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Valdivia

Región de Los Ríos182.086 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024951 km² of area191 inh./km²$64.773M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Environment
29
6th most SMA-sanctioned companies (by domicile)
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Livability
65.0/100
21st most liveable in the country
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Housing
617 families
28th most families in encampments
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Environment
23 µg/m³
24th worst air quality (PM2.5)
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Population
+7,2%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
13,9%
Multidimensional poverty · 280th highest of 346
Finance
$356 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 282 of 346
Environment
23,4 µg/m³
Air above the standard: PM2.5
Education
618,8 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
242nd
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

359 Squares and green areas
106 Schools
42 Health centers
40 Kindergartens
30 Pharmacies
11 Fire stations
10 Carabineros
7 Universities
3 Hospitals
2 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
2 Libraries
2 Institutes

Liveability index · EIU style

65.0 /100
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#21 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety57
Health83
Culture and environment79
Education40
Infrastructure52
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Carla Amtmann F.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · FRENTE AMPLIO
40.360
votes (37.98%)
145.546
Electoral roll
83,55%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 15 terms
CA
Carla Amtmann F.
2024-2028 · FRENTE AMPLIO
40.360
votes
CA
Carla Andrea Amtmann Fecci
2021-2024 · RD
29.226
votes
OS
Omar Sabat
2012-2021
votes
BB
Bernardo Berger Fett
2008-2012 · RN
34.158
votes
BB
Bernardo Berger Fett
2004-2008 · RN
30.628
votes
BB
Bernardo Berger Fett
2000-2004 · RN
20.054
votes
JS
Jorge Sabat Gozalo
1996-2000 · PRSD
12.616
votes
GE
Gonzalo Espinoza Pérez
1992-1996 · DC
9.794
votes
JB
Jorge Bustos León
1935-1941
votes
AO
Adolfo Oettinger Stegmaier
1932-1935
votes
AO
Adolfo Oettinger Stegmaier
1924-1925
votes
AO
Adolfo Oettinger Stegmaier
1915-1920
votes
OP
Otto Pentz
1910-1915
votes
LR
Luis Rudloff Sangmeister
1897-1900
votes
JM
Juan Manuel Lorca y Lorca
1891-1894
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

CR
Cristobal Rosas L.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · FRENTE AMPLIO
8.278
votes
LS
Lucio Sanhueza H.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
6.236
votes
MS
Marco Santana A.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
5.481
votes
VC
Vicky Carrasco S.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
5.421
votes
RC
Renato Chavarria G.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
4.526
votes
PA
Pedro Ampuero E.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
3.364
votes
RF
Rafael Foradori P.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
3.243
votes
LC
Luis Contreras R.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · FRENTE AMPLIO
2.072
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión10 de junio de 2026163 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó el acta de acuerdos de la consulta indígena del Plan Regulador Comunal y conoció los resultados de la auditoría externa 2021–2024, que emitió opinión con salvedad sobre los estados financieros.

Temas tratados

  • Auditoría externa 2021–2024: Presentación de hallazgos por Rodrigo Cabrera Martínez, representante de la consultora contratada.
  • Primer avance BMG 2026: Entregado por la Dirección de Control vía oficio; se tomó nota sin debate registrado.
  • Informe de actos de la alcaldesa: Entregado por la Dirección de Control en cumplimiento del art. 29 letra c de la Ley 18.695.
  • Patentes de alcoholes: Dos solicitudes de autorización (elaboradora de cerveza y restaurante).
  • Consulta indígena del Plan Regulador Comunal: Aprobación del acta de acuerdos y desacuerdos de la etapa de diálogo.
  • Licitación de actividades deportivas y recreativas 2026: Adjudicación de propuesta pública n.º 40.
  • Licitación diseño Ecoparque Deportivo Bertoloto: Adjudicación de propuesta pública n.º 21.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Patente elaboradora de cerveza (Las Mulatas 1380, microempresa familiar): aprobada. Resultado: 7 a favor (Contreras ausente en esa votación; no queda claro en la transcripción si votó).
  • Patente restaurante (Los Robles 86, La Teja, MR Food SpA): aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Acta de acuerdos de la consulta indígena del PRC: aprobada por unanimidad (8 votos + alcaldesa).
  • Adjudicación propuesta pública n.º 40 (actividades deportivas, VivaEducab): aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Adjudicación propuesta pública n.º 21 (diseño Ecoparque Bertoloto, UTP de tres empresas): aprobada por unanimidad.
  • El punto E de tabla fue bajado por falta de antecedentes; se derivó al consejo extraordinario del viernes.

Plata y obras

  • Auditoría externa 2021–2024: contratada con fondos municipales; monto no mencionado.
  • Horas extras 2015–2024: representaron entre el 5% y el 12% del gasto total en personal. En 2024 el gasto anual en horas extras fue de aproximadamente $1.400 millones. Medidas adoptadas en el segundo semestre de 2025 redujeron el gasto en ~$80 millones en ese período; en mayo 2026 se registró una baja adicional de ~$20 millones respecto al mismo mes del año anterior.
  • Entrega de 20 camiones nuevos: inversión de $4.105 millones al contado (mencionada por el jefe de DAF, Germán —apellido no queda claro—).
  • Inversiones en mercado de capitales: el municipio cuenta con autorización del Ministerio de Hacienda para invertir excedentes de caja; cifras históricas llegaron a $1.200 millones en intereses, aunque la caja se redujo por el traspaso de educación.
  • Licitación actividades deportivas: adjudicada a VivaEducab por $38.290.630 (fondos municipales).
  • Licitación diseño Ecoparque Bertoloto: adjudicada a UTP (Ingeniería Aplicada Feyer + IGS Ambiental + Etapa Asesorías) por $149.117.909 exento de IVA; financiamiento municipal de $150 millones con impuestos incluidos; plazo 385 días corridos.
  • Proyecto barrio Isabela–Pablo Neruda (mencionado en puntos varios): inversión regional de ~$1.800 millones para espacio deportivo, parque y equipamiento comunitario.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Opinión con salvedad en la auditoría: los estados financieros 2021–2024 recibieron dictamen con salvedad (no el más grave, pero tampoco limpio), por conciliaciones bancarias pendientes de depuración, inventario de activos de uso público incompleto, cumplimiento parcial de normas NICSP y desajuste en el flujo de efectivo. La administración compartió los hallazgos y anunció medidas correctivas.
  • Horas extras: el concejal Sangüesa pidió que la compensación en tiempo no se aplique por igual a todos los grados, protegiendo a funcionarios de menor remuneración. La alcaldesa confirmó una escala diferenciada (grados 13–20 compensan 10%; grados 8–12, 20%; grados 3–7, 35%).
  • Caso "Barluza Gate" (mencionado en puntos varios por el concejal Chavarría y la concejala Figueroa): solicitaron formalmente que el municipio informe al concejo sobre el sumario administrativo en curso y las medidas adoptadas, dentro de los márgenes de reserva legal. No se entregó información al respecto durante la sesión.
  • Término del programa Mujeres Rurales de Prodemus (mencionado por el concejal Sangüesa): preocupación por el fin de un programa de 34 años que beneficia a unas 300 mujeres rurales de la comuna.
  • Fondos concursables municipales (FONDEVE y similares): el concejal Santana reiteró —según indicó, por duodécima vez— la necesidad de activar fondos para organizaciones culturales y folclóricas, que estarían siendo rechazadas en DIDECO sin mayor explicación.

Para seguir

  • Consejo extraordinario el viernes (fecha exacta no mencionada) para ver los puntos bajados de tabla, incluido el punto E.
  • La alcaldesa se comprometió a informar al concejo sobre el sumario administrativo del caso mencionado por Chavarría y Figueroa.
  • Seguimiento semestral de los acuerdos de la consulta indígena a través de una comisión de gobernanza con la DIDECO y CECPLAN.
  • Resolución pendiente sobre estacionamientos gratuitos para Bomberos (comandancia y 8.ª compañía): el concejal Sangüesa señaló haberlo solicitado en múltiples ocasiones; el decreto estaría listo para firma.
  • Ingreso al proceso IMBO para informe favorable del PRC; consulta pública final proyectada entre septiembre y marzo; ingreso a Contraloría estimado para abril 2027.
  • Solicitudes vecinales en puntos varios (camino Los Pijines, señalética Rasuri, tapas de aguas lluvias, feria Manzel, plaza Simón Bolívar, posta Curiñanco) quedan pendientes de tramitación por la administración.

Summary generated by AI (claude-sonnet-4-6) from the official broadcast transcript · may contain inaccuracies

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

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

Resolutions extracted
449
of 203 minutes read
Money involved
$27.417.305.946
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
1.5 · Aprobación de la prórroga de la propuesta pública N° 65-2025, denominada 'Contratación servicio conductores-vigilantes, operadores y camionetas para el programa sistema alerta y seguridad'Tenderunanimidad
1.4 · Aprobación de la adjudicación de la propuesta pública N° 172-2025, denominada 'Producción actividades deportivas verano 2026'Tenderunanimidad
1.3 · Aprobación de la modificación de programas municipales relacionados con igualdad sustantiva, diversidad sexual y género, y contra la violencia de géneroOtherunanimidad
1.2 · Autorización para fijar las fechas de las tres sesiones ordinarias correspondientes a febrero de 2026Otherunanimidad
1.1 · Aprobación de la modificación presupuestaria N° 1, área municipalBudget amendment$4.228.748unanimidad
4.3 · Autorización construcción provisional terreno utilidad públicaLoan for use

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
539
Highly complex
54
Audit reports
37
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2026221
2025241772
20244853853
202345103142
2022211292
2020721521363

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

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

  • CC
    Clinica Costanera
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • Ay
    Astilleros y Servicios Navales S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2025
  • IS
    Inmobiliaria Socovesa Sur S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • MR
    Mision Restaurada del Señor Monte Horeb
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015
  • BC
    Better Chile 4u SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024
  • CD
    Club Deportivo Roller Derby Valdivia
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015
  • IM
    Inmobiliaria Martabid Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2025
  • IC
    Inmobiliaria Catedral S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2026
  • SL
    Servimar Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • CC
    Cámara Chilena de la Construcción A.g.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • CA
    Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • FD
    Federación de Pescadores Artesanales Cerqueros de los Rios
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • IS
    Innuvo SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • C
    Commet
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • SD
    Servicio de Vivienda y Urbanizacion
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • CR
    Club Regatas Valdivia
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • FN
    Fundación Nacional para la Accesibilidad, el Diseño Universal y la Inclusión Social
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • AE
    Asesoría e Investigación Silva SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • Carnes Ñuble S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • JI
    Jdh Innovación Tecnológica SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
and 71 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

146.851
inhabitants
183.287
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+26%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
197.797
+3% vs. 2035 (192.837)
Over 60 · 2050
34,08%
25,76% 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)93,6 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,2 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment1.907 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment32,4 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)618,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)631,2 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo170.043 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)3,4 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)13,9 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples16,17 %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 2.461 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
156.971
87.080 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
46.642
54% of RSH households
Female-headed households
53%
46.346
Elderly (60+)35.97723%
Children and adolescents (<18)30.28519%
Foreign nationals3.7822%
Belonging to indigenous peoples25.13816%
People with moderate/severe dependency3.0782%
Single-person households46.22353%

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
31.260
114 schools
Students per teacher
11,1
2.824 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
89,1%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
50,5%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 34%Private subsidized 55%Private paid 12%
Pass rate
96,6%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,45%
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
4
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
5
FONASA enrollees
124.323
68% of the population
Doctors employed
67
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 503Contract staff: 478Fee contracts: 0
Primary-care medical visits · per year
96.481
309.212
20102025
Medical specialties served · 55 in the comuna (public system)
Adult Orthopedics and TraumaAdult GynecologyAdult PsychiatryOphthalmologyMedical OncologyAdult UrologyOtorhinolaryngologyRadiation OncologyAdult HematologyAdult RheumatologyAdult NeurologyAdult CardiologyFamily MedicineInternal MedicineAdult EndocrinologyAdult NephrologyPediatric Orthopedics and TraumaPediatric Neurology+33 more
surgery:General SurgeryOrthopedics and TraumaOtorhinolaryngologyNeurosurgeryOphthalmologyDentistryGynecology

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
6.126
169
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 (150.963 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Gil de CastroCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal30.98557%
Centro de Salud Familiar AngachillaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal26.24556%
Centro de Salud Familiar Externo ValdiviaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Health Service23.90654%
Centro de Salud Familiar las ÁnimasFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal21.16054%
Centro de Salud Familiar Dr. Jorge Sabat Gozalo (Ex Gil de Castro)Family Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal20.01257%
Centro de Salud Familiar NieblaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal9.48962%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Barrios BajosCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Health Service6.08060%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar GuacamayoCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Health Service4.62056%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Consultorio las ÁnimasCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal2.52367%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Pablo NerudaCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Health Service1.91772%
Posta de Salud Rural CuriñancoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.23371%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar MulatoCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal84060%
Posta de Salud CayumapuRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal82558%
Posta de Salud Rural HuellelhueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal71566%
Posta de Salud Rural PunucapaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal27061%

Showing the 15 centers with most enrollees of 18.

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $34.190.974.000 ($275.017/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $21.677.539.000Municipal contribution: $1.895.850.000

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

Indigenous population
27.488
16.2% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
43
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
Land grants
22
indigenous lands registry 2022
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche26.74197.3%
Aymara2510.9%
Diaguita1470.5%
Otro1250.5%
Quechua540.2%

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
136
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.7
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
3.311
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
1.159
Social and aid
436
Sports
356
Cultural
223
For the elderly
152
Foundations and corporations
53
Religious
13
Trade associations and cooperatives
10
Fire brigades
2

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.

24 Local media · 2 AM · 4 Comunitaria · 14 FM · 4 Digital pressSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
AADONAYFM106.7 FM
AAUSTRALAM970 AM
BBIO-BIOFM91.5 FM
DDDiario De Valdivia.ClDigital press
ddiarioelranco.clDigital press
DFDIGITAL FMFM89.5 FM
ECEL CONQUISTADORFM95.7 FM
eelinformadorvaldiviano.clDigital press
EESTILOFM104.7 FM
FSFM SIEMPREFM94.3 FM
GGENOVEVAFM101.7 FM
PPOSITIVAFM98.5 FM
SSABROSITAFM91.5 FM
TTORNAGALEONESFM101.1 FM
UAUNIVERSIDAD AUSTRALFM90.1 FM
wwww.periodicolosrios.clDigital press
CTCirco Teatro de Teodoro Schmidt · holderComunitaria107.5 FM
IUIglesia Union Evangelica Pentecostal · holderComunitaria107.1 FM
IRInversiones Rapel Ltda. · holderFM93.9 FM
MEMinisterio Evangelistico Derribando Fortalezas · holderComunitaria107.9 FM
NRNelkatüwün Red de Apoyo al Desarrollo Uach · holderComunitaria107.3 FM
SCSoc. Complejo Radial de los Rios Ltda. · holderAM1250 AM
SRSoc. Radiodifusora Fm 102 Ltda. · holderFM97.9 FM
SRSoc. Radio Exquisita Ltda. · holderFM93.1 FM

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

Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE

Foreign nationals
5.099
3% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
2.035 people · 40% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
2.035 Venezuela
712 Argentina
612 Colombia
347 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
617
15 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
3.433
5,4% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
334
21.611 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
2.752
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
3.277
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
670
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

122.479homes · by type (2017)
House
55.997 · 91%
House
54.284 · 89.1%
Apartment
5.048 · 8.2%
Apartment
4.243 · 7%
Other private
1.359 · 2.2%
Shack/hut/shanty
769 · 1.3%
Other private
308 · 0.5%
Room in old house/tenement
268 · 0.4%
Shack/improvised dwelling
107 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
56 · 0.1%
Mobile
19 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
13 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
6 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
74%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
19.672 · 54.1%
Owned, being paid off
7.137 · 19.6%
Rented
6.793 · 18.7%
Free of charge
1.503 · 4.1%
Provided for work
1.289 · 3.5%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
12
Beds
275
7,3 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

Benefits under special regimesSource: Laws/SII/BCN/MTT/Treasury · deep-research verified

Fiscal or economic treatments that apply only to this comuna or its zone, not the rest of Chile. The chip color shows who it reaches: municipality, community, residents, companies or workers.

Others
Asignación de zona 15% (DL 249)workerspreliminary data
DL 249/1974 art. 7 · DL 3.551/1980 art. 25 · Ley 19.354

Sobresueldo mensual a funcionarios públicos según aislamiento/costo de vida: 15% del sueldo base (art. 7 DL 249). A los funcionarios municipales llega vía art. 25 del DL 3.551/1980 y el monto se aumenta en 40% (Ley 19.354) — salud primaria municipal (Ley 19.378) la percibe sin ese aumento; asistentes de la educación y personal de corporaciones no la perciben (Código del Trabajo). El %/territorio usa la división de 1974: dentro de una comuna pueden regir % mayores en localidades específicas (retenes, islas, cordillera) no reflejados acá; la CGR resuelve caso a caso. Comunas sin asignación no aparecen.

15% del sueldo base (municipal: ×1,4 por Ley 19.354)· vigente (art. 7 versión 22-dic-2021, verificado 2026-07-02)Source

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$64.772.668.000
Own revenue
$23.349.852.000
36% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$30.188.153.000
47% of the total
State transfers
$5.449.707.000
8% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$8.904.820.000
$64.772.668.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

31.2%
16.1%
11.4%
35.2%
Property tax$7.296.428.000
Business licenses$3.769.286.000
Vehicle permits$2.658.633.000
Cleaning fees$1.398.471.000
Other own revenue$8.227.034.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Casinos (Law 19.995): $1.461.273.000Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $3.641.000Aquaculture licenses (Law 20.033): $310.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
64.0%
33.0%
Municipal$64.772.668.000
Education$3.042.572.000
Health$33.361.139.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $25.615.970.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$3.752.769.000
$23.349.852.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$2.610.234.000
$30.188.153.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$1.509.309.000
$5.449.707.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$87.623.089.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$68.181.152.000
Execution rate
77.8%
Unexecuted: $19.441.937.000
Low execution: it only executed 77.8% of the budget — $19.441.937.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$8.322.124.000
$68.181.152.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

58.7%
33.2%
Internal management$39.993.903.000
Community services$22.660.436.000
Social programs$1.970.981.000
Municipal activities$1.383.748.000
Recreational programs$766.922.000
Cultural programs$1.405.162.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$34.190.974.00050.1%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$30.302.671.00044.4%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$17.836.255.00026.2%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$8.815.752.00012.9%
Investment (works and projects)$3.876.243.0005.7%
Electricity (facilities)$2.820.889.0004.1%
Transfers to health$1.895.850.0002.8%
Street lighting$1.250.578.0001.8%
Transfers to education$1.200.000.0001.8%
Water (facilities)$361.118.0000.5%
Councillor stipends$110.291.0000.2%
Travel allowances$87.296.0000.1%
Commissions and representation$3.034.0000.0%

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

26.2%
44.4%
29.4%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$17.836.255.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$30.302.671.000
Others$20.042.226.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

54.7%
28.7%
7.9%
Permanent staff$10.686.096.000
Contract staff$5.604.955.000
Fee contracts$1.545.204.000
Labor Code$950.967.000
Community progs.$764.194.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

55.8%
40.9%
Permanent staff372
Contract staff273
Fee contracts22
Total: 667 staffFee contracts: 3.3% of the headcountWomen: 37.4%Professionalization: 41.1%
Cost/staffer permanent: $25.731.030/yearCost/staffer contract: $17.671.267/yearCost/staffer fees: $31.424.136/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: $3.876.243.000 (5.7% of spending)Councillor stipends: $110.291.000Travel allowances: $87.296.000Commissions and representation: $3.034.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $8.815.752.000Street lighting: $1.250.578.000Electricity: $2.820.889.000Water: $361.118.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

2.660
167
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

1.135
164
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$393.942.250.259
Purchase orders
112.954

Purchase-order amount · trend

$6.533.941.314
$17.468.996.372
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Soloverde S.A.$21.608.046.31526
Fernandohales$13.616.812.095283
Estación de Servicio Petrobras$11.904.931.8511.811
Seguridad y Promociones Asociados Limitada$9.307.670.6757
Servimar$9.168.311.23050
Ecotrans SpA$8.103.963.40214
Madlan Construcciones EIRL$7.750.991.9698
Cia Nacional de Telefonos Telefonica del Sur S.A.$7.525.037.4621.318

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $13.449.947.83877%
Agile Purchase $2.710.826.84316%
Direct award discretionary$983.739.0396%
Framework Agreement $324.482.6532%

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

Registered companies
14.461
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
55.254

Pyramid by sales bracket

61.4%
14.3%
22.4%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)8.883 companies
Small (≤25k UF)2.069 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)206 companies
Large (>100k UF)60 companies
No sales/no info3.243 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Universidad Austral de ChileENSEÑANZALarge 4 (>1M UF)2.625
Cia Nacional de Telefonos Telefonica del Sur S.A.INFORMACION Y COMUNICACIONESLarge 4 (>1M UF)908
Agricola Cran Chile SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 4 (>1M UF)381
Soc Industrial Kunstmann S aINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)255
Cerveceria Kunstmann S aCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)205
Levaduras Collico S aINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)181
Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Mall Plaza de los Rios LimitadaACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASLarge 4 (>1M UF)29
Parque Eolico el Aleman SpASUMINISTRO DE ELECTRICIDAD, GAS, VAPOR Y AIRELarge 4 (>1M UF)
Clinica Alemana de Valdivia S.A.ACTIVIDADES DE ATENCION DE LA SALUD HUMANA Y Large 3599
Sociedad de Servicios Forestales Nylyumar LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 3359

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$ 7 M declared
Approved last 5 years
8
US$ 140 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
180
+ 10 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
673
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Altos de Guacamayo IIIDIANexo, Consultores Profesionales LtdApproved47,626220
Condominio Parque Rio Cruces IIDIAConstructora Pacal S.A.Approved30170
PARQUE EOLICO EL ALEMAN 2DIAParque Eolico el Aleman SpAApproved20,645
Optimización y Desarrollo de La Edas de ValdiviaEIAAguas Décima S.A.Approved15,267
Parque Fotovoltaico Los ArrayanesDIAEnergia Renovable Zafiro SpAApproved1556
Proyecto Inmobiliario Los CastañosEIAInmobiliaria los Castanos-Valdivia Under Review7,389180
NUEVA LINEA 2X66 KV NUEVA VALDIVIA - PICARTE, TENDIDO DEL PRIMER CIRCUDIASociedad Austral de Transmisión TroApproved6,28927
Ampliación Subestación Nueva ValdiviaDIATranselec S.A.Approved4,7382
Regularización Cinerario los Ríos, sector LlancahueDIAMichael Eduardo Tolhuijsen SalasApproved0,376

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
59 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
23,4µg/m³· above the Chilean standard
OMS 5
CL standard 20
4,7× the WHO 2021 guideline · 1,2× the Chilean standard · 54 days above daily standard (50 µg/m³)
MP10 · annual average
32,3µg/m³· above the WHO guideline, below the Chilean standard
OMS 15
CL standard 50
2,2× the WHO 2021 guideline · 0,6× the Chilean standard · 1 days above daily standard (150 µg/m³)
2monitoring stations · 2 from the MMA Network· measures MP2,5; MP10; O3; SO2; NO2; CO· stations: Valdivia, Valdivia 2
PM2.5 latest reading
33 µg/m³
15-08-2026 · 44 days above standard in the last 12 months
Monthly PM2.5 trend
norma 2007/24: 46,8 µg/m³08/24: 44,9 µg/m³09/24: 27,2 µg/m³10/24: 11,6 µg/m³11/24: 5,2 µg/m³12/24: 3,7 µg/m³01/25: 2,9 µg/m³02/25: 3,6 µg/m³03/25: 7,9 µg/m³04/25: 22,3 µg/m³05/25: 36,8 µg/m³06/25: 51,1 µg/m³07/25: 51,6 µg/m³08/25: 32,5 µg/m³09/25: 24,6 µg/m³10/25: 10,6 µg/m³11/25: 5,3 µg/m³12/25: 2,5 µg/m³01/26: 3,3 µg/m³02/26: 2,6 µg/m³03/26: 11,5 µg/m³04/26: 25 µg/m³05/26: 51,8 µg/m³06/26: 49,8 µg/m³07/26: 48,5 µg/m³08/26: 43,7 µg/m³07/2408/26
43,7 µg/m³
promedio 08/26
PM10 latest reading
38 µg/m³
15-08-2026 · 3 days above standard in the last 12 months
Monthly PM10 trend
norma 5007/24: 54,6 µg/m³08/24: 55,5 µg/m³09/24: 38 µg/m³10/24: 25,1 µg/m³11/24: 17,7 µg/m³12/24: 17,4 µg/m³01/25: 13,4 µg/m³02/25: 13,6 µg/m³03/25: 17,3 µg/m³04/25: 29,6 µg/m³05/25: 45,3 µg/m³06/25: 57,3 µg/m³07/25: 58 µg/m³08/25: 39,8 µg/m³09/25: 33,5 µg/m³10/25: 16,8 µg/m³11/25: 13,3 µg/m³12/25: 7,9 µg/m³01/26: 11,9 µg/m³02/26: 9 µg/m³03/26: 18,2 µg/m³04/26: 35,1 µg/m³05/26: 60,5 µg/m³06/26: 56,7 µg/m³07/26: 54,5 µg/m³08/26: 49,1 µg/m³07/2408/26
49,1 µg/m³
promedio 08/26
vigenteleña residencialMP2,5
PDA Valdivia
DS 25/2017 · published 2017 · see plan

Zone with decontamination plan PDA Valdivia · critical pollutant MP2.5

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)
ValdiviaNational Reserveat 16.6 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.

185
Species
98
Flora
81
Fauna
6
Funga
61
In conservation status
33
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Pocha del surCheirodon australeVURana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENQueuleGomortega keuleENSapoEupsophus roseusVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENPitaoPitavia punctataENRana de pecho espinoso de oncolAlsodes noraeCRPuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVUGuindo santo, ñire, ñirreEucryphia glutinosaVURoble de santiago, roble blanco, roble, hualle, pellín,hualoNothofagus macrocarpaVUZorro de chiloéLycalopex fulvipesENLamprea de agua dulceMordacia lapicidaENCauqueOdontesthes mauleanumVURana de hojarasca de oncolEupsophus altorENTolloDiplomystes camposensisENPeladillaAplochiton zebraENPochaCheirodon kilianiENPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVUSapo de miguelEupsophus migueliENPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVUSapo australTelmatobufo australisVURana de pecho espinoso de cordillera peladaAlsodes valdiviensisENGruñidor del sur, lagarto de corbataPristidactylus torquatusVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENLinguePersea lingueVUPudúPudu puduVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUHuillínLontra provocaxENBallena azulBalaenoptera musculusENAguilucho de cola rojizaButeo ventralisVUSapoEupsophus vertebralisVURanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENLamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUPeladillaAplochiton taeniatusENGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUCiprés de cordillera, lenAustrocedrus chilensisVUHongoEntoloma necopinatumVUPeladillaAplochiton marinusENBallena franca australEubalaena australisENHualoNothofagus glaucaNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTMonito del monteDromiciops gliroidesNTPumaPuma concolorNTAguilucho chicoButeo albigulaNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTCarpintero negro, gallos del monte, rere (mapudungún)Campephilus magellanicusNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNT
and 1 more

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.

72 Wetlands · 62 urban · 12.768 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-14-60Sist. de Rios Valdivianos- Rios Cruces , Calle- Calle y Trib. (incluye rio Cau Cau)urban4.821 /10.819
HUR-14-64Sist. de Rios Valdivianos- Rios Angachilla y Tornagaleonesurban2.856 /3.467
HUR-14-53Sist. de Rios Valdivianos- Rios Valdivia y Tornagaleonesurban1.457 /3.149
HUR-14-03Sistema Estero Estancillaurban641
HUR-14-25Humedal estero Santa Rosa- Sector Aerodromourban449
HUR-14-91Sin informaciónurban389
HUR-14-95Sin informaciónurban313
HPU-14-17Estero Las Parras267
HUR-14-105Humedal Prado Verde y Estero Angachillaurban257
HUR-14-08Rio Cutipaiurban211
HUR-14-65Humedal Angachillaurban124
HUR-14-97Sin informaciónurban116

+ 60 more wetlands

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. 18 projects totaling US$ 607 million, approved between 1999 and 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy7 projects · US$ 332 M · 1999–2024
Ar Caman SpAParque Eólico Caman · Central Termoeléctrica Antilhue
Real estate6 projects · US$ 211 M · 2017–2025
Empresa Inmobiliaria Power Center Ltda.CENTRO COMERCIAL "PASEO VALDIVIA" · Altos de Guacamayo III
Environmental Sanitation2 projects · US$ 33 M · 2014–2025
Ilustre Municipalidad de ValdiviaRelleno Sanitario Los Rios · Optimización y Desarrollo de La Edas de Valdivia
Amenities2 projects · US$ 31 M · 2004–2018
Sociedad Concesionaria Infraestructura Penitenciaria Grupo Tres S.A.ESTABLECIMIENTO PENITENCIARIO VALDIVIA (e-seia) · Edificio Estacionamientos Subterráneos, Plaza De La República, Valdivia
Others1 project · US$ 0 M · 2017
Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Polykarpo S.A.Ampliación Transporte Terrestre de Sustancias Químicas

Approved is not the same as built or operating: the RCA authorises the project, but some were never carried out and others have since closed.

Source: projects with an RCA approved by SEIA (investment declared by the developer, split among the comunas the project spans). Under each sector are its two largest projects by investment. It is the best public proxy for large industrial sites; SERNAGEOMIN’s registry of active mining operations (by mineral and type of operation) is a layer not yet incorporated.

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
SAESA
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
Aguas Decima
Higher education
9 campuses in the comuna

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
29
Sanctioned entities
29
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
1.049 UTA
27 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Sociedad de Desarrollo Urbano Valdivia Ltda.VALDICORMining563
Inmobiliaria Providencia LimitadaINMOBILIARIA PROVIDENCIA PARQUE KRAHMERAmenities215
Constructora Pena y Pena Ltda.PROYECTO HABITACIONAL GUACAMAYO 2Housing and Real Estate120
Levaduras Collico S aLEVADURAS COLLICOIndustrial facility104
Hotel Cafeteria y Agencia de Turismo Laura Escobar E.I.R.L.RESTOBAR STOP OVERAmenities5
Deportivo Blue Gym & Center LimitadaGIMNASIO BLUE GYMAmenities4
Sociedad Tokio SpADiscoteca TokioAmenities3
Iglesia Centro Cristiano Integral Manos Que SalvanIglesia Centro Cristiano Integral Manos que SalvanAmenities3
Isaias Heber Krause MoncadaBAR LA CANTERAAmenities3
Sociedad Gastronomica y Publicitaria el Barrio LimitadaRESTOBAR STRIKE KARAOKEAmenities3
Inmobiliaria las Piramides SpACanchas Santa LauraAmenities2
Comunidad Edificio PicarteEDIFICIO PICARTEAmenities2

Showing the 12 largest of 29 sanctions.

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

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
6
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
4
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
199434-2023
3TA
Inmobiliaria Providencia Limitada con Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Condominio Parque Krhamer
Environmental sanction proceeding — noise emission standardRejects
R-35-2020
3TA
Junta de Vecinos Torobayo y Otros con Comisión de Evaluación Ambiental XIV Región de los Ríos
Hacienda Estancilla
Administrative invalidation - Environmental AssessmentUpheld
R-38-2020
3TA
Junta de Vecinos Torobayo y Otros con Comisión de Evaluación Ambiental XIV Región de los Ríos
Proyecto Inmobiliario Brisas de Torobayo
Administrative invalidationUpheld
R-3-2019
3TA
Cecilia Aguero Ramírez y otros con Comisión de Evaluación Ambiental Los Ríos
Edificio estacionamientos subterráneos, Plaza de la República, Valdivia
Administrative invalidation - Environmental AssessmentRejects
13317-2015
3TA
Obrascón Huarte Lain S.A. Agencia en Chile con SMA
Extracción Mecanizada de Áridos para el Mejoramiento de la Ruta T35, entre la localidad de Antilhue y la comuna de Valdivia
Environmental sanction proceedingUpheld
16706-2014
3TA
Montoya Villaroel Carlos Javier con SMA
Loteo Riberas de la Dehesa
SMA enforcementUpheld

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
9 m²
90% 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
30
Historic monuments
23
Heritage zones
3
Nature sanctuaries
4

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
Vertedero de MorrompulliVertedero147.489 t/year · receives from 12 comunas
C.E.T. ValdiviaPrison (CET)20 inmates · 20 convicted · 0 awaiting trial · 38% occupancy
C.P. ValdiviaPrison (CP)1.620 inmates · 1.260 convicted · 360 awaiting trial · 93% occupancy
PTAS - VALDIVIAPTAS · primario+desinfecciónAGUAS DECIMA S.A · discharges into río valdivia
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero de Morrompulli (Valdivia) · 77.000 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
14
Area affected
6 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
134 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
52
At high or very high risk
21
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
2
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
11,49°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,09°C
Annual precipitation
2.008 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
1
projection: +3 days
Frost days
11

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
12.833
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
7.048
Police cases · trend
11.834
12.833
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces2.4081.323
Larceny1.8621.023
Domestic violence1.446794
Threats1.394766
Property damage1.256690
Theft of items from vehicles643353
Burglary of an inhabited place638350
Burglary of an uninhabited place571314
Minor injuries540297
Weapons-related crimes292160
Robbery with violence or intimidation254140
Crimes and offenses under the arms law252138

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
93
Guards and inspectors
72
1 per 2.529 hab
Patrol fleet
27
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 6Pickups: 5Motorcycles: 12Bicycles: 4Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
29
93
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
900
Deaths
10
5,5 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
493
76 serious
Pedestrian collisions
103
3 pedestrians killed

Crashes georeferenced by CONASET (urban + highway) during 2024. The only per-comuna source; covers ~70% of the country's deaths (non-geolocatable ones are excluded), so it slightly underestimates the total. Pedestrian collision is the leading cause of pedestrian death.