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Ercilla

Región de la Araucanía8.387 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024497 km² of area17 inh./km²$5.396M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Society
42%
3rd highest multidimensional poverty in the country
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Finance
90%
25th most dependent on the Municipal Common Fund in the country
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Society
-12%
28th that lost the most population (since 2002)
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Population
−9,8%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
41,6%
Multidimensional poverty · 3rd highest of 346
Finance
$643 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 131 of 346
Finance
87,83%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Safety
9.002
cases per 100k inhab. · 21st in the country
Finance
37th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

12 Schools
7 Health centers
6 Squares and green areas
5 Carabineros
4 Kindergartens
2 Fire stations
1 Pharmacies
1 Libraries

Ercilla es una comuna de la zona sur de Chile, de la provincia de Malleco en la región de la Araucanía. Debe su nombre al español Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, autor de La Araucana.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

45.5 /100
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#228 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety55
Health15
Culture and environment42
Education82
Infrastructure50
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Luis Orellana R.
INDEPENDIENTE
2.861
votes (44.21%)
8.015
Electoral roll
84,18%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
LO
Luis Orellana R.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
2.861
votes
VE
Valentin Enrique Vidal Hernandez
2021-2024 · IND
1.488
votes
JV
José Vilugron Martínez
2008-2012 · UDI
1.246
votes
JP
Jeraldo Padilla Etter
2004-2008 · PS
1.673
votes
VV
Valentin Vidal Hernandez
2000-2004 · ILC
994
votes
JP
Jeraldo Padilla Etter
1996-2000 · PS
826
votes
VV
Valentin Vidal Hernandez
1992-1996 · DC
494
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

JQ
Jose Quiduleo C.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · FEDERACION REGIONALISTA VERDE SOCIAL
603
votes
PS
Pedro San Martin D.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
481
votes
AQ
Alvaro Queulo C.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
474
votes
TM
Tatiana Muñoz B.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
329
votes
VV
Valesca Vira M.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
269
votes
JD
Jorge Devaud M.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
192
votes

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
117
Highly complex
27
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20258242
202117287
20192411112
2018341798
2017231912
20165221

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

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

  • EE
    Engie Energía Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021
  • CS
    Constructora San Cristobal SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • CS
    Cbf SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • GM
    Gyh Mantenimiento y Servicios SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • EE
    Eco Escombros Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • IA
    Inmobiliaria Austral Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • AG
    APS Gestión SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • TF
    Tu Firma Digital SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • FE
    Fundación Ebi@ Lab
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • UC
    Universidad Católica de Temuco
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • ND
    Nuevos Desarrollos S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016

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

9.461
inhabitants
8.366
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
-12%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
7.535
-8% vs. 2035 (8.188)
Over 60 · 2050
40,3%
30,37% 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)61,06 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,8 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment22 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)608,6 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)670,2 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo7.730 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)17,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)41,6 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples55,86 %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 9 students registered for the PAES — far too few: this comuna’s average is unreliable.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
9.895
4.821 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
3.522
73% of RSH households
Female-headed households
49%
2.367
Elderly (60+)1.98020%
Children and adolescents (<18)2.45425%
Foreign nationals170%
Belonging to indigenous peoples5.95560%
People with moderate/severe dependency1331%
Single-person households2.27647%

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

School educationSource: MINEDUC Open Data 2025

School enrollment
1.321
12 schools
Students per teacher
8,2
162 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
95,6%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
90,4%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 62%Private subsidized 38%
Pass rate
98,3%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
0,53%
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
4
FONASA enrollees
9.198
110% of the population
Doctors employed
0
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 78Contract staff: 33Fee contracts: 29
Primary-care medical visits · per year
6.758
25.376
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
185
191
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 (8.973 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Consultorio ErcillaRural General Clinic (CGR)Municipal7.96175%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar PailahuequeCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal99669%
Posta de Salud Rural ChequencoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1182%
Posta de Salud Rural ChacaicoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal3100%
Posta de Salud Rural TricaucoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1100%
Posta de Salud Rural TemocuicuiRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal10%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $3.780.012.000 ($410.960/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $2.474.780.000Municipal contribution: $20.000.000

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

Indigenous population
4.318
55.9% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
49
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
Land grants
22
indigenous lands registry 2022

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

PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche4.30199.6%

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
20
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.4
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
437
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
169
Sports
68
Social and aid
35
For the elderly
12
Foundations and corporations
5
Cultural
3
Religious
2

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

3 Local media · 2 Comunitaria · 1 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
MMIRADORFM101.5 FM
ASAgrupacion Social Premium de el Esfuerzo · holderComunitaria107.1 FM
CRCentro Radiofonico Cultural · holderComunitaria106.7 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
32
0,4% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
10 people · 31% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
10 Venezuela
9 Bolivia
9 Argentina
1 Perú

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

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

Encampments
0
no encampments registered
Housing deficit
179
6,4% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
9
861 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
53
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
272
beneficiaries · 2012–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
14
paid · 2014–2024

Encampments: MINVU National Registry 2024 (irregular settlements and the families living in them). Quantitative deficit: homes missing per the 2024 Census (doubling-up + unrecoverable overcrowding). Permits: new homes authorized by the Works Directorate in 2024 (INE) — measures future construction, not stock. Subsidies: MINVU by application comuna — DS49 accrues beneficiaries by resolution year; DS01 and DS52 accrue payments by application cohort (national totals in the source file differ ~1–6% from the comuna sum; the comuna series is published).

What the homes are like

5.582homes · by type (2017)
House
2.711 · 98.1%
House
2.681 · 95.1%
Shack/hut/shanty
103 · 3.7%
Shack/improvised dwelling
41 · 1.5%
Room in old house/tenement
23 · 0.8%
Other private
11 · 0.4%
Other private
5 · 0.2%
Indigenous dwelling
3 · 0.1%
Mobile
2 · 0.1%
Apartment
1 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
75%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
1.679 · 72.1%
Free of charge
258 · 11.1%
Rented
172 · 7.4%
Provided for work
159 · 6.8%
Owned, being paid off
60 · 2.6%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Benefits under special regimesSource: Laws/SII/BCN/MTT/Treasury · deep-research verified

Fiscal or economic treatments that apply only to this comuna or its zone, not the rest of Chile. The chip color shows who it reaches: municipality, community, residents, companies or workers.

Others
Asignación de zona 15% (DL 249)workerspreliminary data
DL 249/1974 art. 7 · DL 3.551/1980 art. 25 · Ley 19.354

Sobresueldo mensual a funcionarios públicos según aislamiento/costo de vida: 15% del sueldo base (art. 7 DL 249). A los funcionarios municipales llega vía art. 25 del DL 3.551/1980 y el monto se aumenta en 40% (Ley 19.354) — salud primaria municipal (Ley 19.378) la percibe sin ese aumento; asistentes de la educación y personal de corporaciones no la perciben (Código del Trabajo). El %/territorio usa la división de 1974: dentro de una comuna pueden regir % mayores en localidades específicas (retenes, islas, cordillera) no reflejados acá; la CGR resuelve caso a caso. Comunas sin asignación no aparecen.

15% del sueldo base (municipal: ×1,4 por Ley 19.354)· vigente (art. 7 versión 22-dic-2021, verificado 2026-07-02)Source

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$5.396.336.000
Own revenue
$570.399.000
11% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$4.117.486.000
76% of the total
State transfers
$468.411.000
9% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$799.171.000
$5.396.336.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

31.5%
7.6%
15.7%
44.2%
Property tax$179.827.000
Business licenses$43.330.000
Vehicle permits$89.688.000
Cleaning fees$5.172.000
Other own revenue$252.382.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
36.5%
38.0%
25.5%
Municipal$5.396.336.000
Education$5.608.708.000
Health$3.766.499.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $3.963.528.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$126.740.000
$570.399.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$513.957.000
$4.117.486.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$102.692.000
$468.411.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$6.428.640.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$5.698.331.000
Execution rate
88.6%
Unexecuted: $730.309.000
Medium execution: it executed 88.6%. Left unspent: $730.309.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$762.745.000
$5.698.331.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

61.3%
32.5%
Internal management$3.491.973.000
Community services$1.849.313.000
Social programs$96.598.000
Municipal activities$173.855.000
Recreational programs$64.412.000
Cultural programs$22.180.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$3.780.012.00066.3%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.662.666.00029.2%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.179.796.00020.7%
Investment (works and projects)$524.209.0009.2%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$361.888.0006.4%
Transfers to education$162.688.0002.9%
Electricity (facilities)$159.819.0002.8%
Councillor stipends$96.705.0001.7%
Travel allowances$47.751.0000.8%
Water (facilities)$27.003.0000.5%
Transfers to health$23.000.0000.4%
Commissions and representation$13.953.0000.2%

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

29.2%
20.7%
50.1%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.662.666.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.179.796.000
Others$2.855.869.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

41.4%
11.2%
46.1%
Permanent staff$1.291.884.000
Contract staff$349.105.000
Fee contracts$21.677.000
Labor Code$18.866.000
Community progs.$1.439.362.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

68.4%
31.6%
Permanent staff39
Contract staff18
Total: 57 staffWomen: 47.4%Professionalization: 36.8%
Cost/staffer permanent: $29.486.154/yearCost/staffer contract: $11.998.889/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: $524.209.000 (9.2% of spending)Councillor stipends: $96.705.000Travel allowances: $47.751.000Commissions and representation: $13.953.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $361.888.000Electricity: $159.819.000Water: $27.003.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

20
11
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

99
102
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$50.535.327.448
Purchase orders
19.568

Purchase-order amount · trend

$521.516.657
$2.249.162.630
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Rodrigo Javier$3.612.149.004251
Constructora Carlos Garcia Gross Limitada$2.403.726.6411
Constructora Victoria Limitada$1.939.806.9837
Construcciones Guzman e Hijo Limitada$1.910.138.86625
Soc. Constructora y Forestal Nativaltda$1.704.443.1036
Constructora Indico Ltda.$1.189.977.1261
Constructora y Asesorías Ariel Pezo Limitada$1.017.439.4716
Ariel Pezo$863.740.2914

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.523.600.56168%
Agile Purchase $430.709.13619%
Direct award discretionary$190.774.3838%
Framework Agreement $92.565.5494%
Coordinated Purchase $11.513.0001%

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

Registered companies
378
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
1.057

Pyramid by sales bracket

59.0%
11.9%
27.2%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)223 companies
Small (≤25k UF)45 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)6 companies
Large (>100k UF)1 companies
No sales/no info103 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Pronativa SpACONSTRUCCIONMedium 140
Forestal Jorge Francisco Gallardo Aillapan E.I.R.L.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 134
Southern Cherry LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 16
I Municipalidad de ErcillaADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SMicro 1543
Fundacion Educacional Escuela San Francisco de Asis de ErcillaENSEÑANZANo sales61

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
46 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 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)
MallecoNational Reserveat 46.1 km

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

61
Species
48
Flora
13
Fauna
19
In conservation status
11
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
RuilNothofagus alessandriiENQueuleGomortega keuleENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUPitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENSapoEupsophus roseusVUCarmelita de concepciónPercilia irwiniENHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVULinguePersea lingueVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPumaPuma concolorNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTPalmilla, 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.

3 Wetlands · 3 urban · 176 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-09-11Rio Mallecourban112 /554
HUR-09-14Rio Huaquenurban38 /58
HUR-09-13Rio Traiguen- Rio Quinourban27 /1.246

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

Large projects approved by SEIASource: SEIA · approved projects

Projects with an environmental permit (RCA) approved by SEIA and declared investment above US$ 10 million, located in the comuna according to the case file and grouped by sector. Every sector with at least one project is listed: this is not a ranking or a selection. 5 projects totaling US$ 309 million, approved between 2000 and 2020. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy3 projects · US$ 309 M · 2000–2016
Parque Eólico los Trigales SpAParque Eólico Los Trigales · Línea de Transmisión Charrúa-Nueva Temuco 2 x 220 kV (Segunda Presentación)
Others2 projects · US$ 0 M · 2017–2020
Enaex Servicios S.A.Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A. · Ampliación Transporte Terrestre de Sustancias Químicas

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

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

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
Frontel · also Codiner
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
Aguas Araucania
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Victoria at 31.8 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)

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
Vertedero de ErcillaVertedero2.736 t/year
PTAS -ERCILLAPTAS · laguna estabilizacionA. ARAUCANIA S.A. · discharges into río huequen
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero de Ercilla (Ercilla) · 2.736 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
87
Area affected
3.351 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
23.380 ha
includes the 2022-2023 mega-season

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

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

Critical points registered
65
At high or very high risk
6
1 very high
Main threat
Colapso colectores de aguas …
Colapso colectores de aguas lluvia/alcantarillados

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

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

Mean annual temperature
11,92°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,23°C
Annual precipitation
1.548 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
6
projection: +10 days
Frost days
19

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
755
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
9.002
Police cases · trend
595
755
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces2092.492
Threats971.157
Property damage77918
Domestic violence67799
Weapons-related crimes64763
Crimes and offenses under the arms law62739
Other burglaries (forcible entry)32382
Minor injuries22262
Larceny22262
Robbery with violence or intimidation14167
Burglary of an uninhabited place12143
Burglary of an inhabited place12143

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
12
Guards and inspectors
2
1 per 4.194 hab
Patrol fleet
1
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
12
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
45
Deaths
0
0 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
30
6 serious
Pedestrian collisions
4

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.