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Paine

Región Metropolitana de Santiago88.317 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024679 km² of area130 inh./km²$29.087M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Society
+74%
26th fastest population growth (since 2002)
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Population
+21,3%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
20,9%
Multidimensional poverty · 113th highest of 346
Finance
$329 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 296 of 346
Education
594,6 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
301st
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

70 Squares and green areas
51 Schools
32 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
13 Health centers
9 Kindergartens
6 Carabineros
6 Fire stations
3 Pharmacies
2 Hospitals
1 Libraries

Paine es una comuna y ciudad chilena, ubicada en la provincia de Maipo, en la Región Metropolitana de Santiago, en la zona central de Chile.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

46.9 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#204 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety45
Health57
Culture and environment44
Education34
Infrastructure50
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Rodrigo Contreras G.
CHILE VAMOS · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
34.614
votes (68.02%)
60.954
Electoral roll
90,72%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
RC
Rodrigo Contreras G.
2024-2028 · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
34.614
votes
RA
Rodrigo Alexander Contreras Gutierrez
2021-2024 · UDI
6.182
votes
DV
Diego Vergara Rodríguez
2008-2012 · RN
11.943
votes
PA
Patricio Achurra Garfias
2004-2008 · PDC
12.060
votes
EC
Enrique Canales Canales
2000-2004 · UDI
7.482
votes
EC
Enrique Canales Canales
1996-2000 · ILDUD
8.218
votes
EC
Enrique Canales Canales
1994-1996 · UDI
2.648
votes
JL
Jorge Larrain Muñoz
1992-1994 · PPD
1.809
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

CA
Cecilia Altamirano V.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
6.789
votes
EC
Esteban Calderon S.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
4.321
votes
CA
Claudia Ahumada A.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
4.214
votes
FG
Fernanda Gonzalez V.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.979
votes
MS
Marco San Martin Z.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
1.434
votes
MR
Maria Rubio M.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.231
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión19 de marzo de 202666 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó cuatro puntos, incluyendo una ordenanza actualizada de ferias libres y un programa de becas de educación superior por $30 millones para 300 estudiantes.

Temas tratados

  • Ordenanza de scooters y bicicletas eléctricas: Se propuso incorporar a la ordenanza de derechos municipales el cobro por uso de espacio público para vehículos de microtransporte compartido (scooters y bicicletas eléctricas), a 0,6 UTM por metro cuadrado.
  • Ordenanza de comercio en vía pública y ferias libres: Actualización completa de la normativa vigente desde 2017, con 13 títulos y 44 artículos; regula permisos, fiscalización, suplencias y causales de término.
  • Becas de educación superior 2026: Programa municipal de $30 millones para apoyar a 300 egresados de cuarto medio con un aporte único de $100.000 por estudiante.
  • Costos de operación de barredoras y equipos: Aprobación del presupuesto anual de operación para una segunda etapa de adquisición de maquinaria (barredora vial, tractor con desrozadora, barredoras peatonales), destinada al aseo de la faja vial.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Los cuatro puntos de tabla fueron aprobados. La transcripción indica votos favorables de todos los concejales presentes en cada punto, sin votos en contra explícitos. No quedan claros los nombres exactos de todos los concejales.

Plata y obras

  • Becas: $30 millones para 300 estudiantes ($100.000 cada uno); postulaciones abiertas hasta el 16 de abril de 2026.
  • Maquinaria vial (segunda etapa): Equipos por ~$674 millones (barredora vial ~$268 M, tractor ~$92 M, desrozadora ~$100 M, barredoras peatonales ~$191 M); financiamiento vía Gobierno Regional Metropolitano. Costo anual de operación y mantención aprobado: $115.161.428 (IVA incluido, cifra según tabla —verificar en acta oficial).
  • Ordenanza scooters: Tarifa de 0,6 UTM/m² por ocupación de bien nacional de uso público.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Difusión de la ordenanza de ferias: Una concejala planteó que publicar la ordenanza no garantiza que los feriantes la conozcan; se debatió si corresponde notificar directamente a dirigentes de ferias. No hubo acuerdo formal; se asumió responsabilidad de los propios interesados, con compromiso de difusión en página web y redes.
  • Criterio de asistencia en becas: Un concejal propuso exigir buena asistencia escolar como requisito; el alcalde sugirió advertirlo desde ahora para aplicarlo el año siguiente, sin incluirlo en las bases 2026.
  • Una concejala (nombre no queda claro en la transcripción) señaló que la ordenanza de ferias tiene criterios genéricos que podrían generar problemas en la práctica, y sugirió revisarla con sesión de trabajo previa antes de futuras aprobaciones.

Para seguir

  • Sesión de trabajo pendiente para definir zonas y recorridos de operación de scooters/bicicletas eléctricas en la comuna.
  • Revisión de la ordenanza de ferias libres a fin de año para evaluar su funcionamiento y pulir criterios ambiguos.
  • Postulaciones a becas de educación superior cierran el 16 de abril de 2026.
  • Criterio de asistencia escolar para becas quedó postergado para discutirse en la versión 2027 del programa.

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)

Este municipio no publica actas del concejo en su Transparencia Activa (obligación de la Ley 20.285); sus sesiones pueden estar solo en video.

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
206
Highly complex
26
Audit reports
13
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2025187112
20216241
202051221
201869625383
20172431652
20162781171

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

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

  • IL
    Inmobiliaria la Hacienda SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2022–2025
  • IS
    Inmobiliaria San Jose de Paine SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2020–2022
  • FI
    Fundacion Integra
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • IB
    Inmobiliaria Barrio Bueno SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2020–2024
  • AC
    Armas Contrauctora
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016
  • Fp
    Fundación para la Ayuda y Rehabilitación del Discapacitado (Fundación Par)
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017–2020
  • AA
    Agroindustrial Anaproc S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2018
  • NA
    Novum Asesorías Profesionales Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2020–2021
  • Ay
    Agricola y Frutera Curacaví S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • VE
    Verano Energy SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2020–2023
  • RS
    Rendic S.a. Unimarc
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2024–2026
  • CE
    Corporación Educacional de la Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura Fg
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023
  • TS
    Transelec S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2021
  • WC
    Walmart Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2017
  • AE
    Agrícola el Esfuerzo S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017–2020
  • ST
    Sociedad Tecnoingenieria Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2021
  • IA
    Inmobiliaria Armas Paine SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2021
  • IE
    Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Motu S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018–2024
  • LI
    La Invernada Export SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017
  • GT
    Gtd Teleductos
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019
and 126 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

51.439
inhabitants
89.543
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+76%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
110.033
+11% vs. 2035 (99.232)
Over 60 · 2050
26,93%
20,87% in 2035 · +6 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)87,22 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,9 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment1.011 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment35,7 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)594,6 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)622,1 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo78.828 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)5,9 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)20,9 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples6,69 %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 1.106 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
79.705
42.154 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
23.900
57% of RSH households
Female-headed households
50%
21.287
Elderly (60+)16.01020%
Children and adolescents (<18)17.93423%
Foreign nationals4.9566%
Belonging to indigenous peoples3.6805%
People with moderate/severe dependency1.0761%
Single-person households21.35251%

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
17.862
40 schools
Students per teacher
15,6
1.146 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
88,8%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
55%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 43%Private subsidized 54%Private paid 3%
Pass rate
97,4%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,24%
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
2
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
5
FONASA enrollees
77.228
87% of the population
Doctors employed
41
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 277Contract staff: 231Fee contracts: 340
Primary-care medical visits · per year
45.715
123.915
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
2.331
1.605
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 (77.098 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Dr. Miguel Ángel Solar (Ex Cesfam Paine)Family Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal43.21258%
Centro de Salud Familiar Dr. Raúl MoyaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal16.19160%
Posta de Salud Rural HuelquénRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal8.34259%
Posta de Salud Rural AbrantesRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2.94757%
Posta de Salud Rural PintuéRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2.87858%
Posta de Salud Rural ChadaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2.06563%
Posta de Salud Rural RangueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.46360%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $19.447.122.000 ($251.814/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $12.790.882.000Municipal contribution: $203.000.000

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

Indigenous population
5.271
6.7% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche4.80491.1%
Aymara1462.8%
Quechua941.8%
Diaguita851.6%
Otro851.6%

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.

Community organizationSource: RPJSFL Civil Registry (Law 20.500/19.418) · as of Jun 2026

Active neighborhood councils
106
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
1.2
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
614
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
165
Sports
74
Social and aid
39
For the elderly
31
Cultural
17
Foundations and corporations
11
Trade associations and cooperatives
5
Religious
3
Fire brigades
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.

6 Local media · 5 Comunitaria · 1 Digital pressSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
GGOLONDRINAComunitaria106.1 FM
LVLA VOZ DE PAINEComunitaria107.9 FM
wwww.paine.clDigital press
ADAsociacion Deportiva y Cultural Fantasia · holderComunitaria106.3 FM
IPIglesia Pentecostal de Chile · holderComunitaria106.7 FM
MEMinisterio Evangelistico Esperando a Jesucristo el Salvador · holderComunitaria107.3 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
5.365
6,8% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Bolivia
1.917 people · 36% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
1.917 Bolivia
1.382 Venezuela
674 Haití
405 Perú

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
34
2 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
2.139
8,3% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
52
7.983 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
513
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
1.122
beneficiaries · 2012–2024
Subsidies Rental · DS52
56
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

49.478homes · by type (2017)
House
24.375 · 97.3%
House
23.318 · 95.4%
Shack/hut/shanty
449 · 1.8%
Other private
375 · 1.5%
Apartment
349 · 1.4%
Apartment
232 · 0.9%
Room in old house/tenement
161 · 0.7%
Other private
120 · 0.5%
Shack/improvised dwelling
39 · 0.2%
Mobile
28 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
19 · 0.1%
Mobile
7 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
6 · 0%
73%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
6.964 · 56.2%
Owned, being paid off
2.113 · 17.1%
Provided for work
1.308 · 10.6%
Rented
1.290 · 10.4%
Free of charge
710 · 5.7%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
3
Beds
68
4,5 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
$29.086.848.000
Own revenue
$13.536.238.000
47% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$6.011.180.000
21% of the total
State transfers
$991.302.000
3% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$2.447.205.000
$29.086.848.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

28.6%
23.8%
11.4%
33.1%
Property tax$3.872.173.000
Business licenses$3.216.169.000
Vehicle permits$1.536.818.000
Cleaning fees$436.470.000
Other own revenue$4.474.608.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $34.030.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
38.8%
36.5%
24.7%
Municipal$29.086.848.000
Education$27.423.212.000
Health$18.530.388.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $3.163.182.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$993.492.000
$13.536.238.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$637.227.000
$6.011.180.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$131.880.000
$991.302.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$31.954.807.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$31.504.922.000
Execution rate
98.6%
Unexecuted: $449.885.000
High execution: the municipality executed 98.6% of its current budget.

Accrued spending · trend

$2.511.692.000
$31.504.922.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

47.2%
26.6%
18.5%
6.1%
Internal management$14.864.458.000
Community services$8.391.755.000
Social programs$5.828.768.000
Municipal activities$1.919.063.000
Recreational programs$290.878.000
Cultural programs$210.000.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$19.447.122.00061.7%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$15.067.318.00047.8%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$6.644.548.00021.1%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$3.032.506.0009.6%
Electricity (facilities)$1.227.489.0003.9%
Investment (works and projects)$553.424.0001.8%
Transfers to education$300.000.0001.0%
Street lighting$224.000.0000.7%
Transfers to health$203.000.0000.6%
Water (facilities)$173.124.0000.5%
Councillor stipends$82.774.0000.3%
Travel allowances$1.543.0000.0%

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

21.1%
47.8%
31.1%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$6.644.548.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$15.067.318.000
Others$9.793.056.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

37.1%
31.3%
26.2%
Permanent staff$3.370.028.000
Contract staff$2.845.363.000
Fee contracts$425.972.000
Labor Code$60.174.000
Community progs.$2.379.118.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

28.1%
23.2%
48.8%
Permanent staff137
Contract staff113
Fee contracts238
Total: 488 staffFee contracts: 48.8% of the headcountWomen: 46.0%Professionalization: 25.6%
Cost/staffer permanent: $24.989.372/yearCost/staffer contract: $14.283.531/yearCost/staffer fees: $962.592/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: $553.424.000 (1.8% of spending)Councillor stipends: $82.774.000Travel allowances: $1.543.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $3.032.506.000Street lighting: $224.000.000Electricity: $1.227.489.000Water: $173.124.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

845
51
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

113
124
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$207.324.563.135
Purchase orders
65.422

Purchase-order amount · trend

$1.384.963.199
$16.200.646.966
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Dimension S.A.$12.022.211.813107
Gasco Glp S a$11.281.835.547259
Netline Air SpA$8.301.614.4077
Consorcio Santa Marta S a$7.432.508.405358
Issa SpA$5.823.658.467227
Ingeniería y Construcción Incorell Jose Carlos Orellana Bustos E.i.r$5.380.418.08115
Soluciones en Seguridad Limitada$4.996.669.83343
Abastible S.A.$4.408.544.101361

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $8.660.156.00553%
Framework Agreement $5.889.950.93836%
Agile Purchase $933.973.8306%
Direct award discretionary$716.566.1914%

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

Registered companies
5.831
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
32.518

Pyramid by sales bracket

55.7%
17.8%
22.7%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)3.249 companies
Small (≤25k UF)1.036 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)144 companies
Large (>100k UF)78 companies
No sales/no info1.324 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Packing Merquen SpATRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 4 (>1M UF)2.659
Exportadora Anakena Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 4 (>1M UF)544
Corteva Agriscience Chile LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 4 (>1M UF)287
Alimentos Concentrados Cisternas LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)221
Providence Exports S.A.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)81
Barry Callebaut Chile SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)75
Agro Corteva Chile S.A.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)31
La Invernada Export SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)22
Multifruta S aTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 31.889
Champinones Abrantes S.A.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 3534

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$ 58 M declared
Approved last 5 years
13
US$ 166 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
51
+ 1.705 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
839
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Proyecto Regularización y Ampliación Planta de Producción de Semillas DIACorteva Agriscience Chile LimitadaApproved62,14713
Ampliación Planta Quelen FruitDIAPacking Merquen SpAUnder Review5851
Proyecto Habitacional de Integración Social Los Abetos y Los PeumosDIAInmobiliaria los Copihues SpAApproved28,8260
Aquiluz SolarDIACve Proyecto Once SpAApproved12,1680
Parque Fotovoltaico San RamónDIASan Ramón Solar SpAApproved1275
Parque Fotovoltaico Margarita SolarDIACve Proyecto Doce SpAApproved12150
Ampliación Packing Merquén SpADIAPacking Merquen SpAApproved11,235
Ampliación de la PTAS PaineDIAAguas Andinas S.A.Approved8,71650
Parque Fotovoltaico CousiñoDIATedlar Marte SpAApproved870
Ampelo SolarDIACve Proyecto Cuarenta y dos SpAApproved6,54270
Logística y transporte de Sustancias peligrosas en las Regiones XV, I,DIASociedad de Servicios y TransportesUnder Review6,3
Ampliación Parque Fotovoltaico Gabardo del VeranoDIASalado Energy SpAApproved6,21356

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
58 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)
14 t MP10
14 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

State protected wilderness areas (SNASPE) in the comuna
Rio ClarilloNational Reserve11.623 ha

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

68
Species
48
Flora
20
Fauna
21
In conservation status
20
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Belloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENQueuleGomortega keuleENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENPitaoPitavia punctataENRana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVUPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENLagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVULagartija de gravenhorstLiolaemus gravenhorstiVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENSapo arrieroAlsodes nodosusNTHualoNothofagus glaucaNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNT

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.

13 Wetlands · 7 urban · 1.882 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
H-13-117Laguna de Aculeo1.208
HUR-13-01Sist. Rios Maipo- Mapocho, esteros Colina- Angostura- Puangue y Trib.urban643 /18.814
HPU-13-27Embalse12
HUR-13-03Estero Pintueurban12
HUR-13-119Sin informaciónurban1
HPU-13-28Paine 11
HUR-13-120Sin informaciónurban1
HUR-13-118Sin informaciónurban1
HPU-13-30Paine 41
HPU-13-29Paine 31
HUR-13-02Paine 2urban1
HRU-13-53Buin 240

+ 1 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. 36 projects totaling US$ 444 million, approved between 1997 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy10 projects · US$ 114 M · 1997–2023
Gasoducto del Pacífico S.A.Gasoducto Trasandino y Distribución de Gas Natural en Chile · "Línea Ancoa - Alto Jahuel 2 x 500 kV: Primer Circuito"
Agriculture and livestock4 projects · US$ 113 M · 2017–2026
Corteva Agriscience Chile LimitadaProyecto Regularización y Ampliación Planta de Producción de Semillas Paine · Regularización Planta Procesadora de Nueces
Real estate4 projects · US$ 65 M · 1999–2025
Inmobiliaria los Copihues SpAProyecto Habitacional de Integración Social Los Abetos y Los Peumos · Proyecto Habitacional Conquistas de Paine III
Others13 projects · US$ 59 M · 1998–2020
Digital Holdings Chile SpARegularización Data Center Hewlett Packard Chile Comercial Ltda. · Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A.
Miscellaneous industrial facilities2 projects · US$ 32 M · 2013–2015
Champiñones Abrantes S.A.RECONSTRUCCIÓN PLANTA CULTIVO DE CHAMPIÑONES · Fábrica de Chocolates Barry Callebaut Chile
Amenities1 project · US$ 25 M · 2002
Oscar Letelier GonzalezDiscoteque La Vacada
Transport Infrastructure1 project · US$ 23 M · 2013
Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del EstadoMEJORAMIENTO INTEGRAL DE LA INFRAESTRUCTURA FERROVIARIA TRAMO: SANTIAGO - RANCAGUA .
Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 13 M · 2019
Champiñones Abrantes S.A.Nueva Planta de Cultivo Champiñones Abrantes

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
CGE
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
Aguas Andinas
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Buin at 13.9 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
5
Sanctioned entities
5
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
38 UTA
4 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Carlos Santiago Tapia AzocarPLANTEL PORCINO TAMAR 2Agroindustry27
Prefabricados de Hormigon Cumbres SpAPREFABRICADOS DE HORMIGÓN CUMBRESIndustrial facility6
Agricola la Robleria Ltda.AGRÍCOLA GARCÉSAgroindustry4
Construcciones Segurola SpACANTERA CERRO LO ÁGUILAMining2
Exportadora Anakena Ltda.PLANTA PROCESADORA DE NUECES ANAKENAAgroindustry

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
2 m²
20% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

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

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
5
Historic monuments
2
Heritage zones
1
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 - PAINEPTAS · lodods activadosAGUAS ANDINAS S.A. · discharges into estero paine
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Santa Marta (Talagante) · 29.507 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
42
Area affected
137 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
533 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
38
At high or very high risk
3
Main threat
Inundación por desborde de c…
Inundación por desborde de cauce

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
14,11°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,31°C
Annual precipitation
616 mm
projection: -3%
Hot days>30°C
43
projection: +24 days
Frost days
18

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
4.575
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.180
Police cases · trend
4.201
4.575
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats771873
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces641726
Property damage576652
Domestic violence560634
Minor injuries300340
Larceny244276
Robbery with violence or intimidation226256
Burglary of an inhabited place198224
Burglary of an uninhabited place194220
Theft of items from vehicles128145
Motor vehicle theft123139
Sexual abuse8495

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
72
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 88.317 hab
Patrol fleet
22
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 6Pickups: 8Motorcycles: 4Bicycles: 4
Surveillance cameras · trend
6
72
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
157
Deaths
6
6,8 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
126
21 serious
Pedestrian collisions
8
2 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.