Summary
What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap
Dalcahue es una comuna chilena de la Región de Los Lagos, ubicada en la Provincia de Chiloé, en el archipiélago del mismo nombre. Su capital es el pueblo de Dalcahue, ubicado en las coordenadas 42°22′45.5″S 73°38′50.1″O, a orillas del canal homónimo.
Liveability index · EIU style
48.4 /100AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests
Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Mayoral history · 7 terms
SERVEL · TRICEL (1992-2008) · DecideChile (2024) · Wikidata (pre-1992)
Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL
Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL
Sesiones
En una línea: El concejo homenajeó al exconcejal Sergio Junger (fallecido) acordando dar su nombre al futuro centro deportivo de Mocopuyi, aprobó tres modificaciones presupuestarias y tramitó temas de estacionamiento, basura, señalética y coordinación con servicios externos.
Temas tratados
- Fallecimiento de Sergio Junger: Minuto de silencio y palabras de homenaje; se decretaron tres días de duelo comunal.
- Reconocimiento a Ignacia Cárdenas: Joven de 13 años, representante del Consejo Consultivo a nivel regional; recibió la medalla bicentenario.
- Acta sesión ordinaria N°54: Puesta a aprobación sin observaciones relevantes.
- Correspondencia: Solicitud de transferencia de patente de mini mercado; solicitud de estacionamientos exclusivos para tres locales comerciales (resuelta negativamente por informe técnico).
- Reglamento interno municipal: Presentado pero derivado a comisión de régimen interno antes de votarse.
- Modificaciones presupuestarias N°31 y N°32: Votadas; una modificación adicional quedó pendiente por no cumplirse el plazo legal de cinco días.
- Puntos varios: Peña Aveli y Checho (balance positivo), reductores de velocidad, micro basurales, catastro/censo sospechoso en sectores rurales, talleres deportivos y culturales, caminos atendidos, sede Pindapuyi, reunión con SLEP y con Vialidad, señalética de fauna (pudú), proyecto eléctrico sector La Soltera, congreso nacional de concejales.
Acuerdos y votaciones
- Nombre del centro deportivo Mocopuyi: Se acordó por unanimidad (a mano alzada) que llevará el nombre "Consejal Sergio Junger Bamonde" (grafía del apellido incierta según transcripción).
- Acta N°54: Aprobada por unanimidad.
- Transferencia de patente de mini mercado (Ramón Freire 372): Aprobada por unanimidad.
- Modificación presupuestaria N°31 (instalación de tótems en la comuna): Aprobada por unanimidad.
- Modificación presupuestaria N°32 (taller de folklore en Calen ~$259.000, manteles ~$500.000, arriendo vehículos OLN $2.000.000, congreso nacional de cueca $1.500.000): Aprobada por unanimidad.
- Cambio de fecha del tercer concejo ordinario de junio (del ~18 al miércoles 24 de junio): Aprobado por unanimidad, para permitir asistencia al congreso nacional de concejales.
- Modificación presupuestaria adicional (arriendo vehículos programa Cuidadores de Respiro, ~$10.400.000 desde saldos de "Verano en Dalcahue"): Queda pendiente de votación; no cumplió el plazo legal de cinco días que exige la Contraloría.
Plata y obras
- Modificación N°31: Recursos para instalar tótems informativos en puntos de la comuna (monto no explicitado en transcripción).
- Modificación N°32: Total de aumento $659.000; financiado con remanentes de actividades previas. Incluye taller de folklore Calen ($259.000), manteles ($500.000), arriendo vehículos OLN ($2.000.000) y congreso nacional de cueca ($1.500.000, reducido desde $20.000.000 originalmente pedidos).
- Modificación pendiente: ~$10.400.000 para arriendo de vehículos del programa Cuidadores de Respiro, financiados desde saldos de "Verano en Dalcahue".
- Licitación centro deportivo Mocopuyi: En proceso (publicada el mismo día de la sesión); ejecución tomará tiempo.
- Proyecto eléctrico sector La Soltera: Siete familias sin capacidad suficiente en transformador; en evaluación por el municipio, sin resolución aún.
Puntos de debate o controversia
- Estacionamientos exclusivos para locales comerciales: Informe técnico rechazó la solicitud permanente. El concejal Luyoa insistió argumentando necesidad operativa (carga/descarga para tornería y ferreterías). La alcaldesa diferenció entre estacionamiento permanente (descartado) y zona de carga/descarga puntual, y encargó reevaluar solo esta última modalidad.
- Votación con urgencia en sesión anterior: La Contraloría observó que se omitió el plazo legal de cinco días; la alcaldesa aclaró que no hay excepciones posibles y que la modificación pendiente deberá esperar al concejo del 24 de junio.
- Presunta encuesta/catastro INE en sectores rurales: Vecinos de Dalico, Pujo Grande y Tocowei reportaron personas que realizan preguntas sobre terrenos y viviendas. El municipio no ha recibido notificación oficial; se comprometió a consultar formalmente al INE con urgencia.
Para seguir
- Votar modificación presupuestaria pendiente (Cuidadores de Respiro) en concejo del miércoles 24 de junio.
- Concejo ordinario del mes se traslada al 24 de junio por asistencia de concejales al congreso nacional.
- Reglamento interno municipal: revisar en comisión de régimen interno (preside concejala Miranda) antes de traer a votación.
- Municipio consultará formalmente al INE sobre el catastro en sectores rurales.
- Evaluar zona de carga/descarga (no estacionamiento permanente) frente a locales comerciales solicitantes.
- Coordinar reunión con director del SLEP Provincial sobre cambios en servicios educacionales de la comuna.
- Solicitar información a Vialidad sobre el proyecto de doble vía y su impacto en el territorio comunal.
- Visita municipal a terreno Pindapuyi para verificar cumplimiento del comodato.
- Proyecto eléctrico sector La Soltera (7 familias): seguimiento con la Dirección de Obras.
- Señalética de fauna silvestre (pudú): explorar coordinación con ONG Sekpan.
- Micro basural camino Las Solteras/18 de Septiembre: estrategia de poda, iluminación y limpieza.
Summary generated by AI (claude-sonnet-4-6) from the official broadcast transcript · may contain inaccuracies
Official council minutesSource: CPLT · Active Transparency inventory (Law 20.285)
Official council minutesSource: CPLT · Active Transparency inventory (Law 20.285)
- Acta N° 39 · 2026 ↗
- Acta N° 40 · 2026 ↗
- Acta N° 41 · 2026 ↗
- Acta N° 42 · 2026 ↗
- Acta N° 43 · 2026 ↗
- Acta N° 44 · 2026 ↗
Documents indexed from the Transparency Portal (Law 20.285); they link to the PDF published by the municipality.
What the council resolvesSource: Official minutes · AI extraction (ongoing)
What the council resolvesSource: Official minutes · AI extraction (ongoing)
| Resolution | Type | Amount | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 · Adjudicación de la licitación pública para construcción redes de agua potable, aguas servidas, pavimentación y aguas lluvias del Pasaje Los Ulmos. | Tender | $231.080.237 | unanimidad |
| 4.2 · Suplementación presupuestaria para participar anualmente y aumentar gastos en cambio de postes. | Budget amendment | $10.000.000 | unanimidad |
| 4.1 · Modificación presupuestaria para aumentar gastos en prestaciones de servicios comunitarios y disminuir gastos en organizaciones comunitarias. | Budget amendment | $8.116.000 | unanimidad |
| 4.5 · Transferencia de recursos para la Agrupación de Artistas y Folcloristas de Dalcahue para gastos de alimentación en lanzamiento de video cultural | Subsidy | $350.000 | — |
| 4.4 · Transferencia de recursos para la Junta de Vecinos N°10, Tres Colinas de Tenaún para realizar el aniversario | Subsidy | $620.000 | unanimidad |
| 4.3 · Transferencia de recursos para la comunidad indígena el Arrayán para realizar una muestra gastronómica | Subsidy | $300.000 | unanimidad |
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
Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory
| Year | Findings | Altam. | Compl. | Median. | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 14 | — | 9 | 4 | 1 |
CGR severity classification · audit findings on the municipality and its corporations
Who requests meetings with the municipalitySource: InfoLobby · CPLT (Law 20,730)
Who requests meetings with the municipalitySource: InfoLobby · CPLT (Law 20,730)
- VsVerde Solar SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
- ESEgr San Pedro EIRLLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
- SPSociedad Pesquera Landes S.A.Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
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
How it has changedSource: Official INE series 2002–2026 (2017 base).
See the full trajectory to 2050 →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.
| Indicator | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Homes with public water supply (2017 Census) | 63,09 % | CENSO 2017 2017 |
| School disengagement (leaves the system) | 2 % | MINEDUC 2023 |
| School enrollment | 95 students | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| Municipal enrollment | 100 % | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE) | 574 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE) | 584,1 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| poblacion_censo | 14.894 inh. | 2024 Census 2024 |
| Income poverty (CASEN 2022) | 9,3 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022) | 28,6 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Indigenous peoples | 27,03 % | 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 57 students registered for the PAES.
Registro Social de Hogares
| Elderly (60+) | 3.291 | 20% |
| Children and adolescents (<18) | 3.532 | 21% |
| Foreign nationals | 178 | 1% |
| Belonging to indigenous peoples | 4.252 | 25% |
| People with moderate/severe dependency | 279 | 2% |
| Single-person households | 4.438 | 49% |
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
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
Specialties with services recorded at the comuna's public facilities (REM DEIS, 2024). These are services performed, not doctor headcount. Excludes the private network.
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.
| Center | Type | Provider type | Enrollees | % brackets A-B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centro de Salud Familiar Dalcahue | Family Health Center (CESFAM) | Municipal | 15.952 | 63% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Mocopulli | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 559 | 62% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Butalcura | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 262 | 70% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Quetalco | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 237 | 59% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Calén | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 201 | 72% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Tenaún | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 124 | 61% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Puchaurán | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 100 | 72% |
FONASA brackets A-B ≈ lowest incomes (A: without resources). Source: FONASA, as of Dec 31, 2025, DEIS code.
Indigenous peoplesSource: 2024 Census (INE) · CONADI via IDE SMA
| People | People | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Mapuche | 3.956 | 98.3% |
2024 Census: people who consider themselves as belonging to an indigenous people (small counts are suppressed for confidentiality at the source and not shown). Communities: CONADI national registry as of March 2024 — Araucanía and Los Lagos not refreshed in that update, the count is a floor. Land grants: 2022 registry.
Community organizationSource: RPJSFL Civil Registry (Law 20.500/19.418) · as of Jun 2026
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)
4 Local media · 1 Comunitaria · 3 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
| Local media | Type | dial |
|---|---|---|
| CYC Y S | FM | 93.3 FM |
| DDALCAHUE | FM | 95.9 FM |
| CCComite Cultural, Comunicacional, Social y Deportivo Palomar · holder | Comunitaria | 107.9 FM |
| SCSoc. Coronado y Sierpe Ltda. · holder | FM | 96.3 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
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: 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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios
Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)
Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025
Special-law revenues · 2025
Distributed by law to specific comunas; they arrive via transfers.
Revenue by sector · 2025
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Evolución por fuente de ingreso
Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend
FCM received · trend
State transfers · trend
Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Accrued spending · trend
Distribution by management area · 2025
What the budget is spent on · 2025
| Spending line | Amount | % of spending | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending | $6.524.621.000 | 43.4% | |
| Transfers to health | $6.145.741.000 | 40.8% | |
| Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees | $2.216.701.000 | 14.7% | |
| Investment (works and projects) | $2.161.565.000 | 14.4% | |
| Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance | $1.658.942.000 | 11.0% | |
| Transfers to education | $483.154.000 | 3.2% | |
| Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal | $418.605.000 | 2.8% | |
| Electricity (facilities) | $266.158.000 | 1.8% | |
| Street lighting | $84.523.000 | 0.6% | |
| Councillor stipends | $83.341.000 | 0.6% | |
| Travel allowances | $29.393.000 | 0.2% | |
| Water (facilities) | $13.862.000 | 0.1% | |
| Commissions and representation | $2.076.000 | 0.0% |
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
Personnel by contract type · 2025
Municipal headcount · 2023
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
Basic and general services · 2025
Final works approvals (DOM) · per year
Building permits issued · per year
What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
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What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
Purchase-order amount · trend
| Top suppliers | Amount | POs |
|---|---|---|
| Constructora Vdz SpA | $6.916.353.558 | 1 |
| Constructora Antonio Avila Olea Limitada | $2.345.321.406 | 20 |
| Construcisi | $2.047.828.010 | 101 |
| José Arturo Oyarzún Torres | $1.934.606.921 | 13 |
| Jose Arturo Oyarzun Torres | $1.703.160.865 | 18 |
| Constructora Silcar Ltda. | $1.395.244.060 | 2 |
| Carlos Manuel Alvarado González | $1.362.015.430 | 25 |
| Martin Alonso | $1.340.022.526 | 19 |
Purchase mechanism · 2026
| Tender | $9.206.938.682 | 94% |
| Direct award discretionary | $282.531.421 | 3% |
| Framework Agreement | $171.583.807 | 2% |
| Agile Purchase | $147.550.709 | 2% |
Companies and economic activitySource: SII · company statistics and roster (domicile/HQ)
Pyramid by sales bracket
Largest companies domiciled in the comuna
| Company | Line of business | Sales bracket | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudmaris Chile Sociedad Anonima | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Large 4 (>1M UF) | 496 |
| Cia Salmonifera Dalcahue Limitada | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Large 2 | 241 |
| Sociedad Distribuidora de Combustibles Vizion Limitada | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Large 2 | 23 |
| Comercial Trahuel Limitada | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Large 1 | 78 |
| Sociedad de Cultivos Crosam Limitada | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Large 1 | 70 |
| Soc Coronado y Sierpe Ltda. | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Large 1 | 49 |
| Sociedad Proa Ltda. | INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERA | Medium 2 | 238 |
| Soc Comercial e Industrial Agromar Limitada | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Medium 2 | 237 |
| Acuaticos Sur Ltda. | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Medium 2 | 176 |
| Astilleros y Transportes Maritimos Hernandez Limitada | TRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTO | Medium 2 | 84 |
SII roster of legal entities (public). Due to tax secrecy sales come in brackets, never amounts. The comuna is that of the domicile/HQ: operations may be elsewhere.
Investment in SEIA projects
| Project | Owner | Status | Investment (US$M) | Constr. jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modernización y Aumento de Producción en Piscicultura QuillaicoDIA | Compañia Salmonifera Dalcahue Limit | Approved | 10 | 10 |
| MODIFICACIÓN DE PROYECTO TÉCNICO. CENTRO DE CULTIVO DE SALMÓNIDOS, CALDIA | Cermaq Chile S.A. | Approved | 5 | — |
| Parque PunahuelDIA | Resiter Industrial S.A. | Approved | 0,425 | — |
| Declaración de Impacto Ambiental para Solicitud y Proyecto Técnico de DIA | Blue Mar Limitada | Approved | 0,1 | 8 |
| AUMENTO DE PRODUCCION A 3500 TONELADAS DE MEJILLONES EN EL CENTRO CALEDIA | Landes Mussels S.A. | Approved | 0,05 | 6 |
| AUMENTO DE PRODUCCION A 2000 TONELADAS DE MEJILLONES EN EL CENTRO SAN DIA | Landes Mussels S.A. | Approved | 0,05 | 6 |
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
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
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.
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.
2 Wetlands · 1 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
2 Wetlands · 1 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
| Code | Wetland | Hectares |
|---|---|---|
| HPU-10-48 | Dalcahue 2 | 1 |
| HPU-10-47 | Dalcahue 1 | 0 |
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. 8 projects totaling US$ 649 million, approved between 2002 and 2021. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.
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
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
| Sanctioned entity | Auditable unit | Category | Fine (UTA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salmones Antartica S.A. ↗ | PISCICULTURA ASTILLEROS | Fishing and Aquaculture | 2 |
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
| Case no. | Parties / project | Subject | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-11-2021 ↗ 3TA | ECOPRAB SpA con Director Ejecutivo del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental Planta de Reconversión y Aprovechamiento de Biomasa Ecoprab | Environmental Assessment | Rejects |
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 areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)
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 heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)
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)
Territorial burdensSource: SUBDERE (waste, Jun 2023) · Gendarmería (Jun 2025) · SISS (WWTP)
Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.
| Facility | Type | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Vertedero Municipal Dalcahue | Vertedero | 7.035 t/year |
| PTAS - DALCAHUE | PTAS · lodos activados | SURALIS S.A. · discharges into estero hueñocoih |
Official registries: they exclude illegal dumps and rural WWTPs (no consolidated public registry).
Forest firesSource: CONAF · Occurrence and damage statistics (2023-2024)
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)
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)
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)
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
| Crime | Cases | Rate/100k |
|---|---|---|
| Alcohol and drug use in public spaces | 332 | 2.148 |
| Domestic violence | 156 | 1.009 |
| Threats | 126 | 815 |
| Property damage | 123 | 796 |
| Larceny | 67 | 434 |
| Minor injuries | 57 | 369 |
| Burglary of an uninhabited place | 19 | 123 |
| Weapons-related crimes | 17 | 110 |
| Less serious injuries | 15 | 97 |
| Burglary of an inhabited place | 10 | 65 |
| Drug-related crimes | 10 | 65 |
| Carrying a bladed or pointed weapon | 10 | 65 |
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.
Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)
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.
