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Puyehue

Región de Los Lagos11.818 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20241.623 km² of area7 inh./km²$6.074M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Livability
1 m²/hab
14th fewest green areas per inhabitant
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Population
−4,9%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
23,9%
Multidimensional poverty · 67th highest of 346
Finance
$514 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 181 of 346
Education
573,5 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
231st
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

24 Schools
11 Squares and green areas
4 Health centers
4 Kindergartens
3 Pharmacies
2 Carabineros
1 Fire stations
1 Libraries

Puyehue, antes llamada Villa de Entre Lagos, es una comuna de la zona sur de Chile ubicada en la provincia de Osorno, región de Los Lagos.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

41.7 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#284 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety55
Health30
Culture and environment26
Education37
Infrastructure58
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Jimena Núñez M.Re-elected
CHILE VAMOS · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
4.761
votes (48.18%)
12.250
Electoral roll
87,31%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
JN
Jimena Núñez M.
2024-2028 · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
4.761
votes
MJ
Maria Jimena Nuñez Morales
2021-2024 · UDI
2.842
votes
JN
Jimena Núñez Morales
2008-2012 · UDI
2.791
votes
JN
Jimena Núñez Morales
2004-2008 · UDI
3.740
votes
JN
Jimena Nuñez Morales
2000-2004 · RN
3.265
votes
JN
Jimena Nuñez Morales
1996-2000 · RN
1.992
votes
TG
Tomás Glaves Wilson
1992-1996 · DC
1.528
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

JP
Julieta Palma M.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.427
votes
RU
Renato Uribe M.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
1.273
votes
CS
Cesar Saez A.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
665
votes
EH
Ervin Habert C.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
665
votes
PO
Patricia Obando R.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
518
votes
AB
Aniceto Barria S.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · PARTIDO COMUNISTA DE CHILE
360
votes

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

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

Resolutions extracted
433
of 280 minutes read
Money involved
$6.283.519.502
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
4.2 · Iniciativas del Fondo de Mejoramiento a la Gestión Educativa Municipal 2011Other
4.1 · Problemas con la locomoción colectiva y resolución de conflictos relacionadosOther
Aprobación del acta anteriorOtherunanimidad
22 · Exposición sobre programas FOSIS por DIDECOOther
21 · Aprobación de solicitud del Sr. Andrés Silva para $300,000Subsidy$300.000unanimidad
27 · Aprobación de la participación del Honorable Concejo en el primer Capítulo Regional de la Asociación de municipios de la región de los Lagos en Puerto Montt.Otherunanimidad

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
83
Highly complex
15
Audit reports
3
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
201870932292
2016136431

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

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

  • S
    Statkraft
    Lobby / interest management · 9 audiencias · 2017–2019
  • OG
    ONG Greenlab
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • ED
    Empresa de Capacitacion Inmatra Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • BC
    Brotec Construccion Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019

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

11.355
inhabitants
11.823
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+4%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
11.242
-5% vs. 2035 (11.825)
Over 60 · 2050
45,61%
33,23% 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)57,63 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,4 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment118 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment50 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)573,5 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)578,5 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo11.712 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)9,6 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)23,9 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples32,58 %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
12.064
5.822 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
3.726
64% of RSH households
Female-headed households
42%
2.440
Elderly (60+)3.10226%
Children and adolescents (<18)2.39620%
Foreign nationals1081%
Belonging to indigenous peoples3.01825%
People with moderate/severe dependency2412%
Single-person households2.45042%

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
2.152
17 schools
Students per teacher
8,8
244 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
89,4%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
73,6%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 76%Private subsidized 24%
Pass rate
96,5%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,58%
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
1
Rural health posts
3
FONASA enrollees
15.348
130% of the population
Doctors employed
7
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 110Contract staff: 52Fee contracts: 20
Primary-care medical visits · per year
10.888
41.985
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
471
411
20192025

REM-26 section A (DEIS/MINSAL): comprehensive family visits, summed across the comuna's facilities. The last year is partial while DEIS consolidates monthly reports.

Comuna's primary-care centers · FONASA 2025 enrollees (15.375 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Entre LagosFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal14.30261%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar el EncantoCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal54466%
Posta de Salud Rural Ñadi Pichi-DamasRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal32569%
Posta de Salud Rural Desagüe RupancoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal17773%
Posta de Salud Rural PuyehueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2737%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $5.014.776.000 ($326.738/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $3.417.855.000Municipal contribution: $30.000.000

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

Indigenous population
3.816
32.6% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
14
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche3.79499.4%

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
28
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.4
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
305
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
78
Sports
63
For the elderly
11
Trade associations and cooperatives
5
Social and aid
4
Cultural
3
Foundations and corporations
1
Fire brigades
1
Religious
1

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

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

Local mediaTypedial
AACOGIDAFM100.9 FM
CdCentro de Accion Social Invita · holderFM103.7 FM
CdCentro de Padres y Apoderados Escuela e-489 Entre Lagos · holderComunitaria107.3 FM
CJComunicaciones Jeremias Enoc Fuentes Figueroa E.I.R.L. · holderFM89.5 FM
XMXplora Multimedios SpA · holderFM93.7 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
191
1,6% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
54 people · 28% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
54 Venezuela
46 Argentina
19 Colombia
7 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
173
3,9% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
156
9.946 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
112
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
416
beneficiaries · 2013–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
12
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

9.266homes · by type (2017)
House
4.810 · 98.3%
House
4.346 · 99.4%
Shack/hut/shanty
52 · 1.1%
Other private
17 · 0.3%
Other private
15 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
11 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
9 · 0.2%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Room in old house/tenement
1 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
Apartment
1 · 0%
61%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
1.553 · 51.7%
Provided for work
808 · 26.9%
Owned, being paid off
264 · 8.8%
Rented
237 · 7.9%
Free of charge
140 · 4.7%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

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

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

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

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

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

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$6.073.787.000
Own revenue
$1.995.495.000
33% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$2.880.608.000
47% of the total
State transfers
$343.168.000
6% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$826.331.000
$6.073.787.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

43.3%
16.6%
20.4%
19.4%
Property tax$863.577.000
Business licenses$331.859.000
Vehicle permits$407.614.000
Cleaning fees$5.851.000
Other own revenue$386.594.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $12.903.000Aquaculture licenses (Law 20.033): $4.576.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
32.1%
40.9%
27.0%
Municipal$6.073.787.000
Education$7.735.296.000
Health$5.101.330.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $2.168.489.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$317.405.000
$1.995.495.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$296.193.000
$2.880.608.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$0
$343.168.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$7.606.946.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$6.194.094.000
Execution rate
81.4%
Unexecuted: $1.412.852.000
Medium execution: it executed 81.4%. Left unspent: $1.412.852.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$746.527.000
$6.194.094.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

62.8%
18.1%
7.1%
9.8%
Internal management$3.892.790.000
Community services$1.123.977.000
Social programs$439.362.000
Municipal activities$604.944.000
Recreational programs$67.609.000
Cultural programs$65.412.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$5.014.776.00081.0%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$2.023.694.00032.7%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.572.614.00025.4%
Investment (works and projects)$510.291.0008.2%
Electricity (facilities)$277.087.0004.5%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$277.002.0004.5%
Councillor stipends$91.211.0001.5%
Transfers to health$72.944.0001.2%
Water (facilities)$24.175.0000.4%
Travel allowances$20.195.0000.3%
Commissions and representation$10.155.0000.2%
Street lighting$2.138.0000.0%

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

25.4%
32.7%
41.9%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.572.614.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$2.023.694.000
Others$2.597.786.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

30.8%
40.1%
21.1%
Permanent staff$632.546.000
Contract staff$824.493.000
Fee contracts$115.575.000
Labor Code$50.773.000
Community progs.$433.282.000

Municipal headcount · 2022

30.6%
54.8%
14.5%
Permanent staff19
Contract staff34
Fee contracts9
Total: 62 staffFee contracts: 14.5% of the headcountWomen: 43.4%Professionalization: 34.0%

Municipal staff by contract status (SINIM, 2022). Cost per staffer = annual spending of the type ÷ same-year headcount.

Inversión, servicios básicos y obras

Investment and authorities' expenses · 2025

Municipal investment: $510.291.000 (8.2% of spending)Councillor stipends: $91.211.000Travel allowances: $20.195.000Commissions and representation: $10.155.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $277.002.000Street lighting: $2.138.000Electricity: $277.087.000Water: $24.175.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

117
42
20022024

Building permits issued · per year

58
138
20152024

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$46.128.216.243
Purchase orders
20.226

Purchase-order amount · trend

$678.702.487
$2.479.693.724
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Carlos Marin e Hijo Ltda.$4.088.758.6464
Helmuth Ricardo Yovani Barría$1.430.725.39813
Dagoberto$1.060.179.16416
Leonardo Patricio$956.341.637439
Movitex Construccion SpA$950.776.3162
Sergio Ivan$832.563.57615
Mirada Infantil$694.600.0615
Helmuth Yovany$633.514.10325

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.576.725.93464%
Direct award discretionary$394.111.81916%
Agile Purchase $281.801.63811%
Framework Agreement $227.054.3359%

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

Registered companies
1.096
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
4.195

Pyramid by sales bracket

62.0%
16.9%
17.9%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)679 companies
Small (≤25k UF)185 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)26 companies
Large (>100k UF)10 companies
No sales/no info196 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Hotel Termas de Puyehue Ltda.ACTIVIDADES DE ALOJAMIENTO Y DE SERVICIO DE CLarge 2409
Movitex Construccion SpACONSTRUCCIONLarge 2408
Comercializadora Southern Tulips SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2206
Bulbos de los Andes SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2176
Soc Agric Ganadera y Forestal Aitue Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 175
Agricola Moncopulli S.A.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 162
Agricola Westfalia SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 156
Agricola y Ganadera Hm SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 120
Empresa Electrica la Leonera S.A.SUMINISTRO DE ELECTRICIDAD, GAS, VAPOR Y AIRELarge 15
Inversiones Agua Mansa SpAACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASLarge 1

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$ 3 M declared
Approved last 5 years
3
US$ 64 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
25
+ 3 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
156
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Sistema de Almacenamiento de Energía y Transmisión ChiliquesDIASae Volcán Chiliques SpAApproved4545
REPOSICIÓN RUTA 215 - CH, TRAMO PUENTE GOL GOL N°1 ? ADUANA PAJARITOSEIAMinisterio de Obras PúblicasApproved18,31661
Refugio de Montaña AntillancaDIAClub Andino OsornoApproved1080
Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Servidas Domiciliarias de Entre Lagos, DIAIlustre Municipalidad de PuyehueUnder Review2,58825

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
90 km
Motorways and trunk roads crossing the comuna

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

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

No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.

Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
0 t MP10
0 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
Vicente Perez RosalesNational Park241.810 ha
PuyehueNational Park125.165 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.

93
Species
55
Flora
38
Fauna
33
In conservation status
16
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Pejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENQueuleGomortega keuleENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUPitaoPitavia punctataENPocha del surCheirodon australeVUPeladillaAplochiton zebraENPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUPuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVUTolloDiplomystes camposensisENSapoEupsophus roseusVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVULinguePersea lingueVUAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENPeladillaAplochiton taeniatusENOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVULamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUPudúPudu puduVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUSapoRhinella rubropunctataVURanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENComadrejita trompudaRhyncholestes raphanurusVUHuillínLontra provocaxENPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTMonito del monteDromiciops gliroidesNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNT

CR critically endangered · EN endangered · VU vulnerable · NT near threatened (Species Classification Regulation / IUCN). ★ endemic to Chile. Extracted from SEIA studies by kingdom; presence reflects what baselines characterized, not a census.

7 Wetlands · 7 urban · 20.159 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-10-58Lago Rupancourban10.423 /23.479
HUR-10-57Lago Puyehueurban9.663 /15.873
HUR-10-55Rio Rahue - Damas y Trib. (Rio Negro)urban41 /2.409
HUR-14-74H.Desembocadura Rio Golgolurban19 /239
HUR-14-75Naciente Rio Pilmaiquenurban10 /21
HUR-10-101Estero Pichulurban1
HUR-14-77Rio Golgol C.F. Cardenal Samoreurban1

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. 13 projects totaling US$ 226 million, approved between 2002 and 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy8 projects · US$ 172 M · 2006–2025
Empresa Eléctrica Pilmaiquén S.A.Central Hidroeléctrica Los Lagos · Sistema de Almacenamiento de Energía y Transmisión Chiliques
Transport Infrastructure2 projects · US$ 38 M · 2020–2023
Ministerio de Obras PúblicasReposición Ruta 215-CH, Sector Aduana Pajaritos-Límite Región de Los Lagos · REPOSICIÓN RUTA 215 - CH, TRAMO PUENTE GOL GOL N°1 ? ADUANA PAJARITOS
Others2 projects · US$ 11 M · 2002–2022
Ecogas S.A.Transporte de Gas Propano desde Argentina a Temuco - Chile IX - X Región · Refugio de Montaña Antillanca
Fishing and Aquaculture1 project · US$ 5 M · 2018
Inversiones Futaleufu Ltda.Piscicultura Colonia Entre Lagos

Approved is not the same as built or operating: the RCA authorises the project, but some were never carried out and others have since closed.

Source: projects with an RCA approved by SEIA (investment declared by the developer, split among the comunas the project spans). Under each sector are its two largest projects by investment. It is the best public proxy for large industrial sites; SERNAGEOMIN’s registry of active mining operations (by mineral and type of operation) is a layer not yet incorporated.

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
SAESA · also Luz Osorno
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Río Bueno at 32.4 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

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
5
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
1
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
19.616-2026
3TA
Comunidad Indígena Ñelay Mapu con Dirección Ejecutiva del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Refugio Montaña Antillanca
Administrative invalidationRejects
R-227-2020
2TA
Huichalaf Pradines Millaray Virginia y otros/Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Central Hidroeléctrica los Lagos
RCA review (Art. 25 quinquies, Law 19.300)Rejects
20994-2020
2TA
Huichalaf Pradines, Millaray y otro en contra de la Dirección Ejecutiva del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Central Hidroeléctrica Osorno
Interpretation of the RCAUpheld
11512-2015
3TA
Beltrán Buendía, Carlos y otros con Comisión de Evaluación Ambiental Los Lagos y Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental Los Lagos.
Piscicultura Rupanco
Untimeliness of the actionRejects
R-12-2015
3TA
Inversiones Los Inkas S.A con SMA
Central Hidroeléctrica Los Lagos
Environmental sanction proceeding — SEIA entryRejects

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 (2021)

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.

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

Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero Curaco (Osorno) · 7.728 t/year

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

Winter riskSource: SENAPRED · winter critical points 2026 (via FAU U. de Chile)

Critical points registered
9
At high or very high risk
7
4 very high
Main threat
Acumulación de nieve

Points in the comuna where SENAPRED identifies winter-rain risk (channel overflows, flooding, collector collapse, landslides, mudflows, snow), with risk level and the agency responsible for the fix.

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

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

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

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

Mean annual temperature
9,39°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,14°C
Annual precipitation
2.807 mm
projection: 0%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +1 days
Frost days
49

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
645
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.458
Police cases · trend
687
645
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Domestic violence108914
Threats103872
Property damage87736
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces76643
Larceny71601
Burglary of an uninhabited place33279
Burglary of an inhabited place32271
Weapons-related crimes31262
Minor injuries29245
Crimes and offenses under the arms law28237
Sexual abuse15127
Drug-related crimes759

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
11
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 11.818 hab
Patrol fleet
1
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
26
11
20212024

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
2
Deaths
1
8,5 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
3
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.