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Lo Barnechea

Región Metropolitana de Santiago131.053 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20241.024 km² of area128 inh./km²$151.097M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Oversight
320
Lo Barnechea racks up the Comptroller's gravest findings
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Oversight
320
1st most serious Comptroller findings
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Power
491 organizations
2nd most organizations requesting lobby meetings with it
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Education
723 pts
2nd best PAES reading comprehension
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Livability
66.6/100
17th most liveable in the country
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Society
+72%
30th fastest population growth (since 2002)
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Population
+11,1%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
10,9%
Multidimensional poverty · 312th highest of 346
Finance
$1,2 million
per inhabitant per year · rank 61 of 346
Safety
2.776
cases per 100k inhab. · 342nd in the country
Education
723,4 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
340th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

125 Squares and green areas
41 Schools
19 Pharmacies
17 Kindergartens
12 Health centers
8 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
3 Carabineros
2 Fire stations
2 Institutes
1 Universities
1 Libraries

Lo Barnechea es una comuna ubicada en el sector nororiente de la provincia de Santiago (Chile), abarcando un 48% de la superficie de esta provincia. Sus límites urbanos son: al norte con Los Andes de la región de Valparaíso, al oeste con Colina, al suroeste con Vitacura y Huechuraba, al sur con Las Condes y al este con San José de Maipo. Se desarrolló en torno del antiguo poblado rural de Lo Barnechea. Su población es heterogénea, ya que está habitada por familias de ingresos altos y medio-altos en sectores como La Dehesa, Los Trapenses y El Arrayán, y también por familias de ingresos medio-bajos y bajos, principalmente en el Pueblo de Lo Barnechea, población La Ermita y el Cerro 18.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

66.6 /100
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#17 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety68
Health84
Culture and environment59
Education71
Infrastructure55
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Felipe Alessandri V.
CHILE VAMOS · RENOVACION NACIONAL
37.957
votes (55.72%)
90.682
Electoral roll
81,72%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
FA
Felipe Alessandri V.
2024-2028 · RENOVACION NACIONAL
37.957
votes
JC
Juan Cristobal Lira Ibañez
2021-2024 · UDI
38.685
votes
FG
Felipe Guevara Stephens
2008-2012 · RN
21.062
votes
ME
Marta Ehlers Bustamante
2004-2008 · RN
15.479
votes
ME
Marta Ehlers Bustamante
2000-2004 · RN
13.893
votes
ME
Marta Ehlers Bustamante
1996-2000 · RN
6.650
votes
ME
Marta Ehlers Bustamante
1994-1996 · RN
3.013
votes
EC
Eduardo Cuevas Valdés
1992-1994 · DC
4.074
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

BE
Benjamin Errazuriz P.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
6.802
votes
JC
Juan Chomali K.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
5.786
votes
PG
Paulette Guiloff H.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · EVOLUCION POLITICA
4.804
votes
MC
Michael Comber V.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
3.504
votes
FM
Francisco Madrid V.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
3.101
votes
PE
Pablo Errazuriz D.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
2.401
votes
JP
Juan Parada D.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
2.247
votes
CM
Carmen Mc Intyre A.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
2.030
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión11 de junio de 2026151 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó dos modificaciones presupuestarias, la compra de máquinas para el gimnasio municipal y el compromiso de financiar el futuro Parque Las Hermitas, mientras que rebajó de tabla el Fondo de Seguridad 2026 por dudas sobre proporcionalidad y criterios de adjudicación.

Temas tratados

  • Modificación presupuestaria municipal N°5: Ajustes por incentivo al retiro, indemnizaciones y devolución de ~103 millones a Inmobiliaria Mirador de los Trapenses por cobro indebido de derechos de loteo, según instrucción de Contraloría.
  • Modificación presupuestaria educación N°3: Redistribución interna para financiar impacto de la ley de titularidad docente y reducción del coeficiente de niños por educador en salas cuna.
  • Compra de máquinas para el Centro Deportivo: Licitación de 12 máquinas de resistencia y 20 bicicletas de ciclismo indoor para reemplazar equipamiento deteriorado.
  • Compromiso de mantención Parque Las Hermitas: Autorización formal para comprometer costos diferenciales de operación del futuro parque, requisito para obtener rentabilidad social (RSS) en MIDESO.
  • Readjudicación gift cards de alimentos: El proveedor adjudicado en mayo desistió; se propone adjudicar al segundo oferente.
  • Fondo de Seguridad 2026 – segundo llamado: 44 proyectos por ~310 millones; rebajado de tabla para revisión en comisión.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Modificación presupuestaria municipal N°5: Aprobada por unanimidad (7–0).
  • Modificación presupuestaria educación N°3: Aprobada por unanimidad (7–0).
  • Máquinas gimnasio: Aprobada por unanimidad (7–0); adjudicada a Empresa del Deporte y la Salud por 108.564.176 pesos.
  • Compromiso mantención Parque Las Hermitas: Aprobado por unanimidad (7–0).
  • Readjudicación gift cards: Aprobada (no se detalló voto de Francisco Madrid en la transcripción); adjudicada a Administradora de Servicios en Consulta Limitada por hasta 106 millones.
  • Fondo de Seguridad: Sin votación; el concejal Comber pidió bajarlo de tabla; se agendó comisión para la semana siguiente.

Plata y obras

  • Modificación municipal N°5: Aumentos de ~15,9 M (incentivo retiro), ~102,2 M (indemnizaciones) y ~103 M (devolución Contraloría); disminución de 206 M en servicios informáticos.
  • Modificación educación N°3: Aumento neto de ~439,5 M en personal a contrata y ~175,2 M en otras remuneraciones; disminuciones en bienes, servicios y equipamiento por ~507,6 M en total.
  • Máquinas gimnasio: Presupuesto disponible 115 M; oferta adjudicada 108.564.176 pesos, con garantía voluntaria de 18 meses.
  • Parque Las Hermitas: Compromiso de diferencial de mantención de 191.861.942 pesos promedio anual durante 20 años; inversión total del proyecto estimada en 6,5 millones de dólares (financiamiento aún no asegurado).
  • Gift cards alimentos: Hasta 106 M; tarjeta valorada en 70.000 pesos, costo municipal 63.000 pesos (10% descuento).
  • Fondo de Seguridad: 550 M totales asignados al fondo; 310.416.428 pesos en los 44 proyectos del segundo llamado (pendiente aprobación).

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Centro Deportivo / máquinas: Varios concejales expresaron molestia por el estado del equipamiento heredado de la administración anterior (2024). Se solicitó ampliar el sumario ya iniciado —por la piscina y otros deterioros— para incluir las máquinas. El concejal Parada señaló responsabilidad política del ex alcalde Lira y del gobernador regional Orrego. Se solicitó además comisión especial para revisar el origen y gestión de todo el proyecto del centro deportivo.
  • Educación – regla 80/20: El concejal Comber preguntó por el avance hacia la proporción legal (80% titulares / 20% contrata); la dirección informó que hoy se está en 60/40 y que se requieren concursos públicos en 2027 para avanzar.
  • Fondo de Seguridad: El concejal Comber objetó la disparidad en el cofinanciamiento entre organizaciones (algunos aportan el 5%, otros el 85% del proyecto) y la inclusión de generadores eléctricos —ítem que había sido rechazado en fondos anteriores— sin justificación clara de seguridad. El concejal Rasuris pidió un detalle de trazabilidad y rendición por proyecto.

Para seguir

  • Comisión especial piscina-gimnasio: Revisión integral del contrato, ITO, garantías y responsabilidades del proyecto del Centro Deportivo.
  • Comisión de seguridad: Estado de vehículos, activos del AMSO, ejecución presupuestaria y evaluación de subvenciones de seguridad (solicitado por concejal Benjamin Rasuris).
  • Fondo de Seguridad 2026 – 44 proyectos: Pendiente de aprobación; comisión citada para la semana del 16 de junio.
  • Comisión Colegio Farellones: Presentación del programa de fortalecimiento sociocultural 2026 (solicitado por Chomali).
  • Estado del COSAM nuevo: La administración quedó en enviar informe de avance de licitación.
  • Vista del Águila: Concejal Comber pidió información actualizada sobre el proyecto habitacional; el alcalde señaló reuniones recientes con MINVU y los grupos organizados.
  • Pavimentación sector Rubén Barrales: Pendiente de avance tras acuerdo vecinal (solicitado por Parada).
  • Taller clandestino La Loma 1 y escombros ilegales: Inspección comprometió fiscalización; se solicitó multas efectivas.
  • Parque Las Hermitas: Obtención de RSS en MIDESO y posterior búsqueda de financiamiento externo (MINVU, Gobierno Regional).

Summary generated by AI (claude-sonnet-4-6) from the official broadcast transcript · may contain inaccuracies

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

157 minutes publishedindex updated on 10-08-2026Municipal transparency
Recent minutes indexed

Documents indexed from the Transparency Portal (Law 20.285); they link to the PDF published by the municipality.

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

Resolutions extracted
150
of 127 minutes read
Money involved
$257.192.084.356
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
4.6 · Fijar Dieta Mensual a percibir por los Concejales durante el Año 2023Appointment
Informar sobre Escalafón de Mérito Año 2023 y Reporte sobre Registro del Personal enviado a Contraloría General en el año 2022Other
4.5 · Compromiso municipal para financiar la mantención de la Plaza Los Quincheros después del Proyecto de Rehabilitación por SERVIU MetropolitanoOther
4.4 · Otorgar Permiso Precario a la Corporación Cultural de Lo Barnechea para instalar monolitos de hormigón en inmuebles municipalesLoan for use
4.3 · Modificar Acuerdo de Concejo N° 6831 para ampliar el perfil profesional del Coordinador en Programa de Prevención del Consumo de Alcohol y Otras Drogas 2023Budget amendment
4.2 · Autorización para contratar a través de licitación pública con Empresas DMG S.A.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
568
Highly complex
320
Audit reports
23
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202525111132
20203772769556
2019164652
201835121483
201731610123
201638189103

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

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

  • Md
    Municipalidad de Lo Barnechea
    Lobby / interest management · 49 audiencias · 2022–2024
  • FN
    Fundación Nido de Aguilas
    Lobby / interest management · 24 audiencias · 2019–2024
  • Ie
    Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Cerro Blanco Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 21 audiencias · 2021–2025
  • VE
    Valle Escondido S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 16 audiencias · 2017–2024
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos el Huinganal Bajo
    Lobby / interest management · 16 audiencias · 2018–2024
  • AO
    Almahue Oriente S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 14 audiencias · 2022–2025
  • VN
    Valle Nevado S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 13 audiencias · 2018–2026
  • DL
    Desarrollos la Dehesa SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 11 audiencias · 2018–2026
  • Al
    Alto los Nogales S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 11 audiencias · 2020–2023
  • FE
    Fundación Educacional Tabancura
    Lobby / interest management · 11 audiencias · 2021–2025
  • FC
    Fundación Cultural y Agrícola la Dehesa
    Lobby / interest management · 11 audiencias · 2021–2025
  • AS
    Andacor S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 9 audiencias · 2016–2026
  • Md
    Miradores de la Dehesa
    Lobby / interest management · 9 audiencias · 2019–2025
  • SS
    Starco S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 9 audiencias · 2017–2024
  • IP
    Inmobiliaria Parque del Sol Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2016–2024
  • IL
    Inmobiliaria las Condes 12560 SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2021–2026
  • IV
    Inmobiliaria Valle la Dehesa S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2019–2026
  • IL
    Inv. los Vasquitos Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2021
  • EX
    Enel X
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2021–2025
  • IP
    Inmobiliaria Parque el Rodeo
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2017–2025
and 466 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

76.731
inhabitants
132.248
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+74%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
148.144
+5% vs. 2035 (141.231)
Over 60 · 2050
22,07%
17,48% in 2035 · +5 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)97,54 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)2,9 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment1.480 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment5 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)723,4 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)808,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo112.620 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)0,9 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)10,9 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples2,76 %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 1.523 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
46.879
24.050 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
10.448
43% of RSH households
Female-headed households
58%
13.990
Elderly (60+)11.21224%
Children and adolescents (<18)9.31220%
Foreign nationals4.1029%
Belonging to indigenous peoples2.1695%
People with moderate/severe dependency7952%
Single-person households12.26451%

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
21.725
40 schools
Students per teacher
9,8
2.213 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
92,3%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
14,6%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 6%Private subsidized 20%Private paid 74%
Pass rate
97,9%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,19%
dropout during the year
national median: 1,77%

Aggregate of all the comuna's schools (RBD → comuna). Pass/withdrawal and attendance are from the 2025 school year. SIMCE is not published as open data (managed by the Quality Agency, by request only); the available quality proxy is passing, dropout and attendance. The PAES result appears in the social section.

Municipal healthcare (primary care)Source: SINIM · MINSAL / FONASA

CESFAM
1
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
1
FONASA enrollees
44.868
34% of the population
Doctors employed
63
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 277Contract staff: 100Fee contracts: 81
Primary-care medical visits · per year
31.369
89.149
20102025
Medical specialties served · 4 in the comuna (public system)
Adult PsychiatryChild PsychiatryAdult GynecologyPediatric Gynecology

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
1.299
1.289
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 (43.884 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Lo BarnecheaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal42.25853%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Lo BarnecheaCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal1.59350%
Posta de FarellonesRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2352%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar BicentenarioCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal1040%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $18.333.006.000 ($408.599/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $6.789.251.000Municipal contribution: $5.859.667.000

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

Indigenous population
3.108
2.8% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche2.73888.1%
Aymara1213.9%
Otro782.5%
Quechua561.8%

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
34
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.3
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
217
the entire active civil fabric
Sports
32
Foundations and corporations
32
For the elderly
28
Committees (water, housing, progress)
20
Cultural
10
Social and aid
6
Religious
1

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

4 Local media · 3 Comunitaria · 1 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
CCCorporacion Cultural y de Desarrollo Social Activa Educa · holderComunitaria106.3 FM
IMIglesia Mision para Cristo · holderComunitaria107.9 FM
LyLarrain y Asociados Ltda. · holderFM98.9 FM
LBLo Barnechea Escucha · holderComunitaria106.9 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
12.198
10,8% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Perú
2.345 people · 19% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
2.345 Perú
1.719 Argentina
1.338 Venezuela
1.068 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
145
4 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
1.583
4,9% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
325
127.104 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
179
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
556
beneficiaries · 2012–2024
Subsidies Rental · DS52
37
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

62.877homes · by type (2017)
House
21.867 · 70.1%
House
21.838 · 68.9%
Apartment
9.639 · 30.4%
Apartment
8.840 · 28.3%
Shack/hut/shanty
280 · 0.9%
Room in old house/tenement
118 · 0.4%
Shack/improvised dwelling
103 · 0.3%
Other private
85 · 0.3%
Other private
51 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
44 · 0.1%
Mobile
4 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
4 · 0%
Mobile
3 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
76%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
5.976 · 38.6%
Owned, being paid off
5.842 · 37.7%
Rented
2.351 · 15.2%
Free of charge
835 · 5.4%
Provided for work
481 · 3.1%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
7
Beds
442
23,2 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
$151.097.119.000
Own revenue
$121.416.265.000
80% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$2.729.398.000
2% of the total
State transfers
$711.082.000
0% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$13.654.719.000
$151.097.119.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

42.6%
34.5%
8.1%
11.2%
Property tax$51.664.518.000
Business licenses$41.926.095.000
Vehicle permits$9.791.288.000
Cleaning fees$4.473.943.000
Other own revenue$13.560.421.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $78.033.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
83.2%
6.9%
9.9%
Municipal$151.097.119.000
Education$12.553.574.000
Health$17.945.349.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net contributor: it contributes $14.322.556.000 more than it receives.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$9.808.853.000
$121.416.265.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$663.328.000
$2.729.398.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$81.032.000
$711.082.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$191.929.898.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$148.831.181.000
Execution rate
77.5%
Unexecuted: $43.098.717.000
Low execution: it only executed 77.5% of the budget — $43.098.717.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$13.031.451.000
$148.831.181.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

58.2%
29.9%
9.0%
Internal management$86.573.249.000
Community services$44.546.473.000
Social programs$13.451.339.000
Municipal activities$4.260.120.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$41.298.941.00027.7%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$23.222.956.00015.6%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$18.333.006.00012.3%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$10.161.857.0006.8%
Investment (works and projects)$9.322.295.0006.3%
Transfers to education$7.178.275.0004.8%
Transfers to health$5.859.819.0003.9%
Electricity (facilities)$3.247.176.0002.2%
Street lighting$1.709.507.0001.1%
Water (facilities)$181.915.0000.1%
Councillor stipends$106.790.0000.1%
Travel allowances$74.980.0000.1%

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

15.6%
27.7%
56.6%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$23.222.956.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$41.298.941.000
Others$84.309.284.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

44.1%
27.7%
22.3%
Permanent staff$13.303.767.000
Contract staff$8.344.839.000
Fee contracts$1.574.350.000
Labor Code$227.304.000
Community progs.$6.729.477.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

44.8%
47.4%
7.9%
Permanent staff256
Contract staff271
Fee contracts45
Total: 572 staffFee contracts: 7.9% of the headcountWomen: 49.0%Professionalization: 58.6%
Cost/staffer permanent: $41.342.715/yearCost/staffer contract: $27.655.052/yearCost/staffer fees: $28.061.044/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: $9.322.295.000 (6.3% of spending)Councillor stipends: $106.790.000Travel allowances: $74.980.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $10.161.857.000Street lighting: $1.709.507.000Electricity: $3.247.176.000Water: $181.915.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

281
184
20022025

Building permits issued · per year

185
113
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$676.414.863.419
Purchase orders
52.960

Purchase-order amount · trend

$2.911.112.140
$25.432.007.792
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Starco S a$50.614.410.84435
Nucleo Paisajismo S a$31.153.059.416252
Citelum Chile SpA$23.935.263.277106
Akro Disenos S a$20.906.948.33827
Bitumix S.A.$19.384.484.41032
Ecoser SpA$18.722.464.456103
Ecogreen Ltda.$15.110.313.401131
Banco Santander Chile$14.101.229.2109

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $22.554.827.37389%
Direct award discretionary$1.426.584.2446%
Agile Purchase $1.064.972.3554%
Framework Agreement $385.623.8182%

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

Registered companies
17.804
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
62.098

Pyramid by sales bracket

43.8%
24.0%
25.1%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)7.792 companies
Small (≤25k UF)4.273 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)878 companies
Large (>100k UF)385 companies
No sales/no info4.476 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Soc de Servicios de Alimentacion S aCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)6.875
Sociedad Servicios Ingenieria y Mantencion Integral Mpm SpAACTIVIDADES PROFESIONALES, CIENTIFICAS Y TECNLarge 4 (>1M UF)3.819
Clinica Meds la Dehesa SpAACTIVIDADES DE ATENCION DE LA SALUD HUMANA Y Large 4 (>1M UF)487
Porsche Inter Auto Chile SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)298
Williamson Balfour Motors SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)288
Comercializadora Ditec Automoviles SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)259
Terramar Chile SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)109
Fdd Innovacion & Crecimiento S.A.INFORMACION Y COMUNICACIONESLarge 4 (>1M UF)75
Total Fruit Comercial SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)38
Aceites Sbh SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)33

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
2
US$ 45 M declared
Approved last 5 years
9
US$ 2.218 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
147
+ 15 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
3.808
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Proyecto Los Bronces IntegradoEIAAnglo American Sur S.A.Approved3.0002.850
Proyecto Modificación instalaciones de Los Bronces - Remoción Tranque DIAAnglo American Sur S.A.Approved1.1041.190
Parque Solar CordilleraEIAEco Santiago SpAApproved315640
Conjunto Armónico ATIDDIAFundacion Educacional AtidApproved302,82500
OPTIMIZACIÓN MINERA DIVISIÓN ANDINADIACorporación Nacional del Cobre, DivApproved150
Implementación de las instalaciones para manejo de aguas contactadas yEIAAnglo American Sur S.A.Under Review90294
Concesión Vial Mejoramiento Ruta G-21EIADirección General de Concesiones deApproved87280
Mirador Los TrapensesDIAInmobiliaria Mirador los Trapenses Approved70,518743
Proyecto Inmobiliario Los NogalesDIAInmobiliaria Riñihue SpAApproved41400
Proyecto Habitacional Mirador El TranqueDIAEl Tranque SpAApproved13,054160
Logística y transporte de Sustancias peligrosas en las Regiones XV, I,DIASociedad de Servicios y TransportesUnder Review6,3

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
2 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)
5 t MP10
5 t MP2,5
5 t Material particulado
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

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
R¡o BlancoNational Reserveat 39.2 km

Species of flora, fauna and funga documented in the baselines of the projects evaluated by SEIA in the comuna — what their environmental studies recorded in the territory. Conservation status (RCE/IUCN) and Chilean endemism are flagged.

92
Species
48
Flora
44
Fauna
32
In conservation status
29
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
GuayacánPorlieria chilensisVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVULagarto leopardoLiolaemus leopardinusENQueuleGomortega keuleENMatuasto de darwin, lagarto de cola gruesaPhymaturus darwiniENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENPitaoPitavia punctataENLagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUSapo de monteAlsodes montanusENAraña pollito, tarántulaEuathlus condoritoCRTarántula afín de santiagoEuathlus affinisENLagartija de gravenhorstLiolaemus gravenhorstiVUSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUSapoAlsodes tumultuosusENGato montés andinoLeopardus jacobitaENTarántula chilena rosada, araña pollitoGrammostola roseaVUPiuquén, piquén, guayataChloephaga melanopteraENZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUGuanacoLama guanicoeVULagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTLagartija parda, lagartija de bellLiolaemus belliiNTIguanaCallopistes maculatusNTFrangel, olivillo de la cordillera, pulpicaKageneckia angustifoliaNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTPumaPuma concolorNTLagartija de fitzgeraldLiolaemus fitzgeraldiNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTColo-coloLeopardus colocoloNT

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.

21 Wetlands · 21 urban · 1.019 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-13-01Sist. Rios Maipo- Mapocho, esteros Colina- Angostura- Puangue y Trib.urban476 /18.814
HUR-13-130Sistema de vegas andinas de la comuna de Lo Barnecheaurban459
HUR-13-88Sin Identificarurban16
HUR-13-89Vegas de montañaurban11
HUR-13-78Sin Identificarurban11
HUR-13-09Tranque La Dehesaurban9
HUR-13-85Sin Identificarurban6
HUR-13-75Sin Identificarurban4
HUR-13-77Sin Identificarurban4
HUR-13-80Sin Identificarurban4
HUR-13-84Sin Identificarurban3
HUR-13-76Sin Identificarurban3

+ 9 more wetlands

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. 59 projects totaling US$ 5.029 million, approved between 1996 and 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Real estate38 projects · US$ 2.594 M · 1997–2025
Fundacion Educacional AtidConjunto Armónico ATID · Las 12560
Mining7 projects · US$ 2.152 M · 1997–2025
Anglo American Sur S.A.Proyecto Los Bronces Integrado · Proyecto Modificación instalaciones de Los Bronces - Remoción Tranque Pérez Caldera y adaptación del Recurso Hídrico
Energy5 projects · US$ 184 M · 1996–2024
Eco Santiago SpAParque Solar Cordillera · Red de Distribución de Gas Natural Metrogas
Transport Infrastructure2 projects · US$ 59 M · 2012–2023
Dirección General de Concesiones de Obras Públicas del Ministerio de Obras PúblicasConcesión Vial Mejoramiento Ruta G-21 · Extensión de la Costanera Norte entre el Puente La Dehesa y la Calle Padre Arteaga
Amenities1 project · US$ 25 M · 2011
Campos Deportivos Craighouse S.A.Proyecto Campus Craighouse (e-seia)
Others6 projects · US$ 15 M · 2011–2025
Transportes Tamarugal LimitadaAumento de Capacidad de Transporte de Ácido Sulfúrico en y entre las Regiones XV, I, II, III, V y Metropolitana · Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A.

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 Cordillera · also Aguas Manquehue, Sembcorp Aguas Santiago, El Colorado, La Leonera
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
5
Sanctioned entities
4
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
7.451 UTA
5 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Anglo American Sur S.A.LOS BRONCES - ANGLO AMERICAN SUR S.A.Mining6.554
Anglo American Sur S.A.LOS BRONCES - ANGLO AMERICAN SUR S.A.Mining807
Empresa Constructora Proyekta Ltda.CONSTRUCCIÓN EDIFICIO REFUGIO LA DEHESAHousing and Real Estate84
Entretenciones Let´s Fun LimitadaPARQUE DE ENTRETENCIONES MAMPATOAmenities5
Proyectos Padel Chile SpACLUB CONECTAAmenities2

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
3
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
1
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-441-2024
2TA
Junta de Vecinos Las Varas y otro/ Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Desarrollo Los Bronces
RCA review (Art. 25 quinquies, Law 19.300)
R-292-2021
2TA
Ojeda Behrens David Alberto y otro/Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
-Proyectos “Desarrollo Los Bronces
SMA complaint archived — SEIA evasionRejects
7785-2019
2TA
Aldunate Herrera, Oscar Armando y otro en contra del Director Ejecutivo del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental 
Desarrollo Los Bronces
RCA review (Art. 25 quinquies, Law 19.300)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 (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
2
Nature sanctuaries
2

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

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
PTAS - LA LEONERAPTAS · lodos activadosLA LEONERA S.A. · discharges into quebrada las flores
PTAS - LOS TRAPENSESPTAS · lodos activadosA. MANQUEHUE S.A. · discharges into estero las hualtatas
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Loma Los Colorados (Tiltil) · 45.968 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
2
Area affected
6 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
14 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
87
At high or very high risk
59
33 very high
Main threat
Congelamiento de caminos

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
4
latest: 2022 · 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
7,68°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,55°C
Annual precipitation
515 mm
projection: -3%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +1 days
Frost days
105

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
3.638
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
2.776
Police cases · trend
5.684
3.638
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Larceny649495
Threats508388
Domestic violence415317
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces381291
Property damage359274
Minor injuries273208
Burglary of an inhabited place139106
Theft of items from vehicles132101
Weapons-related crimes11991
Burglary of an uninhabited place10379
Crimes and offenses under the arms law10379
Robbery with violence or intimidation8263

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
0
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 131.053 hab
Surveillance cameras · trend
235
0
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
217
Deaths
5
3,8 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
91
27 serious
Pedestrian collisions
19

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.