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María Pinto

Región Metropolitana de Santiago15.669 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024394 km² of area40 inh./km²$12.700M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Procurement
40%
6th that buys most through direct contracting
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Society
93%
9th highest electoral turnout (2024)
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Finance
-19 pts
20th biggest gain in autonomy from the Common Fund (since 2001)
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Education
541 pts
27th worst PAES reading comprehension
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Population
+15,2%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
27,2%
Multidimensional poverty · 41st highest of 346
Finance
$811 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 95 of 346
Safety
3.938
cases per 100k inhab. · 310th in the country
Education
541,4 pts
below the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
251st
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

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

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

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

Liveability index · EIU style

43.2 /100
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#261 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety37
Health33
Culture and environment45
Education54
Infrastructure53
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Jessica Mualim F.Re-elected
CHILE VAMOS · RENOVACION NACIONAL
6.946
votes (60.93%)
13.090
Electoral roll
93,09%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 9 terms
JM
Jessica Mualim F.
2024-2028 · RENOVACION NACIONAL
6.946
votes
JP
Jessica Paola del Carmen Mualim Fajuri
2021-2024 · RN
2.529
votes
CA
César Araos Aguirre
2008-2012 · ILE
2.415
votes
JM
Jéssica Mualim Fajuri
2004-2008 · UDI
2.538
votes
JM
Jessica Mualim Fajuri
2000-2004 · ILC
2.530
votes
JM
Jessica Mualim Fajuri
1996-2000 · ILDUD
1.677
votes
JM
Jose Martinez Sagredo
1992-1996 · DC
1.439
votes
HW
Horacio Walker
1909-1915
votes
EL
Enrique Larraín Alcalde
1900-1903
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

FM
Felipe Muñoz M.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
1.079
votes
CV
Claudia Velasquez M.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
1.045
votes
JB
Jose Bascuñan D.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
746
votes
AB
Andrea Budge W.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
720
votes
HC
Hector Coronado M.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
708
votes
CD
Cristian Diaz L.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
528
votes

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
60
Highly complex
8
Audit reports
3
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
201836716122
20152415121

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

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

  • S
    Sznet
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2023–2026
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2023–2026
  • FS
    Fedok SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2026
  • CI
    Consorcio Industrial de Alimentos S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2024–2026
  • FA
    Fundacion Almare
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2025
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2025
  • W
    Wom
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • CP
    Consultorias Publicas S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017
  • US
    Ubiquity SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021
  • DC
    Dale Consciente
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • CC
    Capacitación Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • RS
    Reactivate SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • cc
    Compañia Chilena de Comunicaciones Parallel S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017–2021
  • SC
    Súper Charly Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • BI
    Business Intelligence Solutions
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • BU
    Back Up
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • TS
    Telefonica S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • EC
    Empresas Carozzi S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • IC
    Ingenieria, Consultoria e Inversiones Kimia SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • SL
    Sisinf Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
and 149 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

10.651
inhabitants
15.838
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+50%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
18.432
+7% vs. 2035 (17.174)
Over 60 · 2050
31,23%
24,21% 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)93,07 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,6 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment86 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)541,4 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)551 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo15.352 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)7,3 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)27,2 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples6,79 %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 153 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
15.463
7.738 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
4.570
59% of RSH households
Female-headed households
50%
3.833
Elderly (60+)3.59923%
Children and adolescents (<18)3.40122%
Foreign nationals3422%
Belonging to indigenous peoples5684%
People with moderate/severe dependency1951%
Single-person households3.44144%

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
2.367
7 schools
Students per teacher
11,8
200 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
94,7%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
71,1%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 100%Private subsidized 0%
Pass rate
99%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,75%
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
3
FONASA enrollees
16.540
106% of the population
Doctors employed
10
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 82Contract staff: 53Fee contracts: 26
Primary-care medical visits · per year
8.305
45.831
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
663
351
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 (16.371 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Adriana Madrid de CostabalFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal8.34459%
Posta de Salud Rural ChoromboRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal3.34259%
Posta de Salud Rural Santa EmiliaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal3.19464%
Posta de Salud Rural las Mercedes ( María Pinto )Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.49157%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $5.391.879.000 ($325.990/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $2.808.804.000Municipal contribution: $541.600.000

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

Indigenous population
1.042
6.8% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche99295.2%

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
33
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.1
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
284
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
75
Sports
39
Social and aid
22
For the elderly
19
Cultural
6
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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
CCCentro Cultural de Radiodifusion del Valle · holderComunitaria106.7 FM
CCCentro Cultural Educacional y Comunicacional Puangue · holderComunitaria106.1 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
356
2,3% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
117 people · 33% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
117 Venezuela
66 Bolivia
43 Argentina
35 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

Encampments
0
no encampments registered
Housing deficit
265
5,1% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
25
5.105 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
53
paid · 2012–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
165
beneficiaries · 2012–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
5
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

10.019homes · by type (2017)
House
5.090 · 98.5%
House
4.707 · 97.1%
Shack/hut/shanty
112 · 2.3%
Other private
68 · 1.3%
Other private
20 · 0.4%
Room in old house/tenement
11 · 0.2%
Apartment
5 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
4 · 0.1%
Shack/improvised dwelling
2 · 0%
81%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
2.041 · 74%
Provided for work
218 · 7.9%
Owned, being paid off
201 · 7.3%
Free of charge
173 · 6.3%
Rented
126 · 4.6%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$12.699.752.000
Own revenue
$2.731.389.000
22% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$2.898.921.000
23% of the total
State transfers
$5.626.913.000
44% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$827.487.000
$12.699.752.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

15.9%
37.7%
24.5%
20.7%
Property tax$433.802.000
Business licenses$1.029.196.000
Vehicle permits$668.312.000
Cleaning fees$35.530.000
Other own revenue$564.549.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $1.708.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
47.2%
34.1%
18.7%
Municipal$12.699.752.000
Education$9.162.891.000
Health$5.017.219.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $1.769.711.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$193.217.000
$2.731.389.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$456.456.000
$2.898.921.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$63.561.000
$5.626.913.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$15.126.702.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$13.163.139.000
Execution rate
87.0%
Unexecuted: $1.963.563.000
Medium execution: it executed 87.0%. Left unspent: $1.963.563.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$901.708.000
$13.163.139.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

36.4%
57.8%
Internal management$4.787.618.000
Community services$7.612.220.000
Social programs$464.423.000
Municipal activities$296.420.000
Recreational programs$988.000
Cultural programs$1.470.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$5.391.879.00041.0%
Transfers to health$4.850.199.00036.8%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.488.339.00018.9%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.725.716.00013.1%
Transfers to education$975.634.0007.4%
Investment (works and projects)$968.343.0007.4%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$455.405.0003.5%
Electricity (facilities)$253.707.0001.9%
Councillor stipends$83.301.0000.6%
Water (facilities)$22.500.0000.2%
Travel allowances$21.416.0000.2%
Commissions and representation$721.0000.0%

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

18.9%
13.1%
68.0%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.488.339.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.725.716.000
Others$8.949.084.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

46.7%
26.1%
12.6%
10.1%
Permanent staff$1.360.940.000
Contract staff$760.580.000
Fee contracts$366.819.000
Labor Code$132.716.000
Community progs.$293.206.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

57.0%
43.0%
Permanent staff49
Contract staff37
Total: 86 staffWomen: 47.7%Professionalization: 33.7%
Cost/staffer permanent: $25.206.980/yearCost/staffer contract: $14.392.595/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: $968.343.000 (7.4% of spending)Councillor stipends: $83.301.000Travel allowances: $21.416.000Commissions and representation: $721.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $455.405.000Electricity: $253.707.000Water: $22.500.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

32
32
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

51
111
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
10 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
1
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
25
Security/patrol pickups
2
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
1
Primary-care medical visits
45.831
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
51,49%
of own revenue
Security drones
2
Permanent staff
35
Permanent own revenue
21,51%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
10
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
2
Building permits
111
Health staff
53
contract
Health staff
26
fee-based
Health staff
82
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
16.540
municipal health
Rural health posts
3
Street-market stalls
241
Final works approvals
32

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$31.488.411.072
Purchase orders
11.052

Purchase-order amount · trend

$219.593.951
$2.489.334.389
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Demarco S.A.$1.906.081.64116
Comercial Brasil Buses Limitada$1.520.121.6081
Dbo5 Tratamiento de Residuos Liquidos SpA$1.437.277.3971
Soloverde S.A.$1.381.054.5001
Scp$1.288.162.0143
Ingecom$1.152.249.93111
Importadora y Exportadora Clever Limitada$1.022.296.2751
Copec$797.946.82349

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.163.631.76347%
Direct award discretionary$677.940.65727%
Agile Purchase $417.340.21817%
Framework Agreement $230.421.7539%

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

Registered companies
1.323
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
3.584

Pyramid by sales bracket

56.5%
18.4%
19.7%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)748 companies
Small (≤25k UF)244 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)47 companies
Large (>100k UF)23 companies
No sales/no info261 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Inversiones Paulun LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 3
Inversiones Alkasa S.A.ACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 3
Constructora Rio Cochrane SpAACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASLarge 2373
Hacienda Chorombo S aAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2229
Agricola Agroalto LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2197
Soc Agricola el Ranchillo Uno Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 267
Agroindustrial Alka S aAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 243
Inversiones Agua de los Campos SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 22
Quilhuica Farms SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2
Empresas a K S LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 2

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
2
US$ 75 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
220
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Planta Solar Fotovoltaica CanasteroDIAPsf Canastero SpAApproved125320
Parque Fotovoltaico Los CisnesDIAPfv los Cisnes SpAApproved1260

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 quality observed at MMA's SINCA stations within the comuna; 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 37.9 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.

40
Species
26
Flora
14
Fauna
15
In conservation status
13
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
GuayacánPorlieria chilensisVUSapo de atacamaRhinella atacamensisVUQueuleGomortega keuleENPitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENAbejorro, abejorro colorado, moscardón, duillin, diwmeñ, abejorro gigante de la patagonia, don basilioBombus dahlbomiiENZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVULagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTIguanaCallopistes maculatusNTMariposa del chagualCastnia eudesmiaNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNT

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

1 Wetlands · 1 urban · 305 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-13-01Sist. Rios Maipo- Mapocho, esteros Colina- Angostura- Puangue y Trib.urban305 /18.814

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. 6 projects totaling US$ 137 million, approved between 1997 and 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy5 projects · US$ 100 M · 1997–2025
Gasoducto del Pacífico S.A.Gasoducto Trasandino y Distribución de Gas Natural en Chile · Planta Solar Fotovoltaica Canastero
Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 37 M · 2002
Ilustre Municipalidad de María PintoAlcantarillado Público en el Asentamiento Vista Hermosa Sector Chorombo Bajo

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 Melipilla at 28.4 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.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
10 m²
above 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.

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

Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Santiago Poniente (Maipú) · 4.349 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
17
Area affected
1.411 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
1.435 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
45
At high or very high risk
33
13 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
6
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
14,33°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,26°C
Annual precipitation
444 mm
projection: -4%
Hot days>30°C
16
projection: +24 days
Frost days
8

Modeled climatology (CMIP6 downscaling ~5 km): present ≈ 1980-2010, projection ≈ 2035-2065 middle scenario. Not recent weather observation.

SafetyCrime, road crashes and municipal security infrastructure

Crimes (police cases)Source: CEAD · Ministry of Public Security

Police cases · 2025
617
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
3.938
Police cases · trend
505
617
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Domestic violence123785
Threats102651
Property damage64408
Burglary of an inhabited place51326
Minor injuries41262
Burglary of an uninhabited place37236
Larceny30192
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces29185
Weapons-related crimes25160
Crimes and offenses under the arms law21134
Sexual abuse1489
Robbery with violence or intimidation1489

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 28.

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
25
Guards and inspectors
2
1 per 7.835 hab
Patrol fleet
5
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 1Pickups: 2Motorcycles: 2Drones: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
25
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

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

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.