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Hualaihué

Región de Los Lagos9.586 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20242.883 km² of area3 inh./km²$10.057M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Education
80 km to the nearest campus
29th most isolated from higher education
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Population
−4,6%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Finance
$1 million
per inhabitant per year · rank 69 of 346
Finance
77,56%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
569,5 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
110th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

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

Hualaihué es una comuna de la zona sur de Chile ubicada en la provincia de Palena, Región de Los Lagos. Limita al norte y noreste con el estuario de Reloncaví y la comuna de Cochamó, al este con Argentina, al sur con Chaitén y al oeste con el seno de Relóncaví y el golfo de Ancud. Según el censo chileno de 2017, cuenta con 8944 habitantes. Su capital es el pueblo de Hornopirén. Esta comuna es lugar de tradiciones gauchescas y huasas.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

46.0 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#219 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety65
Health32
Culture and environment25
Education50
Infrastructure60
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Cristina Espinoza O.Re-elected
INDEPENDIENTE
4.640
votes (62.28%)
9.423
Electoral roll
83,81%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
CE
Cristina Espinoza O.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
4.640
votes
MC
Maria Cristina Espinoza Ojeda
2021-2024 · IND
2.165
votes
FI
Freddy Ibacache Muñoz
2008-2012 · PPD
1.825
votes
ES
Eduardo Sanhueza Alvarado
2004-2008 · RN
1.754
votes
ES
Eduardo Sanhueza Alvarado
2000-2004 · RN
1.103
votes
ES
Eduardo Sanhueza Alvarado
1996-2000 · RN
1.215
votes
ES
Eduardo Sanhueza Alvarado
1994-1996 · RN
648
votes
RM
Ruben Mancilla Mancilla
1992-1994 · DC
633
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

JG
Julio Gallardo U.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
786
votes
PC
Pablo Chavez M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
567
votes
JA
Juan Antiñirre G.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
543
votes
LG
Ludina Gonzalez C.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
489
votes
YV
Yanina Vargas V.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
478
votes
JY
Jorge Yañez T.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
472
votes

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

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

Resolutions extracted
298
of 362 minutes read
Money involved
$1.464.602.304
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
Otorgamiento de patente industrial provisoria a la empresa Maquinarias HornoPiREN SPALicense
Otorgamiento de patente comercial de carro de comida rápida a la empresa Bajón La Caleta Marcia Santibañez Diaz EIRLLicense
Otorgamiento de patente comercial para comida rápida a Javier Alexander Sempurn BeltranLicense
Otorgamiento de patente comercial provisoria a la empresa HORNOPIREN OUTDOOR SPALicense
Traslado de patente de expendio de bebidas alcohólicasLicense
4.2 · Aprueba Convenio de Transferencia de Recursos para el Sistema de Apoyo a la Selección de Usuarios de Prestaciones Sociales, Registro Social de Hogares 2022.Tender

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
101
Highly complex
3
Audit reports
2
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2017177101
201684338421

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

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

  • SB
    Salmones Blumar S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017–2024
  • Cd
    Consejo del Salmon
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • Pd
    Productos del Mar Ventisqueros
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • CC
    Constructora Confe Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017
  • Md
    Mutual de Seguridad de la Cámara Chilena de la Construcción
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • SP
    Solar Piemonte Uno SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • AF
    Agrupación Feriantes Costumbristas
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Manzano Alto
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016
  • sm
    Salmones Multiexport S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • FI
    Fundación Imagina
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017
  • SC
    Salmones Camanchaca S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017–2024
  • SP
    Salmones Pacific Star S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • Ad
    Asociación de la Industria del Salmón de Chile A.g.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • MD
    Mensajeros de la Cumbia
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • AD
    Agrupación de Mujeres Mar y Tierra
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • FS
    Fedok SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • FP
    Fundación Portas
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • DA
    Desarrollos Alimenticios
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • AG
    Arq Green Dbp
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • AM
    Apicola Manque
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
and 34 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

8.588
inhabitants
9.605
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+12%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
9.170
-5% vs. 2035 (9.622)
Over 60 · 2050
39,36%
27,85% 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)73,04 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment104 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment66,7 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)569,5 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)578,1 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo9.480 inh.2024 Census 2024
Indigenous peoples35,84 %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
10.940
5.997 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
3.847
64% of RSH households
Female-headed households
46%
2.759
Elderly (60+)2.30521%
Children and adolescents (<18)2.20020%
Foreign nationals1211%
Belonging to indigenous peoples2.88326%
People with moderate/severe dependency1151%
Single-person households3.14752%

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
1.874
24 schools
Students per teacher
7,8
240 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
89,9%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
73,1%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 72%Private subsidized 28%
Pass rate
97,7%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,82%
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

Clinics
0
Rural health posts
0
FONASA enrollees
0
0% of the population
Primary-care medical visits · per year
12.027
31.710
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
440
261
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 (6.373 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Río Negro HornopirénFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Health Service6.35564%
Posta de Salud Rural ContaoRural Health Post (PSR)Health Service1346%
Posta de Salud Rural RolechaRural Health Post (PSR)Health Service250%
Posta de Salud Rural HualaihuéCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Health Service20%
Posta de Salud Rural AulénRural Health Post (PSR)Health Service1100%

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

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

Indigenous population
3.398
35.8% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
27
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche3.35898.8%

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
63
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
6.6
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
283
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
53
Sports
48
Social and aid
39
For the elderly
16
Cultural
8
Fire brigades
2
Foundations and corporations
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.

7 Local media · FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
HPHUALAIHUE PUERTOFM89.1 FM
AdAgrupacion de Comunicacion Social el Centinela · holderFM94.5 FM
JCJhd Comunicaciones SpA · holderFM97.9 FM
LSLuis Salvador Zapata Pinto - Radiodifusion E.I.R.L. · holderFM104.9 FM
RyRadio y Television Regional Viva Ltda. · holderFM105.5 FM
SdSoc. de Comunicaciones el Shaddai Ltda. · holderFM102.9 FM
SRSoc. Radio Emisora Hualaihue Ltda. · holderFM89.7 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
155
1,6% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
84 people · 54% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
84 Venezuela
22 Argentina
11 Colombia
6 Haití

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
102
2,8% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
62
5.058 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
88
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
25
beneficiaries · 2012–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
11
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

8.110homes · by type (2017)
House
4.250 · 96.2%
House
3.666 · 99.3%
Shack/hut/shanty
112 · 2.5%
Other private
46 · 1%
Other private
21 · 0.6%
Apartment
4 · 0.1%
Shack/improvised dwelling
3 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
3 · 0.1%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Apartment
1 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
Room in old house/tenement
1 · 0%
83%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
1.802 · 82.1%
Rented
188 · 8.6%
Provided for work
102 · 4.6%
Free of charge
75 · 3.4%
Owned, being paid off
29 · 1.3%

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
Ley Austral — crédito tributario a la inversióncompanies
Ley 19.606

Crédito contra renta de 1ª categoría por inversiones sobre 500 UTM destinadas a producción de bienes/servicios. Por tramos: 32% hasta 200.000 UTM, 15% entre 200k–2,5M UTM, 10% sobre 2,5M UTM; tope 80.000 UTM por contribuyente.

Crédito 10–32% de la inversión· vigenteSource
Zona Franca de Extensiónresidentspreliminary data
DL 1.055/1975; gravamen Ley 18.211

Los residentes compran mercaderías en la zona franca primaria sin pagar impuestos ni derechos de internación, pagando solo un gravamen especial de 0,46% sobre el valor CIF (tasa vigente desde 1-abr-2019, se reajusta). Caveat: la cobertura exacta de la extensión (p. ej. Alto Hospicio) es ambigua en la propia documentación BCN 2025.

Gravamen 0,46% CIF en vez de impuestos de internación· 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 90% (DL 249)workers
DL 249/1974 art. 7 · DL 3.551/1980 art. 25 · Ley 19.354 · Ley 21.405 art. 40

Sobresueldo mensual a funcionarios públicos según aislamiento/costo de vida: 90% 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.

90% 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
$10.057.444.000
Own revenue
$1.284.129.000
13% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$4.438.551.000
44% of the total
State transfers
$4.211.221.000
42% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$770.287.000
$10.057.444.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

8.5%
17.0%
18.5%
56.0%
Property tax$109.578.000
Business licenses$218.118.000
Vehicle permits$236.932.000
Other own revenue$719.501.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Aquaculture licenses (Law 20.033): $425.191.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
51.9%
48.1%
Municipal$10.057.444.000
Education$9.306.377.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $4.031.056.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$114.432.000
$1.284.129.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$501.370.000
$4.438.551.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$48.914.000
$4.211.221.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$9.818.051.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$7.117.901.000
Execution rate
72.5%
Unexecuted: $2.700.150.000
Low execution: it only executed 72.5% of the budget — $2.700.150.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$747.236.000
$7.117.901.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

73.3%
12.5%
9.8%
Internal management$5.219.102.000
Community services$886.964.000
Social programs$695.671.000
Municipal activities$78.391.000
Recreational programs$200.218.000
Cultural programs$37.555.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.466.498.00034.7%
Investment (works and projects)$1.164.888.00016.4%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.025.081.00014.4%
Transfers to education$503.957.0007.1%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$222.016.0003.1%
Electricity (facilities)$159.272.0002.2%
Councillor stipends$81.439.0001.1%
Travel allowances$61.525.0000.9%
Water (facilities)$5.638.0000.1%
Commissions and representation$223.0000.0%

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

34.7%
14.4%
50.9%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.466.498.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.025.081.000
Others$3.626.322.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

48.7%
16.6%
7.7%
26.0%
Permanent staff$1.645.788.000
Contract staff$560.063.000
Fee contracts$260.647.000
Labor Code$33.769.000
Community progs.$879.110.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

71.2%
28.8%
Permanent staff42
Contract staff17
Total: 59 staffWomen: 39.0%Professionalization: 42.4%
Cost/staffer permanent: $33.737.167/yearCost/staffer contract: $26.139.235/year

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

Inversión, servicios básicos y obras

Investment and authorities' expenses · 2025

Municipal investment: $1.164.888.000 (16.4% of spending)Councillor stipends: $81.439.000Travel allowances: $61.525.000Commissions and representation: $223.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $222.016.000Electricity: $159.272.000Water: $5.638.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

33
46
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

24
103
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$41.031.543.383
Purchase orders
68.033

Purchase-order amount · trend

$645.930.510
$1.570.398.666
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Sociedad de Inversiones Cumbres Ingenieria SpA$3.252.095.0012
Ferreterias Weitzler S.A.$1.937.267.8443.403
Mauricio Eduvin Uribe Villarroel$1.289.238.04615
Soc. de Explotacion Turistica Carretera Austral Lt$1.031.400.6968.870
Pena Spoerer y Cia S.A.$768.625.2852
Distribuidora Absa Limitada$727.488.2181.583
Maria Jose$709.942.7735
Maurico$657.395.88821

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.041.412.82866%
Agile Purchase $246.266.46416%
Direct award discretionary$163.022.86310%
Framework Agreement $119.696.5068%

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

Registered companies
944
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
1.104

Pyramid by sales bracket

65.5%
10.3%
23.7%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)618 companies
Small (≤25k UF)97 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)5 companies
No sales/no info224 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Sociedad de Transporte Turismo e Inversiones Kemelbus LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOMedium 237
Sociedad de Servicios y Explotacion Turistica Carretera Austral Ltda.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 215
Imv SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 118
Ferreteria el Constructor LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 16
Kamui Market SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 1
I Municipalidad de HualaihueADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SNo sales465

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
1
US$ 1 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
3
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Sistema de Ensilaje Masivo para Mortalidad de Salmones, Área CholgoDIAProductos del Mar Ventisqueros S.A.Approved0,553

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
53 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
HornopirénNational Park25.204 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.

69
Species
56
Flora
13
Fauna
12
In conservation status
8
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Belloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUQueuleGomortega keuleENPitaoPitavia punctataENPeladillaAplochiton zebraENCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTPumaPuma concolorNT

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.

4 Wetlands · 1 urban · 58 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-10-63Rio Negrourban40
HPU-10-04Humedal Rolecha16
HRU-10-35Humedal La Poza 12
HRU-10-36Humedal La Poza 20

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. 2 projects totaling US$ 35 million, approved between 2010 and 2021. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy1 project · US$ 20 M · 2010
Hidroenergia Chile Ltda.Mini Central Hidroeléctrica de Pasada Río Negro (e-seia)
Fishing and Aquaculture1 project · US$ 15 M · 2021
Piscicultura San Joaquin SpAPiscicultura San Joaquin

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
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Puerto Montt at 80.2 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

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
3
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
1
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
218-2024
3TA
Piscicultura San Joaquín Spa /Dirección ejecutiva del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Piscicultura San Joaquín
Environmental assessment - Unfavorable RCARejects
R-12-2019
3TA
Comunidad Indígena El Manzano y otros con Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Piscicultura San Joaquín
Environmental assessment - Citizen participationUpheld
R-2-2019
3TA
Agrupación mapuche williche Mapunewenche con Director Ejecutivo del SEA
Piscicultura San Joaquín
Environmental assessment - Citizen participationRejects

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
2
Historic monuments
1
Nature sanctuaries
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
Vertedero Municipal de HualaihuéBasural3.958 t/year
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero Municipal de Hualaihué (Hualaihué) · 3.958 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
6
Area affected
1 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
3 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
16
At high or very high risk
15
12 very high
Main threat
Deslizamiento/Derrumbe/Rodad…
Deslizamiento/Derrumbe/Rodado/Caída

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
6,68°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,14°C
Annual precipitation
3.453 mm
projection: 0%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +0 days
Frost days
111

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
658
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
6.864
Police cases · trend
440
658
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces2112.201
Domestic violence1331.387
Property damage86897
Threats79824
Minor injuries32334
Larceny23240
Drug-related crimes15157
Less serious injuries10104
Sexual abuse10104
Burglary of an inhabited place994
Receiving stolen goods884
Burglary of an uninhabited place773

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 26.

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
44
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 9.586 hab
Patrol fleet
1
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
16
44
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
42
Deaths
1
10,4 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
19
3 serious
Pedestrian collisions
2

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.