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Chonchi

Región de Los Lagos16.267 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20241.362 km² of area12 inh./km²$14.973M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Livability
1 m²/hab
20th fewest green areas per inhabitant
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Population
+4,5%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
28,4%
Multidimensional poverty · 35th highest of 346
Finance
$920 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 82 of 346
Education
588,4 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
206th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

31 Schools
13 Health centers
9 Squares and green areas
4 Kindergartens
3 Fire stations
1 Carabineros
1 Pharmacies

La comuna de Chonchi es una comuna de la zona sur de Chile, ubicada en la Provincia de Chiloé de la Región de Los Lagos. Cubre la parte central de la Isla Grande de Chiloé. En el censo de población del año 2017 la comuna tenía 14.858 habitantes, de los cuales un 38,5% habitaba el sector urbano. Su capital es Chonchi.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

48.7 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#173 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety47
Health45
Culture and environment45
Education55
Infrastructure57
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Fernando Oyarzún M.
CHILE VAMOS · RENOVACION NACIONAL
7.271
votes (69.21%)
13.971
Electoral roll
83,85%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
FO
Fernando Oyarzún M.
2024-2028 · RENOVACION NACIONAL
7.271
votes
FA
Fernando Ariel Oyarzun Macias
2021-2024 · RN
3.309
votes
PA
Pedro Andrade Oyarzún
2008-2012 · PDC
2.917
votes
PA
Pedro Andrade Oyarzún
2004-2008 · PDC
2.911
votes
JJ
Juan Jose Luis Cardenas Quenti
2000-2004 · RN
1.824
votes
JJ
Juan Jose Luis Cardenas Quenti
1996-2000 · RN
1.784
votes
EM
Eliodoro Macías Vargas
1992-1996 · DC
660
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

PA
Pedro Andrade O.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
1.472
votes
HA
Humberto Aguila A.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.075
votes
OM
Oscar Macias B.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
914
votes
CC
Carola Chamia D.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
831
votes
SV
Sergio Villarroel A.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
747
votes
EM
Evelyn Marquez M.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
708
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
13
Highly complex
0
Audit reports
1
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
201713721

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

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

  • Cy
    Comunicación y Telefonía Rural S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • AA
    Amichile Ag
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019
  • EC
    Equipamientos Centinella
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • Sd
    Sindicato de Asistentes de la Educación Nº2 de Chonchi
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • MH
    Marine Harvest Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • ED
    Escuelas Deportivas Formando Campeones SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • PD
    Productos de Ingenieria Ambiental Geociclos Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • KS
    Keepex SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • OA
    Otec Agencia Internacional de Formación para la Excelencia Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • NS
    Nodochile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • AC
    Arsalco Construcción e Ingeniería Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • EE
    Engie Energía Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • Ad
    Asociación de la Industria del Salmón de Chile A.g.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • SB
    Servicios Bpsystem Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • Ie
    Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Alto Andino SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • CS
    Constructora Sur Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015

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

12.999
inhabitants
16.324
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+26%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
17.119
+1% vs. 2035 (16.979)
Over 60 · 2050
39,82%
28,12% in 2035 · +12 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)58,08 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,6 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment180 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment50 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)588,4 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)588,6 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo16.078 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)9,3 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)28,4 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples36,68 %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 93 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
16.083
8.574 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
4.907
57% of RSH households
Female-headed households
50%
4.307
Elderly (60+)3.47522%
Children and adolescents (<18)3.12319%
Foreign nationals1561%
Belonging to indigenous peoples6.34039%
People with moderate/severe dependency1521%
Single-person households4.21749%

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
2.586
22 schools
Students per teacher
8,6
299 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
91%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
72,9%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 77%Private subsidized 23%
Pass rate
98,1%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,43%
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
9
FONASA enrollees
16.619
102% of the population
Doctors employed
10
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 154Contract staff: 75Fee contracts: 4
Primary-care medical visits · per year
12.289
56.458
20102025
Medical specialties served · 6 in the comuna (public system)
OphthalmologyOtorhinolaryngologyAdult General SurgeryAdult GynecologyMedical ImagingAdult Urology

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
1.173
1.223
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 (16.588 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar ChonchiFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal15.73260%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar HuillincoCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal30358%
Posta NatriRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal18566%
Posta NalhuitadRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal14371%
Posta Curaco de VilopulliRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal11671%
Posta de Salud Rural PulpitoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal3678%
Posta de Salud Rural RaucoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2467%
Posta CucaoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2277%
Posta de Salud Rural TeraoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1567%
Posta de Salud Rural ChanquínRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1070%
Posta de Salud Rural Petanes BajosRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2100%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $6.564.720.000 ($395.013/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $4.626.697.000Municipal contribution: $164.020.000

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

Indigenous population
5.898
36.7% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
43
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche5.80998.5%

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
43
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.6
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
540
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
193
Sports
105
Social and aid
65
Cultural
16
For the elderly
6
Foundations and corporations
3

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

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

Local mediaTypedial
NNAHUELFM100.7 FM
SCSAN CARLOSFM105.1 FM
ASAgrupacion Solidaria de Difusion Comunitaria · holderComunitaria107.9 FM
CAComunicaciones Alcides Alejandro Gomez Haro E.I.R.L. · holderFM99.1 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
260
1,6% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Argentina
80 people · 31% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
80 Argentina
62 Venezuela
30 Colombia
6 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
235
3,7% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
48
5.293 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
513
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
285
beneficiaries · 2012–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
38
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

12.997homes · by type (2017)
House
6.497 · 97.1%
House
6.228 · 98.7%
Shack/hut/shanty
102 · 1.5%
Other private
68 · 1.1%
Other private
64 · 1%
Apartment
11 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
9 · 0.1%
Apartment
5 · 0.1%
Indigenous dwelling
3 · 0%
Room in old house/tenement
3 · 0%
Shack/improvised dwelling
3 · 0%
Mobile
3 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
84%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
2.662 · 81%
Rented
280 · 8.5%
Provided for work
160 · 4.9%
Owned, being paid off
112 · 3.4%
Free of charge
71 · 2.2%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

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

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

Tax exemptions
Bonificación a la mano de obra en zonas extremasworkers
DL 889/1975 → Ley 19.853

17% de las remuneraciones imponibles (hasta tope base ~$182.000 reajustable IPC) de trabajadores con domicilio y trabajo permanente en la zona. En Aysén/Magallanes/Chiloé/Palena solo si la remuneración supera en 20% el salario mínimo.

17% de remuneraciones imponibles (con tope)· vigenteSource
Subsidized connectivity
Subsidio MTT a transporte en zonas aisladasresidents
Ley 20.378 mod. por Ley 20.696

Tarifas rebajadas en 5 modos de transporte (+900.000 personas), con complemento extra para zonas extremas/australes. La "Tarifa Cero" da pasaje GRATUITO, pero solo para 65+ y personas con discapacidad (con sola cédula), en 130+ servicios incluyendo barcazas. Para el residente común es descuento, no gratuidad.

Tarifa rebajada (gratis solo 65+/discapacidad)· vigenteSource
Others
Asignación de zona 40% (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: 40% 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.

40% 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
$14.972.932.000
Own revenue
$2.490.320.000
17% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$4.558.117.000
30% of the total
State transfers
$7.361.358.000
49% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$902.785.000
$14.972.932.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

20.7%
36.6%
10.1%
31.8%
Property tax$515.312.000
Business licenses$912.285.000
Vehicle permits$252.535.000
Cleaning fees$18.875.000
Other own revenue$791.313.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $4.498.000Aquaculture licenses (Law 20.033): $226.674.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
64.9%
29.2%
Municipal$14.972.932.000
Education$1.358.236.000
Health$6.740.098.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $4.127.670.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$203.894.000
$2.490.320.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$550.344.000
$4.558.117.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$26.625.000
$7.361.358.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$18.440.567.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$15.973.557.000
Execution rate
86.6%
Unexecuted: $2.467.010.000
Medium execution: it executed 86.6%. Left unspent: $2.467.010.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$766.115.000
$15.973.557.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

68.5%
21.3%
7.1%
Internal management$10.940.998.000
Community services$3.405.877.000
Social programs$1.126.654.000
Municipal activities$369.621.000
Recreational programs$26.479.000
Cultural programs$103.928.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$6.564.720.00041.1%
Transfers to health$6.092.232.00038.1%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.314.800.00014.5%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$2.125.479.00013.3%
Investment (works and projects)$1.759.527.00011.0%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$737.378.0004.6%
Transfers to education$679.072.0004.3%
Electricity (facilities)$225.081.0001.4%
Councillor stipends$80.051.0000.5%
Street lighting$45.000.0000.3%
Travel allowances$32.874.0000.2%
Water (facilities)$15.957.0000.1%
Commissions and representation$35.0000.0%

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

14.5%
13.3%
72.2%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.314.800.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$2.125.479.000
Others$11.533.278.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

42.4%
15.7%
7.8%
28.3%
Permanent staff$1.488.971.000
Contract staff$552.420.000
Fee contracts$273.409.000
Labor Code$202.055.000
Community progs.$993.558.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

57.1%
42.9%
Permanent staff40
Contract staff30
Total: 70 staffWomen: 44.3%Professionalization: 38.6%
Cost/staffer permanent: $32.410.600/yearCost/staffer contract: $17.208.200/year

Municipal staff by contract status (SINIM, 2023). Cost per staffer = annual spending of the type ÷ same-year headcount.

Inversión, servicios básicos y obras

Investment and authorities' expenses · 2025

Municipal investment: $1.759.527.000 (11.0% of spending)Councillor stipends: $80.051.000Travel allowances: $32.874.000Commissions and representation: $35.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $737.378.000Street lighting: $45.000.000Electricity: $225.081.000Water: $15.957.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

29
63
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

65
91
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$71.706.429.213
Purchase orders
19.052

Purchase-order amount · trend

$666.188.292
$2.825.387.655
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Gestion Ambiente$5.242.205.67534
Alex Leonel Fritz Oyarzún$4.993.117.8342
Transportes y Servicios Osmar SpA$3.630.540.5651
Valcaconstruccionesspa$3.325.103.48458
Nino Andres$2.708.483.8932
Constructora San Francisco$2.483.999.37338
Importaciones y Representaciones Jjc Ltda.$1.557.584.1752
Constructora Raul Pizarro Ltda.$1.555.389.7945

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.917.319.29668%
Agile Purchase $424.517.15015%
Direct award discretionary$303.643.39611%
Framework Agreement $179.907.8146%

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

Registered companies
1.243
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
8.144

Pyramid by sales bracket

65.0%
15.7%
17.0%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)808 companies
Small (≤25k UF)195 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)20 companies
Large (>100k UF)9 companies
No sales/no info211 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Salmones Antartica S aAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 4 (>1M UF)2.247
Salmones de Chile y Productora S.A.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 4 (>1M UF)1.406
Toralla Sociedad AnonimaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 3629
Envases Chiloé SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 271
Salmoprocesos S aAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2
Salmonet S aAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 1113
Soc Rene Vergara y Cia Ltda.TRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 199
Cultivos Toralla S aAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 153
Submarina Chiloe SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 2262
Servicios Acuicolas Sofamar LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 294

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$ 6 M declared
Approved last 5 years
3
US$ 36 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
15
+ 1.000 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
161
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
?PLANTA DE PROCESO CHONCHI ST. ANDREWS?DIASt Andrews Smoky Delicacies S.A.Approved2340
Ampliación Planta Procesadora de MitílidosDIACamanchaca Cultivos Sur S.A.Approved12,6120
Modificación de la RCA N° 803/2004 y RCA N° 368/2010: Aumento de ProduDIASalmones Antártica S.A.Under Review6,14915
Regularización por ampliación de biomasa de centro mitílidos 104131, NDIAEdgardo Remigio Bórquez BórquezApproved0,0821

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
43 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)
9 t MP10
9 t MP2,5
0 t SO₂

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

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

State protected wilderness areas (SNASPE) in the comuna
ChiloéNational Park42.267 ha

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

205
Species
91
Flora
90
Fauna
24
Funga
59
In conservation status
27
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Zorro de chiloéLycalopex fulvipesENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUQueuleGomortega keuleENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENPitaoPitavia punctataENPuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVUGuayacánPorlieria chilensisVUTípula pintadaTanyderus pictusVULiguay, sanguijuela gigante valdivianaAmericobdella valdivianaENCaracol chiloteSuccinea chiloensisVURana de pecho espinoso de cordillera peladaAlsodes valdiviensisENPocha del surCheirodon australeVUTolloDiplomystes camposensisENCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENCauqueOdontesthes mauleanumVUPeladillaAplochiton zebraENPuyeGalaxias globicepsENPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENHuillínLontra provocaxENPudúPudu puduVURanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUChungungo, nutria marina, gato de mar, chinchiménLontra felinaENAbejorro, abejorro colorado, moscardón, duillin, diwmeñ, abejorro gigante de la patagonia, don basilioBombus dahlbomiiENGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUComadrejita trompudaRhyncholestes raphanurusVUZarapito de pico recto, aguja café, becasina de mar, hudsonian godwit (inglés)Limosa haemasticaVUCaiquén, cauquén comúnChloephaga pictaVUPeladillaAplochiton taeniatusENLamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUHongo oloroso, hongo ajo, ajo de duendeMarasmiellus alliiodorusCRZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUAguilucho de cola rojizaButeo ventralisVULinguePersea lingueVUHongoEntoloma necopinatumVULiquenPseudocyphellaria aurataVUSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTMonito del monteDromiciops gliroidesNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTCarpintero negro, gallos del monte, rere (mapudungún)Campephilus magellanicusNTCanquén común, avutarda, cauquén realChloephaga poliocephalaNTPato anteojillo, pato perro (argentina y chile), pato de anteojos, ánade anteojillo (español), spectacled duck, bronze-winged duck (inglés)Speculanas specularisNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTLiquenCaloplaca tucumanensisNTPelícano peruano, pelícano de humboldtPelecanus thagusNTPumaPuma concolorNTAguilucho chicoButeo albigulaNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTHongoMycena subuliferaNTQuetru no volador, pato quetru no volador, pato vaporTachyeres pteneresNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTFlamenco chilenoPhoenicopterus chilensisNT

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.

1 Wetlands · 2 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HPU-10-03Chonchi 12

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. 6 projects totaling US$ 96 million, approved between 2002 and 2024. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Fishing and Aquaculture5 projects · US$ 83 M · 2002–2024
St Andrews Smoky Delicacies S.A.?PLANTA DE PROCESO CHONCHI ST. ANDREWS? · Planta de Proceso de Salmones en Teupa, Marine Harvest Chile S.A (e-seia)
Energy1 project · US$ 13 M · 2012
Maderas Tantauco S.A.Hidroeléctrica de Pasada Collil

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
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSAL
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Castro at 24.9 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
5
Sanctioned entities
4
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
514 UTA
5 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Fernando Patricio Hernandez DiazVERTEDERO DICHAMEnvironmental Sanitation453
St Andrews Smoky Delicacies S.A.PLANTA DE PROCESO DE RECURSOS HIDROBIOLOGICOSFishing and Aquaculture26
Fernando Patricio Hernández DíazVERTEDERO DICHAMEnvironmental Sanitation25
St Andrews Smoky Delicacies S.A.PLANTA DE PROCESO DE RECURSOS HIDROBIOLOGICOSFishing and Aquaculture8
Camanchaca Cultivos Sur S.A.PLANTA PROCESADORA DE OSTRAS Y CHORITOSFishing and Aquaculture2

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
1
on projects in the comuna
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-29-2021
3TA
Fernando Hernández Díaz y otro/Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Vertedero Dicham
Evasion of the SEIARejects

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
1 m²
10% 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
6
Historic monuments
2
Heritage zones
2
Nature sanctuaries
2

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
Vertedero Municipal de ChonchiVertedero2.928 t/year
PTAS - CHONCHIPTAS · lodos activadosSURALIS S.A. · discharges into estero huitanque
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero Municipal de Chonchi (Chonchi) · 2.928 t/year

Official registries: they exclude illegal dumps and rural WWTPs (no consolidated public registry).

Forest firesSource: CONAF · Occurrence and damage statistics (2023-2024)

Wildfires · 2023-2024
16
Area affected
15 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
45 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
30
At high or very high risk
6
4 very high
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)

Under water-scarcity decreeDecreto MOP N°93 16-03-2026 (prórroga N°47/2025) · in force until 16-03-2027
Years under decree since 2008
2
latest: 2026 · 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
10,09°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,3°C
Annual precipitation
1.854 mm
projection: 0%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +1 days
Frost days
16

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
704
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.328
Police cases · trend
870
704
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces1661.021
Threats157965
Domestic violence124762
Property damage76467
Larceny34209
Minor injuries29178
Burglary of an uninhabited place22135
Less serious injuries1698
Burglary of an inhabited place1592
Sexual abuse955
Serious or very serious injuries955
Weapons-related crimes743

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
42
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 16.267 hab
Patrol fleet
1
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
6
42
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
117
Deaths
6
36,9 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
63
14 serious
Pedestrian collisions
8

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.