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Escudo de San Pedro

San Pedro

Región Metropolitana de Santiago12.544 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024786 km² of area16 inh./km²$6.277M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Livability
31.4/100
2nd least liveable in the country
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Education
527 pts
9th worst PAES reading comprehension
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Society
32%
17th highest multidimensional poverty in the country
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Finance
-15 pts
27th biggest gain in autonomy from the Common Fund (since 2001)
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Population
+13%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
31,9%
Multidimensional poverty · 17th highest of 346
Finance
$500 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 189 of 346
Finance
71,36%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
3,18%
School dropout rate · 32nd highest in the country
Education
527 pts
below the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
168th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

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

San Pedro, también conocida como San Pedro de Melipilla, es una comuna de la zona central chilena, ubicada en la Región Metropolitana de Santiago, provincia de Melipilla. Esta comuna es lugar de tradiciones huasas y reconocida nacionalmente por su cultivo de frutillas, teniendo su Sello de Origen.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

31.4 /100
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#345 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety26
Health15
Culture and environment40
Education52
Infrastructure34
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Manuel Devia V.
CHILE VAMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
2.759
votes (33.64%)
9.352
Electoral roll
91,76%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
MD
Manuel Devia V.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
2.759
votes
EM
Emilio Marcelo Cerda Sagurie
2021-2024 · PPD
2.270
votes
FF
Florentino Flores Armijo
2008-2012 · PDC
1.882
votes
AF
Avelino Farías Piña
2004-2008 · IND
1.362
votes
FF
Florentino Flores Armijo
2000-2004 · PDC
1.223
votes
FF
Florentino Flores Armijo
1996-2000 · DC
1.994
votes
FF
Florentino Flores Armijo
1992-1996 · DC
453
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

EF
Evelyn Farias O.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
723
votes
BM
Barbara Moreno M.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
669
votes
AS
Arlene Santin A.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · INDEPENDIENTE
610
votes
MT
Maricel Tapia C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
480
votes
VA
Victor Armijo M.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
447
votes
JV
Jorge Vera M.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
431
votes

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

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

Resolutions extracted
770
of 292 minutes read
Money involved
$52.477.959.897
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
4 · Funciones Honorarios a Suma Alzada, área Salud (Médico en extensión, Recepcionista Cesfam, Mantenciones Generales y Calderero).Appointmentrechazado
7 · Aprobación Plan de Trabajo Unidad de Control 2018.Other
3 · Modificación Presupuestaria del Saldo Inicial de Caja, áreas Municipal, Salud y Educación.Budget amendment$980.086.451rechazado
4.2 · Entrega del informe sobre balance de ejecución presupuestaria Municipal y Servicios traspasados Educación y Salud, correspondiente al Tercer Trimestre de 2021Other
4.1 · Solicitud acuerdo definición de entidades relevantes para el desarrollo económico, social y cultural de la comuna que podrán ingresar al COSOCOther
Entrega y revisión de actas de sesiones anterioresOther

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
127
Highly complex
20
Audit reports
6
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20257161
20192671071
201858823252
20153657202

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

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

  • SE
    Sphera Energy SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • PE
    Paneles Estructurales Covintec Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • TE
    Terramar Estudios Territoriales Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Santa Rosa Lo Sierra
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • AS
    Auraer SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • SW
    Sherwin Williams Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • PS
    Pirotecnia SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • Al
    Asmesol Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • CV
    Clean Voltage Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • GS
    Guadalupe Solar SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • AL
    Agrícola la Reserva de Llancay Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • CD
    Com de Prod de Iluminacion Ilumina Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • VS
    Vanghar S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • RC
    Renergetica Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • ec
    Elec Chile Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • MC
    Magellan Consulting Group SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • HC
    Here Chile Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Lo Encañado
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • SG
    Servicios Generales y Telecomunicaciones Hyv Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • GG
    Gpg Generacion Distribuida SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
and 3 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

8.378
inhabitants
12.669
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+53%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
14.449
+6% vs. 2035 (13.627)
Over 60 · 2050
36,25%
28,11% 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)49,59 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,2 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment83 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)527 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)546,9 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo11.108 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)14,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)31,9 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples8,04 %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 59 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
11.076
5.556 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
3.552
64% of RSH households
Female-headed households
44%
2.449
Elderly (60+)2.75225%
Children and adolescents (<18)2.45522%
Foreign nationals8518%
Belonging to indigenous peoples6196%
People with moderate/severe dependency2132%
Single-person households2.57146%

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
1.960
12 schools
Students per teacher
9,4
208 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
94,3%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
62,6%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 98%Private subsidized 3%
Pass rate
99%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
3,18%
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
4
FONASA enrollees
16.040
128% of the population
Doctors employed
11
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 74Contract staff: 73Fee contracts: 22
Primary-care medical visits · per year
5.875
58.974
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
651
490
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 (16.295 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar San PedroFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal11.58570%
Posta de Salud Rural el PradoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.91287%
Posta de Salud Rural LoicaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.53682%
Posta de Salud Rural NihueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal70781%
Posta de Salud Rural la MangaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal55573%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $4.693.348.000 ($292.603/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $3.553.953.000Municipal contribution: $75.000.000

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

Indigenous population
893
8.0% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche48754.5%
Quechua27630.9%
Aymara879.7%

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
47
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
3.7
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
283
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
48
Sports
42
For the elderly
29
Social and aid
17
Trade associations and cooperatives
3
Cultural
2
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
CCCentro Cultural Social Deportivo Recreativo Radiofonico San Pedro · holderComunitaria106.3 FM
CeComunicaciones en San Pedro Ltda. · holderFM102.7 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
1.260
11,3% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Bolivia
799 people · 63% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
799 Bolivia
142 Perú
121 Venezuela
113 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

Families in informal settlements
42
1 encampment (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
287
7,2% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
39
3.496 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
24
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
71
beneficiaries · 2012–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
5
paid · 2015–2024

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

8.083homes · by type (2017)
House
3.944 · 94.3%
House
3.874 · 99.4%
Shack/hut/shanty
195 · 4.7%
Room in old house/tenement
27 · 0.6%
Other private
16 · 0.4%
Other private
16 · 0.4%
Shack/improvised dwelling
3 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
3 · 0.1%
Indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
Apartment
1 · 0%
77%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
1.587 · 76.6%
Provided for work
274 · 13.2%
Free of charge
138 · 6.7%
Rented
62 · 3%
Owned, being paid off
11 · 0.5%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$6.277.308.000
Own revenue
$1.309.080.000
21% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$3.261.333.000
52% of the total
State transfers
$1.096.784.000
17% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$619.991.000
$6.277.308.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

27.8%
22.6%
23.8%
25.6%
Property tax$363.508.000
Business licenses$295.938.000
Vehicle permits$311.983.000
Cleaning fees$2.464.000
Other own revenue$335.187.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $6.729.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
33.6%
42.6%
23.8%
Municipal$6.277.308.000
Education$7.944.711.000
Health$4.441.682.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $2.721.096.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$62.976.000
$1.309.080.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$397.183.000
$3.261.333.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$26.014.000
$1.096.784.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$8.000.768.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$7.043.653.000
Execution rate
88.0%
Unexecuted: $957.115.000
Medium execution: it executed 88.0%. Left unspent: $957.115.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$610.588.000
$7.043.653.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

64.1%
21.7%
9.4%
Internal management$4.516.278.000
Community services$1.525.612.000
Social programs$661.104.000
Municipal activities$17.406.000
Recreational programs$99.291.000
Cultural programs$223.962.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$4.693.348.00066.6%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.661.143.00023.6%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.353.575.00019.2%
Investment (works and projects)$1.116.908.00015.9%
Transfers to education$587.000.0008.3%
Electricity (facilities)$177.866.0002.5%
Transfers to health$150.000.0002.1%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$108.151.0001.5%
Councillor stipends$84.992.0001.2%
Street lighting$68.916.0001.0%
Water (facilities)$22.535.0000.3%
Travel allowances$21.549.0000.3%
Commissions and representation$1.660.0000.0%

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

23.6%
19.2%
57.2%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.661.143.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.353.575.000
Others$4.028.935.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

43.5%
18.5%
8.5%
28.1%
Permanent staff$1.024.284.000
Contract staff$437.009.000
Fee contracts$199.850.000
Labor Code$33.528.000
Community progs.$662.417.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

81.6%
16.0%
Permanent staff102
Contract staff20
Fee contracts3
Total: 125 staffFee contracts: 2.4% of the headcountWomen: 31.2%Professionalization: 18.9%
Cost/staffer permanent: $8.848.676/yearCost/staffer contract: $18.409.250/yearCost/staffer fees: $47.485.667/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: $1.116.908.000 (15.9% of spending)Councillor stipends: $84.992.000Travel allowances: $21.549.000Commissions and representation: $1.660.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $108.151.000Street lighting: $68.916.000Electricity: $177.866.000Water: $22.535.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

20
39
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

47
46
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$56.215.781.929
Purchase orders
16.684

Purchase-order amount · trend

$2.056.613.081
$3.135.694.501
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Empresa Constructora Santa Elena Ltda.$3.286.272.1573
Lexa Construcciones SpA$2.524.562.7001
Kras Construcciones S.A.$1.675.034.5741
Luisrolandoherradameza$909.436.15742
Pixels$908.775.8231
Constructora Edohc$882.774.06638
Constructora y Arriendo de Maquinarias Rodel SpA$773.981.3715
Gino Enrique Munoz Pavez$766.620.45511

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $2.117.626.99568%
Agile Purchase $559.577.39418%
Framework Agreement $386.820.12512%
Direct award discretionary$71.669.9902%

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

Registered companies
1.121
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
2.696

Pyramid by sales bracket

56.4%
16.3%
24.0%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)632 companies
Small (≤25k UF)183 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)30 companies
Large (>100k UF)7 companies
No sales/no info269 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Agroreservas de Chile, SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 3188
Agricola y Ganadera Santa Lucrecia SpA en Procedimiento Concursal de LiquidaciónAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 330
Soc Agricola Lomas Altas LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 239
Agrimaq San Pedro SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 234
Transportes San Matias SpATRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 1148
Agro Frutillas San Pedro S a CerradaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 1118
Ponti-Frut Exportaciones LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 13
Francisco Hernan Riquelme Correa Servicios Industriales Empresa Individual de ReCONSTRUCCIONMedium 2138
Agricola Villa Alegre SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 257
Tlc Transportes SpATRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOMedium 224

SII roster of legal entities (public). Due to tax secrecy sales come in brackets, never amounts. The comuna is that of the domicile/HQ: operations may be elsewhere.

Investment in SEIA projects

Under review
2
US$ 21 M declared
Approved last 5 years
6
US$ 191 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
94
+ 6 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
772
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Parque Fotovoltaico Andino Las PataguasDIAParque Fotovoltaico Andino las PataApproved150500
Energética Solar El MembrilloDIAEnergética Solar el Membrillo SpAApproved1860
Proyecto Parque Fotovoltaico LlancayDIASolar Ti Treinta y Cuatro SpAApproved12100
PLANTA FOTOVOLTAICA GRANEROS IIDIACld Generacion 2 SpAUnder Review1280
Lirio SolarDIACve Proyecto Veinticinco SpAApproved980
Reforzamiento y Optimización Tecnológica al Sistema de Tratamiento delDIAAgrícola Super LimitadaUnder Review8,81914
Actualización y ampliación Plantel El Mirador de aves ponedorasDIAAgrícola Chorombo S.A.Approved210
Modificación Planta de aceite de oliva AgroReservas de ChileDIAAgroreservas de Chile SpAApproved0,4422

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
44 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
1 t Material particulado
0 t SO₂

Air quality observed at MMA's SINCA stations within the comuna (2020); when there are several, the worst is shown. The scale compares the annual average with the WHO 2021 guideline (PM2.5 = 5 · PM10 = 15 µg/m³, international health reference) and the Chilean annual primary standard (PM2.5 = 20 · PM10 = 50 µg/m³): green within the WHO guideline, amber between guideline and standard, red above the national standard. "Days above standard" use the 24-h daily standard (PM2.5 = 50 · PM10 = 150 µg/m³). RETC emissions = declared point sources (industry/energy), excludes diffuse sources like residential firewood.

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
Las Palmas de CocalanNational Parkat 36.4 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.

122
Species
59
Flora
57
Fauna
6
Funga
40
In conservation status
33
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Palma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUGruñidor de valeriaPristidactylus valeriaeENQueuleGomortega keuleENHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVURana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENGuayacánPorlieria chilensisVUPitaoPitavia punctataENPochaCheirodon pisciculusVULagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVURoble de santiago, roble blanco, roble, hualle, pellín,hualoNothofagus macrocarpaVULagarto gruñidor de álvaroPristidactylus alvaroiCRPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVULinguePersea lingueVURatón topo del matorralChelemys megalonyxVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUBecacina pintadaNycticryphes semicollarisENAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENPidencitoLaterallus jamaicensisENTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENTarántula chilena rosada, araña pollitoGrammostola roseaVULagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTSapo arrieroAlsodes nodosusNTIguanaCallopistes maculatusNTDegú costinoOctodon lunatusNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTAguilucho chicoButeo albigulaNTPumaPuma concolorNTConcón, 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.

3 Wetlands · 3 urban · 6 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-13-01Sist. Rios Maipo- Mapocho, esteros Colina- Angostura- Puangue y Trib.urban4 /18.814
HUR-06-44Rio Rapel (sector el rincon)urban1 /117
HUR-05-30Sist. Rio Maipo y Estero El Sauceurban1 /769

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. 29 projects totaling US$ 697 million, approved between 1997 and 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy12 projects · US$ 299 M · 2005–2025
Parque Fotovoltaico Andino las Pataguas SpAParque Fotovoltaico Andino Las Pataguas · Línea de Transmisión Lo Aguirre - Alto Melipilla y Alto Melipilla - Rapel
Mining2 projects · US$ 122 M · 2021
Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) - División el TenienteActualizaciones de Ingeniería y Construcción Obras 7ª, 8ª y 9ª Etapas Peraltamiento Embalse Carén · Nuevo Campamento Carén - División El Teniente
Hydraulic Infrastructure1 project · US$ 98 M · 2008
Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) - División el TenientePeraltamiento Embalse Carén
Agriculture and livestock4 projects · US$ 77 M · 1997–2015
Viña Lo Miranda Ltda.Bodega de Vinos Lo Miranda · Proyecto Plantel de Aves Tancor (e-seia)
Others7 projects · US$ 59 M · 1998–2020
Sociedad Concesionaria Ruta de la Fruta S.A.Concesión Ruta 66 - Camino de La Fruta · Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A.
Miscellaneous industrial facilities2 projects · US$ 29 M · 1998–2003
Agrícola Super LimitadaPlanta de Alimentos Longovilo III etapa · Ampliación Fábrica de Alimentos Nº2
Transport Infrastructure1 project · US$ 13 M · 2010
Sociedad Concesionaria Ruta G-60 S.A.PROYECTO CONEXIÓN VIAL MELIPILLA CAMINO DE LA FRUTA (e-seia)

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 San Antonio at 27.9 km

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

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

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
4
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
1
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-264-2020
2TA
Ilustre Municipalidad de Pichidegua / Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Concesión Ruta 66-Camino de la Fruta
Administrative invalidationRejects
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
R-222-2019
2TA
Quinta S.A. en contra de la Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Fábrica de Alimentos Quinta
Environmental sanction proceedingRejects
7451-2013
2TA
Sergio Reiss Greenwood en contra de la Dirección Ejecutiva del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Concesión Ruta 66 - Camino de la Fruta
Administrative invalidation - Environmental AssessmentUpheld

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
4 m²
40% 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)

Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero Municipal de Popeta (Melipilla) · 2.580 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
46
Area affected
2.277 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
5.208 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
20
At high or very high risk
18
8 very high
Main threat
Inundación por desborde de c…
Inundación por desborde de cauce

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

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

No scarcity decree in force today.
Years under decree since 2008
8
latest: 2022 · drought chronicity

DGA water-scarcity zone decrees (by comuna, province or region; basin decrees are not counted here, so chronicity is a floor). The decree enables extraordinary water redistribution measures. At the megadrought's peak (2021) 286 comunas were under decree; today 26.

Climate and climate changeSource: ARClim · MMA + CR2/UC (CMIP6 modeling)

Mean annual temperature
14,23°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,27°C
Annual precipitation
575 mm
projection: -3%
Hot days>30°C
17
projection: +25 days
Frost days
6

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
621
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.951
Police cases · trend
348
621
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Property damage119949
Domestic violence94749
Threats92733
Burglary of an uninhabited place61486
Minor injuries41327
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces37295
Burglary of an inhabited place35279
Larceny33263
Sexual abuse15120
Receiving stolen goods1188
Robbery with violence or intimidation1080
Drug-related crimes1080

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 27.

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
20
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 12.544 hab
Patrol fleet
6
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Security booths
1
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 2Pickups: 2Bicycles: 2Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
20
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
38
Deaths
1
8 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
40
5 serious
Pedestrian collisions
2

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.