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Teodoro Schmidt

Región de la Araucanía15.744 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024654 km² of area24 inh./km²$8.340M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Finance
91%
13th most dependent on the Municipal Common Fund in the country
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Education
542 pts
28th worst PAES reading comprehension
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Population
−9,1%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
25,9%
Multidimensional poverty · 50th highest of 346
Finance
$530 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 176 of 346
Finance
87,91%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
541,8 pts
below the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
36th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

42 Schools
11 Squares and green areas
8 Health centers
3 Carabineros
3 Kindergartens
2 Fire stations

Teodoro Schmidt es un pueblo y comuna de la zona sur de Chile, de la provincia de Cautín en la región de La Araucanía, distante a 72 kilómetros de la ciudad de Temuco. Junto con las comunas de Nueva Imperial, Saavedra, Carahue y Toltén forma parte de la Asociación de Municipios Costa Araucanía.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

41.1 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#294 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety40
Health22
Culture and environment38
Education72
Infrastructure50
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Baldomero Santos V.Re-elected
CHILE VAMOS · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
7.305
votes (60.52%)
14.638
Electoral roll
86,84%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
BS
Baldomero Santos V.
2024-2028 · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
7.305
votes
BA
Baldomero Abel Santos Vidal
2021-2024 · UDI
2.610
votes
YP
Yolanda Pezo Mardones
2008-2012 · RN
3.707
votes
AR
Alfredo Riquelme Arriagada
2004-2008 · PPD
3.849
votes
YP
Yolanda Pezo Mardones
2000-2004 · RN
3.862
votes
YP
Yolanda Pezo Mardones
1996-2000 · RN
3.196
votes
EB
Edgardo Brun Harnisch
1992-1996 · DC
1.812
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

PB
Patricio Bustos Q.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
939
votes
SM
Sergio Morales T.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
937
votes
AV
Ana Vinez J.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
734
votes
AH
Angelo Hidalgo C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
672
votes
IM
Irenio Montecinos H.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · MOVIMIENTO AMARILLOS POR CHILE
534
votes
WV
Willy Vidal B.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
401
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión19 de mayo de 2026130 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó seis iniciativas de inversión (veredas, paraderos y postulaciones a programas), transfirió fondos a la Corporación de Asistencia Judicial y escuchó la presentación de la Asociación de Municipios Verdes Araucanía Sur (AMBAS), en una sesión marcada por tensiones entre el alcalde y algunos concejales por el crédito en gestiones de caminos.

Temas tratados

  • Aprobación de acta N°58 (7 de abril de 2025): sin observaciones.
  • Correspondencia: el APR de Teodoro Schmidt reclama responsabilidades por daños en colectores de aguas lluvias e invita a reunión en Temuco el 26 de mayo; además solicita subvención para tres grifos y dos camionadas de gravilla. Una vecina solicita acceso a quiosco en O'Higgins.
  • Proyectos de infraestructura: reposición de veredas en Teodoro Schmidt (~$162 M) y en Gualpín (~$110 M), y reposición de 21 paraderos en ruta S60 (~$352 M), todos postulados al Gobierno Regional (Circular 18, plazo 30 de mayo).
  • Postulaciones a programas: control sanitario de mascotas y saneamiento de emprendedores rurales; sin detalles de montos porque aún no hay recursos confirmados.
  • Corporación de Asistencia Judicial: renovación del convenio para atención jurídica los miércoles en el municipio.
  • AMBAS: exposición del secretario ejecutivo sobre cartera de proyectos medioambientales (biodigestores educativos, plantas de compostaje, energía solar, educación ambiental).

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Aprobados por unanimidad: acta N°58; postulación control sanitario animal; postulación saneamiento emprendedores rurales; reposición veredas Teodoro Schmidt; reposición veredas Gualpín; reposición paraderos ruta S60; costos de mantención de los tres proyectos anteriores; convenio Corporación de Asistencia Judicial ($7.178.000).
  • Aprobado por unanimidad: cambio de fechas de sesiones de junio a los días 22, 25 y 30.

Plata y obras

  • Veredas Teodoro Schmidt: ~$162 M (postulación); mantención anual: $2.112.032.
  • Veredas Gualpín: ~$110 M (postulación); mantención anual: $2.238.000.
  • Paraderos ruta S60 (21 unidades): ~$352 M (postulación); mantención anual: $470.000.
  • Convenio asistencia judicial: $7.178.000.
  • Biodigestores educativos AMBAS (6 comunas): ~$700 M totales; planta piloto en Liceo de Barrosarana.
  • Diseño de 4 plazas activas en Gualpín (programa Quiero Mi Barrio): ~$197 M.
  • Clínica veterinaria móvil: aprobada técnicamente, ~$170 M pendientes de financiamiento.
  • Retroexcavadora: aprobada técnicamente, ~$175 M pendientes.
  • Conservación caminos rurales sector Kilmer (7,2 km): aprobada técnicamente, ~$300 M.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • El alcalde Valdomero Santos cuestionó abiertamente que un concejal (no identificado con certeza en la transcripción) habría atribuido públicamente gestiones de caminos que el municipio ya tenía tramitadas con el MOP, con documentación entregada al gobierno anterior y al actual.
  • El alcalde también aludió a una denuncia interpuesta por tres concejales por la demora en conformar el COSOC, indicando que el proceso ya estaba en marcha.
  • La presidenta de la comisión hizo referencias críticas veladas a personas que "hacen ruido" sin nombrarlas.
  • El APR planteó por escrito su preocupación por daños en colectores de aguas lluvias y exige respuesta sobre responsabilidades en el diseño ejecutado en 2025.

Para seguir

  • Reunión convocada por el APR en Temuco el 26 de mayo (responsabilidades por colectores de aguas lluvias).
  • AMBAS se comprometió a presentar avances al concejo cada seis meses.
  • Corporación de Asistencia Judicial deberá enviar a un representante a exponer gestión en sesión futura.
  • Pendiente: reparación de luminaria en paradero Balmaceda/Galvarino y bache en paradero de Barrosarana.
  • Pendiente: solución al alumbrado de la plaza de Barrosarana (sin respuesta en sesión).
  • Financiamiento de clínica veterinaria móvil, retroexcavadora y conservación caminos Kilmer aún por confirmar.
  • Próximas sesiones: 22, 25 y 30 de junio de 2026.

Summary generated by AI (claude-sonnet-4-6) from the official broadcast transcript · may contain inaccuracies

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

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

Resolutions extracted
342
of 146 minutes read
Money involved
$5.596.118.348
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
4.3 · Subvención Directa a Club de Pesca, Caza y Lanzamiento Los Delfines de HualpinSubsidy$550.000
4.2 · Subvención Directa a Liga RenacerSubsidy$2.000.000unanimidad
4.1 · Subvención Directa a la Liga Zona CosteraSubsidy$1.600.000unanimidad
4.4 · Aprobación Suscripción Contrato 'Iluminación de Paraderos a través de Postes con Energía Solar, Comuna de T. Schmidt'Tender$47.667.681unanimidad
4.3 · Aprobación Modificación Presupuestaria Municipal N° 17/2016 para diseño de Arquitectura y especialidades en Escuelas Los Troncos y Estación ToltenBudget amendmentunanimidad
4.2 · Aprobación Modificación Presupuestaria N° 12 del Depto. de Educación para adquisición de vestuarioBudget amendment$1.500.000unanimidad

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
21
Highly complex
6
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2017211
201616573
20153

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

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

  • FO
    Fundacion Oncologica Sin Fronteras
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2025
  • EM
    Embajada Mundial de Activistas por la Paz Corp.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018
  • HC
    Health Consulting Partners
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • HS
    Health Systems Design & Connection
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2025
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos Villa el Resplandor
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2025
  • OE
    Orange Energías Renovables
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • CC
    Crea Capacitaciones Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • RS
    Rye Seguridad y Estudios Sociales
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • FC
    Fundación Coaniquen
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • Pa
    Proyexta Asesoría Habitacional Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • C1
    Coding 12 SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • TS
    Telefonica S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • AD
    Asociación de Fútbol Unión Entre Rios
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • fd
    Farmacias del Sur
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • AG
    APS Gestión SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • CC
    Club Criollo Loos Castaños de Teodoro Schmidt
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • EC
    Empresas Cmpc S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • IS
    Innovit SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • CP
    Consultorias Publicas Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
and 25 more organizations that requested meetings

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

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

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

Population trend

15.900
inhabitants
15.728
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
-1%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
14.281
-8% vs. 2035 (15.443)
Over 60 · 2050
45,42%
35,05% 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)51,1 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,2 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment54 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment66,7 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)541,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)561,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo15.639 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)19,9 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)25,9 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples54,42 %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 78 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
16.979
8.318 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
6.638
80% of RSH households
Female-headed households
47%
3.870
Elderly (60+)4.73728%
Children and adolescents (<18)3.44220%
Foreign nationals640%
Belonging to indigenous peoples8.21248%
People with moderate/severe dependency3082%
Single-person households3.70945%

A monthly administrative snapshot of the Social Household Registry (self-registration to access benefits), as of abril 2026. The "bracket 40" is the socioeconomic rating of the most vulnerable 40%. It is a registry, not a survey: it complements CASEN (biennial) with fresh data, but well-off comunas under-register. Source: ADIS, Ministry of Social Development and Family.

School educationSource: MINEDUC Open Data 2025

School enrollment
2.352
34 schools
Students per teacher
8,3
282 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
93,9%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
82,9%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 47%Private subsidized 53%
Pass rate
99%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
0,71%
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
2
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
4
FONASA enrollees
15.671
100% of the population
Doctors employed
7
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 123Contract staff: 64Fee contracts: 0
Primary-care medical visits · per year
18.332
45.491
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
529
513
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 (15.430 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Teodoro SchmidtFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal7.03972%
Centro de Salud Familiar HualpínFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal4.79075%
Posta de Salud Rural Barros AranaCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal1.92175%
Posta de Salud Rural PichichelleRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal58678%
Posta de Salud Rural YenehueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal54178%
Posta de Salud Rural PormaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal43479%
Posta de Salud Rural NohualhueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal11982%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $5.838.827.000 ($372.588/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $3.360.256.000Municipal contribution: $300.000.000

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

Indigenous population
8.511
54.4% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
70
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
Land grants
75
indigenous lands registry 2022
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche8.47999.6%

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
13
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.8
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
468
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
169
Sports
49
For the elderly
37
Social and aid
25
Cultural
5
Religious
2
Fire brigades
1

All the comuna's active non-profit legal entities (Law 20.500 / 19.418), classified by organization name. It portrays the civil fabric: not just neighborhood councils, also committees, sports clubs, cultural and elderly groups, foundations and fire brigades.

5 Local media · 2 Comunitaria · 3 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
MMIRADORFM99.1 FM
ASAgrupacion Social y Comunicacional de Tumuntucu · holderComunitaria106.9 FM
DTDistrito Teodoro Schmidt de la Mision Sur Austral de la Iglesia Adventista del Septimo Dia · holderComunitaria107.1 FM
MSMediati-K SpA · holderFM97.1 FM
SRSoc. Radiodifusora Ltda. · holderFM89.9 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
133
0,9% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Argentina
56 people · 42% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
56 Argentina
39 Venezuela
11 Bolivia
7 Colombia

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
203
3,4% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
76
6.278 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
239
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
248
beneficiaries · 2012–2024
Subsidies Rental · DS52
36
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

12.457homes · by type (2017)
House
6.211 · 96.5%
House
5.995 · 99.6%
Shack/hut/shanty
149 · 2.3%
Other private
54 · 0.8%
Room in old house/tenement
14 · 0.2%
Other private
10 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
9 · 0.1%
Indigenous dwelling
6 · 0.1%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
3 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Apartment
2 · 0%
Apartment
1 · 0%
Room in old house/tenement
1 · 0%
82%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
3.523 · 79.7%
Provided for work
285 · 6.4%
Rented
284 · 6.4%
Free of charge
208 · 4.7%
Owned, being paid off
121 · 2.7%

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
$8.340.469.000
Own revenue
$913.703.000
11% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$6.641.330.000
80% of the total
State transfers
$427.099.000
5% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$923.919.000
$8.340.469.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

15.1%
17.7%
58.3%
Property tax$137.655.000
Business licenses$48.759.000
Vehicle permits$162.123.000
Cleaning fees$32.854.000
Other own revenue$532.312.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $108.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
58.9%
41.0%
Municipal$8.340.469.000
Education$12.455.000
Health$5.808.289.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $6.359.412.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$73.173.000
$913.703.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$645.837.000
$6.641.330.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$22.066.000
$427.099.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$10.482.464.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$8.234.307.000
Execution rate
78.6%
Unexecuted: $2.248.157.000
Low execution: it only executed 78.6% of the budget — $2.248.157.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$811.893.000
$8.234.307.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

41.5%
40.6%
13.6%
Internal management$3.420.213.000
Community services$3.341.462.000
Social programs$1.119.437.000
Municipal activities$180.349.000
Recreational programs$134.500.000
Cultural programs$38.346.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$5.838.827.00070.9%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$2.900.812.00035.2%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.046.492.00024.9%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$727.060.0008.8%
Investment (works and projects)$511.313.0006.2%
Transfers to health$300.000.0003.6%
Electricity (facilities)$287.166.0003.5%
Councillor stipends$99.471.0001.2%
Water (facilities)$54.815.0000.7%
Travel allowances$53.097.0000.6%
Street lighting$22.437.0000.3%
Commissions and representation$9.941.0000.1%

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

Personal y dotación municipal

Spending composition · 2025

24.9%
35.2%
39.9%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.046.492.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$2.900.812.000
Others$3.287.003.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

40.9%
15.8%
37.2%
Permanent staff$1.346.204.000
Contract staff$519.891.000
Fee contracts$180.397.000
Labor Code$20.961.000
Community progs.$1.222.059.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

56.6%
39.5%
Permanent staff43
Contract staff30
Fee contracts3
Total: 76 staffFee contracts: 3.9% of the headcountWomen: 49.3%Professionalization: 35.6%
Cost/staffer permanent: $28.537.093/yearCost/staffer contract: $15.049.467/yearCost/staffer fees: $21.473.333/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: $511.313.000 (6.2% of spending)Councillor stipends: $99.471.000Travel allowances: $53.097.000Commissions and representation: $9.941.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $727.060.000Street lighting: $22.437.000Electricity: $287.166.000Water: $54.815.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

165
155
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

24
224
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
4 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
79
Security/patrol pickups
1
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
2
Primary-care medical visits
45.491
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
87,91%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
40
Permanent own revenue
10,96%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
7
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
224
Health staff
64
contract
Health staff
0
fee-based
Health staff
123
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
15.671
municipal health
Rural health posts
4
Street-market stalls
210
Final works approvals
155

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$162.024.487.474
Purchase orders
35.072

Purchase-order amount · trend

$1.110.540.395
$2.947.955.416
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S a$58.051.659.088100
Comunicaciones Netglobalis S a$40.847.961.09595
Servicios Jorge Hugo Jose Antonio Arnaboldi Caceres Limitada$2.141.388.8545
Ingelep$1.707.902.99820
Juan Carlos$1.357.143.68680
Ingenieros Bym Ltda.$1.305.113.72113
Vargas-Valenzuela y Compañia Limitada$1.242.001.4095
Evelyn del Rosario$1.011.329.91849

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.264.574.73443%
Direct award discretionary$925.404.24531%
Agile Purchase $594.286.14020%
Framework Agreement $163.690.2946%

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

Registered companies
1.063
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
1.328

Pyramid by sales bracket

65.7%
13.3%
20.5%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)698 companies
Small (≤25k UF)141 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)6 companies
No sales/no info218 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Patagonia Food S.A.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 271
Navarrete y Munoz Ltda.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 213
Aserradero y Maderas Jota-O LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 126
Inversiones & Salud Esfarmax SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 117
Comercial y Agricola Ingrid Maribel Llancaman Navarro E.I.R.LCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 15
Ilustre Municipalidad Teodoro SchmidtADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SNo sales372
Corporacion Educacional Luisa Neira CorderoENSEÑANZANo sales66

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 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

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.

2
Species
2
Flora

4 Wetlands · 2 urban · 3.097 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-09-06Sist. Rio Toltén y Trib.urban1.765 /12.313
HUR-09-34Lago Budiurban584 /8.007
HPU-09-04Sistema de Humedales Estero Huillio553
HPU-09-01Humedal Sector Barros Arana195

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
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Temuco at 67.8 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
4 m²
40% 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.

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

Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Los Ángeles (Los Ángeles) · 8.578 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
16
Area affected
76 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
1.224 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
54
At high or very high risk
32
3 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
12,17°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,04°C
Annual precipitation
1.335 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
1
projection: +3 days
Frost days
6

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
961
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
6.104
Police cases · trend
1.042
961
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces4622.935
Threats124788
Domestic violence120762
Property damage61387
Minor injuries25159
Larceny25159
Drug-related crimes22140
Weapons-related crimes18114
Crimes and offenses under the arms law17108
Burglary of an uninhabited place17108
Sexual abuse1383
Burglary of an inhabited place1276

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
79
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 15.744 hab
Patrol fleet
1
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
13
79
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
29
Deaths
2
12,7 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
27
5 serious
Pedestrian collisions
2

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.