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Curacaví

Región Metropolitana de Santiago38.367 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024695 km² of area55 inh./km²$13.663M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Livability
36.6/100
12th least liveable in the country
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Population
+15,5%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
25,8%
Multidimensional poverty · 51st highest of 346
Finance
$356 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 281 of 346
Education
3,13%
School dropout rate · 35th highest in the country
Education
581,4 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
287th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

27 Schools
18 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
17 Squares and green areas
4 Health centers
3 Fire stations
3 Pharmacies
2 Kindergartens
2 Carabineros
1 Hospitals
1 Libraries

Curacaví es una comuna y ciudad perteneciente a la Región Metropolitana de Santiago, ubicada específicamente en la provincia de Melipilla, en la zona central de Chile. Se encuentra inmersa entre los cerros de la Cordillera de la Costa, con una superficie aproximada de 693 km², y limitando con las comunas de Casablanca, Quilpué, Lampa, Pudahuel, Maipú, Padre Hurtado, Melipilla, y María Pinto.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

36.6 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#335 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety25
Health32
Culture and environment41
Education36
Infrastructure50
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Christian Hernández V.
INDEPENDIENTE
10.348
votes (41.66%)
29.806
Electoral roll
90,56%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
CH
Christian Hernández V.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
10.348
votes
JP
Juan Pablo Barros Basso
2021-2024 · IND
5.444
votes
GB
Guillermo Barros Echenique
2008-2012 · UDI
5.867
votes
GB
Guillermo Barros Echenique
2004-2008 · UDI
4.951
votes
PJ
Pedro Julio Maturana
2000-2004 · PDC
4.654
votes
PJ
Pedro Julio Maturana
1996-2000 · DC
4.091
votes
PJ
Pedro Julio Maturana
1992-1996 · DC
4.040
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

MA
Mario Aedo M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.847
votes
GS
Guillermo Salas A.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.699
votes
MS
Marcela Sepulveda Z.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
1.329
votes
FA
Francisco Arce C.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
995
votes
BS
Belen Silva P.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
973
votes
AS
Ana Saavedra G.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
734
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión11 de junio de 2026178 minWatch session

En una línea: La sesión estuvo dominada por presentaciones de los directores de los cinco establecimientos educacionales municipales sobre sus focos de gestión 2026, además de votaciones sobre modificación presupuestaria de educación, subvenciones y licitaciones.

Temas tratados

  • Actas: Sanción de cuatro actas pendientes (sesiones de marzo 2026); quedan varias actas por entregar.
  • Congreso Nacional de Concejales (AChM): Participación del municipio en el congreso del 17–19 de junio en Valparaíso, con desplazamiento de la sesión del 17 al 24 de junio.
  • Exposición directores de establecimientos educacionales: Presentación de focos de gestión 2026 de Escuela Valle de Puangue, Escuela (directora Karin Morales, nombre no queda claro en la transcripción), Escuela Fernando Carvajal Pinto (Cerrillos), Escuela Básica Municipal Curacaví, Escuela San José Obrero y Liceo Bicentenario Presidente Balmaceda.
  • Modificación presupuestaria N°3 de Educación: Ajuste de cuentas del área educación, incluyendo titularidad docente y nuevas contrataciones.
  • Subvención Corporación TEA: Solicitud de $1.100.000; el concejo votó otorgar $550.000.
  • Subvención Comité de Adelantos Los Espinos: Solicitud de $1.200.000 para alarmas comunitarias.
  • Licitación camión recolector de residuos: Adjudicación a empresa Geoprospect S.A.
  • Ampliación de contrato de seguros de bienes municipales y de educación: Para incorporar buses eléctricos a las pólizas vigentes.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Actas (4 sesiones de marzo): aprobadas por unanimidad.
  • Congreso AChM y postergación sesión del 17/06: Aprobado (una abstención/rechazo: concejala Saavedra en la postergación).
  • Modificación presupuestaria N°3 de Educación: Aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Subvención Corporación TEA ($550.000): Aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Subvención Comité Los Espinos ($1.200.000): Aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Adjudicación camión recolector a Geoprospect S.A.: Aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Ampliación contrato de seguros (memorándum 89): Aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Acuerdo SAMU: El concejo acordó oficiar a la Coordinadora Metropolitana del SAMU solicitando un móvil básico (M1) para complementar el móvil avanzado existente.
  • Acuerdo lomos de toro ruta 68 km 45,5: El concejo acordó reiterar solicitud a la Inspección Fiscal por accidentes ocurridos en ese sector.
  • Acuerdo sumarios por licencias cuestionadas: El concejo acordó solicitar informe de estado de los sumarios instruidos a partir de observaciones de Contraloría.

Plata y obras

  • Modificación presupuestaria educación: Aumentos en remuneraciones de personal de planta (~$119–120 millones) por ley de titularidad docente (Ley 21.803); incremento en combustible, materiales y servicios básicos; disminución en servicios de seguridad externa (reemplazada por cuidadores contratados directamente). Incluye pagos por reintegro a dos docentes desvinculados declarados injustamente por Contraloría y tribunales.
  • Presupuesto educación 2026: ~$17.000 millones totales (aporte estatal); municipio aporta ~$673 millones (cifras mencionadas por concejala Sepúlveda, quien luego corrigió errores en su propia presentación oral).
  • Subvención Corporación TEA: $550.000.
  • Subvención Comité Los Espinos (alarmas): $1.200.000.
  • Camión recolector: Adjudicado por $162.599.099 (presupuesto disponible era $180 millones).
  • Ampliación contrato seguros: Monto supera 500 UTM mensuales; requería aprobación del concejo.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Congreso AChM: La concejala Saavedra se opuso inicialmente por no contar con recursos propios para asistir; el alcalde aclaró que los costos corren por el municipio según la ley. Saavedra finalmente aprobó la asistencia pero rechazó la postergación de la sesión del 17.
  • Minera clausurada: Varios concejales felicitaron la clausura de una minera (ubicación en cerros de Curacaví, con afectación también a comunas vecinas). El alcalde precisó que la causal es incumplimiento de la Ley de Urbanismo y Construcciones, y destacó el rol de la encargada de medio ambiente Paula Muñoz, el concejal Salas y las comunidades organizadas.
  • Fallecimiento de ex director de obras Juan Palacios: La concejala Sepúlveda realizó un reconocimiento público, señalando que fue sometido a presiones durante su gestión y defendiendo su honestidad personal, con mención explícita a que las sanciones públicas no deben anticiparse a la justicia.
  • Seguridad vial ruta 68: La concejala Silva denunció un nuevo atropello en el sector de Parolo y la falta de respuesta de la Inspección Fiscal a solicitudes previas del municipio sobre lomos de toro en paraderos.
  • Actas pendientes: Se mencionó que quedan múltiples actas sin entregar desde abril y mayo, sin explicación explícita de la demora.

Para seguir

  • Entrega pendiente de actas de sesiones entre el 15 de abril y el 3 de junio de 2026.
  • Sesión ordinaria postergada al 24 de junio (mismo lugar y hora).
  • Informe sobre estado de sumarios por licencias cuestionadas (a solicitar al equipo jurídico municipal y DAEM).
  • Oficio a Coordinadora Metropolitana del SAMU solicitando móvil M1.
  • Oficio reiterando solicitud de lomos de toro en ruta 68, km 45,5.
  • Respuesta pendiente de Inspección Fiscal sobre enlace de Chayaco (tema mencionado como sin respuesta desde 2025).
  • Informe sobre entrega de vales de gas (solicitado por concejala Silva): criterios, montos y frecuencia.
  • Plan de podas municipal: concejala Silva solicitó conocer sectores y cronograma.
  • Comisión de educación (presidida por concejala Sepúlveda) pendiente de visitar establecimientos educacionales.
  • Terreno para sede SAMU: comodato regularizado; pendiente financiamiento para construcción.
  • Acuerdo de condolencias del concejo a familia de Juan Palacios (ex director DOM): a redactar por secretaría municipal.

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
102
Highly complex
11
Audit reports
8
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20224131
2021111011
201931911111
20182411482
20153217193

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 · 11 audiencias · 2017–2025
  • cc
    Compañia Chilena de Comunicaciones Parallel S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2018–2025
  • LD
    Liga Deportiva Senior 45
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2017–2024
  • Fu
    Fundación Un Techo para Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2016–2023
  • MT
    Mobil Touch EIRL
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2018–2020
  • Sd
    Socidad de Inversiones Arasal SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • SE
    Santillana Educacion Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • G
    Geoxite
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017
  • EE
    Empresa Editora Zig-Zag
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • CL
    Creatimus Linuxcorp Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2025
  • CA
    Cristian Alfredo Diaz Rios
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • CA
    Club Adulto Mayor Vida y Salud
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018–2024
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • FS
    Fundación Solidaria Trabajo para Un Hermano
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023
  • FJ
    Francisco Javier Padilla Gumera
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024
  • PD
    Presidenta de la Agrupación de Artesanos de Curacavi
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • CD
    Club Deportivo Juventud O´higgins
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • HC
    Hop.in Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017
  • CD
    Club Deportivo Atletico
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024
  • CD
    Camara de Comercio de Curacavi
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
and 226 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

24.989
inhabitants
38.803
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+57%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
45.289
+8% vs. 2035 (42.125)
Over 60 · 2050
31,69%
24,62% 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)81,26 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,6 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment415 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment16,7 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)581,4 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)591 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo35.165 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)6 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)25,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples6,02 %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 479 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
34.961
18.869 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
11.012
58% of RSH households
Female-headed households
52%
9.803
Elderly (60+)8.14823%
Children and adolescents (<18)7.46921%
Foreign nationals1.2554%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1.2764%
People with moderate/severe dependency8032%
Single-person households9.54751%

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
7.354
21 schools
Students per teacher
14,7
499 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
88,4%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
60,5%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 35%Private subsidized 60%Private paid 4%
Pass rate
99%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
3,13%
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

FONASA enrollees
0
0% of the population
Primary-care medical visits · per year
26.763
67.875
20102025
Medical specialties served · 6 in the comuna (public system)
Adult GynecologyPediatricsPediatric Family MedicineFamily MedicineAdult PsychiatryPediatric Gynecology

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

Comprehensive home visits · per year
1.770
872
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 (23.051 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Hospital de CuracavíHospitalHealth Service19.65560%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar CuracavíCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Health Service2.23766%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar María SalasCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Health Service1.15962%

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

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

Indigenous population
2.117
6.0% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche1.92290.8%
Aymara673.2%

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
30
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.8
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
492
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
122
Sports
61
Social and aid
41
For the elderly
28
Cultural
13
Foundations and corporations
4
Fire brigades
1
Religious
1

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

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

Local mediaTypedial
AACUARELAFM90.3 FM
RPRADIO PARA TIComunitaria105.9 FM
CJCentro Juvenil Juventud Union Solidaria J.u.s. · holderComunitaria106.3 FM
CCClub Cultural de Tango Cristi y Sus Amigos · holderComunitaria106.7 FM
OdO.N.G. de Desarrollo Pather Nostrum · holderComunitaria107.1 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
1.460
4,2% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
564 people · 39% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
564 Venezuela
163 Perú
139 Haití
139 Argentina

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
69
1 encampment (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
659
5,5% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
16
2.463 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
203
paid · 2011–2026
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
918
beneficiaries · 2012–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
44
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

23.539homes · by type (2017)
House
11.583 · 98.5%
House
11.231 · 95.3%
Shack/hut/shanty
255 · 2.2%
Apartment
180 · 1.5%
Apartment
68 · 0.6%
Other private
67 · 0.6%
Other private
59 · 0.5%
Room in old house/tenement
39 · 0.3%
Shack/improvised dwelling
30 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
14 · 0.1%
Mobile
10 · 0.1%
Indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
74%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
3.392 · 53.6%
Owned, being paid off
1.265 · 20%
Rented
703 · 11.1%
Provided for work
577 · 9.1%
Free of charge
396 · 6.3%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
17
2,2 per 1,000 over-60s

Long-stay facilities for the elderly registered in Chile Cuida. Comunas without ELEAM send their elders to other comunas. With projected ageing (see Demographic projection), this capacity defines whether one can age in one's own comuna.

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$13.662.597.000
Own revenue
$6.217.641.000
46% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$4.145.269.000
30% of the total
State transfers
$1.128.169.000
8% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.255.045.000
$13.662.597.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

22.6%
24.0%
11.4%
36.4%
Property tax$1.405.968.000
Business licenses$1.493.619.000
Vehicle permits$709.747.000
Cleaning fees$347.944.000
Other own revenue$2.260.363.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $10.847.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
56.1%
43.9%
Municipal$13.662.597.000
Education$10.692.944.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $2.864.622.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$613.071.000
$6.217.641.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$326.147.000
$4.145.269.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$96.600.000
$1.128.169.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$18.487.130.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$13.829.377.000
Execution rate
74.8%
Unexecuted: $4.657.753.000
Low execution: it only executed 74.8% of the budget — $4.657.753.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.299.111.000
$13.829.377.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

50.8%
35.3%
9.4%
Internal management$7.029.657.000
Community services$4.885.862.000
Social programs$1.300.889.000
Municipal activities$38.119.000
Recreational programs$130.192.000
Cultural programs$444.658.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$4.143.778.00030.0%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$3.409.216.00024.7%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$1.716.818.00012.4%
Investment (works and projects)$1.227.352.0008.9%
Transfers to education$701.231.0005.1%
Electricity (facilities)$441.878.0003.2%
Travel allowances$96.296.0000.7%
Councillor stipends$88.124.0000.6%
Water (facilities)$83.083.0000.6%
Commissions and representation$840.0000.0%

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

24.7%
30.0%
45.4%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$3.409.216.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$4.143.778.000
Others$6.276.383.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

39.8%
17.7%
6.6%
33.0%
Permanent staff$2.117.797.000
Contract staff$942.370.000
Fee contracts$349.049.000
Labor Code$160.752.000
Community progs.$1.754.748.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

51.5%
36.0%
12.5%
Permanent staff70
Contract staff49
Fee contracts17
Total: 136 staffFee contracts: 12.5% of the headcountWomen: 52.1%Professionalization: 26.1%
Cost/staffer permanent: $23.729.471/yearCost/staffer contract: $17.070.122/yearCost/staffer fees: $23.830.471/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: $1.227.352.000 (8.9% of spending)Councillor stipends: $88.124.000Travel allowances: $96.296.000Commissions and representation: $840.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $1.716.818.000Electricity: $441.878.000Water: $83.083.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

326
21
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

145
36
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$239.991.819.116
Purchase orders
27.485

Purchase-order amount · trend

$628.905.018
$3.503.446.414
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Toconao Ltda. Soc. Corredora de Seguros$60.032.090.52138
Ubicar Chile S.A.$51.864.551.04943
Parallel Chile S.A.$44.650.122.422177
Scp$6.636.533.5606
Inexca S.A.$4.725.995.57850
Sociedad de Inversiones y Factoring Santa Maria Sp$3.354.562.4288
Juan Pablo$2.999.871.0001
Sociedad Transportes Cts Limitada$2.319.452.51176

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $2.333.166.69767%
Agile Purchase $599.685.05517%
Framework Agreement $327.914.4379%
Direct award discretionary$242.680.2247%

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

Registered companies
3.107
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
9.523

Pyramid by sales bracket

59.6%
15.4%
22.2%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.853 companies
Small (≤25k UF)477 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)68 companies
Large (>100k UF)20 companies
No sales/no info689 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Agricola y Frutera Curacavi S.A.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 31.780
Inversiones y Asesorias Ggf SpAACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 3
Toneleria Nacional Ltda.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 2104
Agricola y Lechera Protea LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 220
Gn Holding Argentina S.A.ACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 2
Mbi Servicios Financieros LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 2
Patagonia Swiss S.a. Agencia en ChileACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 2
Marambio SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 1691
Sociedad Constructora Petra SpACONSTRUCCIONLarge 1449
Curacaribs SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 1137

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
1
US$ 0 M declared
Approved last 5 years
5
US$ 72 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
562
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Línea de Transmisión Eléctrica HVDC Kimal - Lo AguirreEIAConexión Kimal Lo Aguirre S.A.Approved1.4809.535
Parque Fotovoltaico Valentina SolarDIACve Proyecto Cuarenta SpAApproved12100
Parque Fotovoltaico Chicha SolarDIASolar Ti Veintidos SpAApproved12100
Logística y transporte de Sustancias peligrosas en las Regiones XV, I,DIASociedad de Servicios y TransportesUnder Review6,3
Parque Solar Fotovoltaico CuracavíDIAOrion Power SpAApproved4,660
Instalaciones Complementarias Instituto GurdjieffDIAInstituto Gurdjieff Chile para el DApproved1,530

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
64 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)
1 t MP10
1 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

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
Lago PeñuelasNational Reserveat 34.3 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.

125
Species
73
Flora
51
Fauna
1
Funga
44
In conservation status
35
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Belloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUGuayacánPorlieria chilensisVUSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENLagarto gruñidor de álvaroPristidactylus alvaroiCRHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUQueuleGomortega keuleENPitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENRoble de santiago, roble blanco, roble, hualle, pellín,hualoNothofagus macrocarpaVURana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVUAñañucaPhycella scarlatinaVUDragón de oído cubiertoLiolaemus audituvelatusVUGruñidor de valeriaPristidactylus valeriaeENSandillón, asiento de la suegraEriosyce aurataVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENLinguePersea lingueVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUGolondrina de mar negra, markham’s storm-petrelHydrobates markhamiENGolondrina de mar de collar, ringed storm petrel (inglés)Hydrobates hornbyiVURatón topo del matorralChelemys megalonyxVUTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENGaviota garumaLeucophaeus modestusVUPiuquén, piquén, guayataChloephaga melanopteraENGuanacoLama guanicoeVUIguanaCallopistes maculatusNTLagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTSapo arrieroAlsodes nodosusNTJagartija de velosoLiolaemus velosoiNTCarbonillo, mendozaCordia decandraNTDragón de torres-muraLiolaemus torresiNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTChorlito cordilleranoPhegornis mitchelliiNTSapo de cuatro ojos del surPleurodema bufoninaNTPumaPuma concolorNTColo-coloLeopardus colocoloNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTMurciélago gris, murciélago de atacama, murciélago orejas de ratón del norteMyotis atacamensisNT

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.

3 Wetlands · 3 urban · 1.977 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-13-01Sist. Rios Maipo- Mapocho, esteros Colina- Angostura- Puangue y Trib.urban1.927 /18.814
HUR-13-66Estero Cuyuncavíurban50
HUR-13-112Curacavi 1urban1

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. 13 projects totaling US$ 178 million, approved between 1996 and 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy9 projects · US$ 154 M · 1996–2025
Conexión Kimal Lo Aguirre S.A.Línea de Transmisión Eléctrica HVDC Kimal - Lo Aguirre · Gasoducto Trasandino y Distribución de Gas Natural en Chile
Transport Infrastructure2 projects · US$ 24 M · 2000
Ministerio de Obras PúblicasTúnel Lo Prado 2 · Túnel Zapata 2
Others2 projects · US$ 0 M · 2015–2017
Transportes Bello e Hijos Ltda.TRANSPORTES DE SUSTANCIAS PELIGROSAS REGIONES XV, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, RM, TRANSPORTES BELLO E HIJOS LTDA. · Ampliación Transporte Terrestre de Sustancias Químicas

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 · also Edecsa
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
Aguas Andinas
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Lampa at 25.3 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
1
Sanctioned entities
1
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
101 UTA
1 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Southern Brewing Company S.A.CERVECERIA KROSS- CURACAVIAgroindustry101

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
1
on projects in the comuna
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
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
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
1
Historic monuments
1

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

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
PTAS - CURACAVIPTAS · sbrAGUAS ANDINAS S.A. · discharges into estero puangue
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Loma Los Colorados (Tiltil) · 12.219 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
28
Area affected
1.388 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
9.340 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
95
At high or very high risk
17
2 very high
Main threat
Activación de quebradas

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
13,96°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,35°C
Annual precipitation
405 mm
projection: -4%
Hot days>30°C
15
projection: +23 days
Frost days
12

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
2.010
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.239
Police cases · trend
2.200
2.010
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Property damage324845
Threats314818
Domestic violence252657
Minor injuries159414
Burglary of an inhabited place145378
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces137357
Larceny126328
Burglary of an uninhabited place101263
Robbery with violence or intimidation60156
Theft of items from vehicles58151
Weapons-related crimes52136
Crimes and offenses under the arms law3796

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
23
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 38.367 hab
Patrol fleet
9
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 5Motorcycles: 4Drones: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
19
23
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
144
Deaths
7
18,2 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
174
23 serious
Pedestrian collisions
5
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.