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Escudo de Dalcahue

Dalcahue

Región de Los Lagos15.456 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20241.230 km² of area13 inh./km²$14.793M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Population
+6,3%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
28,6%
Multidimensional poverty · 32nd highest of 346
Finance
$957 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 76 of 346
Finance
73,84%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
574 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
146th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

26 Schools
8 Health centers
6 Squares and green areas
4 Fire stations
3 Kindergartens
1 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
1 Libraries
1 Carabineros
1 Pharmacies

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.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

48.4 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#182 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety48
Health32
Culture and environment54
Education50
Infrastructure57
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Alejandra Villegas H.
CHILE VAMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
2.826
votes (26.87%)
13.916
Electoral roll
82,55%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
AV
Alejandra Villegas H.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
2.826
votes
JS
Juan Segundo Hijerra Seron
2021-2024 · IND
2.692
votes
AH
Alfredo Hurtado Alvarez
2008-2012 · PDC
2.746
votes
JA
Juan Alberto Pérez Muñoz
2004-2008 · RN
2.216
votes
JA
Juan Alberto Perez Muñoz
2000-2004 · RN
1.507
votes
JA
Juan Alberto Perez Muñoz
1996-2000 · RN
1.736
votes
AH
Alfredo Hurtado Alvarez
1992-1996 · DC
1.466
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

FO
Franco Ojeda O.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · FRENTE AMPLIO
1.625
votes
SV
Susana Vera C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
786
votes
AG
Alvaro Gallardo S.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
631
votes
CB
Cristian Barria B.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
583
votes
HU
Hector Ulloa C.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
532
votes
NB
Nicolas Bahamonde B.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · PARTIDO COMUNISTA DE CHILE
283
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión10 de junio de 2026104 minWatch session

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)

283 minutes publishedindex updated on 11-08-2026Municipal transparency
Recent minutes indexed

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)

Resolutions extracted
998
of 271 minutes read
Money involved
$32.959.724.803
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
4.3 · Adjudicación de la licitación pública para construcción redes de agua potable, aguas servidas, pavimentación y aguas lluvias del Pasaje Los Ulmos.Tender$231.080.237unanimidad
4.2 · Suplementación presupuestaria para participar anualmente y aumentar gastos en cambio de postes.Budget amendment$10.000.000unanimidad
4.1 · Modificación presupuestaria para aumentar gastos en prestaciones de servicios comunitarios y disminuir gastos en organizaciones comunitarias.Budget amendment$8.116.000unanimidad
4.5 · Transferencia de recursos para la Agrupación de Artistas y Folcloristas de Dalcahue para gastos de alimentación en lanzamiento de video culturalSubsidy$350.000
4.4 · Transferencia de recursos para la Junta de Vecinos N°10, Tres Colinas de Tenaún para realizar el aniversarioSubsidy$620.000unanimidad
4.3 · Transferencia de recursos para la comunidad indígena el Arrayán para realizar una muestra gastronómicaSubsidy$300.000unanimidad

Resolutions voted by the council, automatically extracted from the official minutes (extraction ongoing: coverage grows as the 94.917 indexed minutes are processed). May contain reading errors; the official document is the municipality's PDF.

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
14
Highly complex
0
Audit reports
1
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
201614941

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

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

  • Vs
    Verde Solar SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • ES
    Egr San Pedro EIRL
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • SP
    Sociedad 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

11.202
inhabitants
15.546
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+40%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
16.618
+2% vs. 2035 (16.294)
Over 60 · 2050
39,38%
27,37% 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)63,09 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)2 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment95 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)574 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)584,1 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo14.894 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 peoples27,03 %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

People in the RSH
16.757
8.979 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
5.499
61% of RSH households
Female-headed households
47%
4.255
Elderly (60+)3.29120%
Children and adolescents (<18)3.53221%
Foreign nationals1781%
Belonging to indigenous peoples4.25225%
People with moderate/severe dependency2792%
Single-person households4.43849%

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
2.577
21 schools
Students per teacher
9,9
260 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
89%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
66,4%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 45%Private subsidized 55%
Pass rate
98,9%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,21%
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
6
FONASA enrollees
17.417
113% of the population
Doctors employed
6
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 143Contract staff: 56Fee contracts: 5
Primary-care medical visits · per year
10.017
41.445
20102025
Medical specialties served · 11 in the comuna (public system)
Adult General SurgeryOphthalmologyOtorhinolaryngologyFamily MedicineObstetricsAdult Family MedicineInternal MedicineAdult Orthopedics and TraumaPediatricsAdult UrologyAdult 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
2.009
2.085
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 (17.435 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar DalcahueFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal15.95263%
Posta de Salud Rural MocopulliRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal55962%
Posta de Salud Rural ButalcuraRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal26270%
Posta de Salud Rural QuetalcoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal23759%
Posta de Salud Rural CalénRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal20172%
Posta de Salud Rural TenaúnRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal12461%
Posta de Salud Rural PuchauránRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal10072%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $6.524.621.000 ($374.612/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $4.731.822.000Municipal contribution: $268.198.000

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

Indigenous population
4.026
27.0% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
7
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche3.95698.3%

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

Active neighborhood councils
40
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.6
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
549
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
272
Sports
101
Social and aid
46
For the elderly
13
Cultural
11
Foundations and corporations
2
Fire brigades
1
Religious
1

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

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

Local mediaTypedial
CYC Y SFM93.3 FM
DDALCAHUEFM95.9 FM
CCComite Cultural, Comunicacional, Social y Deportivo Palomar · holderComunitaria107.9 FM
SCSoc. Coronado y Sierpe Ltda. · holderFM96.3 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

Foreign nationals
307
2,1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
100 people · 33% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
100 Venezuela
93 Argentina
28 Perú
24 Colombia

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
168
3% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
23
2.072 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
572
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
255
beneficiaries · 2012–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
76
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

11.205homes · by type (2017)
House
5.566 · 99.6%
House
5.517 · 98.3%
Shack/hut/shanty
45 · 0.8%
Other private
29 · 0.5%
Other private
20 · 0.4%
Room in old house/tenement
12 · 0.2%
Apartment
9 · 0.2%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Room in old house/tenement
2 · 0%
Apartment
1 · 0%
Shack/improvised dwelling
1 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
84%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
2.239 · 80.1%
Rented
332 · 11.9%
Owned, being paid off
98 · 3.5%
Provided for work
66 · 2.4%
Free of charge
59 · 2.1%

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
$14.793.457.000
Own revenue
$1.794.145.000
12% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$5.063.145.000
34% of the total
State transfers
$7.234.248.000
49% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.016.172.000
$14.793.457.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

12.5%
27.3%
20.8%
34.7%
Property tax$225.050.000
Business licenses$490.466.000
Vehicle permits$373.611.000
Cleaning fees$82.388.000
Other own revenue$622.630.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $1.552.000Aquaculture licenses (Law 20.033): $103.364.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
67.2%
29.9%
Municipal$14.793.457.000
Education$640.850.000
Health$6.589.690.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $4.430.553.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$145.844.000
$1.794.145.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$518.950.000
$5.063.145.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$181.331.000
$7.234.248.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$22.625.890.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$15.046.182.000
Execution rate
66.5%
Unexecuted: $7.579.708.000
Low execution: it only executed 66.5% of the budget — $7.579.708.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$782.396.000
$15.046.182.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

68.6%
24.7%
Internal management$10.324.369.000
Community services$3.714.426.000
Social programs$666.912.000
Municipal activities$72.250.000
Recreational programs$188.467.000
Cultural programs$79.758.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$6.524.621.00043.4%
Transfers to health$6.145.741.00040.8%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.216.701.00014.7%
Investment (works and projects)$2.161.565.00014.4%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.658.942.00011.0%
Transfers to education$483.154.0003.2%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$418.605.0002.8%
Electricity (facilities)$266.158.0001.8%
Street lighting$84.523.0000.6%
Councillor stipends$83.341.0000.6%
Travel allowances$29.393.0000.2%
Water (facilities)$13.862.0000.1%
Commissions and representation$2.076.0000.0%

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

14.7%
11.0%
74.2%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.216.701.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.658.942.000
Others$11.170.539.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

53.5%
20.4%
24.4%
Permanent staff$1.569.805.000
Contract staff$598.860.000
Fee contracts$48.036.000
Community progs.$714.964.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

69.6%
27.5%
Permanent staff48
Contract staff19
Fee contracts2
Total: 69 staffFee contracts: 2.9% of the headcountWomen: 56.7%Professionalization: 34.3%
Cost/staffer permanent: $29.800.833/yearCost/staffer contract: $18.936.474/yearCost/staffer fees: $16.982.000/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: $2.161.565.000 (14.4% of spending)Councillor stipends: $83.341.000Travel allowances: $29.393.000Commissions and representation: $2.076.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $418.605.000Street lighting: $84.523.000Electricity: $266.158.000Water: $13.862.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

38
44
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

91
98
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Search in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$60.832.236.331
Purchase orders
49.195

Purchase-order amount · trend

$0
$9.808.604.620
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Constructora Vdz SpA$6.916.353.5581
Constructora Antonio Avila Olea Limitada$2.345.321.40620
Construcisi$2.047.828.010101
José Arturo Oyarzún Torres$1.934.606.92113
Jose Arturo Oyarzun Torres$1.703.160.86518
Constructora Silcar Ltda.$1.395.244.0602
Carlos Manuel Alvarado González$1.362.015.43025
Martin Alonso$1.340.022.52619

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $9.206.938.68294%
Direct award discretionary$282.531.4213%
Framework Agreement $171.583.8072%
Agile Purchase $147.550.7092%

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

Registered companies
1.400
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
4.658

Pyramid by sales bracket

67.1%
16.6%
14.3%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)940 companies
Small (≤25k UF)233 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)20 companies
Large (>100k UF)7 companies
No sales/no info200 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Sudmaris Chile Sociedad AnonimaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)496
Cia Salmonifera Dalcahue LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2241
Sociedad Distribuidora de Combustibles Vizion LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 223
Comercial Trahuel LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 178
Sociedad de Cultivos Crosam LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 170
Soc Coronado y Sierpe Ltda.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 149
Sociedad Proa Ltda.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERAMedium 2238
Soc Comercial e Industrial Agromar LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 2237
Acuaticos Sur Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 2176
Astilleros y Transportes Maritimos Hernandez LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOMedium 284

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

Investment in SEIA projects

Under review
0
US$ 0 M declared
Approved last 5 years
6
US$ 16 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
30
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Modernización y Aumento de Producción en Piscicultura QuillaicoDIACompañia Salmonifera Dalcahue LimitApproved1010
MODIFICACIÓN DE PROYECTO TÉCNICO. CENTRO DE CULTIVO DE SALMÓNIDOS, CALDIACermaq Chile S.A.Approved5
Parque PunahuelDIAResiter Industrial S.A.Approved0,425
Declaración de Impacto Ambiental para Solicitud y Proyecto Técnico de DIABlue Mar LimitadaApproved0,18
AUMENTO DE PRODUCCION A 3500 TONELADAS DE MEJILLONES EN EL CENTRO CALEDIALandes Mussels S.A.Approved0,056
AUMENTO DE PRODUCCION A 2000 TONELADAS DE MEJILLONES EN EL CENTRO SAN DIALandes Mussels S.A.Approved0,056

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
21 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)
1 t MP10
1 t MP2,5
1 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.

80
Species
42
Flora
38
Fauna
28
In conservation status
12
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Zorro de chiloéLycalopex fulvipesENQueuleGomortega keuleENPocha del surCheirodon australeVUPuyeGalaxias globicepsENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUPitaoPitavia punctataENLamprea de agua dulceMordacia lapicidaENRana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUPuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVUPeladillaAplochiton zebraENHuillínLontra provocaxENAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENPudúPudu puduVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENLamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUPeladillaAplochiton taeniatusENBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUComadrejita trompudaRhyncholestes raphanurusVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUMonito del monteDromiciops gliroidesNTSapo espinudo australAlsodes australisNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNT

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)

CodeWetlandHectares
HPU-10-48Dalcahue 21
HPU-10-47Dalcahue 10

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.

Energy4 projects · US$ 570 M · 2009–2017
Río Alto SpAAmpliación Parque Eólico San Pedro · Parque Eólico San Pedro
Fishing and Aquaculture3 projects · US$ 49 M · 2002–2021
Natalia del Carmen Gallardo VidalModificación de producción Centro de Cultivo Automar Chiloé, código centro 102708 (e-seia) · Modernización y Aumento de Producción en Piscicultura Quillaico
Others1 project · US$ 30 M · 2008
Ministerio de Obras PúblicasProyecto Nuevo Aeródromo Isla De Chiloé (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
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSAL
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Castro at 19.2 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
2 UTA
1 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Salmones Antartica S.A.PISCICULTURA ASTILLEROSFishing 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-11-2021
3TA
ECOPRAB SpA con Director Ejecutivo del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Planta de Reconversión y Aprovechamiento de Biomasa Ecoprab
Environmental AssessmentRejects

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
2 m²
20% 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
9
Historic monuments
5
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 DalcahueVertedero7.035 t/year
PTAS - DALCAHUEPTAS · lodos activadosSURALIS S.A. · discharges into estero hueñocoih
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero Municipal Dalcahue (Dalcahue) · 7.035 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
22
Area affected
16 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
161 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
17
At high or very high risk
7
3 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
9,79°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,27°C
Annual precipitation
2.315 mm
projection: 0%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +1 days
Frost days
25

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
994
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
6.431
Police cases · trend
1.063
994
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces3322.148
Domestic violence1561.009
Threats126815
Property damage123796
Larceny67434
Minor injuries57369
Burglary of an uninhabited place19123
Weapons-related crimes17110
Less serious injuries1597
Burglary of an inhabited place1065
Drug-related crimes1065
Carrying a bladed or pointed weapon1065

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
48
Guards and inspectors
1
1 per 15.456 hab
Patrol fleet
2
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
7
48
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
99
Deaths
4
25,9 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
54
10 serious
Pedestrian collisions
1

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.