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Alhué

Región Metropolitana de Santiago7.856 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024844 km² of area9 inh./km²$34.603M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

5 Fire stations
4 Squares and green areas
4 Health centers
4 Schools
3 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
2 Pharmacies
1 Kindergartens
1 Carabineros

Alhué es una comuna de la zona central de Chile, ubicada en la provincia de Melipilla, en la Región Metropolitana de Santiago.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

48.5 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#177 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety53
Health33
Culture and environment56
Education50
Infrastructure49
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Marcela Chamorro M.
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
3.490
votes (62.33%)
6.661
Electoral roll
87,69%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
MC
Marcela Chamorro M.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
3.490
votes
RE
Roberto Eduardo Torres Huerta
2021-2024 · DC
2.635
votes
YS
Yoonitt Sepúlveda Sánchez
2008-2012 · IND
1.266
votes
YS
Yoonitt Sepúlveda Sánchez
2004-2008 · IND
1.528
votes
YS
Yoonitt Sepulveda Sanchez
2000-2004 · IND
1.106
votes
YS
Yoonitt Sepulveda Sanchez
1996-2000 · IND
1.075
votes
RV
René Vargas Yáñez
1992-1996 · PPD
356
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

MG
Manuel Gonzalez A.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
742
votes
NC
Nancy Cerda M.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
476
votes
CE
Carmen Espinoza P.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
459
votes
FV
Fidel Valenzuela M.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
430
votes
LA
Leonel Acevedo I.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
419
votes
MV
Matias Valenzuela C.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
404
votes

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

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

Resolutions extracted
294
of 137 minutes read
Money involved
$37.521.813.716
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
Receso durante la sesiónOtherunanimidad
Informe sobre patentes de alcoholes 1° semestre 2026Othermayoria
Asignación de responsabilidad y disponibilidad del Director de SaludAppointmentunanimidad
Asignación de estímulos según artículo 45 de la ley 19.378 para profesionales de saludRegulationunanimidad
Aporte solidario de $3,000,000 a las comunas afectadas por incendios forestalesSubsidy$3.000.000unanimidad
Aporte solidario de $5,000,000 a la comuna de Penco por incendios forestalesSubsidy$5.000.000unanimidad

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
191
Highly complex
50
Audit reports
8
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20248621
2019691325313
20172472141
201641917152
2015491520121

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

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

  • TC
    Techedge Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019
  • SC
    Spartacus Corredores de Seguros
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • IC
    Ict Capacitaciones
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • MS
    Metalurgica Silcosil SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • CE
    Comunicación Estratégica Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • OS
    Ondac SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • EN
    Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • SC
    Schréder Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • EP
    Empresas Pizarreño S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • O
    Oracle
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • EM
    Embajada Mundial de Activistas por la Paz Corp.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • FE
    Fundación Esperanza Previene
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • AC
    Asociacion Chilena de Seguridad
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • CI
    Comercial Irontrust Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • BG
    Be Group SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • is
    Incrementl SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • MI
    Maoz Inmobiliaria e Inversiones SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • PL
    Pression Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • CC
    Consorcio Circular SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
and 6 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

4.567
inhabitants
7.954
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
9.351
+8% vs. 2035 (8.660)
Over 60 · 2050
31,79%
24,24% in 2035 · +8 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)90,01 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,7 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment48 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)557,9 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)579,1 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo7.768 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)9,6 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)29,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples5,32 %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 67 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
8.002
4.394 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
2.375
54% of RSH households
Female-headed households
51%
2.225
Elderly (60+)1.68821%
Children and adolescents (<18)1.87323%
Foreign nationals81310%
Belonging to indigenous peoples2653%
People with moderate/severe dependency901%
Single-person households2.27152%

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
1.602
5 schools
Students per teacher
11,7
137 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
86,2%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
56,6%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 100%Private subsidized 0%
Pass rate
99,1%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
0,7%
dropout during the year
national median: 1,77%

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

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

CESFAM
1
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
2
FONASA enrollees
9.044
115% of the population
Doctors employed
9
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 72Contract staff: 47Fee contracts: 82
Primary-care medical visits · per year
9.629
52.916
20102025
Medical specialties served · 2 in the comuna (public system)
PediatricsAdult Psychiatry

Specialties with services recorded at the comuna's public facilities (REM DEIS, 2024). These are services performed, not doctor headcount. Excludes the private network.

Comprehensive home visits · per year
348
597
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 (9.087 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Villa AlhuéFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal7.13453%
Posta de Salud Rural Hacienda AlhuéCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal1.82373%
Posta de Salud Rural el AsientoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal8740%
Posta de Salud Rural PichiRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal3370%
Posta de Salud Rural Santa MaríaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1050%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $4.480.257.000 ($495.384/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $1.134.313.000Municipal contribution: $1.460.122.000

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

Indigenous population
413
5.3% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche32077.5%

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
27
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
3.4
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
130
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
23
Sports
20
Social and aid
8
For the elderly
7
Cultural
4
Trade associations and cooperatives
1
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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
AdAmigos de la Radio 107,5 · holderComunitaria105.9 FM
GSGarate S.A. · holderFM99.9 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
918
11,8% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Bolivia
357 people · 39% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
357 Bolivia
217 Perú
169 Venezuela
60 Haití

International immigrants per the 2024 Census (people born outside Chile living in the comuna). Nationwide they are 1,608,650 people, 8.8% of the population.

Housing and housing deficitSource: MINVU (Encampment Registry + 2024 Census deficit + subsidies) · INE

Encampments
0
no encampments registered
Housing deficit
164
5,9% of the comuna's households
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
15
paid · 2012–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
18
beneficiaries · 2012–2021
Subsidies Rental · DS52
2
paid · 2018–2024

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

5.331homes · by type (2017)
House
2.646 · 97.9%
House
2.492 · 94.9%
Shack/hut/shanty
94 · 3.6%
Room in old house/tenement
49 · 1.8%
Other private
31 · 1.2%
Room in old house/tenement
6 · 0.2%
Other private
5 · 0.2%
Apartment
4 · 0.1%
Apartment
2 · 0.1%
Mobile
1 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
76%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
852 · 73.6%
Free of charge
101 · 8.7%
Provided for work
101 · 8.7%
Rented
73 · 6.3%
Owned, being paid off
30 · 2.6%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$34.603.464.000
Own revenue
$11.855.532.000
34% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$2.572.480.000
7% of the total
State transfers
$1.656.773.000
5% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$519.732.000
$34.603.464.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

89.9%
Property tax$175.146.000
Business licenses$475.414.000
Vehicle permits$10.656.479.000
Cleaning fees$2.522.000
Other own revenue$545.971.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $88.452.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
74.8%
15.6%
9.6%
Municipal$34.603.464.000
Education$7.210.985.000
Health$4.422.322.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net contributor: it contributes $15.807.998.000 more than it receives.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$83.918.000
$11.855.532.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$334.556.000
$2.572.480.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$30.851.000
$1.656.773.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$38.777.814.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$32.733.232.000
Execution rate
84.4%
Unexecuted: $6.044.582.000
Medium execution: it executed 84.4%. Left unspent: $6.044.582.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$525.743.000
$32.733.232.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

86.0%
7.1%
Internal management$28.156.423.000
Community services$2.337.426.000
Social programs$1.916.485.000
Municipal activities$322.898.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$4.480.257.00013.7%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$3.739.511.00011.4%
Transfers to education$2.508.000.0007.7%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.640.578.0005.0%
Transfers to health$1.461.023.0004.5%
Investment (works and projects)$441.723.0001.3%
Electricity (facilities)$433.221.0001.3%
Councillor stipends$81.821.0000.2%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$35.837.0000.1%
Travel allowances$27.795.0000.1%
Street lighting$17.351.0000.1%
Water (facilities)$13.350.0000.0%

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

11.4%
83.6%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.640.578.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$3.739.511.000
Others$27.353.143.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

18.5%
17.5%
54.9%
Permanent staff$736.439.000
Contract staff$698.332.000
Fee contracts$205.807.000
Labor Code$158.247.000
Community progs.$2.188.302.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

100.0%
Contract staff15
Total: 15 staff
Cost/staffer contract: $20.619.533/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: $441.723.000 (1.3% of spending)Councillor stipends: $81.821.000Travel allowances: $27.795.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $35.837.000Street lighting: $17.351.000Electricity: $433.221.000Water: $13.350.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

5
3
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

12
4
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
8 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
3
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
43
Security/patrol pickups
3
Security booths
1
CESFAM in the comuna
1
Primary-care medical visits
52.916
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
17,83%
of own revenue
Security drones
1
Permanent staff
19
Permanent own revenue
34,26%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
9
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
4
Health staff
47
contract
Health staff
82
fee-based
Health staff
72
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
9.044
municipal health
Rural health posts
2
Street-market stalls
434
Final works approvals
3

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$52.614.446.595
Purchase orders
10.702

Purchase-order amount · trend

$69.848.105
$5.283.925.068
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Servicio de Salud Metropolitano Sur Hosp$4.187.344.0001
Empresa Constructora Alhué Limitada$4.140.346.26544
Boetsch S a$1.731.461.3181
Sociedad One Consultores SpA$1.581.036.33341
Asfaltos Vergara$1.495.839.2802
Comercial y Constructora Eduardo Herrada Catalan E.I.R.L.$1.212.997.82236
Elec Chile Compania Industrial de Productos Electricos Limitada$1.195.089.2083
Sociedad de Inversiones Valenzuela SpA$919.798.24212

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $3.275.215.68262%
Direct award discretionary$800.353.99715%
Agile Purchase $782.076.54515%
Framework Agreement $426.278.8458%

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

Registered companies
519
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
2.944

Pyramid by sales bracket

56.1%
17.0%
24.9%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)291 companies
Small (≤25k UF)88 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)9 companies
Large (>100k UF)2 companies
No sales/no info129 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Minera Florida LimitadaEXPLOTACION DE MINAS Y CANTERASLarge 4 (>1M UF)983
I Municipalidad de AlhueADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SLarge 1512
Orion Minera Chile LimitadaEXPLOTACION DE MINAS Y CANTERASMedium 263
Jca Automotriz SpAACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DEMedium 250
Agricola Santa Paula de Polulo LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 229
Agricola y Forestal el Asiento Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 216
Electricidad y Construccion R & J LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERAMedium 172
Ferreteria Juan Bernardo Mora Acevedo E.I.R.L.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 110
Soc Abdon Jerez e Hijos LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 13
Inversiones Carlomagno SpAACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSMedium 11

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
3
US$ 52 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
283
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Minera Florida 100EIAMinera Florida Ltda.Approved35154
PARQUE FOTOVOLTAICO ALHUE SUNLIGHTDIAAlhué Sunlight SpAApproved1075
Planta de Despelonado y Secado de NuecesDIAAgroreservas de Chile, SpAApproved754

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

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)
0 t MP10
0 t MP2,5
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
Las Palmas de CocalanNational Park557 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.

117
Species
84
Flora
32
Fauna
1
Funga
30
In conservation status
28
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Gruñidor de valeriaPristidactylus valeriaeENRoble de santiago, roble blanco, roble, hualle, pellín,hualoNothofagus macrocarpaVUBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENQueuleGomortega keuleENSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUPitaoPitavia punctataENGuindo santo, ñire, ñirreEucryphia glutinosaVUSapoAlsodes cantillanensisENGüiñaLeopardus guignaVULinguePersea lingueVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENDegú costinoOctodon lunatusNTIguanaCallopistes maculatusNTSapo arrieroAlsodes nodosusNTHualoNothofagus glaucaNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTColo-coloLeopardus colocoloNT

CR critically endangered · EN endangered · VU vulnerable · NT near threatened (Species Classification Regulation / IUCN). ★ endemic to Chile. Extracted from SEIA studies by kingdom; presence reflects what baselines characterized, not a census.

1 Wetlands · 1.975 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HPU-13-07Estero Alhue1.975

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. 18 projects totaling US$ 1.063 million, approved between 2000 and 2024. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Mining11 projects · US$ 937 M · 2000–2024
Minera Florida Ltda.Planta de Procesamiento de Relaves · Actualizaciones de Ingeniería y Construcción Obras 7ª, 8ª y 9ª Etapas Peraltamiento Embalse Carén
Hydraulic Infrastructure1 project · US$ 98 M · 2008
Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) - División el TenientePeraltamiento Embalse Carén
Environmental Sanitation2 projects · US$ 18 M · 2006–2007
Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) - División el TenientePLANTA ABATIMIENTO DE MOLIBDENO Y REGULACION DE pH EN RIL CARÉN (e-seia) · Ampliación Planta Abatimiento de Molibdeno y Regulación de pH en RIL Carén (e-seia)
Energy1 project · US$ 10 M · 2021
Alhué Sunlight SpAPARQUE FOTOVOLTAICO ALHUE SUNLIGHT
Others3 projects · US$ 0 M · 2011–2017
Sociedad Depetris Deflorian Hermanos Ltda.TRANSPORTE Y LOGÍSTICA INTERREGIONAL DE CARGAS Y/O SUSTANCIAS PELIGROSAS · Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas Enaex Servicios S.A

Approved is not the same as built or operating: the RCA authorises the project, but some were never carried out and others have since closed.

Source: projects with an RCA approved by SEIA (investment declared by the developer, split among the comunas the project spans). Under each sector are its two largest projects by investment. It is the best public proxy for large industrial sites; SERNAGEOMIN’s registry of active mining operations (by mineral and type of operation) is a layer not yet incorporated.

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
CGE
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Rancagua at 26.1 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
322 UTA
2 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Codelco Chile División el TenienteEMBALSE CAREN EL TENIENTEMining302
Rafael Prieto MorenoEMBALSE RAFAEL PRIETO MORENOHydraulic Infrastructure20
S&a Soluciones S.A.S&A SOLUCIONES S.A. - PROVIDENCIAAmenities

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
8 m²
80% 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)

Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero Municipal de Popeta (Melipilla) · 2.051 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
9
Area affected
299 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
646 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
40
At high or very high risk
3
Main threat
Interrupción de caminos

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

Water scarcitySource: DGA · MOP (scarcity-zone decrees)

No scarcity decree in force today.
Years under decree since 2008
7
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
13,16°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,31°C
Annual precipitation
678 mm
projection: -3%
Hot days>30°C
18
projection: +17 days
Frost days
19

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
408
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.193
Police cases · trend
361
408
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces921.171
Domestic violence68866
Threats64815
Property damage60764
Minor injuries31395
Burglary of an inhabited place24306
Burglary of an uninhabited place19242
Larceny12153
Weapons-related crimes676
Sexual harassment451
Sexual abuse338
Crimes and offenses under the arms law338

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 22.

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
43
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 7.856 hab
Patrol fleet
6
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Security booths
1
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 3Pickups: 3Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
43
43
20242025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
4
Deaths
0
0 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
1

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.

Alhué, Región Metropolitana de Santiago · Monitor Municipios