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Melipilla

Región Metropolitana de SantiagoFounded 1742148.899 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20241.351 km² of area110 inh./km²$73.145M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Finance
+28 pts
8th biggest rise in Common Fund dependence (lost autonomy since 2001)
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Power
476 organizations
19th most organizations requesting lobby meetings with it
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Finance
+1.863%
20th fastest-growing municipal budget (since 2001)
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Oversight
85
24th most serious Comptroller findings
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Population
+13,8%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
22,8%
Multidimensional poverty · 85th highest of 346
Finance
$491 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 192 of 346
Finance
70,63%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
593,8 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
174th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

78 Schools
64 Squares and green areas
48 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
20 Health centers
20 Kindergartens
13 Pharmacies
8 Fire stations
5 Carabineros
2 Universities
2 Hospitals
1 Institutes

Melipilla es una de las 52 comunas de la Región Metropolitana de Santiago, siendo la ciudad capital de la provincia de Melipilla. Situada al suroeste de Santiago de Chile, entre la Cordillera de la Costa, es una de las ciudades satélite más importantes para el Gran Santiago.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

48.5 /100
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#175 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety40
Health52
Culture and environment60
Education34
Infrastructure49
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Paula Gárate R.
CHILE VAMOS · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
39.063
votes (47.16%)
104.813
Electoral roll
90,02%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
PG
Paula Gárate R.
2024-2028 · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
39.063
votes
LC
Lorena Catalina Olavarria Baeza
2021-2024 · CS
10.079
votes
MG
Mario Gebauer Bringas
2008-2012 · PPD
24.133
votes
FP
Fernando Pérez Villagrán
2004-2008 · UDI
19.852
votes
FP
Fernando Perez Villagran
2000-2004 · UDI
14.603
votes
FP
Fernando Perez Villagran
1996-2000 · ILDUD
9.894
votes
JA
Jorge Armijo Ugalde
1994-1996 · PR
3.432
votes
MR
Manuel Riveros
1992-1994 · DC
7.072
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

JC
Jose Cabion D.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · FRENTE AMPLIO
5.527
votes
MC
Mario Carmona R.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
5.058
votes
PA
Pamela Acuña A.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
3.745
votes
BA
Bastian Alarcon A.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
2.599
votes
JB
Jose Bolados C.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
2.300
votes
PP
Paola Palacios N.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · FRENTE AMPLIO
2.223
votes
MS
Martin Salazar G.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.401
votes
VL
Victor Loyola V.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · INDEPENDIENTE
1.259
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión3 de junio de 202682 minWatch session

En una línea: Sesión marcada por múltiples aprobaciones administrativas (patentes, becas, licitación de software) y un tenso debate sobre la subvención pendiente a las Carmelitas Descalzas de Puangue.

Temas tratados

  • Modificación presupuestaria: Reintegro de fondos del nivel central por 106,4 millones de pesos para programas de seguridad ciudadana y DIDECO.
  • Becas deportivas y apoyo artístico: Asignación a cinco deportistas y una artista (Antonela Lobos).
  • Patentes de alcohol: Aprobación de nueva patente, cambio de domicilio, cambio de modalidad y renovaciones.
  • Licitación de software: Adjudicación de licencias CAT a empresa única oferente válida, por 40 millones anuales durante 36 meses.
  • Cambio de fechas: Sesiones de junio reprogramadas del 9 al 23 y del 16 al 30.
  • Subvención Carmelitas Descalzas: Acuerdo para incluir la respuesta en la próxima tabla.
  • Varios públicos: Vecino con discapacidad denunció infracción de tránsito que considera injusta; organizaciones de Pomaire presentaron rendición de la Semana Pomarinera.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Modificaciones presupuestarias n°6 y n°1 (programas comunitarios): aprobadas por unanimidad (8/8).
  • Extensión de 60 días para rendición de subvención de academia Danza Luz: aprobada (8/8).
  • Becas deportivas y apoyo a Antonela Lobos: aprobadas (8/8).
  • Patentes de alcohol (5 operaciones distintas): todas aprobadas (8/8).
  • Licitación licencias software CAT a Computación Gráfica Aplicada y Cía. Ltda.: aprobada (8/8).
  • Cambio de fechas de sesiones de junio: aprobado (8/8).
  • Acuerdo para incluir en la próxima sesión la respuesta sobre subvención Carmelitas Descalzas: aprobado (8/8).

Plata y obras

  • Reintegro de 106.485.509 pesos desde el nivel central, redistribuidos en programas comunitarios.
  • Licitación de software: 40 millones anuales, contrato de 36 meses.
  • Subvención solicitada por Carmelitas Descalzas de Puangue: 50 millones de pesos (pendiente de respuesta).
  • Recorte al Hospital de Melipilla: cifra en disputa entre 1.394 y 1.350 millones de pesos.
  • Rendición Semana Pomarinera: subvención municipal de 20.064.090 pesos; autogestión adicional de 18 millones aproximadamente.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Consejal Salazar propuso condicionar futuras modificaciones presupuestarias a la resolución de la subvención de las Carmelitas; otros concejales se opusieron y se llegó a una fórmula intermedia.
  • Consejal Loyola denunció la exclusión del profesor Felipe Trujillo en el Día del Patrimonio como "discriminación arbitraria" y exigió sumario con consecuencias reales.
  • Cerro de la Cruz: comodato aprobado hace más de un año sin avances visibles; lo plantearon dos concejales (Acuña y Martínez).
  • Motoniveladora municipal paralizada por varias semanas, afectando caminos rurales sin solución de emergencia gestionada.
  • Suspensión del COMPIN en Melipilla: consejala Palacios ingresó oficio a la Delegación Presidencial Provincial.
  • Melipilla es la única comuna de la provincia que no respondió al oficio de la Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones sobre conectividad, perdiendo opciones para proyectos 2027.

Para seguir

  • Sesión del 23 de junio: debe incluirse respuesta sobre subvención Carmelitas Descalzas (50 millones) y punto de capacitación nacional de concejales.
  • Administración debe informar estado del paseo peatonal Serrano, motoniveladora, arbolado urbano de la Plaza de Armas y suministro eléctrico del CESFAM de Codigua.
  • Municipio debe evaluar apoyo a Martín Garrido para el Mundial de Halterofilia Máster (septiembre, Grecia —nombre del país podría tener error de transcripción).
  • Consejal Martínez propuso realizar al menos un concejo mensual en localidades rurales; sugirió iniciar en Pomaire.

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)

60 minutes publishedindex updated on 14-11-2025 — more than 6 months without updatingMunicipal transparency

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

Resolutions extracted
70
of 20 minutes read
Money involved
$2.276.182.560
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
4.4 · Adjudicación licitación pública 'Conservación Liceo El Bollenar, comuna de Melipilla'Tender$522.839.418
4.3 · Solicitud de modificar acuerdo Nº0681 de fecha 19 de noviembre de 2019Budget amendment
4.2 · Aprobación de patente de alcohol giro restaurant a nombre de Margarita Daigre SalgadoLicenseunanimidad
4.1 · Aprobación de listado de renovación de patentes de alcohol primer semestre año 2020Licenseunanimidad
Discusión sobre la solicitud de comodato por parte de una asistente social para la sede social de la Junta de Vecinos Obispo Lizama.Loan for use
Revisión y posible devolución de un terreno cedido para una escuela que no está funcionando.Loan for use

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
236
Highly complex
85
Audit reports
15
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202515962
202030312151
20191812241
2018461416162
20174192374
20165645833

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

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

  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 12 audiencias · 2017–2023
  • CC
    Corporación Cerros Abiertos
    Lobby / interest management · 10 audiencias · 2017–2021
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 9 audiencias · 2017–2022
  • SS
    Sosafe S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2016–2019
  • SG
    San Gotardo SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2018–2020
  • CE
    Construccion e Inmobiliaria Gpr S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2016–2019
  • AD
    Arcos Dorados Restaurantes de Chile Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2021–2023
  • IS
    Inmobiliaria Santa Maria de Melipilla S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2017–2023
  • Ms
    Melitran S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2017–2025
  • AA
    Agrícola Aasa Limtada
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2016–2023
  • GS
    Gescam S.a Consultores Ambientales
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2017–2021
  • PC
    Peg Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2021–2024
  • EI
    Eletrans II
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2016–2022
  • PC
    Pacifico Cable SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2019–2020
  • MT
    Mobil Touch EIRL
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2017–2020
  • CM
    Constructora Malpo SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2019
  • AA
    Aguas Andinas S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017–2023
  • IG
    Inversiones Gvg Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2023
  • RS
    Redciclach SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • AV
    Aridos Valdes y Cia. Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017–2022
and 454 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

97.335
inhabitants
150.466
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+56%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
172.980
+7% vs. 2035 (162.362)
Over 60 · 2050
31%
23,89% 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)92,27 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,4 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment1.653 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment20 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)593,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)614,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo136.325 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)7,6 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)22,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples6 %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 2.030 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
134.213
68.718 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
40.493
59% of RSH households
Female-headed households
51%
34.936
Elderly (60+)28.87522%
Children and adolescents (<18)29.87222%
Foreign nationals8.3276%
Belonging to indigenous peoples6.0425%
People with moderate/severe dependency2.1412%
Single-person households32.15447%

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
29.660
72 schools
Students per teacher
14,5
2.048 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
88,8%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
55,3%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 36%Private subsidized 56%Private paid 8%
Pass rate
97,7%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,73%
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
5
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
3
FONASA enrollees
132.907
89% of the population
Doctors employed
60
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 529Contract staff: 395Fee contracts: 70
Primary-care medical visits · per year
88.062
199.958
20102025
Medical specialties served · 22 in the comuna (public system)
Internal MedicineOphthalmologyAdult Orthopedics and TraumaAdult GynecologyAdult General SurgeryAdult CardiologyObstetricsAdult PsychiatryOtorhinolaryngologyAdult UrologyAdult NeurologyAdult NephrologyPediatricsGeriatricsAdult RheumatologyAnesthesiologyAdult Plastic SurgeryPediatric Surgery+4 more

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
5.646
4.435
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 (133.196 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Dr. Edelberto ElguetaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal36.29259%
Centro de Salud Familiar Dr. Francisco Boris SolerFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal35.75063%
Cesfam FlorenciaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal18.70666%
Centro de Salud Familiar San ManuelFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal11.16762%
Posta de Salud Rural BollenarRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal7.56666%
Centro de Salud Rural Alfarera Rosa Reyes VilchesFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal7.52061%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Padre Demetrio BravoCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal5.09570%
Posta de Salud Rural PahuilmoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal4.90057%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Obispo Pablo LizamaCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal2.76778%
Posta de Salud Rural PabellónRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.91266%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar CodiguaCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal1.52160%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $34.843.667.000 ($262.166/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $21.790.358.000Municipal contribution: $574.104.000

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

Indigenous population
8.178
6.0% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche6.41778.5%
Quechua1.14514.0%
Aymara2523.1%
Diaguita1431.7%
Otro1341.6%

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
239
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
1.6
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
1.913
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
492
Sports
364
For the elderly
134
Social and aid
113
Cultural
71
Foundations and corporations
8
Fire brigades
3
Religious
2

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

14 Local media · 1 AM · 8 Comunitaria · 5 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
AAZUCARFM97.3 FM
CCARICIAFM102.3 FM
CCREATIVAFM95.5 FM
ISIGNACIO SERRANOAM540 AM
RDRADIO DEL MAIPOFM96.9 FM
CCCentro Cultural Andres Gonzalez Urtubia, Bollenar-Melipilla · holderComunitaria107.5 FM
CCCentro Cultural de Radiodifusion Alterna · holderComunitaria105.9 FM
CCCentro Cultural de Radiodifusion Chocalan · holderComunitaria106.7 FM
CSCentro Social Cristiano Casa del Rey · holderComunitaria107.1 FM
CSCentro Social Cultural Sombras-Melipilla · holderComunitaria107.9 FM
GSGarate S.A. · holderFM105.1 FM
JdJunta de Vecinos el Progreso · holderComunitaria107.5 FM
MdMinisterio de Radios Cristianas de Difusion y Cultura · holderComunitaria106.1 FM
OCOrganizacion Cultural y Social Eben Ezer Melipilla · holderComunitaria106.3 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
11.069
8,1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Bolivia
4.777 people · 43% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
4.777 Bolivia
2.722 Venezuela
1.301 Haití
643 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
103
3 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
3.215
6,9% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
68
9.693 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
1.328
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
2.504
beneficiaries · 2012–2024
Subsidies Rental · DS52
201
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

88.582homes · by type (2017)
House
41.767 · 92.3%
House
39.530 · 91.2%
Apartment
3.013 · 7%
Apartment
2.993 · 6.6%
Shack/hut/shanty
507 · 1.2%
Other private
273 · 0.6%
Room in old house/tenement
131 · 0.3%
Other private
127 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
121 · 0.3%
Shack/improvised dwelling
87 · 0.2%
Mobile
11 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
10 · 0%
Mobile
9 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
3 · 0%
76%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
14.288 · 60.2%
Owned, being paid off
3.674 · 15.5%
Rented
2.999 · 12.6%
Provided for work
1.533 · 6.5%
Free of charge
1.237 · 5.2%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
9
Beds
222
7,7 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
$73.145.281.000
Own revenue
$10.090.964.000
14% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$24.265.427.000
33% of the total
State transfers
$34.681.925.000
47% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$3.725.369.000
$73.145.281.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

32.8%
15.1%
16.9%
30.4%
Property tax$3.306.717.000
Business licenses$1.523.221.000
Vehicle permits$1.706.436.000
Cleaning fees$482.505.000
Other own revenue$3.072.085.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $36.308.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
50.5%
25.5%
24.0%
Municipal$73.145.281.000
Education$36.877.097.000
Health$34.791.533.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $21.139.737.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$1.890.035.000
$10.090.964.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$1.412.209.000
$24.265.427.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$79.479.000
$34.681.925.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$81.374.342.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$74.461.575.000
Execution rate
91.5%
Unexecuted: $6.912.767.000
Medium execution: it executed 91.5%. Left unspent: $6.912.767.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$3.596.476.000
$74.461.575.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

26.6%
70.8%
Internal management$19.841.440.000
Community services$52.732.380.000
Social programs$1.394.131.000
Recreational programs$255.217.000
Cultural programs$238.407.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$34.843.667.00046.8%
Transfers to health$33.382.884.00044.8%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$13.096.173.00017.6%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$9.586.580.00012.9%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$3.522.337.0004.7%
Transfers to education$2.412.653.0003.2%
Investment (works and projects)$1.856.364.0002.5%
Street lighting$1.616.411.0002.2%
Electricity (facilities)$1.158.801.0001.6%
Water (facilities)$290.679.0000.4%
Councillor stipends$124.782.0000.2%
Travel allowances$35.471.0000.0%
Commissions and representation$9.086.0000.0%

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

12.9%
17.6%
69.5%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$9.586.580.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$13.096.173.000
Others$51.778.822.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

40.3%
16.1%
38.6%
Permanent staff$6.358.316.000
Contract staff$2.540.274.000
Fee contracts$687.990.000
Labor Code$109.556.000
Community progs.$6.096.892.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

73.9%
26.1%
Permanent staff207
Contract staff73
Total: 280 staffWomen: 49.3%Professionalization: 31.8%
Cost/staffer permanent: $27.954.140/yearCost/staffer contract: $32.997.452/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: $1.856.364.000 (2.5% of spending)Councillor stipends: $124.782.000Travel allowances: $35.471.000Commissions and representation: $9.086.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $3.522.337.000Street lighting: $1.616.411.000Electricity: $1.158.801.000Water: $290.679.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

307
453
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

138
102
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$197.397.465.163
Purchase orders
33.103

Purchase-order amount · trend

$2.421.317.294
$14.486.525.411
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Sociedad Transportes Cts Limitada$23.424.764.147389
Demarco S.A.$17.087.593.99515
Invers y Asesorias en Telecomunic e Informatica SpA$13.123.083.37916
Ingenieria y Construccion Mst S.A.$5.264.580.8451
Constructora Gpr S a$4.720.569.1434
Asfaltos Vergara$3.956.799.9779
Moi-Security Limitada$2.681.352.9515
Rentamaq Ltda.$2.524.253.527131

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $9.724.637.14467%
Agile Purchase $2.264.136.35316%
Framework Agreement $2.133.456.99015%
Direct award discretionary$364.294.9223%

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

Registered companies
10.793
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
51.540

Pyramid by sales bracket

59.6%
17.2%
20.5%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)6.433 companies
Small (≤25k UF)1.855 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)214 companies
Large (>100k UF)75 companies
No sales/no info2.216 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Agroindustrial el Paico S.A.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)1.973
Agricola Ariztia LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 4 (>1M UF)1.210
Ariztia Comercial LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)1.017
Sociedad Agricola la Hornilla SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 4 (>1M UF)978
Tecnologia y Alimentos Ltda.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)690
Agricola Tarapaca S.A.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 4 (>1M UF)460
Agricola Aasa LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 4 (>1M UF)368
Inversiones e Industrias Valle Verde S.A.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)274
Coseducam S.A.TRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 4 (>1M UF)84
Agricola Polpaico SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 3510

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
6
US$ 289 M declared
Approved last 5 years
16
US$ 359 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
540
+ 50 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
918
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Ruta 78 Fase 2: Tramo Santiago San AntonioEIASociedad Concesionaria Autopista SaUnder Review9151.800
Parque Fotovoltaico Radal SolarEIAEnergía Renovable SpAUnder Review500600
Sistema de almacenamiento de energía BESS y línea de transmisión MelipDIASungrow el Arroyo SpAApproved157,553
Planta Solar Fotovoltaica CanasteroDIAPsf Canastero SpAApproved125320
PROYECTO BARRIO SANTA MARIA ORIENTEDIAEmpresa Constructora Moller y PérezApproved51,045116
Nueva Línea 2x220 Nueva Alto Melipilla - Nueva Casablanca - La PólvoraEIACasablanca Transmisora de Energía SApproved50,499634
Proyecto Inmobiliario DS49 Valle MercedDIAInmobiliaria e Inversiones Baker SpUnder Review27,093100
AMPLIACIÓN Y OPTIMIZACIÓN DE PLANTEL DE AVES FUNDO EL QUILLAYDIAAgrícola Ariztía LimitadaApproved2535
Nueva Subestación El Lazo, Nueva Subestación Monte Blanco, Nueva LíneaEIATransmisora de Energía de Santiago Under Review2260
Nueva Subestación Seccionadora El PimientoDIATransmisora de Energía de Santiago Under Review15,60957
Parque Fotovoltaico OstolazasDIASolar Ti Cincuenta y Cinco SpAApproved12100
Parque Fotovoltaico Sand del VeranoDIACopahue de Verano SpAApproved10,21356

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
56 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)
3 t MP10
3 t MP2,5
1 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)
Las Palmas de CocalanNational Parkat 42.5 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.

162
Species
84
Flora
77
Fauna
1
Funga
55
In conservation status
38
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Belloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENQueuleGomortega keuleENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUGuayacánPorlieria chilensisVUPitaoPitavia punctataENHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVURoble de santiago, roble blanco, roble, hualle, pellín,hualoNothofagus macrocarpaVUPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUTarántula enana, araña pollitoEuathlus parvulusCRGruñidor de valeriaPristidactylus valeriaeENRana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVULagarto gruñidor de álvaroPristidactylus alvaroiCRLagartija de gravenhorstLiolaemus gravenhorstiVUPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVUAbejorro, abejorro colorado, moscardón, duillin, diwmeñ, abejorro gigante de la patagonia, don basilioBombus dahlbomiiENAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENRatón topo del matorralChelemys megalonyxVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUTarántula chilena rosada, araña pollitoGrammostola roseaVULinguePersea lingueVUAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUCaiquén, cauquén comúnChloephaga pictaVUChungungo, nutria marina, gato de mar, chinchiménLontra felinaENTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENTarántula de patas azules, araña pollitoEuathlus truculentusENPidencitoLaterallus jamaicensisENGuanacoLama guanicoeVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVULagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTSapo arrieroAlsodes nodosusNTMariposa del chagualCastnia eudesmiaNTIguanaCallopistes maculatusNTDegú costinoOctodon lunatusNTCucaracha, molukia de alas largasMoluchia strigataNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTColo-coloLeopardus colocoloNTPumaPuma concolorNTPato anteojillo, pato perro (argentina y chile), pato de anteojos, ánade anteojillo (español), spectacled duck, bronze-winged duck (inglés)Speculanas specularisNTPato cortacorrientesMerganetta armataNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTAguilucho chicoButeo albigulaNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTChorlo de campo, pachurrónOreopholus ruficollisNTCuervo de pantanoPlegadis chihiNTFlamenco chilenoPhoenicopterus chilensisNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNT

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.

2 Wetlands · 2 urban · 4.109 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-13-01Sist. Rios Maipo- Mapocho, esteros Colina- Angostura- Puangue y Trib.urban4.108 /18.814
HUR-13-116Sin informaciónurban0

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. 37 projects totaling US$ 1.086 million, approved between 1998 and 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Real estate9 projects · US$ 357 M · 2009–2024
Servicio de Salud Metropolitano OccidenteReposición con Relocalización Hospital de Melipilla · El Maiten Norte
Energy10 projects · US$ 308 M · 2018–2025
Sungrow el Arroyo SpASistema de almacenamiento de energía BESS y línea de transmisión Melipilla · Planta Solar Fotovoltaica Canastero
Transport Infrastructure2 projects · US$ 150 M · 2010–2019
Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del EstadoTren Alameda Melipilla · PROYECTO CONEXIÓN VIAL MELIPILLA CAMINO DE LA FRUTA (e-seia)
Mining2 projects · US$ 122 M · 2021
Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) - División el TenienteActualizaciones de Ingeniería y Construcción Obras 7ª, 8ª y 9ª Etapas Peraltamiento Embalse Carén · Nuevo Campamento Carén - División El Teniente
Hydraulic Infrastructure1 project · US$ 98 M · 2008
Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) - División el TenientePeraltamiento Embalse Carén
Agriculture and livestock3 projects · US$ 33 M · 2006–2025
Agrícola Ariztía LimitadaAMPLIACIÓN Y OPTIMIZACIÓN DE PLANTEL DE AVES FUNDO EL QUILLAY · Ampliación Sectores de Crianza y Postura Plantel Melipilla
Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 14 M · 2006
Aguas Andinas S.A.Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Servidas Melipilla (e-seia)
Others9 projects · US$ 4 M · 1998–2020
Enaex Servicios S.A.Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A. · 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
CGE
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
Aguas Andinas · also Melipilla Norte
Higher education
2 campuses in the comuna

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

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

Final SMA sanctions

Final sanctions
4
Sanctioned entities
4
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
39 UTA
3 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Fernando Silva MorenoDISCOTEC CLUB CAMALEONAmenities15
Sociedad Inversiones Melipilla S.A.SOCIEDAD INVERSIONES MELIPILLA S.A.Amenities13
Besalco Construcciones S.A.EXTRACCION DE ARIDOS EN SECTOR PUENTE INGENIERO MARAMBIO - MELIPILLAMining11
Frutícola Tantehue LimitadaFUNDO TANTEHUEAgroindustry

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
4
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
2
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-423-2023
2TA
I. Municipalidad de Casablanca/ Directora Ejecutiva del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental y Comité de Ministros
Nueva Línea 2x220 Nueva Alto Melipilla – Nueva Casablanca – La Pólvora – Agua Santa
Environmental assessment - Citizen participationUpheld
R-460-2024
2TA
Casablanca Transmisora de Energía S.A. / Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Nueva Línea 2x220 Nueva Alto Melipilla – Nueva Casablanca – La Pólvora – Agua Santa
Environmental sanction proceeding — formulation of chargesUpheld
R-435-2023
2TA
Asociación para el Desarrollo Sostenible y Autosustentable de la Localidad de Pomaire / Directora Ejecutiva del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Planta Solar La Greda
Environmental assessment - Citizen participationRejects
R-232-2021
2TA
Agrícola, Forestal y Ganadera Mallarauco Limitada y otro en contra del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Línea de Transmisión Lo Aguirre-Alto Melipilla y Alto Melipilla-Rapel
Administrative invalidationRejects

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
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
4
Historic 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
Vertedero Municipal de PopetaVertedero65.412 t/year · receives from 3 comunas
PTAS - EL PARRONALPTAS · lodos activadosMELIPILLA NORTE S.A. · discharges into canal de derrame
PTAS - MELIPILLAPTAS · sbrAGUAS ANDINAS S.A. · discharges into río la linea
PTAS - POMAIREPTAS · lagunas aireadasAGUAS ANDINAS S.A. · discharges into estero puangue
PTAS - VILLA GALILEAPTAS · lodos activadosMELIPILLA NORTE S.A. · discharges into canal de derrame
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero Municipal de Popeta (Melipilla) · 60.781 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
75
Area affected
247 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
2.867 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
91
At high or very high risk
61
16 very high
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
8
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
14,28°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,27°C
Annual precipitation
548 mm
projection: -3%
Hot days>30°C
19
projection: +26 days
Frost days
10

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
8.347
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.606
Police cases · trend
7.362
8.347
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats1.445971
Domestic violence1.048704
Property damage989664
Larceny680457
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces614412
Minor injuries459308
Burglary of an inhabited place405272
Burglary of an uninhabited place386259
Weapons-related crimes367247
Robbery with violence or intimidation334224
Carrying a bladed or pointed weapon249167
Theft of items from vehicles212142

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
35
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 148.899 hab
Patrol fleet
18
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Security booths
3
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 3Pickups: 5Motorcycles: 8Bicycles: 2Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
17
35
20202024

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
302
Deaths
19
12,8 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
201
15 serious
Pedestrian collisions
19
10 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.

Melipilla, Región Metropolitana de Santiago · Monitor Municipios