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San Pablo

Región de Los LagosFounded 186710.537 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024629 km² of area17 inh./km²$5.863M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Education
541 pts
24th worst PAES reading comprehension
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Population
−7,3%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
25,5%
Multidimensional poverty · 54th highest of 346
Finance
$556 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 162 of 346
Finance
71,32%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
540,6 pts
below the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
170th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

25 Schools
17 Squares and green areas
6 Health centers
3 Carabineros
2 Hospitals
2 Kindergartens
1 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
1 Fire stations
1 Libraries

San Pablo es una comuna de la zona sur de Chile, ubicada en la Provincia de Osorno, en La Región De Los Lagos. Limita al norte con la Región De Los Ríos y la provincia De Ranco junto a ello con las comunas de La Unión a unos 21 km y a 15 km de Río Bueno, al sur con Osorno a 26 km, al este con Puyehue 54 km y al oeste con San Juan de la Costa 54 km. La zona es surcada por los Ríos: Pilmaiquén y Río Bueno. Su capital comunal es el centro urbano de San Pablo.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

41.9 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#282 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety34
Health36
Culture and environment39
Education48
Infrastructure58
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

MC
Marco Carrillo B.
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
3.943
votes (46.37%)
10.231
Electoral roll
88,54%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
MC
Marco Carrillo B.
2024-2028 · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
3.943
votes
JC
Juan Carlos Soto Caucau
2021-2024 · RN
2.561
votes
OA
Omar Alvarado Aguero
2008-2012 · PDC
4.331
votes
OA
Omar Alvarado Aguero
2004-2008 · PDC
4.136
votes
OA
Omar Alvarado Aguero
2000-2004 · PDC
2.822
votes
OA
Omar Alvarado Aguero
1996-2000 · DC
1.919
votes
GS
German Santa Cruz Fernandez
1994-1996 · UDI
1.171
votes
OA
Omar Alvarado Aguero
1992-1994 · DC
1.533
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

FC
Fabian Cortez C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
798
votes
AS
Agustin Santa Cruz B.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
668
votes
RA
Richard Albrecht B.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
602
votes
EC
Edith Canio Q.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
507
votes
MG
Miguel Godoy N.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
412
votes
CP
Claudia Perez G.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
311
votes

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

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

Resolutions extracted
96
of 63 minutes read
Money involved
$41.626.345.368
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
Cuenta del Presidente del Concejo, incluyendo modificación presupuestaria municipal y transacción respecto al juicio laboral 'Ruiz e Ilustre Municipalidad de San Pablo'Budget amendment$52.000.000
Correspondencia Recibida y Despachada, incluyendo carta de crítica a funcionaria del Cesfam, proyectos de clubes de adultos mayores, solicitud de cambio de nombre para comité habitacional 'Nuevo Porvenir', denuncia sobre vulneración a menor de edadOther
Aprobación Acta Ordinaria N° 08Otherunanimidad
Solicitudes de informes a organismos municipales y seguimiento de solicitudes previasOther
Instrucciones al inspector municipal para fiscalizar y notificar sobre destrucción del patrimonio urbanísticoOther
Análisis del reglamento de sala del Concejo Municipal y sugerencias para modificaciones en varios artículosRegulation

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
144
Highly complex
11
Audit reports
4
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
201763833221
201681343283

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

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

  • Ad
    Asociación de Futbol Amateur San Pablo
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2016–2018
  • AD
    Agencia de Servicios Habitacionales Vigo Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2017–2018
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos San Antonio
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2017
  • CE
    Club Escuela de Talentos de Boxeo San Pablo
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2017
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Hueleco
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2017–2018
  • UC
    Unión Comunal de Juntas de Vecinos
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2015–2018
  • PC
    Primera Compañia de Bomberos
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2015–2018
  • CI
    Comunidad Indígena Askintue
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos N°1 San Pablo Este
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2015–2018
  • CI
    Comunidad Indigena Tren -Txen Mapu
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2018
  • GA
    Grupo Aero Dance San Pablo
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017–2018
  • CD
    Club Deportivo Juventud San Pablo
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • AR
    Asociacion Rayuela
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016
  • ca
    Club Adulto Alegria de Vivir
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2017
  • Cd
    Centro de Padres Jardin Infnatil Estrellitas
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • Cd
    Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Bansur
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2017
  • ER
    Escuela Rural Julio Mohr
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017–2018
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos de Trecaimo
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017–2018
  • CD
    Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Historicos Comuna de San Pablo
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • CD
    Comite de Pequeños Agricultores Sargento Aldea Caracol
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2018
and 101 more organizations that requested meetings

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

10.525
inhabitants
10.522
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
0%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
9.746
-6% vs. 2035 (10.414)
Over 60 · 2050
50,45%
37,59% in 2035 · +13 pts of ageing

INE projects comuna population only through 2035; the 2050 values are an own estimate by the monitor, anchored to the official INE 2050 national total (21,626,079 inhab, 32.1% aged 60+). Not an official comuna figure.

IndicatorValueSource
Homes with public water supply (2017 Census)54,61 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment86 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment50 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)540,6 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)557,5 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo10.883 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)9,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)25,5 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples40,09 %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 62 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
11.956
6.193 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
4.125
67% of RSH households
Female-headed households
50%
3.077
Elderly (60+)3.21127%
Children and adolescents (<18)2.39520%
Foreign nationals751%
Belonging to indigenous peoples3.84832%
People with moderate/severe dependency1481%
Single-person households2.85546%

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
1.576
24 schools
Students per teacher
7
225 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
91,7%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
75,3%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 47%Private subsidized 53%
Pass rate
97,8%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,47%
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
4
FONASA enrollees
11.589
110% of the population
Doctors employed
2
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 94Contract staff: 56Fee contracts: 8
Primary-care medical visits · per year
11.100
29.759
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
610
710
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 (11.631 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar San PabloFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal11.50362%
Hospital del Perpetuo Socorro de QuilacahuínHospitalHealth Service8465%
Posta de Salud Rural la PozaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2483%
Posta de Salud Rural Chanco ( San Pablo )Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1080%
Posta de Salud Rural CurrimáhuidaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1070%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $4.046.212.000 ($349.142/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $2.237.909.000Municipal contribution: $72.000.000

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

Indigenous population
4.363
40.1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
44
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
Land grants
14
indigenous lands registry 2022
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche4.33799.4%

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
2
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.2
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
30
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
14
Sports
5
Fire brigades
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.

Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE

Foreign nationals
96
0,9% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Argentina
34 people · 35% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
34 Argentina
20 Venezuela
8 Colombia
4 Perú

International immigrants per the 2024 Census (people born outside Chile living in the comuna). Nationwide they are 1,608,650 people, 8.8% of the population.

Housing and housing deficitSource: MINVU (Encampment Registry + 2024 Census deficit + subsidies) · INE

Encampments
0
no encampments registered
Housing deficit
149
3,6% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
154
7.926 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
221
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
555
beneficiaries · 2012–2024
Subsidies Rental · DS52
32
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

8.384homes · by type (2017)
House
4.128 · 99.4%
House
4.122 · 97.5%
Shack/hut/shanty
70 · 1.7%
Other private
29 · 0.7%
Other private
13 · 0.3%
Shack/improvised dwelling
6 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
4 · 0.1%
Apartment
3 · 0.1%
Indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
Room in old house/tenement
2 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
Apartment
1 · 0%
69%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
1.903 · 64.9%
Provided for work
613 · 20.9%
Rented
164 · 5.6%
Free of charge
143 · 4.9%
Owned, being paid off
107 · 3.7%

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
$5.862.711.000
Own revenue
$1.238.949.000
21% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$3.081.574.000
53% of the total
State transfers
$804.286.000
14% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$702.203.000
$5.862.711.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

34.0%
13.7%
24.7%
26.8%
Property tax$420.871.000
Business licenses$169.900.000
Vehicle permits$305.503.000
Cleaning fees$10.187.000
Other own revenue$332.488.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $6.133.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
40.9%
30.0%
29.0%
Municipal$5.862.711.000
Education$4.302.028.000
Health$4.160.206.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $2.539.859.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$284.101.000
$1.238.949.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$356.277.000
$3.081.574.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$4.164.000
$804.286.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$6.577.439.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$6.213.440.000
Execution rate
94.5%
Unexecuted: $363.999.000
Medium execution: it executed 94.5%. Left unspent: $363.999.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$683.409.000
$6.213.440.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

75.5%
16.0%
Internal management$4.688.733.000
Community services$996.417.000
Social programs$153.972.000
Municipal activities$38.008.000
Recreational programs$73.014.000
Cultural programs$263.296.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$4.046.212.00065.1%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.698.738.00027.3%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.539.587.00024.8%
Investment (works and projects)$854.226.00013.7%
Transfers to education$600.000.0009.7%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$224.322.0003.6%
Electricity (facilities)$161.556.0002.6%
Councillor stipends$83.579.0001.3%
Transfers to health$72.000.0001.2%
Travel allowances$56.962.0000.9%
Water (facilities)$50.106.0000.8%
Commissions and representation$1.884.0000.0%
Street lighting$482.0000.0%

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

27.3%
24.8%
47.9%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.698.738.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.539.587.000
Others$2.975.115.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

41.2%
29.9%
15.8%
11.9%
Permanent staff$804.778.000
Contract staff$584.445.000
Fee contracts$309.515.000
Labor Code$22.607.000
Community progs.$232.911.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

49.4%
48.2%
Permanent staff41
Contract staff40
Fee contracts2
Total: 83 staffFee contracts: 2.4% of the headcountWomen: 45.7%Professionalization: 44.4%
Cost/staffer permanent: $18.968.537/yearCost/staffer contract: $13.378.725/yearCost/staffer fees: $69.911.500/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: $854.226.000 (13.7% of spending)Councillor stipends: $83.579.000Travel allowances: $56.962.000Commissions and representation: $1.884.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $224.322.000Street lighting: $482.000Electricity: $161.556.000Water: $50.106.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

32
10
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

26
20
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$42.734.368.479
Purchase orders
20.019

Purchase-order amount · trend

$408.402.052
$1.859.487.172
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Juan Jose Siles Carvajal$3.907.719.7462
Marcelo Andrés Pérez Saldera$2.185.008.28661
Juan Luis Vega Gatica$1.671.576.92655
Carlos Marin e Hijo Ltda.$1.455.156.4701
Juan Luis Vega Gatica$1.346.834.92210
Javier$1.176.374.22114
Constructora Falke Limitada$941.285.3618
German Alvarez Salvo$872.479.8518

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.185.555.74164%
Agile Purchase $480.419.39726%
Framework Agreement $142.430.4648%
Direct award discretionary$51.080.9493%
Coordinated Purchase $6160%

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

Registered companies
777
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
2.156

Pyramid by sales bracket

56.1%
20.3%
18.8%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)436 companies
Small (≤25k UF)158 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)26 companies
Large (>100k UF)11 companies
No sales/no info146 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Alisur S.A.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 353
Agricola y Ganadera Pincoy SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 261
Agricola y Ganadera el Corral LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 255
Daniel Villar y Compania LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 251
Alimentos San Pablo LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 232
Inversiones K LimitadaACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASLarge 21
Agricola los Castanos LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 137
Biomasa Salinas y Waeger SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 117
Inversiones Avila y Fellay Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 15
Inversiones Esera SpAACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 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
1
US$ 5 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
20
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Piscicultura San PabloDIADesarrollos Acuícolas San Pablo SpAApproved1040
Ampliación de Extracción y Procesamiento de Áridos Fundo El CalabozoDIATres Fiordos S.a:Under Review3,1

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
28 km
Motorways and trunk roads crossing the comuna

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

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

No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.

Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
0 t SO₂
0 t MP10
0 t MP2,5

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

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
ValdiviaNational Reserveat 37.2 km

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.

88
Species
48
Flora
40
Fauna
33
In conservation status
15
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
CarmelitaPercilia gillissiENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUPocha del surCheirodon australeVUPeladillaAplochiton zebraENRana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUTolloDiplomystes camposensisENPuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVUSapoEupsophus roseusVUQueuleGomortega keuleENPitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENLinguePersea lingueVULamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENAguilucho de cola rojizaButeo ventralisVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUHuillínLontra provocaxENAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUPudúPudu puduVURana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTMonito del monteDromiciops gliroidesNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNT

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 · 2 urban · 679 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-10-55Rio Rahue - Damas y Trib. (Rio Negro)urban483 /2.409
HUR-14-01Sist. Rios Llollelhue- Bueno- Radimadiurban196 /4.325

Area = hectares of wetland within the comuna boundary (apportioned using the DPA table of each record). For wetlands shared between comunas, "portion / total" is shown. "Urban" = urban wetland (HUR code). Official source migrated to the SBAP (Law 21,600).

Large projects approved by SEIASource: SEIA · approved projects

Projects with an environmental permit (RCA) approved by SEIA and declared investment above US$ 10 million, located in the comuna according to the case file and grouped by sector. Every sector with at least one project is listed: this is not a ranking or a selection. 6 projects totaling US$ 19 million, approved between 2002 and 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy2 projects · US$ 13 M · 2009–2018
Transelec Concesiones S.A.Sistema de Transmisión S/E Pichirropulli - S/E Tineo · LINEA DE TRANSMISIÓN ELECTRICA RUCATAYO - SAN PABLO (e-seia)
Fishing and Aquaculture1 project · US$ 5 M · 2025
Desarrollos Acuícolas San Pablo SpAPiscicultura San Pablo
Others3 projects · US$ 1 M · 2002–2020
Enaex Servicios S.A.Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A. · Transporte de Gas Propano desde Argentina a Temuco - Chile IX - X Región

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 Cooprel, Luz Osorno
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSAL
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Osorno at 20 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
1
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
1
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
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

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 (2022)

Green space per capita
4 m²
40% 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
1
Historic monuments
1

Monuments declared by decree (official CMN roster). Excludes archaeological and public monuments. Declaration entails legal protection and intervention restrictions.

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
PTAS - SAN PABLOPTAS · lodos activadosSURALIS S.A. · discharges into río pilmaiquen
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero Curaco (Osorno) · 3.075 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
7
Area affected
1.287 ha
mostly forest
Cumulative last 5 seasons
1.485 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
22
At high or very high risk
14
1 very high
Main threat
Inundación por desborde de c…
Inundación por desborde de cauce

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

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

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

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

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

Mean annual temperature
11,82°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,25°C
Annual precipitation
1.336 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
3
projection: +6 days
Frost days
16

Modeled climatology (CMIP6 downscaling ~5 km): present ≈ 1980-2010, projection ≈ 2035-2065 middle scenario. Not recent weather observation.

SafetyCrime, road crashes and municipal security infrastructure

Crimes (police cases)Source: CEAD · Ministry of Public Security

Police cases · 2025
743
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
7.051
Police cases · trend
725
743
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Domestic violence1531.452
Property damage1271.205
Larceny99940
Threats96911
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces76721
Minor injuries39370
Burglary of an uninhabited place37351
Weapons-related crimes21199
Crimes and offenses under the arms law19180
Sexual abuse13123
Other burglaries (forcible entry)13123
Burglary of an inhabited place11104

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 25.

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
15
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 10.537 hab
Patrol fleet
2
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 1Pickups: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
5
15
20212025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
13
Deaths
1
9,5 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
16
1 serious
Pedestrian collisions
1
1 pedestrian killed

Crashes georeferenced by CONASET (urban + highway) during 2024. The only per-comuna source; covers ~70% of the country's deaths (non-geolocatable ones are excluded), so it slightly underestimates the total. Pedestrian collision is the leading cause of pedestrian death.