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Escudo de Máfil

Máfil

Región de Los RíosFounded 19647.375 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024579 km² of area13 inh./km²$5.783M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Population
−9,9%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
22,9%
Multidimensional poverty · 83rd highest of 346
Finance
$784 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 100 of 346
Finance
76,07%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
544,3 pts
below the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
134th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

11 Squares and green areas
11 Schools
3 Health centers
2 Carabineros
1 Libraries
1 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
1 Fire stations
1 Kindergartens

Máfil es una comuna chilena, y ciudad, ubicada en la Provincia de Valdivia, en la Región de Los Ríos, en la zona sur de Chile.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

54.2 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#100 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety57
Health32
Culture and environment68
Education40
Infrastructure63
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Andrés Lara M.
INDEPENDIENTE
2.021
votes (32.07%)
7.734
Electoral roll
85,51%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
AL
Andrés Lara M.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
2.021
votes
CD
Claudio David Sepulveda Miranda
2021-2024 · PPD
1.552
votes
MH
Moira Henzi Becker
2008-2012 · UDI
1.622
votes
AL
Angelino Leal Ríos
2004-2008 · PPD
2.052
votes
MA
Maria Angelica Fernandez Gutierrez
2000-2004 · UDI
1.251
votes
AL
Angelino Leal Rios
1996-2000 · PPD
1.076
votes
AL
Angelino Leal Rios
1992-1996 · PPD
1.140
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

DU
Daniel Utreras P.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
698
votes
CT
Carlos Taladriz G.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
639
votes
MH
Maria Huenchupan S.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
527
votes
CS
Claudio Sepulveda M.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
449
votes
GU
Gerardo Urrea V.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
402
votes
JC
Jose Campos B.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
303
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión13 de junio de 202666 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo sesionó en terreno en el sector de Putreguel, donde escuchó las necesidades de la junta de vecinos local y aprobó cuatro subvenciones para organizaciones comunitarias, además de ratificar el acta con más de 20 acuerdos de la sesión anterior.

Temas tratados

  • Audiencia Junta de Vecinos Nº8 Putreguel: el presidente Iván Sánchez Vázquez expuso necesidades del sector: comodato de la ex escuela cerrada, cerco perimetral, motobomba, uso de maquinaria municipal, ripio para caminos y avance de proyecto de electrificación rural.
  • Lectura y aprobación del acta Nº71 (sesión del 3 de junio): repaso de los 24 acuerdos tomados en esa sesión (acuerdos 350–373).
  • Subvenciones municipales: cuatro juntas de vecinos solicitaron financiamiento para implementación de sedes y bombas de agua.
  • Incorporación de puntos en tabla: autorización para reuniones de comisión de Fomento (ordenanza de carros de comida y ferias libres), comisión de Deportes (plan comunal) y grupo de trabajo sobre traspasos de terreno y programa de prácticas municipales.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Acta Nº71 aprobada por unanimidad (incluye acuerdos 350–373 de la sesión anterior).
  • Subvención Junta de Vecinos Nº24 Villa Los Castaños – $300.000: aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Subvención Junta de Vecinos Nº28 El Inguento – $300.000 (para sillas): aprobada por unanimidad; concejal Gerardo Rea se inhabilitó por ser socio de la junta.
  • Subvención Junta de Vecinos Nº8 Putreguel – $300.000 (motobomba 2HP, valor total $650.000): aprobada por unanimidad; un concejal se inhabilitó por vínculo familiar con el presidente.
  • Subvención Junta de Vecinos Nº29 Las Alturas – $300.000 (bomba de agua y materiales gasfitería): aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Incorporación de tres puntos en tabla (comisiones de Fomento, Deportes y grupo de terrenos/prácticas): aprobados por unanimidad.

Plata y obras

  • Cuatro subvenciones por $300.000 cada una ($1.200.000 en total en esta sesión).
  • En la sesión del 3 de junio se aprobó el pago de cuotas anuales a asociaciones por $21.169.220 y un convenio por deuda del FAIR con el Fisco por $21.850.000 (303,5 UTM, según transcripción —cifra a verificar—).
  • Se aprobaron cuentas para proyectos de inversión: cancha de tenis Nº2, centro municipal de prevención del delito, iluminación fotovoltaica, pavimentación pasaje Quiquechán, estructura turística, ampliación cementerio, camión multipropósito, camión para residuos orgánicos, retroexcavadora y tractor bronzador.
  • Municipio estudia explotación de terreno municipal con ripio para abastecer caminos rurales; se contrataría personal para tramitación legal —plazo estimado: fin de año.
  • Proyecto de electrificación rural en Putreguel (aprox. 90 beneficiarios, 80 con presupuesto listo): pendiente de última documentación de la empresa para presentar postulación al gobierno regional.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Concejal Daniel Utreras advirtió que el saldo disponible en el ítem de subvenciones municipales es muy bajo y no alcanzaría para más de dos subvenciones adicionales; solicitó aumentar el presupuesto. El alcalde señaló que se debe revisar con la jefa de finanzas.
  • Debate sobre el uso de maquinaria municipal en predios privados: el alcalde explicó que Contraloría restringe ese uso; concejal Claudio Sepúlveda matizó que la Ley Orgánica Municipal permite intervenir en casos de emergencia o vulnerabilidad social, sugiriendo canalizar solicitudes por el departamento social.

Para seguir

  • Comodato de la ex escuela de Putreguel: el municipio iniciará topografía y redacción legal; el concejo deberá votar la aprobación formal en sesión futura.
  • Cerco perimetral del recinto escolar de Putreguel: prioridad declarada; se gestionará como proyecto independiente del comodato.
  • Electrificación rural Putreguel: alcalde se comprometió a informar el estado de la postulación a los vecinos en los próximos meses.
  • Reunión comisión de Fomento (ordenanza carros de comida y ferias libres): programada para el 2 de julio, ~15:30 h.
  • Reunión comisión de Deportes (plan comunal de deportes): por coordinar.
  • Grupo de trabajo sobre traspasos de terreno y programa de prácticas municipales: por coordinar.
  • Presupuesto de subvenciones: revisar posible modificación presupuestaria con finanzas.

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
5
of 7 minutes read
Money involved
$624.683.300
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
298 · Adjudicación del servicio de aseo y mantención de edificios municipales a ASINVAL Ltda. por $559.383.300 para un periodo de 36 mesesTender$559.383.300unanimidad
297 · Adjudicación del servicio de tala de árboles a Transportes Inzunza SpA por $65.000.000 IVA incluidoTender$65.000.000unanimidad
Modificación presupuestaria N° 1 Departamento de Salud Municipal (devolución de saldos)Budget amendment
316 · Subvención al Club Deportivo Yogis Máfil por $300.000Subsidy$300.000unanimidad
315 · Aprobación para venta de bebidas alcohólicas en feria RuncaTenderunanimidad

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
67
Highly complex
9
Audit reports
6
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2018111
2017242041
201636717113
201562311

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

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

  • ie
    Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Mcdn
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • SA
    Sociedad Analisis Redes Sociales Chile Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • AA
    Agrupacion Ayudando a Llevar la Carga
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • CD
    Comite de Vivienda Un Sueño Esperado
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • CR
    Contraloría Regional de la Araucanía
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • FT
    Food Trucks Lovers SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • AD
    Asociacion de Futbol de Mafil
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • ON
    Organización No Gubernamental de Desarrollo Ciencia Más Dialogo
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • HS
    Hybrix SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • MD
    Ministerio Desarrollo Social
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • LL
    Legalterra Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • CD
    Comite de Vivienda Alcanzando Un Sueño Mafil
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • fE
    Fundación Educacionala Arauco
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • CD
    Club de Rayuela Barrabases Mafil
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • UD
    Universidad de Concepcion
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • HS
    Health Systems Design & Connection
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • JK
    Juana Kiessling Pinuer
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • CS
    Classpoint Soluciones Tecnológicas SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • CP
    Consultorias Publicas Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos N° 21 Villa los Alcaldes
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
and 5 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

7.409
inhabitants
7.366
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
-1%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
6.632
-8% vs. 2035 (7.208)
Over 60 · 2050
40,43%
30,69% in 2035 · +10 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)64,16 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,6 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment95 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment50 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)544,3 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)550,5 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo8.074 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)7,2 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)22,9 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples17,77 %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 91 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
8.107
4.131 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
2.604
63% of RSH households
Female-headed households
51%
2.125
Elderly (60+)1.98524%
Children and adolescents (<18)1.77822%
Foreign nationals531%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1.47518%
People with moderate/severe dependency1342%
Single-person households1.95147%

A monthly administrative snapshot of the Social Household Registry (self-registration to access benefits), as of abril 2026. The "bracket 40" is the socioeconomic rating of the most vulnerable 40%. It is a registry, not a survey: it complements CASEN (biennial) with fresh data, but well-off comunas under-register. Source: ADIS, Ministry of Social Development and Family.

School educationSource: MINEDUC Open Data 2025

School enrollment
1.403
10 schools
Students per teacher
9,4
149 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
89,2%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
76,9%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 41%Private subsidized 59%
Pass rate
98,1%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,97%
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
10.153
138% of the population
Doctors employed
8
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 62Contract staff: 30Fee contracts: 14
Primary-care medical visits · per year
6.153
18.203
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
533
557
20192024

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 (9.603 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar MáfilFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal9.56359%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar MáfilCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal4063%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $3.322.342.000 ($327.228/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $2.120.457.000Municipal contribution: $23.716.000

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

Indigenous population
1.435
17.8% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
9
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
Land grants
3
indigenous lands registry 2022
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche1.41498.5%

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
22
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
3.0
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
102
the entire active civil fabric
Sports
16
Committees (water, housing, progress)
13
For the elderly
11
Social and aid
9
Cultural
5
Fire brigades
1

All the comuna's active non-profit legal entities (Law 20.500 / 19.418), classified by organization name. It portrays the civil fabric: not just neighborhood councils, also committees, sports clubs, cultural and elderly groups, foundations and fire brigades.

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

Local mediaTypedial
NNIEBLAFM95.1 FM
SCSoc. Comercial Itrachi Ltda. · holderFM91.9 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
77
1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
22 people · 29% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
22 Venezuela
17 Argentina
12 Haití
11 Colombia

International immigrants per the 2024 Census (people born outside Chile living in the comuna). Nationwide they are 1,608,650 people, 8.8% of the population.

Housing and housing deficitSource: MINVU (Encampment Registry + 2024 Census deficit + subsidies) · INE

Encampments
0
no encampments registered
Housing deficit
102
3,5% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
5
378 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
76
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
209
beneficiaries · 2013–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
18
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

5.632homes · by type (2017)
House
2.914 · 99.6%
House
2.648 · 97.8%
Shack/hut/shanty
41 · 1.5%
Other private
9 · 0.3%
Other private
6 · 0.2%
Apartment
5 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
4 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
2 · 0.1%
Indigenous dwelling
2 · 0.1%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
70%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
1.172 · 60.9%
Provided for work
342 · 17.8%
Owned, being paid off
180 · 9.4%
Rented
158 · 8.2%
Free of charge
73 · 3.8%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
10
5,6 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
$5.782.768.000
Own revenue
$880.569.000
15% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$2.798.934.000
48% of the total
State transfers
$1.668.342.000
29% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$732.069.000
$5.782.768.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

33.1%
7.5%
25.2%
33.6%
Property tax$291.205.000
Business licenses$65.953.000
Vehicle permits$221.491.000
Cleaning fees$5.711.000
Other own revenue$296.209.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $24.901.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
46.9%
25.2%
27.9%
Municipal$5.782.768.000
Education$3.103.877.000
Health$3.441.637.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $2.420.331.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$120.676.000
$880.569.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$433.930.000
$2.798.934.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$77.835.000
$1.668.342.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$6.247.820.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$7.206.402.000
Execution rate
115.3%
Fully executed
High execution: the municipality executed 115.3% of its current budget.

Accrued spending · trend

$608.482.000
$7.206.402.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

64.7%
31.9%
Internal management$4.665.846.000
Community services$2.300.674.000
Social programs$85.854.000
Municipal activities$135.895.000
Recreational programs$16.968.000
Cultural programs$1.165.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$3.322.342.00046.1%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.707.298.00023.7%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.327.800.00018.4%
Investment (works and projects)$1.294.197.00018.0%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$302.340.0004.2%
Electricity (facilities)$208.256.0002.9%
Councillor stipends$81.953.0001.1%
Water (facilities)$59.063.0000.8%
Transfers to health$23.716.0000.3%
Travel allowances$19.627.0000.3%
Street lighting$2.754.0000.0%
Commissions and representation$127.0000.0%

Share of total accrued spending. Lines overlap (personnel sits inside several areas), so they don't add to 100%. Source: SINIM.

Personal y dotación municipal

Spending composition · 2025

23.7%
18.4%
57.9%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.707.298.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.327.800.000
Others$4.171.304.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

39.1%
19.6%
12.5%
10.9%
17.9%
Permanent staff$938.969.000
Contract staff$469.677.000
Fee contracts$298.652.000
Labor Code$262.218.000
Community progs.$429.006.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

54.5%
41.8%
Permanent staff30
Contract staff23
Fee contracts2
Total: 55 staffFee contracts: 3.6% of the headcountWomen: 62.3%Professionalization: 37.7%
Cost/staffer permanent: $26.981.133/yearCost/staffer contract: $14.287.478/yearCost/staffer fees: $22.730.000/year

Municipal staff by contract status (SINIM, 2023). Cost per staffer = annual spending of the type ÷ same-year headcount.

Inversión, servicios básicos y obras

Investment and authorities' expenses · 2025

Municipal investment: $1.294.197.000 (18.0% of spending)Councillor stipends: $81.953.000Travel allowances: $19.627.000Commissions and representation: $127.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $302.340.000Street lighting: $2.754.000Electricity: $208.256.000Water: $59.063.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

5
21
20022025

Building permits issued · per year

42
53
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$39.370.323.903
Purchase orders
17.436

Purchase-order amount · trend

$179.153.995
$5.851.480.055
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Cas-Chile S. A. de I.$10.093.448.366375
Patricio Eladio Becerra Arriagada$2.365.288.84713
Constructora e Inmobiliaria Santa Maria Limitada$2.360.645.6692
Banco del Estado de Chile$1.125.177.4212
Salvalle Ltda.$1.035.339.9842
Andrade, Salas y Compañia Limitada.$646.256.697142
Jose Fabian$574.629.0406
Empresa de Aseo y Otras Inversiones Valdivia Limitada$559.383.3001

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Direct award discretionary$4.019.221.38969%
Tender $1.456.541.17825%
Agile Purchase $258.141.2114%
Framework Agreement $117.576.2752%

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

Registered companies
595
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
1.133

Pyramid by sales bracket

61.5%
13.6%
23.2%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)366 companies
Small (≤25k UF)81 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)8 companies
Large (>100k UF)2 companies
No sales/no info138 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Lacteos y Alimentos Rio Cruces LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 235
Soc Agricola las Quemas Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 120
Agricola Santa Eliana SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 219
Forestal Jorge Arturo Catalán Sánchez E.I.R.L.CONSTRUCCIONMedium 163
Sociedad Rios & Rios LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 119
Fdo Monte Verde Soc Agricola Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 117
Agricola Coyahue LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 114
Sociedad Agricola las Lomas LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 19
Agrícola y Forestal Amilcar Alberto Leonelli Sandoval E.I.R.L.TRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOMedium 16
Agricola Cox LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCASmall 366

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.

TerritoryClimate, biodiversity, national heritage, SEIA-approved projects and more

Roads and motorwaysSource: OpenStreetMap · 2026 snapshot

Kilometres of trunk road
53 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.

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
ValdiviaNational Reserveat 41.9 km

Species of flora, fauna and funga documented in the baselines of the projects evaluated by SEIA in the comuna — what their environmental studies recorded in the territory. Conservation status (RCE/IUCN) and Chilean endemism are flagged.

171
Species
99
Flora
72
Fauna
50
In conservation status
24
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
RuilNothofagus alessandriiENQueuleGomortega keuleENPocha del surCheirodon australeVUPochaCheirodon kilianiENTolloDiplomystes camposensisENGruñidor del sur, lagarto de corbataPristidactylus torquatusVURana de pecho espinoso de oncolAlsodes noraeCRPuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVUPitaoPitavia punctataENPeladillaAplochiton zebraENSapo australTelmatobufo australisVUBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVURana de pecho espinoso de cordillera peladaAlsodes valdiviensisENSapoEupsophus roseusVURana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVULamprea de agua dulceMordacia lapicidaENRana de hojarasca de oncolEupsophus altorENCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUSapo de miguelEupsophus migueliENHuillínLontra provocaxENAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENLinguePersea lingueVUSapoEupsophus vertebralisVULamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVURanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUPudúPudu puduVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUPeladillaAplochiton taeniatusENZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENAguilucho de cola rojizaButeo ventralisVUSapoRhinella rubropunctataVUAguilucho chicoButeo albigulaNTPumaPuma concolorNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTCuervo de pantanoPlegadis chihiNTCarpintero negro, gallos del monte, rere (mapudungún)Campephilus magellanicusNTMonito del monteDromiciops gliroidesNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTSapo espinudo australAlsodes australisNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNT

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.

9 Wetlands · 3 urban · 1.300 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HPU-14-33Esero Curilelfu732 /839
HUR-14-60Sist. de Rios Valdivianos- Rios Cruces , Calle- Calle y Trib. (incluye rio Cau Cau)urban533 /10.819
HUR-14-61Rio Pichoyurban26
HPU-14-34Sin identificar2
HPU-14-05Embalse Mafil 32
HUR-14-43Humedales La Union 1urban2 /6
HPU-14-35Sin identificar1
HPU-14-03Embalse Mafil 11
HPU-14-04Embalse Mafil 20

Area = hectares of wetland within the comuna boundary (apportioned using the DPA table of each record). For wetlands shared between comunas, "portion / total" is shown. "Urban" = urban wetland (HUR code). Official source migrated to the SBAP (Law 21,600).

Large projects approved by SEIASource: SEIA · approved projects

Projects with an environmental permit (RCA) approved by SEIA and declared investment above US$ 10 million, located in the comuna according to the case file and grouped by sector. Every sector with at least one project is listed: this is not a ranking or a selection. 6 projects totaling US$ 30 million, approved between 2002 and 2020. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy3 projects · US$ 29 M · 2010–2016
Eletrans S.A."Línea 2x220 kV Ciruelos-Pichirropulli" · Línea de Alta Tensión San Pedro - S/E Ciruelos (e-seia)
Others3 projects · US$ 1 M · 2002–2020
Enaex Servicios S.A.Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A. · Transporte de Gas Propano desde Argentina a Temuco - Chile IX - X Región

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 · also Socoepa
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSAL
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Valdivia at 25.4 km

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

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
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
3
Historic monuments
3

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 - MAFILPTAS · lodo activadoSURALIS S.A. · discharges into río iñaque
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero de Morrompulli (Valdivia) · 1.757 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
4
Area affected
2 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
74 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
11
At high or very high risk
1
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
11,96°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,2°C
Annual precipitation
1.616 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
2
projection: +6 days
Frost days
15

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
518
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
7.024
Police cases · trend
411
518
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Property damage961.302
Domestic violence65881
Threats61827
Weapons-related crimes58786
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces57773
Crimes and offenses under the arms law57773
Burglary of an uninhabited place31420
Larceny27366
Minor injuries20271
Burglary of an inhabited place12163
Theft of items from vehicles8109
Drug-related crimes681

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 23.

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
11
Guards and inspectors
3
1 per 2.458 hab
Patrol fleet
1
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 1Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
5
11
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
67
Deaths
1
13,6 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
44
7 serious
Pedestrian collisions
3

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.