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 212
Transportes Atlantico SpATRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOMedium 29
Agro Comercial Tres R SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 27
Comercializadora Ayk LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 130
Comercializadora Santa Elena SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 16

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
1
US$ 69 M declared
Approved last 5 years
1
US$ 1 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
120
+ 437 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
18
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Nuevo Oriente: Strip Center, Edificio Comercial, Condominios I?II Y EsDIAInmobiliaria Elisur SpAUnder Review69,153120
Línea de Transmisión Río Toltén - Nueva Río TolténDIATrasmisora Melipeuco S.A.Approved2,0135

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
19 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 MP10
3 t MP2,5
1 t SO₂
0 t Material particulado

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 49.9 km

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

55
Species
44
Flora
11
Fauna
19
In conservation status
11
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
PitaoPitavia punctataENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENQueuleGomortega keuleENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUPuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVUPocha del surCheirodon australeVUTolloDiplomystes camposensisENCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVULinguePersea lingueVUHuillínLontra provocaxENLamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTPalmilla, 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.

4 Wetlands · 3 urban · 3.327 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-09-06Sist. Rio Toltén y Trib.urban3.302 /12.313
HPU-09-07Humedal Gorbea 221
HUR-09-55Sin informaciónurban3
HUR-09-54Sin 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. 4 projects totaling US$ 13 million, approved between 2002 and 2020. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy1 project · US$ 12 M · 2019
Sociedad Anónima Transmisora Valle Allipén.Ampliación de Subestación Río Toltén
Others3 projects · US$ 1 M · 2002–2020
Enaex Servicios S.A.Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A. · Transporte de Gas Propano desde Argentina a Temuco - Chile IX - X Región

Approved is not the same as built or operating: the RCA authorises the project, but some were never carried out and others have since closed.

Source: projects with an RCA approved by SEIA (investment declared by the developer, split among the comunas the project spans). Under each sector are its two largest projects by investment. It is the best public proxy for large industrial sites; SERNAGEOMIN’s registry of active mining operations (by mineral and type of operation) is a layer not yet incorporated.

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
CGE · also Frontel, Codiner
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
Aguas Araucania
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Temuco at 54.2 km

Almost no comuna has its own utility: it is served by a major regional concession holder. Water = urban operational territory (SISS; rural goes via APR); electric = concession distributor per the tariff decree (CNE); higher education = university, IP and CFT campuses (MINEDUC/SIES), with the nearest comuna when there are none.

Environmental conflictsSource: SNIFA · SMA + Environmental Search · Environmental Courts

Final SMA sanctions

Final sanctions
2
Sanctioned entities
2
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
619 UTA
2 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Transportes Terranova LimitadaEXTRACCIÓN DE ÁRIDOS TERRANOVA LTDA.Mining618
Marta Veronica Quintrileo MartelCANCHA SINTÉTICA PITRUFQUÉNAmenities1

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
1
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
1
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
1562-2016
3TA
Aguas Araucanía S.A con SEA
Sistema de Tratamiento de Aguas Servidas de Chol Chol - Sistema de Tratamiento de Aguas Servidas de Gorbea - Sistema de Tratamiento de Aguas Servidas de las Localidades de Freire y Pitrufquén
Environmental sanction proceeding — lapseUpheld

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
10 m²
above the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

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

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
C.D.P. PitrufquénPrison (CDP)189 inmates · 139 convicted · 50 awaiting trial · 172% occupancy
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Los Ángeles (Los Ángeles) · 11.581 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
29
Area affected
112 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
1.159 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
36
At high or very high risk
13
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
12,11°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,21°C
Annual precipitation
1.632 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
3
projection: +7 days
Frost days
15

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
1.841
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
6.917
Police cases · trend
1.045
1.841
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces3251.221
Domestic violence3231.214
Threats2751.033
Property damage169635
Larceny145545
Minor injuries94353
Burglary of an inhabited place78293
Burglary of an uninhabited place77289
Drug-related crimes48180
Sexual abuse41154
Weapons-related crimes38143
Robbery with violence or intimidation37139

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 27.

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
36
Guards and inspectors
7
1 per 3.802 hab
Patrol fleet
2
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 1Pickups: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
23
36
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
179
Deaths
3
11,3 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
131
21 serious
Pedestrian collisions
7
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.