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El Monte

Región Metropolitana de Santiago42.233 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024115 km² of area366 inh./km²$11.936M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Finance
$270.059/inhab.
26th lowest budget per inhabitant
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Society
92%
28th highest electoral turnout (2024)
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Population
+17,5%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
23%
Multidimensional poverty · 79th highest of 346
Finance
$283 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 319 of 346
Education
556,4 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
222nd
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

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

El Monte es una comuna y ciudad de la zona central de Chile perteneciente al sector surponiente de la conurbación de Santiago, ubicada en la provincia de Talagante de la Región Metropolitana de Santiago. Esta comuna es lugar de tradiciones chilenas.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

43.0 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#266 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety55
Health38
Culture and environment36
Education26
Infrastructure51
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Zandra Maulen J.
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
7.582
votes (30.45%)
29.821
Electoral roll
92,17%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
ZM
Zandra Maulen J.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
7.582
votes
FJ
Francisco Javier Gomez Ramirez
2021-2024 · PS
4.834
votes
JC
Juan Carlos Tello Lazcano
2008-2012 · RN
7.215
votes
FG
Francisco Gómez Ramírez
2004-2008 · PS
6.948
votes
FG
Francisco Gomez Ramirez
2000-2004 · PS
3.495
votes
PO
Pío Ortega Reyes
1996-2000 · RN
3.631
votes
RC
Ramón Carlos Moya Lasalle
1992-1996 · PR
3.707
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

OA
Osvaldo Azocar P.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · PARTIDO COMUNISTA DE CHILE
2.104
votes
JT
Juan Tello L.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.456
votes
GM
Genaro Morales A.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · PARTIDO RADICAL DE CHILE
1.374
votes
JB
Jorge Bahamonde D.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
1.054
votes
BT
Beatriz Theiler A.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
1.035
votes
IV
Isabel Vidal J.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
1.000
votes

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

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

Resolutions extracted
58
of 142 minutes read
Money involved
$359.694.396
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
4.1 · Solicitud de patente de restaurant con venta de bebidas alcohólicas a nombre de María Liliana Maureira Cornejo en Camilo Henríquez Nº80 Comuna El Monte.License
Aprobación del Acta anteriorOtherunanimidad
4.1 · Aprobación de propuesta de espacios públicos para propaganda electoral con ocasión del Plebiscito Nacional Constitucional 2023.Otherunanimidad
4.1 · Cambio de fecha de la sesión ordinaria del miércoles 12 al jueves 13 de noviembre.Otherunanimidad
1 · Modificación Presupuestaria N°06 Área Educación, FAEP 2022.Budget amendment
1 · Modificación presupuestaria en áreas municipal, salud y educaciónBudget amendment$172.000.000

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
118
Highly complex
44
Audit reports
7
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20211710521
20199541
201729162102
2015631324233

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 · 3 audiencias · 2018–2025
  • PS
    Primavera Salud SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017
  • IT
    International Telemedical System S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad Cge S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016
  • W
    Wom
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2022
  • IA
    Importadora Arquimed Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019–2022
  • L
    Linuxcorp
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024
  • AB
    Aridos Baltierra Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • U
    Unit
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • Cd
    Centro de Formación y Capacitación Capacita-T Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • AG
    Asesoría Gestión y Servicios
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • Se
    Soluciones en Seguridad Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • CS
    Cachate SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • SC
    Sociedad Comercial Neotech SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • G
    Geoxite
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • IS
    Inversiones San Daniele Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • Ay
    Aranda y Cia Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • Ce
    Consultora e Inversiones Rm Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • FD
    Fundacion Deportistas por Un Sueño
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • PS
    Papinotas SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
and 41 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

27.568
inhabitants
42.723
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+57%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
50.765
+9% vs. 2035 (46.714)
Over 60 · 2050
28,28%
21,66% 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)90,4 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,3 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment113 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment33,3 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)556,4 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)580,3 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo37.497 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)7,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)23 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples8,05 %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 139 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
36.916
19.552 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
11.646
60% of RSH households
Female-headed households
54%
10.521
Elderly (60+)7.62421%
Children and adolescents (<18)8.45223%
Foreign nationals1.0383%
Belonging to indigenous peoples2.1616%
People with moderate/severe dependency7232%
Single-person households9.72850%

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
5.957
24 schools
Students per teacher
12,3
486 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
86,8%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
66,1%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 36%Private subsidized 64%
Pass rate
96,3%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,7%
dropout during the year
national median: 1,77%

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

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

CESFAM
1
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
0
FONASA enrollees
35.379
84% of the population
Doctors employed
13
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 222Contract staff: 107Fee contracts: 0
Primary-care medical visits · per year
34.360
54.717
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
1.166
2.335
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 (35.319 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar el MonteFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal32.11657%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Lo ChacónCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal3.20362%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $7.720.260.000 ($218.216/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $7.109.827.000Municipal contribution: $0

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

Indigenous population
3.017
8.0% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche2.82093.5%
Diaguita682.3%
Aymara642.1%

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
35
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.8
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
174
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
25
Sports
21
Social and aid
12
Cultural
8
Foundations and corporations
4

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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
AdAgrupacion de Amigos Radio Frecuencia Latina · holderComunitaria107.3 FM
ASAgrupacion Social Cultural y Deportiva de Educadores y Colaboradores del Instituto San Francisco de el Monte · holderComunitaria106.5 FM
ICIglesia Cristiana para el Desarrollo Familiar Getsemani (Icpedfg) · holderComunitaria106.1 FM
MCMinisterio Cristiano Kairos Tiempo de Dios · holderComunitaria107.7 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
1.090
2,9% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
371 people · 34% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
371 Venezuela
166 Haití
128 Perú
110 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

Families in informal settlements
96
5 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
768
6,3% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
145
5.489 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
194
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
1.093
beneficiaries · 2012–2024
Subsidies Rental · DS52
38
paid · 2014–2024

Encampments: MINVU National Registry 2024 (irregular settlements and the families living in them). Quantitative deficit: homes missing per the 2024 Census (doubling-up + unrecoverable overcrowding). Permits: new homes authorized by the Works Directorate in 2024 (INE) — measures future construction, not stock. Subsidies: MINVU by application comuna — DS49 accrues beneficiaries by resolution year; DS01 and DS52 accrue payments by application cohort (national totals in the source file differ ~1–6% from the comuna sum; the comuna series is published).

What the homes are like

23.771homes · by type (2017)
House
11.363 · 95.4%
House
10.933 · 92.2%
Apartment
731 · 6.2%
Apartment
475 · 4%
Shack/hut/shanty
123 · 1%
Shack/improvised dwelling
39 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
38 · 0.3%
Other private
33 · 0.3%
Other private
22 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
11 · 0.1%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
77%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
3.768 · 57.5%
Owned, being paid off
1.270 · 19.4%
Rented
671 · 10.2%
Free of charge
495 · 7.6%
Provided for work
352 · 5.4%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
2
Beds
88
11,8 per 1,000 over-60s

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$11.936.428.000
Own revenue
$3.685.508.000
31% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$6.025.745.000
50% of the total
State transfers
$800.695.000
7% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.227.160.000
$11.936.428.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

16.7%
25.7%
18.3%
34.5%
Property tax$615.817.000
Business licenses$948.028.000
Vehicle permits$674.966.000
Cleaning fees$173.791.000
Other own revenue$1.272.906.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
36.2%
41.3%
22.5%
Municipal$11.936.428.000
Education$13.633.947.000
Health$7.437.453.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $4.888.310.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$402.854.000
$3.685.508.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$558.231.000
$6.025.745.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$124.827.000
$800.695.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$16.702.065.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$13.708.613.000
Execution rate
82.1%
Unexecuted: $2.993.452.000
Medium execution: it executed 82.1%. Left unspent: $2.993.452.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.248.492.000
$13.708.613.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

87.2%
11.3%
Internal management$11.950.265.000
Community services$1.554.762.000
Social programs$91.724.000
Municipal activities$111.862.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$7.720.260.00056.3%
Transfers to education$3.782.300.00027.6%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.858.439.00020.9%
Investment (works and projects)$2.288.894.00016.7%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.885.636.00013.8%
Electricity (facilities)$418.902.0003.1%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$382.361.0002.8%
Councillor stipends$81.271.0000.6%
Water (facilities)$78.718.0000.6%
Travel allowances$26.0000.0%

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

20.9%
13.8%
65.4%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.858.439.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.885.636.000
Others$8.964.538.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

56.8%
31.6%
6.2%
Permanent staff$1.745.028.000
Contract staff$971.202.000
Fee contracts$142.209.000
Labor Code$22.087.000
Community progs.$189.721.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

36.0%
36.0%
28.1%
Permanent staff64
Contract staff64
Fee contracts50
Total: 178 staffFee contracts: 28.1% of the headcountWomen: 47.7%Professionalization: 34.4%
Cost/staffer permanent: $26.957.109/yearCost/staffer contract: $12.454.750/yearCost/staffer fees: $1.925.460/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: $2.288.894.000 (16.7% of spending)Councillor stipends: $81.271.000Travel allowances: $26.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $382.361.000Electricity: $418.902.000Water: $78.718.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

215
42
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

115
57
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$57.469.437.575
Purchase orders
35.241

Purchase-order amount · trend

$918.284.241
$2.825.321.081
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Arauco S a$2.552.262.3561
Elec Chile Compania Industrial de Productos Electricos Limitada$2.269.470.0902
Sociedad Farias y Compañia Limitada$2.083.142.46816
Ingecom$1.928.930.31124
Abastible S.A.$1.460.254.298323
Construcciones Flores y Arratia Limitada$1.398.196.9146
Sociedad de Salud y Seguridad SpA$1.234.085.7404
Gasco Glp S a$1.212.497.862249

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.717.871.77561%
Agile Purchase $703.775.92225%
Framework Agreement $355.342.19013%
Direct award discretionary$48.331.1962%

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

Registered companies
2.133
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
5.985

Pyramid by sales bracket

60.0%
16.9%
20.8%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.280 companies
Small (≤25k UF)361 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)34 companies
Large (>100k UF)15 companies
No sales/no info443 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Inversiones Inc SpAACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 4 (>1M UF)
Avicola el Monte S aAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2130
Agricola Hector Garate y Compania LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 299
Comercial el Monte S aCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 284
Grupo Hispania SpAACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 21
Inversiones Flf LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 2
Importadora Galaterra LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2
Pollitas el Monte SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 1102
Productora y Comercializadora Jorge Alejandro Leon Barrera e I R LINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 148
Inversiones e Inmobiliaria Monte de Asis LimitadaACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASLarge 110

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
3
US$ 82 M declared
Approved last 5 years
4
US$ 41 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
178
+ 19 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
206
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Ruta 78 Fase 2: Tramo Santiago San AntonioEIASociedad Concesionaria Autopista SaUnder Review9151.800
Nueva Subestación El Lazo, Nueva Subestación Monte Blanco, Nueva LíneaEIATransmisora de Energía de Santiago Under Review2260
Parque Solar Fotovoltaico El PaicoDIAOrion Power SpAApproved2060
Parque Fotovoltaico Del SolDIAParque Solar del Sol SpAApproved1040
Parque Fotovoltaico San Antonio del Monte SunlightDIASan Antonio SpAApproved1070
Ampliación Parque Fotovoltaico El Monte SolarDIACallaqui de Verano SpAApproved6,21356
Ampliación Plantel de Aves para la Producción de Huevos - AgrogárateDIAAgrícola Héctor Garate y Cia Ltda.Under Review420

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
17 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)
0 t MP10
0 t MP2,5
0 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 52.7 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.

63
Species
34
Flora
29
Fauna
30
In conservation status
21
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
RuilNothofagus alessandriiENPitaoPitavia punctataENQueuleGomortega keuleENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENRana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUGuayacánPorlieria chilensisVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUTollo de agua dulceDiplomystes chilensisENLamprea de agua dulceMordacia lapicidaENBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENCauque del norteOdontesthes brevianalisVUCauqueOdontesthes mauleanumVUPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVUTarántula enana, araña pollitoEuathlus parvulusCRPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUTarántula chilena rosada, araña pollitoGrammostola roseaVUTarántula de patas azules, araña pollitoEuathlus truculentusENAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENLamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUSapito 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.

1 Wetlands · 1 urban · 601 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-13-01Sist. Rios Maipo- Mapocho, esteros Colina- Angostura- Puangue y Trib.urban601 /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. 17 projects totaling US$ 216 million, approved between 1998 and 2023. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Transport Infrastructure1 project · US$ 138 M · 2019
Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del EstadoTren Alameda Melipilla
Energy4 projects · US$ 48 M · 2017–2023
Orion Power SpAParque Solar Fotovoltaico El Paico · Parque solar fotovoltaico El Laurel
Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 14 M · 2007
Agroindustrial el Paico Ltda.PROYECTO MODIFICACIÓN SISTEMA DE TRATAMIENTO DE RILES Y AMPLIACION PLANTA PROCESADORA EL PAICO (e-seia)
Real estate1 project · US$ 10 M · 2008
Constructora Concreta S.A.Conjunto Habitacional Alamos de Lo Chacón (e-seia)
Others9 projects · US$ 3 M · 1998–2017
Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) - División el TenienteTransporte de Ácido Sulfúrico Excedente de la Fundición Caletones - Fase II · TRANSPORTES DE SUSTANCIAS PELIGROSAS REGIONES XV, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, RM, TRANSPORTES BELLO E HIJOS LTDA.
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 Isla de Maipo at 11.2 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
2 m²
20% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

Municipally maintained green area per inhabitant (SINIM). The National Urban Development Council recommends a minimum of 10 m²/inhab (WHO, ~9). Self-reported by municipalities, with quality varying across comunas.

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
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
PTAS - EL MONTEPTAS · sbrAGUAS ANDINAS S.A. · discharges into río maipo
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Santiago Poniente (Maipú) · 17.736 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
6
Area affected
15 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
67 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
23
At high or very high risk
12
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
14,49°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,29°C
Annual precipitation
479 mm
projection: -4%
Hot days>30°C
25
projection: +32 days
Frost days
10

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
1.852
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.385
Police cases · trend
2.072
1.852
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats353836
Domestic violence302715
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces267632
Property damage213504
Larceny123291
Minor injuries80189
Burglary of an inhabited place67159
Burglary of an uninhabited place66156
Robbery with violence or intimidation61144
Weapons-related crimes4299
Drug-related crimes3788
Motor vehicle theft3685

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
0
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 42.233 hab
Patrol fleet
6
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 2Pickups: 4
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
0
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
21
Deaths
3
7,1 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
58
6 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.