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Vilcún

Región de la AraucaníaFounded 192632.742 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20241.415 km² of area23 inh./km²$13.844M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Population
+41,9%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
22,7%
Multidimensional poverty · 90th highest of 346
Finance
$423 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 241 of 346
Finance
76,68%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
575,5 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
125th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

33 Schools
19 Squares and green areas
8 Health centers
6 Carabineros
5 Kindergartens
3 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
2 Fire stations
1 Libraries
1 Hospitals

Vilcún es una comuna cordillerana perteneciente a la provincia de Cautín, en la Región de la Araucanía (Chile). Se extiende por la sección superior de la cuenca del río Quepe entre la Ruta 5 Sur por el oeste y el Volcán Llaima por el este. Uniendo estos dos puntos, la ruta S-31 sirve de espina dorsal de la comuna. Las principales localidades que conforman la comuna son Cajón, General López, Vilcún, San Patricio y Cherquenco. En la comuna está ubicado el Parque nacional Conguillío, el cual a su vez es parte del Geoparque Kütralcura.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

51.1 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#135 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety61
Health38
Culture and environment45
Education58
Infrastructure56
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Katherinne Migueles M.Re-elected
CHILE VAMOS · RENOVACION NACIONAL
9.848
votes (46.96%)
26.107
Electoral roll
85,41%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
KM
Katherinne Migueles M.
2024-2028 · RENOVACION NACIONAL
9.848
votes
KT
Katherinne Tatiana Migueles Muñoz
2021-2024 · RN
5.120
votes
PV
Patricio Villanueva Rubilar
2008-2012 · PPD
5.634
votes
PV
Patricio Villanueva Rubilar
2004-2008 · PPD
3.173
votes
HS
Hector Salas Lizama
2000-2004 · ILC
3.039
votes
AJ
Armando Jaramillo Becker
1996-2000 · PPD
2.558
votes
OR
Omar Raul Bello Canario
1992-1996 · DC
1.343
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

PB
Pietro Bernachea J.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · INDEPENDIENTE
1.609
votes
AB
Arnoldo Burgos S.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
1.328
votes
DB
Danner Burgos M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.321
votes
HS
Hector Sandoval M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.309
votes
VR
Victor Rosas C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.196
votes
MF
Marcelo Farias C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.136
votes

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

335 minutes publishedindex updated on 19-07-2026Municipal transparency

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

Resolutions extracted
350
of 95 minutes read
Money involved
$2.766.954.238
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
5 - 24.12.2021 · Aprobar propuestas PMG 2022-2023 del Comité Provisorio PMGOtherunanimidad
4 - 24.12.2021 · Aprobar funciones de servidores a honorarios a suma alzada, área municipalAppointmentunanimidad
3 - 24.12-2021 · Aprobar funciones de servidores a honorarios a suma alzada del DSMAppointmentunanimidad
2 - 22.12.2021 · Asignaciones y modificaciones presupuestariasBudget amendment$36.754.630unanimidad
01 - 22.12.2021 · Determinar las locaciones de los canastillos a petición de la comunidadOtherunanimidad
Licitación pública para el servicio de transporte escolar año 2022Tender

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
162
Highly complex
51
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2024211
2023413
202133
201992382727
201712534
20163341018

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

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

  • IM
    Inmobiliaria Martabid Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 12 audiencias · 2015–2026
  • ID
    Instituto de Investigacion Agropecuaria
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2023
  • AA
    Aguas Araucanía S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • Iy
    Inmobiliaria y Constructora Dadelco SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018
  • KS
    Kellun SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2023
  • EM
    Empresas Martabid SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2021
  • CE
    Corporación Educacional los Arrayanes.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024
  • CS
    Coagra S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • SL
    Sisinf Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • cc
    Compañia Cervecerias Unidas S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2018
  • CS
    Corporacion Sistema Colectivo de Gestion de Envases y Embalajes Resimple
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • AG
    Asociación Gremial Camara Chilena de la Vivienda, el Patrimonio, Urbanismo y Transporte de la Araucania
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • Ep
    Entidad Patrocinante Buona Vita
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • CS
    Cbf SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • FM
    Fundación Multitudes
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • Tl
    Thorhauss Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • AS
    Asesorías Salazar Alvarado SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • US
    Uclases SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
and 59 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

23.390
inhabitants
33.260
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+44%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
47.947
+22% vs. 2035 (39.290)
Over 60 · 2050
34,7%
25,77% in 2035 · +9 pts of ageing

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

IndicatorValueSource
Homes with public water supply (2017 Census)66,96 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,9 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment285 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment40 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)575,5 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)590,6 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo31.575 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)11,7 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)22,7 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples36,66 %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 282 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
32.958
15.885 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
10.467
66% of RSH households
Female-headed households
48%
7.681
Elderly (60+)6.92621%
Children and adolescents (<18)7.39522%
Foreign nationals1881%
Belonging to indigenous peoples11.24034%
People with moderate/severe dependency3261%
Single-person households6.84143%

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
5.753
34 schools
Students per teacher
10,1
572 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
93,4%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
74,4%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 35%Private subsidized 65%
Pass rate
97,7%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,44%
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
5
FONASA enrollees
24.516
75% of the population
Doctors employed
28
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 121Contract staff: 111Fee contracts: 0
Primary-care medical visits · per year
18.091
73.962
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
1.125
960
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 (27.800 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar de CajónFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal13.02261%
Hospital de VilcúnHospitalHealth Service4.47160%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar CherquencoCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal2.96868%
Posta de Salud Rural General LópezRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.92466%
Posta de Salud Rural San PatricioRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.50770%
Posta de Salud Rural CodinhueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.43674%
Posta de Salud Rural Vega RedondaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.25677%
Posta de Salud Rural QuintrilpeRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.21678%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $7.691.903.000 ($313.750/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $5.345.257.000Municipal contribution: $95.701.000

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

Indigenous population
11.575
36.7% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
71
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
Land grants
69
indigenous lands registry 2022
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche11.49799.3%

2024 Census: people who consider themselves as belonging to an indigenous people (small counts are suppressed for confidentiality at the source and not shown). Communities: CONADI national registry as of March 2024 — Araucanía and Los Lagos not refreshed in that update, the count is a floor. Land grants: 2022 registry.

Community organizationSource: RPJSFL Civil Registry (Law 20.500/19.418) · as of Jun 2026

Active neighborhood councils
51
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
1.6
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
737
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
328
Sports
67
Social and aid
37
For the elderly
20
Cultural
7
Religious
3

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

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

Local mediaTypedial
EENTRETENIDAFM92.5 FM
PFPEWEN FMFM88.9 FM
ISIglesia Siloe en Movimiento · holderComunitaria106.7 FM
OCOrganizacion Comunitaria la Granja · holderComunitaria107.5 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
386
1,2% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Argentina
129 people · 33% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
129 Argentina
88 Venezuela
33 Bolivia
17 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
387
3,4% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
573
38.493 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
286
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
919
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
117
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

22.267homes · by type (2017)
House
11.127 · 99.7%
House
10.921 · 98.4%
Shack/hut/shanty
90 · 0.8%
Room in old house/tenement
32 · 0.3%
Other private
27 · 0.2%
Other private
20 · 0.2%
Mobile
13 · 0.1%
Shack/improvised dwelling
11 · 0.1%
Indigenous dwelling
10 · 0.1%
Apartment
8 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
5 · 0%
Apartment
2 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
76%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
4.330 · 71.9%
Provided for work
681 · 11.3%
Rented
460 · 7.6%
Free of charge
303 · 5%
Owned, being paid off
252 · 4.2%

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
$13.844.226.000
Own revenue
$2.592.150.000
19% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$8.522.224.000
62% of the total
State transfers
$1.496.578.000
11% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$928.278.000
$13.844.226.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

33.4%
14.0%
23.0%
28.9%
Property tax$865.082.000
Business licenses$363.371.000
Vehicle permits$597.003.000
Cleaning fees$18.692.000
Other own revenue$748.002.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
41.4%
33.7%
24.9%
Municipal$13.844.226.000
Education$11.240.964.000
Health$8.315.304.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $7.518.221.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$205.097.000
$2.592.150.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$641.453.000
$8.522.224.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$42.440.000
$1.496.578.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$17.901.452.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$12.913.966.000
Execution rate
72.1%
Unexecuted: $4.987.486.000
Low execution: it only executed 72.1% of the budget — $4.987.486.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$983.522.000
$12.913.966.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

54.5%
27.6%
11.4%
Internal management$7.043.678.000
Community services$3.558.263.000
Social programs$1.466.748.000
Municipal activities$331.820.000
Recreational programs$394.025.000
Cultural programs$119.432.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$7.691.903.00059.6%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$3.980.276.00030.8%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$3.271.152.00025.3%
Investment (works and projects)$1.157.426.0009.0%
Transfers to education$901.436.0007.0%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$896.853.0006.9%
Electricity (facilities)$519.631.0004.0%
Travel allowances$125.230.0001.0%
Transfers to health$95.701.0000.7%
Water (facilities)$85.749.0000.7%
Councillor stipends$78.383.0000.6%
Commissions and representation$825.0000.0%

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

25.3%
30.8%
43.8%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$3.271.152.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$3.980.276.000
Others$5.662.538.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

47.4%
22.3%
24.4%
Permanent staff$2.071.391.000
Contract staff$972.859.000
Fee contracts$226.902.000
Labor Code$30.866.000
Community progs.$1.066.765.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

59.3%
32.6%
8.1%
Permanent staff51
Contract staff28
Fee contracts7
Total: 86 staffFee contracts: 8.1% of the headcountWomen: 48.1%Professionalization: 55.7%
Cost/staffer permanent: $37.577.000/yearCost/staffer contract: $28.549.464/yearCost/staffer fees: $25.773.714/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: $1.157.426.000 (9.0% of spending)Councillor stipends: $78.383.000Travel allowances: $125.230.000Commissions and representation: $825.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $896.853.000Electricity: $519.631.000Water: $85.749.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

148
52
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

0
230
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$91.366.685.211
Purchase orders
45.616

Purchase-order amount · trend

$1.051.402.600
$4.497.855.590
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Multiservicios Green Soil SpA$1.641.999.9782
Copec S.A.$1.633.032.541103
Jimmy José López Azas$1.553.749.27310
Servicios Jorge Hugo Jose Antonio Arnaboldi Caceres Limitada$1.551.380.6467
Soc Constructora y Servicios Cresco Limitada$1.442.413.31730
Transportes y Servicios Generales Limitada$1.440.710.64924
Compania de Petroleos de Chile Copec S.A.$1.399.191.031441
Telefonica Empresas Chile S.A.$1.356.663.25833

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $2.628.610.93958%
Agile Purchase $972.427.61122%
Framework Agreement $766.381.72517%
Direct award discretionary$130.435.3153%

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

Registered companies
1.913
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
8.639

Pyramid by sales bracket

63.9%
12.9%
21.1%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.222 companies
Small (≤25k UF)246 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)30 companies
Large (>100k UF)11 companies
No sales/no info404 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Comercial Amar Hermanos y Compania LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)2.861
Agricola Lobert LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 348
Transportes Trans-Cavalieri SpATRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 2555
Sociedad Constructora Santa Sofia SpACONSTRUCCIONLarge 2420
Semillas Generacion 2000 SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2173
Sociedad Molinera Nacional LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 251
Sociedad Frutalan SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 1101
Agricola Sg 2000 SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 142
Semillas Baer LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 241
Distribuidora Ecoprolux, Importadora y Transporte LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 226

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
10 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)
1 t Material particulado
1 t MP10
1 t MP2,5
0 t SO₂

Air quality observed at MMA's SINCA stations within the comuna (2020); when there are several, the worst is shown. The scale compares the annual average with the WHO 2021 guideline (PM2.5 = 5 · PM10 = 15 µg/m³, international health reference) and the Chilean annual primary standard (PM2.5 = 20 · PM10 = 50 µg/m³): green within the WHO guideline, amber between guideline and standard, red above the national standard. "Days above standard" use the 24-h daily standard (PM2.5 = 50 · PM10 = 150 µg/m³). RETC emissions = declared point sources (industry/energy), excludes diffuse sources like residential firewood.

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

State protected wilderness areas (SNASPE) in the comuna
ConguillioNational Park54.292 ha

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.

35
Species
22
Flora
13
Fauna
14
In conservation status
11
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
RuilNothofagus alessandriiENPitaoPitavia punctataENQueuleGomortega keuleENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUPochaCheirodon kilianiENSapoEupsophus roseusVUCarmelita de concepciónPercilia irwiniENTolloDiplomystes camposensisENBagrecitoTrichomycterus chiltoniENPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVULinguePersea lingueVU

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

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-09-26Rios Vilcun- Quepe y Estero El Secourban1.672 /3.914
HUR-09-03Rio Cautin y Trib.urban1.146 /5.772
HUR-09-17Rios Imperal- Cautin- Chonchol y Trib.urban144 /4.860
HPU-09-23Estero Truftruf y afluentes46 /583

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$ 204 million, approved between 1998 and 2015. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Miscellaneous industrial facilities1 project · US$ 147 M · 1998
Compañia Cervercerias Unidas S.A.Nueva Planta C.C.U. Temuco
Real estate1 project · US$ 45 M · 1998
Soc. Agricola y Ganadera Manzur Limitada.Inmobiliario Parque Primavera (segunda presentación)
Energy2 projects · US$ 12 M · 2000–2015
Sociedad Nacional de Oleoductos S.A.Oleoducto San Vicente-Temuco · CENTRAL HIDROELECTRICA DE PASADA CONDOR

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 Lautaro at 23.4 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
41 UTA
2 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Asesorias Integrales Bamboa SpAHOSTAL CAJÓNAmenities27
Agricola la Hijuela Ltda.QUESERA ARQUENCOAgroindustry14

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.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
9 m²
90% 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)

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
Vertedero Municipal El ManzanoVertedero10.616 t/year
C.E.T. VilcúnPrison (CET)27 inmates · 27 convicted · 0 awaiting trial · 45% occupancy
PTAS -CHERQUENCOPTAS · laguna estabilizacionA. ARAUCANIA S.A. · discharges into rio quepe
PTAS -VILCUNPTAS · lodos activadosA. ARAUCANIA S.A. · discharges into río vilcún
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero Municipal El Manzano (Vilcún) · 10.616 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
24
Area affected
105 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
1.523 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
27
At high or very high risk
0
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
10,31°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,27°C
Annual precipitation
1.981 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
3
projection: +6 days
Frost days
50

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
1.311
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.004
Police cases · trend
1.498
1.311
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats245748
Domestic violence242739
Property damage196599
Larceny92281
Burglary of an inhabited place82250
Burglary of an uninhabited place80244
Minor injuries74226
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces73223
Weapons-related crimes3298
Crimes and offenses under the arms law2473
Sexual abuse1958
Theft of items from vehicles1855

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 29.

Police cases (reports + arrests) recorded by Carabineros and PDI. Not victimization (ENUSC measures the real figure, higher due to underreporting). The rate uses INE 2024 population. Source: CEAD, Ministry of Public Security.

What the municipality does

Municipal security infrastructure and staff declared to SINIM (since 2016). Excludes Carabineros and PDI, which are national.

Surveillance cameras
16
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 32.742 hab
Patrol fleet
3
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 2Pickups: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
23
16
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
62
Deaths
2
6,1 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
57
15 serious
Pedestrian collisions
2
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.

Vilcún, Región de la Araucanía · Monitor Municipios