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Escudo de La Granja

La Granja

Región Metropolitana de SantiagoFounded 1892119.321 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 202410 km² of area11.859 inh./km²$29.893M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Education
4%
11th highest school dropout
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Finance
$250.139/inhab.
12th lowest budget per inhabitant
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Society
-14%
21st that lost the most population (since 2002)
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Environment
9
26th most SMA-sanctioned companies (by domicile)
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Population
−22,3%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
22,3%
Multidimensional poverty · 97th highest of 346
Finance
$251 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 332 of 346
Finance
80,29%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
4,41%
School dropout rate · 11th highest in the country
Education
589 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
88th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

107 Squares and green areas
55 Schools
21 Kindergartens
9 Health centers
6 Pharmacies
3 Carabineros
1 Fire stations
1 Institutes
1 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)

La Granja es una comuna ubicada en el sector sur de la ciudad de Santiago, capital de Chile. Se encuentra en la Provincia de Santiago de la Región Metropolitana de Santiago. Posee una extensión de 10,4 km², con una población de 112 022 habitantes, su densidad es de 10 771,3 hab/km². Integra junto con las comunas de Santiago, Providencia, Macul, Ñuñoa, y San Joaquín el Distrito Electoral N.º 10 y pertenece a la Circunscripción Senatorial 8.ª Santiago Oriente. Limita al norte con San Joaquín, al este con La Florida, al oeste con San Ramón y al sur con La Pintana.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

58.5 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#60 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety77
Health53
Culture and environment52
Education25
Infrastructure67
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Claudio Arriagada M.
INDEPENDIENTE
23.106
votes (31.83%)
97.813
Electoral roll
86,37%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
CA
Claudio Arriagada M.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
23.106
votes
LF
Luis Felipe Delpin Aguilar
2021-2024 · DC
19.595
votes
CA
Claudio Arriagada Macaya
2008-2012 · PDC
30.165
votes
CA
Claudio Arriagada Macaya
2004-2008 · PDC
31.567
votes
CA
Claudio Arriagada Macaya
2000-2004 · PDC
24.459
votes
CA
Claudio Arriagada Macaya
1996-2000 · DC
25.566
votes
CA
Claudio Arriagada Macaya
1992-1996 · DC
9.784
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

GM
Guillermo Moreno B.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · PARTIDO LIBERAL DE CHILE
4.182
votes
JV
Juan Valdes V.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
3.301
votes
XP
Ximena Palacios O.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · FRENTE AMPLIO
2.980
votes
TO
Tamara Osorio P.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
2.936
votes
BA
Bernardita Aguirre C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
2.663
votes
SU
Sergio Urbina N.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
1.867
votes
MD
Maria de la Jara F.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.728
votes
NN
Nancy Nicul L.
ECOLOGISTAS, ANIMALISTAS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO ALIANZA VERDE POPULAR
1.303
votes

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

2.170 minutes publishedindex updated on 31-07-2026Municipal transparency

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
301
Highly complex
38
Audit reports
14
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202510191
202059329272
2019143291
20181944101
20171052240293
201664342193

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

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

  • FI
    Fundacion Integra
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2015–2022
  • FT
    Fundación Tiempos Nuevos
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2025
  • KC
    Kyb Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • IS
    Inmobiliaria Santa Sofía 3 SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018–2019
  • AC
    Aparcaderos Custodias Nacionales Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017
  • ES
    E-Consulting SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • IS
    Inombiliaria Santa Sofía S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • VV
    Vinculo Verde
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • Cd
    Cuerpo de Bomberos la Granja
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • SI
    Sociedad Importadora Lightgreen Energy Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • Cd
    Comercializadora de Maquinas Columbia Limitada.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • Ud
    Universidad del Alba
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • BD
    Brecha Digital Consultores Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • RE
    Rolas Energy Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • SG
    Servicios Generales y Telecomunicaciones Hyv Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • CP
    Constructora Parque Forestal S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • AM
    Asociación Metropolitana de Municipalidades de Santiago Sur para la Gestión Ambiental y de Residuos Msur
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • AY
    Asesoria y Consultorias Gea Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • AS
    Atc Sitios de Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • CT
    Comercial Totalpack Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
and 15 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

137.061
inhabitants
118.394
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
-14%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
91.249
-16% vs. 2035 (108.871)
Over 60 · 2050
32,8%
25,82% 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)99,94 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,3 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment790 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment27,3 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)589 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)607 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo112.022 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)6 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)22,3 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples10,05 %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 903 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
115.023
64.144 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
36.253
57% of RSH households
Female-headed households
52%
33.603
Elderly (60+)28.20925%
Children and adolescents (<18)22.93420%
Foreign nationals7.3546%
Belonging to indigenous peoples7.4416%
People with moderate/severe dependency2.1602%
Single-person households34.83554%

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
19.401
57 schools
Students per teacher
13,7
1.415 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
87,7%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
62,3%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 24%Private subsidized 76%
Pass rate
97,3%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
4,41%
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
4
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
0
FONASA enrollees
138.663
116% of the population
Doctors employed
80
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 545Contract staff: 339Fee contracts: 191
Primary-care medical visits · per year
135.131
200.383
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
9.714
4.909
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 (135.191 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar la GranjaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal47.09058%
Centro de Salud Familiar Granja SurFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal41.19054%
Centro de Salud Familiar Padre Esteban GumucioFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal27.33956%
Centro de Salud Familiar Malaquías ConchaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal18.34559%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar San GregorioCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal62869%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar MillalemuCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal59971%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $36.470.449.000 ($263.015/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $22.939.968.000Municipal contribution: $320.000.000

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

Indigenous population
11.260
10.1% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche10.59694.1%
Aymara2592.3%
Diaguita1601.4%
Otro900.8%
Quechua670.6%

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.

1 Local media · ComunitariaSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
AAVIVAComunitaria105.9 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
9.550
8,5% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
4.259 people · 45% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
4.259 Venezuela
2.009 Perú
1.244 Colombia
751 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
3.859
10,4% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
131
9.167 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
1.472
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
2.372
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
142
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

69.834homes · by type (2017)
House
29.585 · 83.5%
House
28.074 · 81.6%
Apartment
5.613 · 15.8%
Apartment
4.769 · 13.9%
Shack/hut/shanty
681 · 2%
Room in old house/tenement
621 · 1.8%
Other private
251 · 0.7%
Room in old house/tenement
151 · 0.4%
Other private
64 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
13 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
5 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
4 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
74%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
15.385 · 49.7%
Owned, being paid off
7.377 · 23.8%
Rented
5.558 · 17.9%
Free of charge
2.151 · 6.9%
Provided for work
509 · 1.6%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
2
Beds
71
2,8 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
$29.892.856.000
Own revenue
$4.964.677.000
17% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$20.224.807.000
68% of the total
State transfers
$1.770.870.000
6% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$5.769.047.000
$29.892.856.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

19.3%
18.3%
16.1%
7.8%
38.5%
Property tax$956.629.000
Business licenses$910.793.000
Vehicle permits$801.684.000
Cleaning fees$386.492.000
Other own revenue$1.909.079.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
37.6%
17.0%
45.4%
Municipal$29.892.856.000
Education$13.472.253.000
Health$36.052.164.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $18.616.999.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$1.190.214.000
$4.964.677.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$3.451.589.000
$20.224.807.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$648.872.000
$1.770.870.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$36.993.778.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$33.729.290.000
Execution rate
91.2%
Unexecuted: $3.264.488.000
Medium execution: it executed 91.2%. Left unspent: $3.264.488.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$5.673.775.000
$33.729.290.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

54.8%
28.1%
13.7%
Internal management$18.467.961.000
Community services$9.462.045.000
Social programs$4.619.095.000
Municipal activities$42.900.000
Recreational programs$2.289.000
Cultural programs$1.135.000.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$36.470.449.000108.1%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$11.932.531.00035.4%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$10.555.304.00031.3%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$3.410.915.00010.1%
Electricity (facilities)$1.578.069.0004.7%
Investment (works and projects)$1.279.312.0003.8%
Street lighting$633.441.0001.9%
Water (facilities)$461.655.0001.4%
Transfers to health$320.000.0000.9%
Councillor stipends$125.485.0000.4%
Commissions and representation$3.431.0000.0%
Travel allowances$3.032.0000.0%

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

35.4%
31.3%
33.3%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$11.932.531.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$10.555.304.000
Others$11.241.455.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

38.0%
32.4%
7.7%
21.3%
Permanent staff$5.805.093.000
Contract staff$4.956.954.000
Fee contracts$1.170.484.000
Labor Code$102.481.000
Community progs.$3.260.851.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

33.2%
17.3%
49.4%
Permanent staff240
Contract staff125
Fee contracts357
Total: 722 staffFee contracts: 49.4% of the headcountWomen: 52.9%Professionalization: 27.7%
Cost/staffer permanent: $23.433.017/yearCost/staffer contract: $19.787.528/yearCost/staffer fees: $1.820.686/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: $1.279.312.000 (3.8% of spending)Councillor stipends: $125.485.000Travel allowances: $3.032.000Commissions and representation: $3.431.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $3.410.915.000Street lighting: $633.441.000Electricity: $1.578.069.000Water: $461.655.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

335
35
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

164
50
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$171.184.545.176
Purchase orders
64.434

Purchase-order amount · trend

$5.399.792.867
$5.821.821.481
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Empresa Constructora Pedro Aviles R. y Cia. Ltda.$11.089.452.10917
Constructora P&l Limitada$6.978.344.4801
Eprel Limitada Ingenieria y Construccion$6.852.774.216129
Constructora Lima$6.779.061.6811
Construcciones y Servicios Siglo Verde S.A.$6.541.819.2657
Ymt Ingenieria y Construccion S.A.$5.649.498.4843
Abastible S.A.$3.829.600.707783
Cannon Security Ltda.$3.396.723.95612

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $2.881.987.71150%
Agile Purchase $1.067.134.64118%
Framework Agreement $998.015.69317%
Direct award discretionary$874.683.43815%

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

Registered companies
4.939
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
14.847

Pyramid by sales bracket

62.0%
15.2%
20.7%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)3.062 companies
Small (≤25k UF)753 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)85 companies
Large (>100k UF)19 companies
No sales/no info1.020 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Imperial S.A.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)1.019
Fibro Sonoco S.A.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 2125
Confecciones Butka Ltda.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 283
Comercial Jjv SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 266
Arc dos Comercial LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 264
Sociedad Distribuidora de Gas Licuado y de Transportes la Recarga LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 219
Comercializadora Kony SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 28
Fund Tiempos NuevosACTIVIDADES ARTISTICAS, DE ENTRETENIMIENTO Y Large 1252
Plasticos Benitez LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 174
Lemaco SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 168

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$ 243 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
404
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Línea 9 Metro de SantiagoEIAEmpresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Approved1.946,13.230

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
8 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.

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)
36 t MP10
36 t MP2,5
0 t SO₂
0 t Material particulado

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)
Rio ClarilloNational Reserveat 21.7 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.

9
Species
2
Flora
7
Fauna
2
In conservation status
2
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Araucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENLagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNT

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.

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. 5 projects totaling US$ 393 million, approved between 2001 and 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Transport Infrastructure3 projects · US$ 333 M · 2003–2025
Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A.Línea 9 Metro de Santiago · SISTEMA AMÉRICO VESPUCIO SUR (RUTA 78 AVENIDA GRECIA) (e-seia)
Real estate1 project · US$ 51 M · 2021
Inmobiliaria B3 LimitadaCondominio Las Uvas y El Viento
Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 9 M · 2001
Ministerio de Obras PúblicasColector de Aguas Lluvias Av. La Serena - Las Industrias.

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)
Aguas Andinas
Higher education
2 campuses 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
9
Sanctioned entities
9
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
132 UTA
7 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Hormigones Transex LimitadaHORMIGONES TRANSEX - LA GRANJAIndustrial facility106
Constructora Ingal SpACONSTRUCCIÓN CONDOMINIO LAS UVAS Y EL VIENTOHousing and Real Estate18
Gimnasio Max Progress LimitadaGIMNASIO MAX PROGRESSAmenities3
Iglesia Dios Es AmorIGLESIA EVANGÉLICA DIOS ES AMORAmenities2
Muebleria Pablo Leandro Infantas Vargas E.I.R.L.MUEBLERÍA PABLO INFANTASAmenities1
Oliver Cristian San Martin VegaIGLESIA METODISTA PENTECOSTAL ES TIEMPO DE CRECERAmenities1
Alicia del Carmen Larenas BaezaCENTRO RELIGIOSO IGLESIA MINISTERIO RESTAURACIÓN EN ACCIÓNAmenities1
Soc. Educacional Bahia Darwin Ltda.COLEGIO BAHÍA DARWIN - LA GRANJAAmenities
Margarita SepúlvedaDISPOSITIVO MINIMARKET 5 NORTE 0231 – LA GRANJAAmenities

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.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
9 m²
90% 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)

Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Santa Marta (Talagante) · 57.834 t/year

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

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

Critical points registered
20
At high or very high risk
6
Main threat
Anegamiento de caminos/pasos…
Anegamiento de caminos/pasos a desnivel

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

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

Mean annual temperature
15,57°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,3°C
Annual precipitation
386 mm
projection: -4%
Hot days>30°C
46
projection: +38 days
Frost days
6

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
6.812
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.709
Police cases · trend
8.527
6.812
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats1.2931.084
Robbery with violence or intimidation958803
Domestic violence798669
Property damage664557
Minor injuries382320
Larceny322270
Theft of items from vehicles294246
Snatch theft283237
Weapons-related crimes230193
Burglary of an inhabited place202169
Motor vehicle theft198166
Crimes and offenses under the arms law175147

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 30.

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
149
Guards and inspectors
20
1 per 5.966 hab
Patrol fleet
10
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 1Pickups: 9Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
149
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
305
Deaths
8
6,7 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
105
19 serious
Pedestrian collisions
24
7 pedestrians 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.