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Lo Espejo

Región Metropolitana de Santiago100.694 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20248 km² of area12.305 inh./km²$26.881M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Society
-16%
13th that lost the most population (since 2002)
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Oversight
102
12th most serious Comptroller findings
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Education
4%
18th highest school dropout
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Finance
$252.807/inhab.
17th lowest budget per inhabitant
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Population
−24,6%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
28,8%
Multidimensional poverty · 31st highest of 346
Finance
$267 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 326 of 346
Finance
76,86%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
3,86%
School dropout rate · 18th highest in the country
Education
573,5 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
122nd
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

48 Squares and green areas
40 Schools
13 Kindergartens
7 Health centers
3 Fire stations
2 Carabineros
2 Pharmacies
1 Libraries

Lo Espejo es una comuna ubicada en el sector sur de la ciudad de Santiago, capital de Chile. Se encuentra completamente dentro del área urbana de Santiago y posee una superficie total de 7km².

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

Liveability index · EIU style

50.4 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#147 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety76
Health37
Culture and environment39
Education20
Infrastructure61
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Javiera Reyes J.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · PARTIDO COMUNISTA DE CHILE
34.606
votes (57.53%)
82.868
Electoral roll
84,53%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
JR
Javiera Reyes J.
2024-2028 · PARTIDO COMUNISTA DE CHILE
34.606
votes
JP
Javiera Paz Reyes Jara
2021-2024 · PC
8.531
votes
CI
Carlos Inostroza Ojeda
2008-2012 · PDC
17.526
votes
CI
Carlos Inostroza Ojeda
2004-2008 · PDC
20.081
votes
CI
Carlos Inostroza Ojeda
2000-2004 · PDC
15.297
votes
CI
Carlos Inostroza Ojeda
1996-2000 · DC
14.513
votes
JM
Jaime Moreno Pérez
1992-1996 · PPD
3.552
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

CS
Carolina Sagredo U.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · PARTIDO COMUNISTA DE CHILE
5.547
votes
JL
Javiera Lopez L.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · FRENTE AMPLIO
4.037
votes
EH
Elizabeth Henriquez L.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · PARTIDO COMUNISTA DE CHILE
2.710
votes
FG
Francisca Ganga Z.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
2.281
votes
CA
Carlo Acosta D.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
2.195
votes
LG
Lorena Galleguillos O.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.810
votes
MC
Miguel Cerda L.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · FEDERACION REGIONALISTA VERDE SOCIAL
1.764
votes
CB
Cecilia Benavides L.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
936
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión12 de junio de 2026126 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó la compra de seis buses eléctricos por cerca de 1.929 millones de pesos y una modificación presupuestaria con fondos Royalty que dividió la votación 5 a 4.

Temas tratados

  • Cuenta de la alcaldesa: Encuentro Nacional de Alcaldes (La Serena), reunión con el ministro de Vivienda sobre parque Pablo Neruda y población Las Dunas, inauguración de la nueva veterinaria municipal y de dos puntos lumínicos en Población Clara Estrella.
  • Declaración pública ACHM: Adhesión simbólica a la declaración transversal de alcaldes sobre financiamiento municipal y la mega reforma tributaria.
  • Modificación presupuestaria N°6: Uso de dos cuotas del Fondo Royalty (FET) para infraestructura, servicios operativos y un hub de innovación.
  • Reajuste de remuneraciones salud: Alza de 1,4% para funcionarios regidos por la Ley 19.378 (atención primaria), a contar del 1 de junio de 2026.
  • Adjudicación buses eléctricos: Compra de seis buses (cuatro urbanos, dos interurbanos) más cargadores.
  • Adjudicación residuos hospitalarios: Contrato de retiro y tratamiento de residuos peligrosos de los centros de salud.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Declaración pública ACHM: aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Modificación presupuestaria N°6: aprobada 5 a 4 (rechazaron los concejales Acosta, Galleguillos, Cerda y Benavides).
  • Reajuste 1,4% funcionarios de salud: aprobado por unanimidad.
  • Adjudicación buses eléctricos a Bus Servi Ltda.: aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Adjudicación residuos hospitalarios a ROSS Ltda.: aprobada por unanimidad.

Plata y obras

  • Modificación presupuestaria N°6: 768,8 millones de pesos (dos cuotas Royalty/FET). Destinos: ~300 M para obras del hub de innovación (sector Guadalupe/Vespucio), ~100 M en equipamiento, más recursos para servicio de recolección de residuos domiciliarios, servicios informáticos, motosierras y contenedores-bodega para tránsito.
  • Buses eléctricos: Adjudicados a Bus Servi Ltda. por 1.928.990.000 pesos, financiados por el Gobierno Regional. Plazo de entrega: 165 días; habilitación: 180 días. Costos de operación y mantención proyectados en ~140 millones anuales (aprobados en agosto 2024).
  • Residuos hospitalarios: Adjudicados a ROSS Ltda. por 59.823.394 pesos, contrato de 24 meses.
  • Plaza Pierduva: reportada con 90% de avance. Veterinaria municipal inaugurada (PMU IRAL, SUBDERE). 47 nuevos puntos lumínicos en instalación.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Cuatro concejales rechazaron la modificación presupuestaria argumentando que el concejo había acordado destinar los fondos Royalty íntegramente a inversión directa en vecinos, y que incluir gastos operativos (basura, informática) incumple ese compromiso. La alcaldesa respondió que el saldo inicial de caja negativo del presupuesto 2026 hizo necesario usar parte de esos recursos para reponer cuentas de servicios que se rebajaron a comienzos de año.
  • La concejala Benavides denunció falta de respeto en la entrega de información: recibió los antecedentes vía WhatsApp, sin saludo, el mismo día de la comisión.

Para seguir

  • Elaborar reglamento de uso de los buses eléctricos (responsable: dirección DIDICO).
  • Gestionar licencias A3 y/o contratación de conductores para los buses.
  • Establecer convenios de carga eléctrica para desplazamientos fuera de la comuna.
  • Informe de Aguas Andinas sobre estado de colectores y aguas servidas (afecta al menos dos sectores: pasaje 8 sur y población Valenzuela-Llanos).
  • Informe sobre pago pendiente de bonificación Ley 21.135 a funcionarios que cesaron el 31 de marzo (concejala Benavides lo vincula a un posible incumplimiento legal).
  • Estudio de factibilidad para semáforo en Av. Lo Valle con Av. La Feria.
  • Informe de demarcación de señales viales en la comuna.

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)

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

Resolutions extracted
115
of 601 minutes read
Money involved
$6.483.659.725
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
318 · Otorgar comodato a organizaciones comunitarias 'Futuro Nuevo' y Comité para la vivienda 'Un ángel en nuestro camino'.Loan for useunanimidad
317 · Aprobar modificación de asignación municipal transitoria vigente para el año 2015 en área de salud.Budget amendmentunanimidad
316 · Aprobar el Plan Anual de Capacitación Municipal 2015.Otherunanimidad
315 · Aprobar traspaso de recursos a la empresa VICMAR S.A. por Ley N°20.798.Settlement$55.836.039unanimidad
314 · Aprobar modificación presupuestaria N°4 del área municipal.Budget amendmentunanimidad
313 · Aprobar convenio de desempeño del Fondo de Apoyo a la Educación Pública (FAEP 2015) con MINEDUC.Tenderunanimidad

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
395
Highly complex
102
Audit reports
17
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20226151
202110641
202035516142
201935813142
20181202351452
201750332143

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

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

  • US
    Unifarma S.P.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • CD
    Comercializadora de Insumos Médicos Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2025
  • CS
    Cleanfix SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023
  • IS
    Innovit SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • LC
    Liberty Compañia de Seguros Generales S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • AL
    Abbott Laboratories de Chile Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2026
  • FC
    Flexing Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • FO
    Fundación Observatorio del Cáncer
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • LD
    La Directiva SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • CS
    Chilectra S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018–2021
  • IY
    Importadora y Comercializadora Remed SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • CM
    Cementerio Metropolitano Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • LG
    Luddos German Saltron E.I.R.L.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • OC
    Organon Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • WS
    Winpharm SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • CC
    Centro Cultural Mori
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • RB
    Reparaciones Bbcc Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • CC
    Consorcio Circular SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • f
    Fundacion
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • HC
    Health Consulting Partners
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
and 65 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

118.886
inhabitants
99.774
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
-17%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
74.538
-18% vs. 2035 (90.612)
Over 60 · 2050
32,32%
25,01% 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)2 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment290 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment37,5 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)573,5 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)582,1 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo87.295 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)6,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)28,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples8,87 %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 436 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
93.742
50.704 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
30.986
61% of RSH households
Female-headed households
51%
25.632
Elderly (60+)21.90423%
Children and adolescents (<18)19.55421%
Foreign nationals7.6048%
Belonging to indigenous peoples6.4517%
People with moderate/severe dependency2.4073%
Single-person households27.12553%

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
11.466
39 schools
Students per teacher
11,3
1.013 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
86,1%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
64,6%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 35%Private subsidized 65%
Pass rate
96,5%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
3,86%
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
100.078
99% of the population
Doctors employed
67
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 389Contract staff: 376Fee contracts: 270
Primary-care medical visits · per year
90.345
348.917
20102025
Medical specialties served · 3 in the comuna (public system)
Adult PsychiatryChild PsychiatryAdult 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
2.838
3.587
20192024

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 (96.792 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Julio Acuña PinzónFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal25.55860%
Centro de Salud Familiar Mariela SalgadoFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal25.43160%
Centro de Salud Familiar Clara EstrellaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal25.33458%
Centro de Salud Familiar Pueblo Lo EspejoFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal20.46956%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $26.844.095.000 ($268.232/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $16.492.724.000Municipal contribution: $767.000.000

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

Indigenous population
7.746
8.9% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche7.24293.5%
Aymara1742.2%
Diaguita1552.0%
Otro710.9%

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
7
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.1
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
151
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
42
Sports
37
For the elderly
19
Social and aid
10
Foundations and corporations
5
Cultural
3
Religious
3

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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
CCCentro Cultural y de Comunicaciones Radio Experimental · 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
6.818
7,8% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Haití
2.281 people · 33% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
2.281 Haití
2.041 Venezuela
993 Perú
663 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
21
1 encampment (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
4.176
15,2% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
18
1.352 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
1.329
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
892
beneficiaries · 2012–2026
Subsidies Rental · DS52
102
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

51.778homes · by type (2017)
House
22.104 · 82.6%
House
21.366 · 85.4%
Apartment
3.756 · 14%
Apartment
3.435 · 13.7%
Room in old house/tenement
398 · 1.5%
Shack/hut/shanty
346 · 1.3%
Other private
150 · 0.6%
Room in old house/tenement
132 · 0.5%
Other private
57 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
15 · 0.1%
Mobile
7 · 0%
Mobile
6 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
4 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
77%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
16.219 · 66.9%
Rented
3.352 · 13.8%
Owned, being paid off
2.436 · 10%
Free of charge
1.663 · 6.9%
Provided for work
569 · 2.3%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$26.880.820.000
Own revenue
$5.058.758.000
19% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$16.805.785.000
63% of the total
State transfers
$1.424.988.000
5% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$4.807.215.000
$26.880.820.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

11.0%
20.5%
13.9%
48.7%
Property tax$558.775.000
Business licenses$1.036.977.000
Vehicle permits$703.965.000
Cleaning fees$297.673.000
Other own revenue$2.461.368.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
37.0%
26.7%
36.3%
Municipal$26.880.820.000
Education$19.361.147.000
Health$26.355.764.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $15.401.568.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$1.027.975.000
$5.058.758.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$2.824.531.000
$16.805.785.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$432.475.000
$1.424.988.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$32.294.450.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$27.316.189.000
Execution rate
84.6%
Unexecuted: $4.978.261.000
Medium execution: it executed 84.6%. Left unspent: $4.978.261.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$4.618.238.000
$27.316.189.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

63.8%
24.5%
9.4%
Internal management$17.414.394.000
Community services$6.703.903.000
Social programs$2.567.339.000
Municipal activities$257.165.000
Recreational programs$233.519.000
Cultural programs$139.869.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$26.844.095.00098.3%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$8.909.659.00032.6%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$8.566.543.00031.4%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$2.755.794.00010.1%
Investment (works and projects)$1.469.074.0005.4%
Transfers to health$767.000.0002.8%
Electricity (facilities)$623.152.0002.3%
Street lighting$221.093.0000.8%
Water (facilities)$204.795.0000.7%
Councillor stipends$121.073.0000.4%
Commissions and representation$4.237.0000.0%
Travel allowances$2.164.0000.0%

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

32.6%
31.4%
36.0%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$8.909.659.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$8.566.543.000
Others$9.839.987.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

37.8%
29.4%
8.6%
18.4%
Permanent staff$4.444.413.000
Contract staff$3.454.277.000
Fee contracts$1.010.969.000
Labor Code$676.538.000
Community progs.$2.164.436.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

48.6%
48.2%
Permanent staff106
Contract staff105
Fee contracts7
Total: 218 staffFee contracts: 3.2% of the headcountWomen: 54.0%Professionalization: 46.0%
Cost/staffer permanent: $43.398.783/yearCost/staffer contract: $28.925.771/yearCost/staffer fees: $38.632.143/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: $1.469.074.000 (5.4% of spending)Councillor stipends: $121.073.000Travel allowances: $2.164.000Commissions and representation: $4.237.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $2.755.794.000Street lighting: $221.093.000Electricity: $623.152.000Water: $204.795.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

8
75
20022025

Building permits issued · per year

133
6
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$138.989.591.456
Purchase orders
29.987

Purchase-order amount · trend

$815.946.492
$4.563.487.559
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Servicios Integrales Tresur SpA$7.069.078.2046
Constructora Crea S.A.$6.076.609.76218
Phoenix Paisajismo Ltda.$3.510.290.5932
Ingenieria y Construccion Electrica Sinec S.A.$3.313.711.2241
Asesorias Agr SpA$3.178.324.8766
Empresa de Correos de Chile$3.143.915.23115
Valtek S.A.$2.747.382.991287
Empresa Constructora Ecmovial Limitada$2.681.489.7751

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $2.211.534.53648%
Direct award discretionary$1.147.081.63225%
Framework Agreement $699.852.14615%
Agile Purchase $505.019.24511%

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

Registered companies
3.710
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
11.152

Pyramid by sales bracket

63.3%
13.9%
19.9%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)2.350 companies
Small (≤25k UF)514 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)78 companies
Large (>100k UF)29 companies
No sales/no info739 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Sociedad Comercial Pan de Azucar SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 3134
Innovaciones Productos y Servicios SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 388
Mersan S.A.ACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASLarge 388
Criaderos Chile Mink Ltda.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 386
Comercial Sudamericana SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 385
Servicios Energéticos Csenergy LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONLarge 2450
Cementerio Metropolitano Ltda.OTRAS ACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOSLarge 2196
Sances Ltda.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2128
Jaime Silva e Hijos SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 268
Inversiones y Comercializadora el Arca SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 249

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$ 9 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
31
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Mejoramiento de las Condiciones Medioambientales y de Seguridad en TraDIAEmpresa de los Ferrocarriles del EsApproved46156

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
5 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)
21 t MP10
21 t MP2,5
0 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)
Rio ClarilloNational Reserveat 27.4 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.

6
Species
6
Flora
6
In conservation status
5
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
QueuleGomortega keuleENPitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaEN

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. 11 projects totaling US$ 164 million, approved between 1996 and 2024. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Transport Infrastructure3 projects · US$ 140 M · 2000–2013
Dirección General de Concesiones de Obras Públicas del Ministerio de Obras PúblicasSISTEMA AMÉRICO VESPUCIO SUR (RUTA 78 AVENIDA GRECIA) (e-seia) · Sistema Norte-Sur
Energy1 project · US$ 13 M · 1996
Metrogas S.A.Red de Distribución de Gas Natural Metrogas
Others7 projects · US$ 11 M · 1998–2024
Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del EstadoMejoramiento de las Condiciones Medioambientales y de Seguridad en Tramo Santiago - Nos. · Transporte de Ácido Sulfúrico Excedente de la Fundición Caletones - Fase II

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 · also SMAPA
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Cerrillos at 3.2 km

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

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

Final SMA sanctions

Final sanctions
3
Sanctioned entities
3
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
132 UTA
3 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Perez Martinez Ltda.MAXBANAmenities106
Plasticos Pereira S.A.PLÁSTICOS PEREIRAIndustrial facility21
Belen Montalvan VigoCOMPRA VENTA CHATARRA BELÉN MONTALVÁNAmenities5

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
3 m²
30% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

Municipally maintained green area per inhabitant (SINIM). The National Urban Development Council recommends a minimum of 10 m²/inhab (WHO, ~9). Self-reported by municipalities, with quality varying across comunas.

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
2
Historic monuments
1
Heritage zones
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) · 45.635 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
24
At high or very high risk
17
3 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
15,59°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,31°C
Annual precipitation
365 mm
projection: -5%
Hot days>30°C
63
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
5.689
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.650
Police cases · trend
7.878
5.689
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats1.0911.084
Domestic violence678673
Robbery with violence or intimidation519515
Property damage474471
Minor injuries331329
Weapons-related crimes296294
Snatch theft283281
Crimes and offenses under the arms law237235
Theft of items from vehicles224223
Larceny223222
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces222221
Drug-related crimes159158

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
41
Guards and inspectors
8
1 per 12.587 hab
Patrol fleet
15
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 9Pickups: 4Motorcycles: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
36
41
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
97
Deaths
6
6 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
37
7 serious
Pedestrian collisions
9
4 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.