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Escudo de Maullín

Maullín

Región de Los Lagos14.735 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024799 km² of area18 inh./km²$9.163M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Education
529 pts
11th worst PAES reading comprehension
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Society
30%
23rd highest multidimensional poverty in the country
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Population
−10,3%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
30,2%
Multidimensional poverty · 23rd highest of 346
Finance
$622 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 135 of 346
Finance
77,39%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
528,7 pts
below the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
114th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

49 Schools
10 Squares and green areas
6 Kindergartens
6 Carabineros
6 Health centers
3 Fire stations
2 Hospitals
1 Libraries
1 Pharmacies

Maullín es una ciudad y comuna de la zona sur de Chile ubicada en la provincia de Llanquihue, Región de Los Lagos. Limita al norte con Los Muermos, al este con Puerto Montt y Calbuco, al sur con el canal de Chacao y al oeste con el océano Pacífico. Según el censo de 2017, tiene 14 216 habitantes.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

53.6 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#107 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety62
Health24
Culture and environment65
Education44
Infrastructure64
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Nabih Soza C.Re-elected
CHILE VAMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
7.142
votes (62%)
15.110
Electoral roll
82,95%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
NS
Nabih Soza C.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
7.142
votes
NE
Nabih Eduardo Soza Cardenas
2021-2024 · IND
3.518
votes
JE
Juan Erwin Cárcamo Cárcamo
2008-2012 · PDC
3.579
votes
JC
Juan Cárcamo Cárcamo
2004-2008 · PDC
4.216
votes
JC
Juan Carcamo Carcamo
2000-2004 · PDC
4.099
votes
JC
Juan Carcamo Carcamo
1996-2000 · DC
1.262
votes
CS
Chofik Sade Guerrero
1992-1996 · AHV
500
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

CS
Carmen Seron O.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
1.333
votes
MM
Marcela Miranda S.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.133
votes
CS
Cesar Schwarzenberg S.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · INDEPENDIENTE
1.017
votes
LA
Luz Antecao B.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
808
votes
HG
Hector Gonzalez H.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
720
votes
JA
Julio Asenjo G.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
589
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
8
Highly complex
0
Audit reports
1
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20188351

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

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

  • CD
    Camara de Comercio e Industrias, Servicios y Turismo de Osorno A.g.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • AP
    Aridos Puerto Montt SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • FC
    Fundación Cronos
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • FN
    Fundación Nacional Superación Pobreza
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • Ay
    Arquitectura y Construccion Viento Austral Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • CE
    Catamutun Energía S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • SC
    Scotiabank Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • CP
    Comercial Patricio Eduardo Maruri Azocar EIRL
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • Sy
    Servicios y Productos Educativos Crisol Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • KP
    Kas Profesionales Asociados S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • Ud
    Universidad de los Lagos
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • PE
    Parque Eólico Mar Brava SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • sc
    Servicios Cyg
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • TS
    Transelec S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • A
    Acrotek
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • CN
    Compañia Nacional de Telefonos, Telefonica del Sur S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020

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

16.193
inhabitants
14.697
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
-9%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
13.152
-8% vs. 2035 (14.347)
Over 60 · 2050
49,15%
36,52% in 2035 · +13 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)69,65 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,7 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment79 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)528,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)544,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo15.063 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)12,7 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)30,2 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples21,67 %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 108 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
15.967
9.183 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
6.301
69% of RSH households
Female-headed households
46%
4.223
Elderly (60+)4.47328%
Children and adolescents (<18)2.90618%
Foreign nationals841%
Belonging to indigenous peoples2.45215%
People with moderate/severe dependency1531%
Single-person households5.03555%

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

School educationSource: MINEDUC Open Data 2025

School enrollment
2.213
33 schools
Students per teacher
9,6
230 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
88,8%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
75,8%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 79%Private subsidized 21%
Pass rate
98,5%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,64%
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
14.364
97% of the population
Doctors employed
4
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 115Contract staff: 47Fee contracts: 9
Primary-care medical visits · per year
13.276
37.676
20102025
Medical specialties served · 7 in the comuna (public system)
Adult GynecologyInternal MedicinePediatricsPediatric NeurologyDermatologyGeriatricsAdult Neurology

Specialties with services recorded at the comuna's public facilities (REM DEIS, 2024). These are services performed, not doctor headcount. Excludes the private network.

Comprehensive home visits · per year
1.053
1.125
20192025

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 (14.310 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Posta de Salud Rural CarelmapuRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal7.05768%
Centro de Salud Familiar CarelmapuFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal4.35066%
Posta de Salud Rural la PasadaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal92374%
Posta de Salud Rural QuenuirRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal75073%
Posta de Salud Rural PeñolRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal70479%
Posta de Salud Rural MisquihueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal41976%
Posta de Salud Rural AstilleroRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal10768%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $5.005.595.000 ($348.482/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $4.265.556.000Municipal contribution: $161.536.000

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

Indigenous population
3.264
21.7% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
18
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche3.23199.0%

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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
ACAgrupacion Cultural, Social de Difusion y Comunicacion Evangelismo en Accion · holderComunitaria107.1 FM
ACAgrupacion Cultural Social del Medio Ambiente y Comunicacional de Carelmapu · holderComunitaria107.9 FM
AMAlvaro Morales Aguilar Comunicaciones E.I.R.L. · holderFM104.1 FM
SdSoc. de Comunicaciones el Shaddai Ltda. · holderFM100.5 FM
SdSoc. de Radio y Publicidad Leyenda Ltda. · holderFM96.1 FM
SNSoc. Nueva Vida Medios Ltda. · holderFM91.5 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
209
1,4% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
85 people · 41% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
85 Venezuela
53 Argentina
32 Colombia
4 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
132
2,2% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
51
3.790 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
265
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
39
beneficiaries · 2012–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
18
paid · 2014–2024

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

What the homes are like

12.556homes · by type (2017)
House
6.474 · 97.9%
House
5.920 · 99.7%
Shack/hut/shanty
121 · 1.8%
Other private
15 · 0.2%
Other private
9 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
9 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
2 · 0%
Apartment
2 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
Apartment
1 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
87%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
3.593 · 81.5%
Rented
272 · 6.2%
Owned, being paid off
236 · 5.4%
Provided for work
204 · 4.6%
Free of charge
103 · 2.3%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
45
10,8 per 1,000 over-60s

Long-stay facilities for the elderly registered in Chile Cuida. Comunas without ELEAM send their elders to other comunas. With projected ageing (see Demographic projection), this capacity defines whether one can age in one's own comuna.

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 20% (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: 20% 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.

20% 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
$9.163.490.000
Own revenue
$1.426.252.000
16% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$4.881.793.000
53% of the total
State transfers
$1.526.205.000
17% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.165.387.000
$9.163.490.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

14.2%
48.0%
30.0%
Property tax$202.255.000
Business licenses$74.933.000
Vehicle permits$684.882.000
Cleaning fees$36.608.000
Other own revenue$427.574.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $437.000Aquaculture licenses (Law 20.033): $27.752.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
41.1%
34.9%
24.0%
Municipal$9.163.490.000
Education$7.779.769.000
Health$5.341.314.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $3.707.549.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$118.776.000
$1.426.252.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$611.275.000
$4.881.793.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$372.204.000
$1.526.205.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$12.206.574.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$9.274.028.000
Execution rate
76.0%
Unexecuted: $2.932.546.000
Low execution: it only executed 76.0% of the budget — $2.932.546.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.189.118.000
$9.274.028.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

91.3%
6.7%
Internal management$8.462.751.000
Community services$622.517.000
Social programs$168.562.000
Municipal activities$20.198.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$5.005.595.00054.0%
Investment (works and projects)$2.993.797.00032.3%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.061.423.00022.2%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.841.892.00019.9%
Transfers to education$364.340.0003.9%
Electricity (facilities)$328.394.0003.5%
Transfers to health$161.536.0001.7%
Water (facilities)$141.769.0001.5%
Councillor stipends$81.328.0000.9%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$59.493.0000.6%
Street lighting$16.891.0000.2%
Travel allowances$16.129.0000.2%
Commissions and representation$377.0000.0%

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

Personal y dotación municipal

Spending composition · 2025

22.2%
19.9%
57.9%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.061.423.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.841.892.000
Others$5.370.713.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

35.8%
23.6%
31.2%
Permanent staff$814.627.000
Contract staff$537.897.000
Fee contracts$708.899.000
Labor Code$135.985.000
Community progs.$77.549.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

14.6%
15.2%
70.1%
Permanent staff24
Contract staff25
Fee contracts115
Total: 164 staffFee contracts: 70.1% of the headcountWomen: 49.0%Professionalization: 26.5%
Cost/staffer permanent: $30.298.125/yearCost/staffer contract: $15.143.200/yearCost/staffer fees: $6.275.017/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: $2.993.797.000 (32.3% of spending)Councillor stipends: $81.328.000Travel allowances: $16.129.000Commissions and representation: $377.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $59.493.000Street lighting: $16.891.000Electricity: $328.394.000Water: $141.769.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

10
62
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

44
88
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$61.859.365.886
Purchase orders
26.352

Purchase-order amount · trend

$817.034.450
$4.438.470.350
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Constructora Luis Navarro S. A.$3.950.486.6952
Juan Jose Siles Carvajal$2.215.024.9363
Davcom E.I.R.L.$2.169.475.813765
Rene Sebastian$2.086.839.41616
Carlos Marin e Hijo Ltda.$1.493.530.2072
Juan José Siles Carvajal$1.199.523.2631
Empresa Constructora e Inmobiliaria Confe Limitada$1.146.895.0762
Alberto$1.080.153.43119

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $3.241.160.62873%
Agile Purchase $916.032.17921%
Framework Agreement $259.143.8726%
Direct award discretionary$22.133.6710%

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

Registered companies
1.027
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
1.933

Pyramid by sales bracket

65.5%
11.5%
21.8%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)673 companies
Small (≤25k UF)118 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)10 companies
Large (>100k UF)2 companies
No sales/no info224 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Sociedad Concesionaria Ruta del Canal S.A.CONSTRUCCIONLarge 266
Sociedad de Inversiones y Exportaciones San Agustín SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 118
Kaweshkar SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 284
Supermercados y Servicios Riola y Compania LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 229
Servicios Acuícolas J M Rov SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 190
Servicios Acuicolas Dajaimar SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 182
Sur Austral SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 148
Aridos Puerto Montt SpAEXPLOTACION DE MINAS Y CANTERASMedium 143
Doris Andrade Vera Distrib. de Combust.serv.automot.y Aliment.e.i.r.l.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 116
Mar Brava SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 12

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

Investment in SEIA projects

Under review
1
US$ 25 M declared
Approved last 5 years
3
US$ 163 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
30
+ 30 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
391
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Parque Eólico Los PortonesEIAEngie Energía Chile S.A.Approved250450
Sistema de Transmisión S/E Tineo - S/E Nueva AncudEIATransmisora del Pacífico S.A.Approved107573
Modificación de Proyecto: Planta de Gasificación Waste To Energy (WTE)DIARexin SpAUnder Review2530
Plataforma de Economía Circular Volta Los LagosDIAVolta Servicios SpAApproved2070

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
52 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)
0 t SO₂
0 t MP10
0 t MP2,5

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

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

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

9
Species
8
Flora
1
Fauna
3
In conservation status
Species in conservation category
AlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENHuillínLontra provocaxENPalmilla, 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.

19 Wetlands · 8 urban · 7.614 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-10-50Des. Rio Huinamurban3.521 /4.919
HRU-10-13Sistema Humedal Amortajado1.520
HUR-10-54Maullin 1urban1.238
HUR-10-98Sist. Mallines Rios Huiman y Cariquildaurban410
HRU-10-31Lepihue 2402
HRU-10-30Quenuir Bajo248
HRU-10-34Humedal Lenqui142
HUR-10-30Lepihue 1urban43
HPU-10-55Maullin 521
HRU-10-33Lepihue 317
HUR-10-96Sin informaciónurban16
HPU-10-54Maullin 412

+ 7 more wetlands

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. 9 projects totaling US$ 484 million, approved between 2008 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Fishing and Aquaculture3 projects · US$ 151 M · 2011–2017
Salmones Río Coihue S.A.Ampliación centro de cultivo en ambiente controlado Neosalmon · Piscicultura de Recirculación Astilleros Sector Pargua, X Región
Energy3 projects · US$ 146 M · 2009–2026
Engie Energía Chile S.A.Parque Eólico Los Portones · Sistema de Transmisión S/E Tineo - S/E Nueva Ancud
Environmental Sanitation2 projects · US$ 125 M · 2008–2024
Rexin SpASISTEMA DE ADECUACION DE LODOS ORGANICOS PARA DISPOSICION FINALEN VERTEDERO DE RESIDUOS SOLIDOS ORGANICOS E INODRGANICOS (e-seia) · Plataforma de Economía Circular Volta Los Lagos
Others1 project · US$ 62 M · 2009
Sociedad Concesionaria Ruta del Canal S.A.Concesión Ruta 5 Tramo Puerto Montt - Pargua (e-seia)

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
SAESA · also Crell
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSAL
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Ancud at 52.5 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
624 UTA
1 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Rexin S.A.VERTEDERO EL EMPALME REXIN LTDA.Environmental Sanitation624

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
2
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
1
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-33-2025
3TA
Volta Servicios Spa con Dirección Ejecutiva Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Plataforma de Economía Circular Volta Los Lagos
Environmental assessment - Citizen participationPartially upheld
104563-2023
3TA
Hildegard Eisele Mayorga y otros con Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental Región de Los Lagos
Sistema de Transmisión S/E Tineo -S/E Nueva Ancud
Environmental assessment – 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 (2025)

Green space per capita
5 m²
50% 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
3
Historic monuments
2
Nature sanctuaries
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 - MAULLINPTAS · lodos activadosSURALIS S.A. · discharges into puquitrin
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario La Laja (Puerto Varas) · 3.097 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
3
Area affected
39 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
57 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
5
At high or very high risk
0
Main threat
Anegamiento de caminos/pasos…
Anegamiento de caminos/pasos a desnivel

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.

Water scarcitySource: DGA · MOP (scarcity-zone decrees)

No scarcity decree in force today.
Years under decree since 2008
1
latest: 2021 · drought chronicity

DGA water-scarcity zone decrees (by comuna, province or region; basin decrees are not counted here, so chronicity is a floor). The decree enables extraordinary water redistribution measures. At the megadrought's peak (2021) 286 comunas were under decree; today 26.

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

Mean annual temperature
11,06°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,06°C
Annual precipitation
1.582 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +0 days
Frost days
4

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
859
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.830
Police cases · trend
1.246
859
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Domestic violence1641.113
Threats1561.059
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces142964
Property damage105713
Larceny71482
Minor injuries47319
Burglary of an uninhabited place29197
Burglary of an inhabited place27183
Weapons-related crimes24163
Crimes and offenses under the arms law20136
Threats or brawls (misdemeanor)16109
Drug-related crimes1175

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 24.

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
50
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 14.735 hab
Patrol fleet
4
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 2Bicycles: 2Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
8
50
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
57
Deaths
3
20,4 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
46
7 serious
Pedestrian collisions
6
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.