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Escudo de Talagante

Talagante

Región Metropolitana de SantiagoFounded 183785.514 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024128 km² of area668 inh./km²$23.904M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Finance
$250.463/inhab.
14th lowest budget per inhabitant
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Population
+14,1%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
17%
Multidimensional poverty · 209th highest of 346
Finance
$280 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 321 of 346
Environment
19,8 µg/m³
Air below the Chilean standard, above the WHO guideline (PM2.5)
Education
607 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
245th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

65 Squares and green areas
59 Schools
14 Pharmacies
14 Health centers
10 Kindergartens
3 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
3 Fire stations
2 Hospitals
1 Carabineros
1 Libraries

Talagante es una ciudad y comuna chilena, capital de la provincia homónima de la Región Metropolitana de Santiago, en la zona central de Chile.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

51.9 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#127 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety45
Health75
Culture and environment49
Education41
Infrastructure46
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Sebastián Rosas G.
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
26.127
votes (54.91%)
61.556
Electoral roll
89,78%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
SR
Sebastián Rosas G.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
26.127
votes
CD
Carlos Daniel Alvarez Esteban
2021-2024 · PS
18.196
votes
RL
Raúl Leiva Carvajal
2008-2012 · ILC
11.126
votes
RE
Rosa Ester Huerta Reyes
2004-2008 · PS
11.548
votes
LS
Lucy Salinas Lopez
2000-2004 · UDI
10.097
votes
LS
Lucy Salinas Lopez
1996-2000 · ILDUD
7.557
votes
OL
Octavio Leiva Opazo
1992-1996 · PPD
7.892
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

MJ
Marcela Jofre C.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
3.741
votes
CP
Camilo Perez A.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
3.551
votes
CC
Cecilia Cartagena T.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
3.292
votes
PG
Pablo Gonzalez M.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · FRENTE AMPLIO
3.123
votes
AL
Andres Llorente E.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
2.787
votes
PB
Patricio Brown R.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
2.281
votes

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

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

Resolutions extracted
948
of 1.042 minutes read
Money involved
$35.968.821.643
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
Aprueban convenio sobre Programa Promoción de la SaludOther$13.821.471
Aprueba convenio de transferencia de recursos para ejecución del Programa 'Crecer en Comunidad' 2025Subsidyunanimidad
Inclusión del empalme de energía eléctrica y agua potable en los locales A y B durante las Fiestas Patrias 2025Other
Entrega del Patio de Comidas y otros locales para el día jueves 11 de septiembre durante las Fiestas Patrias 2025Other
Fijación de valores por días de funcionamiento para diversos locales durante las Fiestas Patrias 2025Other
Destinación exclusiva de un local para el funcionamiento de Restaurante en Fonda Casino-Restaurant durante las Fiestas Patrias 2025Other

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
251
Highly complex
67
Audit reports
13
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20253211
202213561
2021144461
202084311
201936611192
2018491716161

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 · 8 audiencias · 2017–2025
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2018–2025
  • PR
    Pozo, Ríos, Rodríguez y Torres Ltda. (Zecovery)
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2020–2026
  • PC
    Peg Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2021–2023
  • OI
    ONG Inclusiva
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2021–2025
  • SM
    Salud Moderna de Chile SpA, Mediclic
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2020–2024
  • IS
    Innuvo SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • IA
    Importadora Arquimed Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2019–2023
  • BD
    Biomedical Devices SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • Se
    Soluciones en Seguridad Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018–2025
  • CM
    Comercial Multilibros SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021
  • SC
    Softys Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • IC
    Ingenieria, Consultoria e Inversiones Kimia SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • EE
    Empresa Editora Zig-Zag
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • G
    Geovictoria
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2020–2025
  • CE
    Corporación Educacional de la Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura Fg
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019–2023
  • CS
    Consorcio Santa Marta
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018–2021
  • TA
    Tecnología Asfáltica S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2025
  • DJ
    Distribuciones Jurídicas de Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2026
  • SS
    Sonda S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018–2020
and 256 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

61.613
inhabitants
86.348
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+41%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
99.410
+7% vs. 2035 (93.228)
Over 60 · 2050
26,95%
20,82% in 2035 · +6 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)83,88 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,6 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment1.700 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment13 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)607 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)630,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo76.429 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)6,3 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)17 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples6,13 %2024 Census 2024

The PAES year is that of the admission process: the test is sat in November of the previous year. The average covers only those who registered to apply to university —not every secondary-school graduate— and groups them by the comuna of the school they graduated from, not by where the student lives. Here it rests on 2.103 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
74.383
41.207 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
22.485
55% of RSH households
Female-headed households
54%
22.254
Elderly (60+)15.56821%
Children and adolescents (<18)16.00522%
Foreign nationals3.4805%
Belonging to indigenous peoples2.7874%
People with moderate/severe dependency9471%
Single-person households22.04553%

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
22.228
54 schools
Students per teacher
14
1.588 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
89,9%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
47,2%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 33%Private subsidized 53%Private paid 14%
Pass rate
97,5%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,17%
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
1
Rural health posts
1
FONASA enrollees
61.190
72% of the population
Doctors employed
26
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 254Contract staff: 64Fee contracts: 74
Primary-care medical visits · per year
51.053
141.877
20102025
Medical specialties served · 15 in the comuna (public system)
Internal MedicineObstetricsAdult Orthopedics and TraumaAdult General SurgeryAdult GynecologyPediatricsAdult PsychiatryAdult Physical Medicine & RehabAdult NephrologyAdult UrologyChild PsychiatryPediatric SurgeryAdult NeurologyAnesthesiologyAdult Cardiology

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
1.717
2.484
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 (61.504 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Dr. Alberto Allende JonesFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal57.94254%
Posta de Salud Rural Aliro Cárcarmo (Lonquén)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2.38464%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Villa los PresidentesCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal1.17860%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $14.414.093.000 ($235.563/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $10.094.192.000Municipal contribution: $78.000.000

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

Indigenous population
4.686
6.1% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche4.21790.0%
Aymara1843.9%
Diaguita932.0%
Otro932.0%
Quechua571.2%

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
107
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
1.3
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
693
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
149
Sports
136
For the elderly
50
Social and aid
48
Cultural
31
Foundations and corporations
9
Religious
3
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.

7 Local media · 2 AM · 2 Comunitaria · 2 FM · 1 Digital pressSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
CCONTACTOFM103.9 FM
MAMANANTIAL AMAM1560 AM
MFMANANTIAL FMFM102.9 FM
PPROGRESOAM1030 AM
wwww.talaganteonline.clDigital press
CJCentro Juvenil Social Cultural Presencia · holderComunitaria107.1 FM
IEIglesia Evangelica Cristiana Vision Apostolica · holderComunitaria107.9 FM

The dial (frequency) of every FM, AM and community radio with a studio in the comuna (SUBTEL, active sound broadcasting concessions). National networks appear in their headquarters' comuna, not necessarily where they broadcast. When SUBTEL records no brand name, its holder (the concession holder).

Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE

Foreign nationals
4.559
6% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
2.000 people · 44% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
2.000 Venezuela
644 Haití
529 Colombia
341 Perú

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
281
9 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
1.826
7,5% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
29
7.754 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
1.601
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
1.899
beneficiaries · 2012–2024
Subsidies Rental · DS52
90
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

47.013homes · by type (2017)
House
22.137 · 93.2%
House
21.320 · 91.7%
Apartment
1.479 · 6.4%
Apartment
1.336 · 5.6%
Shack/hut/shanty
284 · 1.2%
Other private
141 · 0.6%
Shack/improvised dwelling
123 · 0.5%
Other private
104 · 0.4%
Room in old house/tenement
56 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
17 · 0.1%
Indigenous dwelling
5 · 0%
Mobile
5 · 0%
Mobile
3 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
3 · 0%
74%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
5.903 · 39.8%
Owned, being paid off
5.112 · 34.5%
Rented
2.409 · 16.2%
Provided for work
724 · 4.9%
Free of charge
684 · 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
$23.904.454.000
Own revenue
$7.684.287.000
32% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$9.517.527.000
40% of the total
State transfers
$3.004.716.000
13% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$2.181.879.000
$23.904.454.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

40.8%
17.0%
17.1%
22.4%
Property tax$3.132.804.000
Business licenses$1.302.981.000
Vehicle permits$1.311.031.000
Cleaning fees$215.156.000
Other own revenue$1.722.315.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $1.122.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
36.8%
40.7%
22.5%
Municipal$23.904.454.000
Education$26.414.443.000
Health$14.584.554.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $7.126.667.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$994.287.000
$7.684.287.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$817.170.000
$9.517.527.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$74.213.000
$3.004.716.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$33.711.033.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$26.269.505.000
Execution rate
77.9%
Unexecuted: $7.441.528.000
Low execution: it only executed 77.9% of the budget — $7.441.528.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$2.186.681.000
$26.269.505.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

52.6%
25.9%
15.2%
Internal management$13.830.245.000
Community services$6.792.916.000
Social programs$3.984.765.000
Municipal activities$436.488.000
Recreational programs$375.091.000
Cultural programs$850.000.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$14.414.093.00054.9%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$6.713.939.00025.6%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$5.717.586.00021.8%
Investment (works and projects)$3.675.218.00014.0%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$2.355.486.0009.0%
Electricity (facilities)$843.355.0003.2%
Transfers to education$549.625.0002.1%
Water (facilities)$371.603.0001.4%
Councillor stipends$88.239.0000.3%
Transfers to health$78.000.0000.3%
Street lighting$61.451.0000.2%
Travel allowances$42.066.0000.2%

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

21.8%
25.6%
52.7%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$5.717.586.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$6.713.939.000
Others$13.837.980.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

39.0%
17.4%
40.2%
Permanent staff$3.807.330.000
Contract staff$1.696.863.000
Fee contracts$213.393.000
Labor Code$119.197.000
Community progs.$3.927.068.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

58.9%
41.1%
Permanent staff126
Contract staff88
Total: 214 staffWomen: 38.3%Professionalization: 26.2%
Cost/staffer permanent: $28.357.071/yearCost/staffer contract: $11.878.216/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: $3.675.218.000 (14.0% of spending)Councillor stipends: $88.239.000Travel allowances: $42.066.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $2.355.486.000Street lighting: $61.451.000Electricity: $843.355.000Water: $371.603.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

121
72
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

182
42
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$133.006.273.576
Purchase orders
62.874

Purchase-order amount · trend

$1.693.044.714
$8.612.044.784
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Sociedad Transportes Cts Limitada$11.208.075.882300
Constructora Pio V Limitada$8.324.566.51098
Starco S a$4.455.488.20743
Movimiento de Tierra Bj S.A.$2.578.214.90111
Veolia Su Chile S.A.$2.550.697.19877
Consorcio Santa Marta S a$2.341.221.836169
Servicios de Aseo Industrial Arte Clean Ltda.$2.149.920.367126
Gasco Glp S a$2.115.301.871770

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $6.390.134.26674%
Framework Agreement $1.080.181.72513%
Agile Purchase $868.720.74710%
Direct award discretionary$273.008.0453%

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

Registered companies
5.911
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
19.202

Pyramid by sales bracket

59.8%
15.5%
22.7%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)3.532 companies
Small (≤25k UF)918 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)87 companies
Large (>100k UF)31 companies
No sales/no info1.343 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Vina Undurraga S aCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)507
Maltexco S aINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)461
Calbu Service LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2385
Piscicola Entre Rios SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2244
Ferreteria San Francisco de Asis LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2176
Exportadora Talagante LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 2148
Fabrica y Comercializadora de Cecinas Hinojosa LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 2109
Procesadora de Alimentos Tres Efe SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 297
Hidrotattersall S.A.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 274
Mora Santibanez y Otros LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 263

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$ 70 M declared
Approved last 5 years
7
US$ 79 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
138
+ 2 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
453
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Ruta 78 Fase 2: Tramo Santiago San AntonioEIASociedad Concesionaria Autopista SaUnder Review9151.800
LOTE 1B BARRIO TREBULCO IIDIAInmobiliaria Mpc Barrio del Inca SpApproved36160
Parque Fotovoltaico Patricia del VeranoDIAPomerape SpAApproved10,21356
Parque Fotovoltaico Santa MartaDIASanta Marta SpAApproved1070
Parque Fotovoltaico Del SolDIAParque Solar del Sol SpAApproved1040
AUMENTO DE PRODUCCIÓN PLANTA NUTRA BIEN TALAGANTEDIAIdeal S.A.Approved8,9570
Parque Fotovoltaico Talagante 2DIATedlar Júpiter SpAApproved8,1470
Solución Definitiva del Efluente TratadoDIAConsorcio Santa Marta S. A.Approved1,213

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
32 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

MP2,5 · annual average
19,8µg/m³· above the WHO guideline, below the Chilean standard
OMS 5
CL standard 20
4,0× the WHO 2021 guideline · 1,0× the Chilean standard · 28 days above daily standard (50 µg/m³)
MP10 · annual average
46,8µg/m³· above the WHO guideline, below the Chilean standard
OMS 15
CL standard 50
3,1× the WHO 2021 guideline · 0,9× the Chilean standard · 0 days above daily standard (150 µg/m³)
1monitoring stations · 1 from the MMA Network· measures MP2,5; MP10; SO2; NO2· station: Talagante
PM2.5 latest reading
9 µg/m³
15-08-2026 · 16 days above standard in the last 12 months
Monthly PM2.5 trend
norma 2007/24: 44,4 µg/m³08/24: 22 µg/m³09/24: 13,6 µg/m³10/24: 9,5 µg/m³11/24: 7,8 µg/m³12/24: 9,8 µg/m³01/25: 8,3 µg/m³02/25: 9,7 µg/m³03/25: 8,7 µg/m³04/25: 15,6 µg/m³05/25: 35,3 µg/m³06/25: 52,4 µg/m³07/25: 51,1 µg/m³08/25: 26,6 µg/m³09/25: 14,3 µg/m³10/25: 11,2 µg/m³11/25: 9,1 µg/m³12/25: 8,9 µg/m³01/26: 13,5 µg/m³02/26: 14,9 µg/m³03/26: 14,3 µg/m³04/26: 17,5 µg/m³05/26: 38,4 µg/m³06/26: 44,2 µg/m³07/26: 28 µg/m³08/26: 22,3 µg/m³07/2408/26
22,3 µg/m³
promedio 08/26
PM10 latest reading
18 µg/m³
15-08-2026
Monthly PM10 trend
norma 5007/24: 75,4 µg/m³08/24: 41,9 µg/m³09/24: 36,7 µg/m³10/24: 29,1 µg/m³11/24: 30,9 µg/m³12/24: 33,8 µg/m³01/25: 33,3 µg/m³02/25: 41,6 µg/m³03/25: 40,6 µg/m³04/25: 44,1 µg/m³05/25: 63,7 µg/m³06/25: 82,3 µg/m³07/25: 84 µg/m³08/25: 46 µg/m³09/25: 31,9 µg/m³10/25: 33,2 µg/m³11/25: 29,4 µg/m³12/25: 29,8 µg/m³01/26: 30,6 µg/m³02/26: 31,3 µg/m³03/26: 33,5 µg/m³04/26: 45,5 µg/m³05/26: 72,1 µg/m³06/26: 85,6 µg/m³07/26: 56 µg/m³08/26: 50,6 µg/m³07/2408/26
50,6 µg/m³
promedio 08/26
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)
8 t SO₂
1 t MP10
1 t MP2,5
1 t Material particulado

Air quality observed at MMA's SINCA stations within the comuna (2024); 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)
Rio ClarilloNational Reserveat 36.2 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.

69
Species
34
Flora
35
Fauna
27
In conservation status
24
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Pejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVUGuayacánPorlieria chilensisVURana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENPitaoPitavia punctataENQueuleGomortega keuleENBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENTarántula enana, araña pollitoEuathlus parvulusCRRoble de santiago, roble blanco, roble, hualle, pellín,hualoNothofagus macrocarpaVULagartija de gravenhorstLiolaemus gravenhorstiVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUTarántula chilena rosada, araña pollitoGrammostola roseaVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENTarántula de patas azules, araña pollitoEuathlus truculentusENTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENGüiñaLeopardus guignaVULagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNTSapo arrieroAlsodes nodosusNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNT

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.

5 Wetlands · 2 urban · 411 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-13-01Sist. Rios Maipo- Mapocho, esteros Colina- Angostura- Puangue y Trib.urban407 /18.814
HPU-13-23Talagante 11
HPU-13-24Talagante 21
HUR-13-18Talagante 4urban1
HPU-13-25Talagante 31

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. 30 projects totaling US$ 636 million, approved between 1993 and 2024. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Transport Infrastructure2 projects · US$ 152 M · 2018–2019
Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del EstadoTren Alameda Melipilla · PID Terceras Pistas Santiago-Talagante
Miscellaneous industrial facilities3 projects · US$ 146 M · 2003–2020
Softys Chile SpAMaquina Papelera 03 (e-seia) · Viña Undurraga Talagante
Real estate4 projects · US$ 115 M · 2010–2024
Inmobiliaria Mpc Barrio del Inca SpALOTE 1B BARRIO TREBULCO II · Villa Los Presidentes
Energy7 projects · US$ 103 M · 1998–2023
Empresa Consorcio Santa Marta S.A.Central ERNC Santa Marta · Oleoducto Con Con Maipú
Forestry1 project · US$ 60 M · 1993
Softys Chile SpAPlanta Integrada Productos Tissue
Environmental Sanitation3 projects · US$ 53 M · 2001–2012
Empresa Consorcio Santa Marta S.A.Relleno Sanitario Santa Marta (Tercera Presentación) · AJUSTE DE TASA DE INGRESO DE RESIDUOS Y MODIFICACIÓN DE CAPACIDAD DE RECEPCIÓN
Others9 projects · US$ 4 M · 1998–2020
Enaex Servicios S.A.Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A. · Transporte de Ácido Sulfúrico Excedente de la Fundición Caletones - Fase II
Hydraulic Infrastructure1 project · US$ 3 M · 2009
Ministerio de Obras PúblicasConstrucción de Obras Fluviales Río Mapocho, Sector Rural, Región Metropolitana (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
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
Aguas Andinas
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Peñaflor at 7.4 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.

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

Final SMA sanctions

Final sanctions
4
Sanctioned entities
4
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
1.529 UTA
4 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Malterias Unidas S.A.MALTERIAS UNIDAS S.A. - TALAGANTEAgroindustry1.332
Cmpc Tissue S.A.CMPC TISSUE S.A. - TALAGANTEIndustrial facility139
Fabrica y Maestranzas del EjercitoFABRICA Y MAESTRANZAS DEL EJERCITOIndustrial facility57
Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Valles del Maipo LimitadaCLUB DE GOLF LAS PALMASAmenities1

Environmental sanctions final from the SMA (no pending appeals) whose auditable unit sits in the comuna: companies, individuals and institutions (including the municipality). Fine in UTA (Annual Tax Unit). Source: Public Sanctions Registry, SNIFA.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
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
2
Historic monuments
2

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

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
Relleno Sanitario Santa MartaRelleno Sanitario808.096 t/year · receives from 14 comunas
C.D.P. TalagantePrison (CDP)477 inmates · 238 convicted · 239 awaiting trial · 241% occupancy
PTAS - TALAGANTEPTAS · biofiltroAGUAS ANDINAS S.A. · discharges into río mapocho
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Santiago Poniente (Maipú) · 36.570 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
26
Area affected
27 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
141 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
39
At high or very high risk
14
8 very high
Main threat
Anegamiento de caminos/pasos…
Anegamiento de caminos/pasos a desnivel

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
4
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
14,91°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,31°C
Annual precipitation
429 mm
projection: -4%
Hot days>30°C
46
projection: +36 days
Frost days
9

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
4.425
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.175
Police cases · trend
5.346
4.425
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats763892
Domestic violence653764
Property damage500585
Larceny435509
Minor injuries235275
Theft of items from vehicles217254
Burglary of an uninhabited place194227
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces191223
Burglary of an inhabited place190222
Robbery with violence or intimidation170199
Weapons-related crimes141165
Motor vehicle theft108126

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
104
Guards and inspectors
40
1 per 2.138 hab
Patrol fleet
11
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Security booths
2
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 4Motorcycles: 7Drones: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
24
104
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
63
Deaths
6
7 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
65
14 serious
Pedestrian collisions
8
1 pedestrian 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.