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Escudo de Renaico

Renaico

Región de la AraucaníaFounded 188411.002 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024265 km² of area42 inh./km²$6.035M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Education
503 pts
1st worst PAES reading comprehension
Explore
Population
−0,9%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
16,6%
Multidimensional poverty · 222nd highest of 346
Finance
$548 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 164 of 346
Finance
76,1%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
503 pts
below the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
132nd
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

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

Renaico es una comuna de la zona sur de Chile, perteneciente a la Provincia de Malleco en la Región de Araucanía. Es la entrada norte de la región.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

53.2 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#113 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety59
Health43
Culture and environment54
Education55
Infrastructure55
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Claudio Musre C.
CHILE VAMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
3.198
votes (39.31%)
9.998
Electoral roll
88,07%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
CM
Claudio Musre C.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
3.198
votes
JC
Juan Carlos Reinao Marilao
2021-2024 · IND
2.183
votes
IM
Ivonne Morales Urra
2008-2012 · IND
1.819
votes
ES
Edgardo Sierra Neira
2004-2008 · RN
1.916
votes
SM
Santiago Morales Velasquez
2000-2004 · PPD
2.888
votes
SM
Santiago Morales Velasquez
1996-2000 · PPD
2.771
votes
FJ
Francisco Javier Sierra Neira
1994-1996 · DC
953
votes
SM
Santiago Morales Velasquez
1992-1994 · DC
954
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

NP
Natalia Pedreros B.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · PARTIDO RADICAL DE CHILE
641
votes
JF
Jorge Friz P.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
510
votes
CV
Cristina Villagra V.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
491
votes
GS
Genoveva Sepulveda G.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
456
votes
YU
Yessica Ulloa I.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
401
votes
JM
Jeanette Muñoz A.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
382
votes

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

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

Resolutions extracted
763
of 256 minutes read
Money involved
$19.530.489.471
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
8.0 · Aprobar Propuesta de Dotación CESFAM año 2020Appointmentmayoria
Entrega de Modificación Presupuestaria Municipal Nº11Budget amendment
Entrega de PADEM 2020Other
Entrega de Informe de Adquisiciones mes de agosto, del Área Municipal Educación y SaludOther
Entrega de Contrataciones mes de agosto, del área Municipal Educación y SaludOther
Cuenta de AlcaldíaOther

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
28
Highly complex
7
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
201620587
2015826

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

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

  • CD
    Compania de Petroleos de Chile Copec S a
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • BS
    Buk SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • AD
    Agrupacion de Discapacitados Nuestra Esperanza
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015
  • EG
    Enel Green Power
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019
  • Aa
    Ayuda Animales Renaico
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015
  • CC
    Cmpc Celulosa S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024
  • MS
    Moit SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • GG
    Gestion Global SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • AA
    Asisbo Asesorías y Sistemas Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • TS
    Tolpan Sur SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • EN
    Empresa Newen SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • AS
    Asesorías Salazar Alvarado SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • AD
    Asociacion de Funcionarios Municipales de Renaico
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • AM
    Andes Mainstream SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • TS
    Teraflex SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • CS
    Constructora Salvo
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • RS
    Rye Seguridad y Estudios Sociales
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • IB
    Inversiones Bosquemar Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • fd
    Farmacias del Sur
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • Vd
    Vientos de Renaico SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
and 9 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

9.599
inhabitants
11.036
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+15%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
10.969
-2% vs. 2035 (11.235)
Over 60 · 2050
36,8%
27,83% 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)86,94 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment71 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)503 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)535,1 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo10.686 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)12,5 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)16,6 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples10,05 %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 56 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
11.538
5.915 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
3.761
64% of RSH households
Female-headed households
50%
2.930
Elderly (60+)2.67423%
Children and adolescents (<18)2.57122%
Foreign nationals721%
Belonging to indigenous peoples9778%
People with moderate/severe dependency1731%
Single-person households2.74246%

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
1.764
9 schools
Students per teacher
9,5
186 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
91,2%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
77%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 64%Private subsidized 36%
Pass rate
98,7%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,37%
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
0
FONASA enrollees
12.858
117% of the population
Doctors employed
10
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 42Contract staff: 54Fee contracts: 45
Primary-care medical visits · per year
10.464
39.060
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
642
703
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 (12.602 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar RenaicoFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal10.45661%
Posta de Salud Rural TijeralRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2.14665%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $4.188.267.000 ($325.732/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $3.051.566.000Municipal contribution: $125.775.000

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

Indigenous population
1.074
10.1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
1
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
Land grants
1
indigenous lands registry 2022
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche1.05298.0%

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
35
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
3.2
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
330
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
107
Social and aid
43
Sports
37
For the elderly
17
Cultural
9
Foundations and corporations
1
Fire brigades
1
Religious
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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
AARCOIRISFM89.7 FM
ASAgrupacion Social Sal y Luz · 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
69
0,6% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Haití
15 people · 22% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
15 Haití
14 Argentina
11 Colombia
8 Bolivia

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

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

Families in informal settlements
8
1 encampment (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
197
5,1% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
175
10.534 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
150
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
622
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
51
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

7.700homes · by type (2017)
House
3.866 · 98.5%
House
3.753 · 99.4%
Shack/hut/shanty
45 · 1.1%
Other private
14 · 0.4%
Other private
13 · 0.3%
Shack/improvised dwelling
6 · 0.2%
Apartment
2 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
1 · 0%
71%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
1.557 · 64.1%
Rented
307 · 12.6%
Provided for work
234 · 9.6%
Owned, being paid off
177 · 7.3%
Free of charge
153 · 6.3%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

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

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

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

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

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

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$6.034.545.000
Own revenue
$1.201.725.000
20% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$3.827.452.000
63% of the total
State transfers
$689.607.000
11% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$549.823.000
$6.034.545.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

19.2%
37.5%
10.6%
31.0%
Property tax$231.210.000
Business licenses$450.980.000
Vehicle permits$126.862.000
Cleaning fees$19.955.000
Other own revenue$372.718.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
37.8%
36.3%
25.9%
Municipal$6.034.545.000
Education$5.799.902.000
Health$4.146.075.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $3.602.302.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$90.216.000
$1.201.725.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$399.898.000
$3.827.452.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$39.191.000
$689.607.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$8.848.647.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$6.444.670.000
Execution rate
72.8%
Unexecuted: $2.403.977.000
Low execution: it only executed 72.8% of the budget — $2.403.977.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$544.492.000
$6.444.670.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

41.1%
35.7%
9.6%
7.6%
Internal management$2.650.006.000
Community services$2.302.271.000
Social programs$616.869.000
Municipal activities$489.373.000
Recreational programs$185.972.000
Cultural programs$200.179.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$4.188.267.00065.0%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.780.448.00027.6%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.565.131.00024.3%
Investment (works and projects)$552.825.0008.6%
Transfers to education$390.775.0006.1%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$360.688.0005.6%
Electricity (facilities)$210.775.0003.3%
Transfers to health$125.775.0002.0%
Councillor stipends$80.940.0001.3%
Water (facilities)$33.587.0000.5%
Travel allowances$21.402.0000.3%
Commissions and representation$807.0000.0%

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

27.6%
24.3%
48.1%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.780.448.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.565.131.000
Others$3.099.091.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

40.2%
16.0%
38.7%
Permanent staff$1.182.311.000
Contract staff$471.359.000
Fee contracts$126.778.000
Labor Code$23.039.000
Community progs.$1.136.884.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

57.6%
42.4%
Permanent staff34
Contract staff25
Total: 59 staffWomen: 39.0%Professionalization: 40.7%
Cost/staffer permanent: $32.060.706/yearCost/staffer contract: $13.036.160/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: $552.825.000 (8.6% of spending)Councillor stipends: $80.940.000Travel allowances: $21.402.000Commissions and representation: $807.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $360.688.000Electricity: $210.775.000Water: $33.587.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

130
11
20012024

Building permits issued · per year

1
26
20122024

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$45.275.588.374
Purchase orders
34.178

Purchase-order amount · trend

$350.004.481
$2.493.932.804
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Obras & Ingeniería Trarum E.I.R.L.$1.567.765.52323
Ing. y Constructora Bio Bio Ltda.$1.244.313.6924
Sandoval Ulloa y Compania Limitada$1.182.857.3839
Servicios Jorge Hugo Jose Antonio Arnaboldi Caceres Limitada$1.037.294.97810
Constructora Ascon Ltda.$984.743.1903
Schreder Chile S a$681.532.0593
Valtek S.A.$634.805.160508
María Delfina Riquelme Herrera$554.253.074205

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.341.883.56054%
Agile Purchase $530.757.45221%
Direct award discretionary$451.080.92218%
Framework Agreement $147.353.3306%
Coordinated Purchase $22.857.5401%

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

Registered companies
646
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
1.946

Pyramid by sales bracket

62.1%
11.9%
24.5%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)401 companies
Small (≤25k UF)77 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)9 companies
Large (>100k UF)1 companies
No sales/no info158 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Sociedad Agricola Parant SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 1307
Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Dominguez LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOMedium 229
Fundacion Educacional Escuela San Francisco de Asis de RenaicoENSEÑANZAMedium 1115
Agricola el Tranquero SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 119
Agricola Parronal SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 117
Acción Frutícola SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCASmall 360
Cultivos Jr SpAACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DESmall 2270
I Municipalidad de RenaicoADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SMicro 1511

SII roster of legal entities (public). Due to tax secrecy sales come in brackets, never amounts. The comuna is that of the domicile/HQ: operations may be elsewhere.

Investment in SEIA projects

Under review
0
US$ 0 M declared
Approved last 5 years
7
US$ 139 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
605
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Parque Eólico El AlmendroEIABioenergias Forestales SpAApproved160325
Parque Eólico VergaraDIAPe Vergara SpAApproved6530
Nueva S/E Seccionadora Epuleufu y Nueva Línea 1x66 Kv Angol EpuleufuDIASociedad Austral de Transmisión TroApproved23,273200
PMGD Renaico 2DIAMillaray Fotovoltaica SpAApproved5,0475
Línea de Alta Tensión Rihue-RenaicoDIAEnel Green Power Chile S.A.Approved5100
LAT DE INTERCONEXIÓN S/E LA CABAÑA ? S/E RENAICODIAEnel Green Power Chile S.A.Approved5100
Parque Eólico El AlbaDIAAcciona Energía Chile SpAApproved3225

Investment DECLARED by the owner upon entering SEIA (not necessarily materialized; the RCA expires after 5 years without works). Multi-comuna projects: prorated investment, jobs counted in full. Jobs = declared peak labor (source PRISMA/SOFOFA). Source: e-SEIA + PRISMA.

TerritoryClimate, biodiversity, national heritage, SEIA-approved projects and more

Roads and motorwaysSource: OpenStreetMap · 2026 snapshot

Kilometres of trunk road
19 km
Motorways and trunk roads crossing the comuna

Road infrastructure of the MOP and concession holders, not the municipality: it measures how much highway crosses the territory, not municipal management. Only comunas with roads of this category are counted.

Environment and air qualitySource: MMA · SINCA + PPDA + RETC

No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.

Air 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)
NahuelbutaNational Parkat 30.7 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.

107
Species
56
Flora
51
Fauna
29
In conservation status
18
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Rana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUSapo de bullockTelmatobufo bullockiVUQueuleGomortega keuleENPitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUGruñidor del sur, lagarto de corbataPristidactylus torquatusVULagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUSapoEupsophus roseusVUHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENPiuquén, piquén, guayataChloephaga melanopteraENRanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENLinguePersea lingueVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUAguilucho de cola rojizaButeo ventralisVUSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTColo-coloLeopardus colocoloNTPato anteojillo, pato perro (argentina y chile), pato de anteojos, ánade anteojillo (español), spectacled duck, bronze-winged duck (inglés)Speculanas specularisNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTAguilucho chicoButeo albigulaNTPumaPuma concolorNTMonito del monteDromiciops gliroidesNT

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.

5 Wetlands · 5 urban · 296 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-09-07Siist. Rios Vergara- Picoiquen- Rehue- Huaquenurban130 /613
HUR-09-12Rio Minincourban94 /372
HUR-09-10Estero Itraqueurban52 /164
HUR-09-08Rio Renaicourban19 /42
HUR-08-78Ríos Biobío- Laja y Trib.urban0 /25.795

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. 17 projects totaling US$ 1.657 million, approved between 1997 and 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy16 projects · US$ 1.657 M · 1997–2025
Gasoducto del Pacífico S.A.Gasoducto Trasandino y Distribución de Gas Natural en Chile · Modificación Parque Eólico San Gabriel
Others1 project · US$ 0 M · 2017
Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Polykarpo 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
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
Aguas Araucania
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Angol at 21 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
1
Sanctioned entities
1
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
11 UTA
1 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
El Almendro SpAFUNDO EL ALMENDRO DE CHISAAgroindustry11

Environmental sanctions final from the SMA (no pending appeals) whose auditable unit sits in the comuna: companies, individuals and institutions (including the municipality). Fine in UTA (Annual Tax Unit). Source: Public Sanctions Registry, SNIFA.

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
4
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
1
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
13923-2021
3TA
Corporación Privada para el Desarrollo de Aysén con la Comisión de Evaluación Ambiental de la Región de Aysén
Parque Eólico Vergara
Environmental assessment - Citizen participationUpheld
R-13-2020
3TA
Comunidad Indígena Eugenio Araya Huiliñir con Comisión de Evaluación Ambiental IX Región
Parque Eólico Vergara
Administrative invalidationRejects
R-14-2020
3TA
Comunidad Indígena Eugenio Araya Huiliñir con Comisión de Evaluación Ambiental IX Región
Parque Eólico Las Viñas
Administrative invalidationRejects
35248-2017
2TA
Jara Rodríguez, José Daniel y otros en contra de la Dirección Ejecutiva del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Línea de Transmisión Tolpán-Mulchén
Administrative invalidationRejects

Appeals resolved by the Environmental Courts (Law 20.600) on the comuna's projects or facilities, geolocated by the associated project (SEIA) or sanctioned facility (SMA). Partial coverage: Supreme Court appeals and cases without a locatable act are excluded. Source: 1st Environmental Court's Environmental Search.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2024)

Green space per capita
7 m²
70% 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.

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
1
Historic monuments
1

Monuments declared by decree (official CMN roster). Excludes archaeological and public monuments. Declaration entails legal protection and intervention restrictions.

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
PTAS -RENAICOPTAS · laguna aireadaA. ARAUCANIA S.A. · discharges into río renaico
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Los Ángeles (Los Ángeles) · 4.320 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
11
Area affected
24 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
1.653 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
51
At high or very high risk
40
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
13,28°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,2°C
Annual precipitation
1.129 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
17
projection: +18 days
Frost days
12

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
685
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
6.226
Police cases · trend
575
685
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Domestic violence1151.045
Threats1111.009
Property damage83754
Larceny66600
Minor injuries49445
Burglary of an uninhabited place49445
Burglary of an inhabited place45409
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces26236
Weapons-related crimes20182
Drug-related crimes20182
Other burglaries (forcible entry)17155
Crimes and offenses under the arms law14127

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
241
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 11.002 hab
Patrol fleet
2
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
84
241
20202024

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
68
Deaths
0
0 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
29
2 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.