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Escudo de Cerrillos

Cerrillos

Región Metropolitana de SantiagoFounded 198190.182 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 202417 km² of area5.427 inh./km²$32.641M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Housing
1.984 families
11th most families in encampments
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Environment
24 µg/m³
20th worst air quality (PM2.5)
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Society
14.1%
23rd largest foreign population share
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Population
−4,4%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
22,6%
Multidimensional poverty · 91st highest of 346
Finance
$362 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 276 of 346
Environment
23,9 µg/m³
Air above the standard: PM2.5
Safety
7.778
cases per 100k inhab. · 40th in the country
Education
596,2 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
314th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

52 Squares and green areas
41 Schools
21 Kindergartens
11 Pharmacies
7 Health centers
3 Carabineros
2 Institutes
2 Fire stations
2 Libraries
2 Universities

Cerrillos es una comuna ubicada en el sector surponiente de la ciudad de Santiago, capital de Chile. Fue creada en 1991 a partir de una subdivisión de la comuna de Maipú.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

57.4 /100
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#71 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety74
Health49
Culture and environment64
Education30
Infrastructure52
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Johnny Yáñez D.
INDEPENDIENTE
12.035
votes (24.62%)
65.490
Electoral roll
85,96%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
JY
Johnny Yáñez D.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
12.035
votes
LL
Lorena Leonor Facuse Rojas
2021-2024 · IND
9.085
votes
AA
Alejandro Almendares Calderón
2008-2012 · RN
20.708
votes
AA
Alejandro Almendares Calderón
2004-2008 · RN
18.758
votes
AA
Alejandro Almendares Calderon
2000-2004 · RN
22.041
votes
AA
Alejandro Almendares Calderon
1996-2000 · RN
9.043
votes
FM
Fernando Martínez Mercado
1992-1996 · DC
10.742
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

CB
Carolina Burgos A.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
3.280
votes
JJ
Juan Jimenez R.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
2.820
votes
LL
Luis Leiva G.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · FRENTE AMPLIO
2.257
votes
JO
Josefina Osorio O.
ECOLOGISTAS, ANIMALISTAS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO ALIANZA VERDE POPULAR
2.118
votes
DM
Daivit Mellado R.
PARTIDO DE LA GENTE E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO DE LA GENTE
1.757
votes
RM
Roxana Muñoz D.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · PARTIDO RADICAL DE CHILE
1.515
votes

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

Este municipio tiene carpetas de actas del concejo en su Transparencia Activa, pero SIN documentos publicados (incumplimiento de la Ley 20.285).

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
209
Highly complex
27
Audit reports
11
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20242181121
20202051231
2019338252
2017142631
20161021241484
2015193102

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

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

  • PO
    Plaza Oeste S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 23 audiencias · 2016–2026
  • CP
    Constructora Pacal S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 9 audiencias · 2020–2022
  • Sd
    Sociedad de Rentas Falabella S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2018–2020
  • WC
    Walmart Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2016–2023
  • Gf
    Google For Education
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2021–2025
  • IG
    Inmobiliaria General Velásquez S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2017–2022
  • fr
    Fundacion Renacer Juntos
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2018–2026
  • IY
    Inversiones y Servicios Dataluna Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2019–2024
  • IP
    Inmobiliaria Py S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2020–2023
  • EX
    Enel X
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • A
    Asfundoce
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2021
  • IS
    Inmobiliaria Suksa Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019–2021
  • AD
    Asociacion de Funcionarios Municipales de Cerrillos
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2017
  • CD
    Cuerpo de Bomberos de Maipú
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2025
  • AU
    Acciones Urbanas
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017–2018
  • AM
    Asociación Metropolitana de Municipalidades de Santiago Sur para la Gestión Ambiental y de Residuos Msur
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2025
  • PS
    Prohanyu SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • LF
    Lotus Festival SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2025
  • SS
    Sercom SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2025
  • LS
    Lts Servicios de Producción SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2026
and 305 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

74.062
inhabitants
90.268
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+22%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
86.355
-5% vs. 2035 (90.502)
Over 60 · 2050
30,27%
23,26% in 2035 · +7 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)99,77 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,6 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment728 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment18,2 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)596,2 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)610 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo85.041 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)5,2 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)22,6 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples8,78 %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 740 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
79.454
42.401 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
21.865
52% of RSH households
Female-headed households
55%
23.142
Elderly (60+)16.62521%
Children and adolescents (<18)17.26022%
Foreign nationals9.59412%
Belonging to indigenous peoples5.0606%
People with moderate/severe dependency2.5463%
Single-person households21.56751%

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
13.260
37 schools
Students per teacher
14,9
888 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
86,5%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
51,8%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 29%Private subsidized 71%
Pass rate
97,5%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,18%
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
2
Rural health posts
0
FONASA enrollees
0
0% of the population
Primary-care medical visits · per year
81.850
180.090
20102025
Medical specialties served · 2 in the comuna (public system)
Adult PsychiatryChild Psychiatry

Specialties with services recorded at the comuna's public facilities (REM DEIS, 2024). These are services performed, not doctor headcount. Excludes the private network.

Comprehensive home visits · per year
2.173
1.620
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 (59.665 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Dr. Norman VoulliémeFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Health Service32.38257%
Centro de Salud Familiar Enfermera Sofía PincheiraFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Health Service24.90254%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar BuzetaCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Health Service2.38059%
Sar Enfermera Sofía PincheiraHigh-Resolution Emergency Primary Care Service (SAR)Municipal1100%

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
7.463
8.8% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche6.36385.3%
Otro5487.3%
Aymara1962.6%
Diaguita1331.8%
Quechua1081.4%

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
77
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.9
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
1.047
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
409
Sports
174
Cultural
98
For the elderly
68
Social and aid
62
Foundations and corporations
7
Fire brigades
2

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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
RURADIO UNOFM97.1 FM
CCCentro Cultural y Social Rukalaf · holderComunitaria107.7 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
12.732
15% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Haití
3.945 people · 31% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
3.945 Haití
2.995 Venezuela
2.417 Perú
1.736 Colombia

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

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

Families in informal settlements
1.984
5 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
2.670
9,5% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
1.878
111.454 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
1.381
paid · 2011–2026
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
913
beneficiaries · 2012–2026
Subsidies Rental · DS52
81
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

51.726homes · by type (2017)
House
19.796 · 72.8%
House
18.021 · 73.5%
Apartment
6.884 · 25.3%
Apartment
5.664 · 23.1%
Room in old house/tenement
391 · 1.6%
Shack/hut/shanty
298 · 1.2%
Room in old house/tenement
262 · 1%
Other private
145 · 0.6%
Shack/improvised dwelling
138 · 0.5%
Other private
106 · 0.4%
Indigenous dwelling
7 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
6 · 0%
Mobile
5 · 0%
Mobile
3 · 0%
75%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
10.026 · 56.9%
Rented
3.216 · 18.3%
Owned, being paid off
3.204 · 18.2%
Free of charge
872 · 4.9%
Provided for work
301 · 1.7%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
16
0,9 per 1,000 over-60s

Long-stay facilities for the elderly registered in Chile Cuida. Comunas without ELEAM send their elders to other comunas. With projected ageing (see Demographic projection), this capacity defines whether one can age in one's own comuna.

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$32.641.180.000
Own revenue
$19.878.517.000
61% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$5.794.478.000
18% of the total
State transfers
$1.491.859.000
5% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$5.228.262.000
$32.641.180.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

32.3%
39.9%
7.2%
16.2%
Property tax$6.415.843.000
Business licenses$7.923.221.000
Vehicle permits$1.434.903.000
Cleaning fees$876.112.000
Other own revenue$3.228.438.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $643.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
73.7%
26.3%
Municipal$32.641.180.000
Education$11.645.865.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $3.078.476.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$3.643.244.000
$19.878.517.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$836.467.000
$5.794.478.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$92.494.000
$1.491.859.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$40.292.790.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$35.469.655.000
Execution rate
88.0%
Unexecuted: $4.823.135.000
Medium execution: it executed 88.0%. Left unspent: $4.823.135.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$5.650.228.000
$35.469.655.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

55.4%
20.4%
20.9%
Internal management$19.633.672.000
Community services$7.235.209.000
Social programs$7.412.396.000
Municipal activities$26.040.000
Recreational programs$473.564.000
Cultural programs$688.774.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$11.035.903.00031.1%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$9.987.810.00028.2%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$3.987.135.00011.2%
Electricity (facilities)$1.878.700.0005.3%
Investment (works and projects)$580.698.0001.6%
Water (facilities)$484.036.0001.4%
Street lighting$215.424.0000.6%
Councillor stipends$92.475.0000.3%
Travel allowances$4.576.0000.0%
Commissions and representation$4.194.0000.0%

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

28.2%
31.1%
40.7%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$9.987.810.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$11.035.903.000
Others$14.445.942.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

35.9%
16.4%
8.1%
36.2%
Permanent staff$5.945.755.000
Contract staff$2.706.852.000
Fee contracts$1.335.203.000
Labor Code$569.381.000
Community progs.$5.989.879.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

68.2%
18.0%
13.8%
Permanent staff197
Contract staff52
Fee contracts40
Total: 289 staffFee contracts: 13.8% of the headcountWomen: 49.8%Professionalization: 31.3%
Cost/staffer permanent: $28.849.000/yearCost/staffer contract: $41.316.231/yearCost/staffer fees: $21.291.575/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: $580.698.000 (1.6% of spending)Councillor stipends: $92.475.000Travel allowances: $4.576.000Commissions and representation: $4.194.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $3.987.135.000Street lighting: $215.424.000Electricity: $1.878.700.000Water: $484.036.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

56
49
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

80
15
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$119.604.307.774
Purchase orders
32.232

Purchase-order amount · trend

$2.862.566.516
$11.299.891.269
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Dimension S.A.$7.930.531.42741
Soloverde S.A.$7.405.370.0002
Sociedad de Servicios de Aseo Integrales SpA$4.580.881.6656
Cgh Transportes EIRL$4.247.396.4507
Phoenix Paisajismo Ltda.$3.695.900.88156
Scp$2.720.355.1561
Ingecom$2.693.040.9979
Bus Service Ltda.$2.249.946.9747

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $10.583.116.50994%
Agile Purchase $446.986.7724%
Framework Agreement $245.961.2612%
Direct award discretionary$23.826.7250%

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

Registered companies
4.982
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
45.134

Pyramid by sales bracket

55.7%
18.6%
20.4%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)2.774 companies
Small (≤25k UF)928 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)167 companies
Large (>100k UF)99 companies
No sales/no info1.014 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Evercrisp Snack Productos de Chile S aINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)3.442
Equans Industrial SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)3.356
Equans Mantenimiento y Montaje Electrico SpAACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DELarge 4 (>1M UF)2.807
Soc Comercial Allendes Hermanos LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)847
Cristalerias Toro SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)645
Bat Chile S.A.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)597
Virutex Ilko SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)548
Laboratorios Prater S aINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)529
Carlos Cramer Productos Aromaticos SaciINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)514
Laboratorio Ballerina LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)479

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
3
US$ 212 M declared
Approved last 5 years
10
US$ 660 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
664
+ 67 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
3.590
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Ruta 78 Fase 2: Tramo Santiago San AntonioEIASociedad Concesionaria Autopista SaUnder Review9151.800
PROYECTO ODATA SAN BERNARDODIALo Espejo Data Center SpAApproved250493
Extensión Línea 6 Metro de SantiagoDIAEmpresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Approved196,9568
Proyecto Inmobiliario de Integración Social y Territorial DS-19 TerrazDIABoetsch S.A.Approved126,836500
Conjunto Residencial de Integración Social DS19 Paseo de las AvesDIAInmobiliaria Cerrillos Lote IV SpAUnder Review77,671246
Nuevo Proyecto Inmobiliario Hacienda Lo ErrázurizDIAInmobiliaria Macrolote XII SpAApproved65700
Proyecto Inmobiliario Condominio de Viviendas Sociales DS49 y EdificioDIAConstructora Lo Blanco SpAUnder Review64,429280
Lotes F2 y F3 CPB CerrillosDIAInmobiliaria Icv Cerrillos SpAApproved56,146600
Actualización Centro de distribución Lo EspejoDIAFalabella Inmobiliario S.A.Approved30200
ISA CerrillosDIAInmobiliaria Deisa Cerrillos SpAApproved23,325300
REGULARIZACION PLANTA ELABORADORA DE PRODUCTOS PARA PANADERÍA, PASTELEDIAPuratos de Chile SpAApproved20,680
Ampliación Centro de Distribución Ariztía (CDPO)DIADesarrollo y Servicios Melipilla LiApproved11,8195

Investment DECLARED by the owner upon entering SEIA (not necessarily materialized; the RCA expires after 5 years without works). Multi-comuna projects: prorated investment, jobs counted in full. Jobs = declared peak labor (source PRISMA/SOFOFA). Source: e-SEIA + PRISMA.

TerritoryClimate, biodiversity, national heritage, SEIA-approved projects and more

Roads and motorwaysSource: OpenStreetMap · 2026 snapshot

Kilometres of trunk road
21 km
Motorways and trunk roads crossing the comuna

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

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

MP2,5 · annual average
23,9µg/m³· above the Chilean standard
OMS 5
CL standard 20
4,8× the WHO 2021 guideline · 1,2× the Chilean standard · 39 days above daily standard (50 µg/m³)
MP10 · annual average
66,5µg/m³· above the Chilean standard
OMS 15
CL standard 50
4,4× the WHO 2021 guideline · 1,3× the Chilean standard · 12 days above daily standard (150 µg/m³)
2monitoring stations · 2 from the MMA Network· measures MP2,5; MP10; O3; SO2; NO2; CO· stations: Cerrillos I, Cerrillos II
PM2.5 latest reading
13 µg/m³
15-08-2026 · 27 days above standard in the last 12 months
Monthly PM2.5 trend
norma 2007/24: 48,9 µg/m³08/24: 31,9 µg/m³09/24: 19,5 µg/m³10/24: 14,7 µg/m³11/24: 11,6 µg/m³12/24: 13,3 µg/m³01/25: 12 µg/m³02/25: 13,8 µg/m³03/25: 13,6 µg/m³04/25: 22,2 µg/m³05/25: 42,7 µg/m³06/25: 51,4 µg/m³07/25: 55,4 µg/m³08/25: 29,1 µg/m³09/25: 18,1 µg/m³10/25: 12,4 µg/m³11/25: 11 µg/m³12/25: 12,6 µg/m³01/26: 13,8 µg/m³02/26: 10,3 µg/m³03/26: 12,6 µg/m³04/26: 21,1 µg/m³05/26: 43 µg/m³06/26: 48 µg/m³07/26: 31,8 µg/m³08/26: 25 µg/m³07/2408/26
25 µg/m³
promedio 08/26
PM10 latest reading
26 µg/m³
15-08-2026 · 10 days above standard in the last 12 months
Monthly PM10 trend
norma 5007/24: 107,1 µg/m³08/24: 72,4 µg/m³09/24: 55,6 µg/m³10/24: 48,3 µg/m³11/24: 48,2 µg/m³12/24: 53,4 µg/m³01/25: 53,4 µg/m³02/25: 60,2 µg/m³03/25: 61,6 µg/m³04/25: 70,5 µg/m³05/25: 93,1 µg/m³06/25: 106,9 µg/m³07/25: 119,9 µg/m³08/25: 68,8 µg/m³09/25: 55 µg/m³10/25: 57,3 µg/m³11/25: 51,3 µg/m³12/25: 56 µg/m³01/26: 61,8 µg/m³02/26: 56,4 µg/m³03/26: 56,3 µg/m³04/26: 66 µg/m³05/26: 95,9 µg/m³06/26: 110,2 µg/m³07/26: 85,2 µg/m³08/26: 70,8 µg/m³07/2408/26
70,8 µg/m³
promedio 08/26
vigentemixtoMP2,5; MP10; O3
PPDA Región Metropolitana
DS 31/2017 · published 2017 · see plan

Zone with decontamination plan PPDA Region Metropolitana de Santiago · critical pollutant MP2.5 / MP10 / O3

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

Air quality observed at MMA's SINCA stations within the comuna (2024); 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)
Rio ClarilloNational Reserveat 30.6 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.

50
Species
34
Flora
16
Fauna
19
In conservation status
14
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Belloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUQueuleGomortega keuleENPitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENRoble de santiago, roble blanco, roble, hualle, pellín,hualoNothofagus macrocarpaVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENGuayacánPorlieria chilensisVUTarántula enana, araña pollitoEuathlus parvulusCRCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVUPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENTarántula chilena rosada, araña pollitoGrammostola roseaVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUTarántula de patas azules, araña pollitoEuathlus truculentusENGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUConcón, 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.

1 Wetlands · 1 urban · 6 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-13-01Sist. Rios Maipo- Mapocho, esteros Colina- Angostura- Puangue y Trib.urban6 /18.814

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. 33 projects totaling US$ 1.593 million, approved between 1996 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Transport Infrastructure9 projects · US$ 656 M · 2000–2024
Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del EstadoTren Alameda Melipilla · Linea 6 - Etapa 2: Tuneles, Estaciones, Talleres y Cocheras
Real estate12 projects · US$ 614 M · 2001–2025
Boetsch S.A.Proyecto Inmobiliario de Integración Social y Territorial DS-19 Terrazas del Viento · CONJUNTO HABITACIONAL VISTA ALEGRE (e-seia)
Miscellaneous industrial facilities4 projects · US$ 160 M · 1998–2015
Falabella Inmobiliario S.A.MODIFICACIÓN CENTRO DE DISTRIBUCIÓN SODIMAC S.A. · Proyecto Industrial General Velásquez Dos en Uno S.A.
Others5 projects · US$ 125 M · 2011–2021
Lo Espejo Data Center SpAPROYECTO ODATA SAN BERNARDO · TRANSPORTES DE SUSTANCIAS PELIGROSAS REGIONES XV, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, RM, TRANSPORTES BELLO E HIJOS LTDA.
Environmental Sanitation2 projects · US$ 25 M · 2002–2026
Puratos de Chile SpAREGULARIZACION PLANTA ELABORADORA DE PRODUCTOS PARA PANADERÍA, PASTELERÍA y CHOCOLATERÍA · Emisario de Entrada a la Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Servidas La Farfana
Energy1 project · US$ 13 M · 1996
Metrogas S.A.Red de Distribución de Gas Natural Metrogas

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
Enel
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
SMAPA · also Aguas Andinas
Higher education
1 campus in the comuna

Almost no comuna has its own utility: it is served by a major regional concession holder. Water = urban operational territory (SISS; rural goes via APR); electric = concession distributor per the tariff decree (CNE); higher education = university, IP and CFT campuses (MINEDUC/SIES), with the nearest comuna when there are none.

Environmental conflictsSource: SNIFA · SMA + Environmental Search · Environmental Courts

Final SMA sanctions

Final sanctions
1
Sanctioned entities
1
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
16 UTA
1 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Comercializadora Pañilwe SpASOCIEDAD COMERCIALIZADORA PANILWE SPA (EX MÁQUINAS EUROACERO)Industrial facility16

Environmental sanctions final from the SMA (no pending appeals) whose auditable unit sits in the comuna: companies, individuals and institutions (including the municipality). Fine in UTA (Annual Tax Unit). Source: Public Sanctions Registry, SNIFA.

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
2
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
2
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-271-2020
2TA
Ilustre Municipalidad de Cerrillos con Comisión de Evaluación de la Región Metropolitana
Cerrillos Data Center
Environmental assessment – Administrative invalidationPartially upheld
R-331-2022
2TA
Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A./Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Línea 6- Etapa 2: Túneles, Estaciones, Talleres y Cocheras
Environmental sanction proceedingPartially upheld

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 (2024)

Green space per capita
7 m²
70% 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
36
Historic monuments
36

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)

Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Santiago Poniente (Maipú) · 46.233 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
1
Area affected
0 ha
Cumulative last 5 seasons
0 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
35
At high or very high risk
23
14 very high
Main threat
Colapso colectores de aguas …
Colapso colectores de aguas lluvia/alcantarillados

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.

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

Mean annual temperature
15,66°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,31°C
Annual precipitation
345 mm
projection: -5%
Hot days>30°C
67
projection: +38 days
Frost days
8

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
7.014
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
7.778
Police cases · trend
8.383
7.014
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Property damage777862
Threats758841
Domestic violence724803
Larceny714792
Robbery with violence or intimidation693768
Theft of items from vehicles607673
Snatch theft399442
Motor vehicle theft328364
Minor injuries327363
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces288319
Burglary of an uninhabited place275305
Violent vehicle robbery (carjacking)225250

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 29.

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
40
Guards and inspectors
12
1 per 7.515 hab
Patrol fleet
7
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 2Pickups: 4Motorcycles: 1Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
23
40
20202024

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
542
Deaths
6
6,7 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
255
40 serious
Pedestrian collisions
19
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.