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Bulnes

Región de ÑubleFounded 188722.754 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024426 km² of area53 inh./km²$9.422M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Population
−7,5%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
10,1%
Multidimensional poverty · 319th highest of 346
Finance
$414 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 244 of 346
Finance
77,54%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
583,5 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
111th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

25 Schools
19 Squares and green areas
6 Kindergartens
4 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
4 Health centers
2 Carabineros
1 Fire stations

Bulnes es una comuna ubicada en la provincia de Diguillín, perteneciente a la Región de Ñuble, en la zona central de Chile. Su capital, al igual que de la provincia, es la ciudad de Bulnes. Se ubica a 25 km de Chillán, capital regional. Limita al norte con la comuna de Chillán Viejo, al sur con la comuna de Pemuco, al este con San Ignacio y al oeste con Quillón.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

46.6 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#209 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety42
Health52
Culture and environment35
Education57
Infrastructure56
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Gonzalo Bustamante T.
CHILE VAMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
10.486
votes (59.47%)
21.242
Electoral roll
88,52%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
GB
Gonzalo Bustamante T.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
10.486
votes
GA
Guillermo Alejandro Yeber Rodriguez
2021-2024 · IND
4.424
votes
RF
Rodrigo Fernando de la Puente Acuña
2008-2012 · ILE
3.834
votes
JH
Jorge Hidalgo Oñate
2004-2008 · PS
6.491
votes
JH
Jorge Hidalgo Oñate
2000-2004 · PS
4.467
votes
JH
Jorge Hidalgo Oñate
1996-2000 · PS
3.720
votes
MU
Mario Urra Riquelme
1992-1996 · DC
1.626
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

RP
Ricardo Pavez P.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
2.400
votes
NO
Nicolas Oñate M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.931
votes
NC
Nelson Campos G.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.423
votes
IR
Ingrid Riquelme L.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
1.404
votes
ML
Mireya Lorca M.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
994
votes
GH
Gina Hidalgo C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
648
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión17 de junio de 2026162 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó sumarse al proceso de distinción turística de SERNATUR, comprometió gastos de mantención de una plaza del programa Quiero Mi Barrio, renovó un comodato a la Agrupación de Mujeres de Santa Clara y adjudicó la licitación de viviendas de emergencia.

Temas tratados

  • Distinción turística SERNATUR: Presentación del proceso para que Bulnes obtenga reconocimiento como municipio turístico comprometido con el desarrollo sostenible.
  • Quiero Mi Barrio – Sargento Aldea/11 de septiembre: Solicitud de acuerdo para comprometer costos de operación y mantención de la plaza (PGO-2), requisito para aprobación técnica de SERVIU.
  • Comodato Agrupación de Mujeres de Santa Clara: Prórroga de comodato sobre el inmueble municipal en calle Arturo Pratt s/n, sector Santa Clara (Lote 1C).
  • Viviendas de emergencia: Adjudicación de licitación pública para suministro de viviendas de emergencia mejoradas.
  • Sesión secreta: Exposición del encargado de Seguridad Pública; contenido no transmitido públicamente.
  • Varios y comisiones: Peticiones de concejales y convocatoria a comisiones de trabajo.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Distinción turística SERNATUR: Aprobada por unanimidad (5-0).
  • Costos de mantención plaza Quiero Mi Barrio: Aprobada (4-0); concejal Ricardo Pavés se abstuvo por conflicto de interés (vive en el sector y participa en la junta de vecinos).
  • Comodato Agrupación de Mujeres de Santa Clara: Aprobado (5-0).
  • Licitación viviendas de emergencia: Aprobada (5-0); proveedor adjudicado sería el mismo de años anteriores (nombre no queda claro en la transcripción).
  • Comisiones convocadas: Innovación y Desarrollo, Salud (viernes 26, 15:00 h) y Educación y Cultura (martes 26, 16:30 h), todas aprobadas por unanimidad.

Plata y obras

  • Centro Comunitario Sargento Aldea (PGO-1): ~300 millones de pesos; ya aprobado por SERVIU en marzo 2026; 363 m².
  • Plaza espacio de encuentro (PGO-2): ~177 millones de pesos; en revisión SERVIU; 3.140 m²; costo anual de mantención estimado en $1.200.000.
  • Viviendas de emergencia: Oferta adjudicada: $1.416.xxx (media agua 3×3) y $3.189.200 (3×6); total por par ~$4.605.300 (cifras según transcripción, verificar exactitud).
  • Nichos Santa Clara: Alcalde informó contrato firmado para construcción de ~30 nichos.
  • Base SAMU: Inauguración anunciada para primeros días de julio (período exploratorio de 4 meses).

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Sector Tres Marías vs. concesionaria vial: Concejal Mireya Lorca expuso que vecinos llevan casi dos años sin solución de conectividad; el alcalde declaró postura confrontacional si la concesionaria no cumple sus compromisos.
  • Cancha Tres Esquinas: Proyecto abandonado por administración anterior; el municipio está resciliando el convenio y existiría una línea de investigación penal en curso (personas vistas midiendo el terreno).
  • Pequeños agricultores fuera de PRODESAL: Concejal Gina Hidalgo planteó que un segmento relevante queda sin apoyo técnico ni bonos; propuso crear una oficina agrícola municipal. El alcalde reconoció limitaciones presupuestarias para 2026 y remitió el tema al plan de acción 2027.

Para seguir

  • Documentos para distinción SERNATUR deben subirse a plataforma antes del 30 de agosto; ceremonia de entrega entre el 6 y 9 de octubre en Chimbarongo.
  • Transferencia de terrenos Quiero Mi Barrio pendiente de tramitación con apoyo de SEREMI.
  • Concejal Pavés solicitó informe de todos los comodatos municipales (2023 a la fecha) y de beneficiarios de viviendas de emergencia en el mismo período.
  • Concejal Oñate solicitó oficio a concesionaria vial por sitio eriázo en El Carmen y reparación de veredas críticas en Santa Clara.
  • Concejal Campos instó a gestionar reunión con nueva administración de ferrocarriles por el deterioro del sector Estación y explorar programa de Mejoramiento de Fachada para barrios envejecidos.
  • Reunión sobre explotación forestal en sector El Faro anunciada para el día siguiente a la sesión.

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 95 minutes read
Money involved
$43.000.000
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
4.1 · Entrega en comodato a la junta de Vecinos Santa Cruz de Larqui una propiedad para postular a un proyecto de mejoramiento de vivienda y barrios.Loan for useunanimidad
4 · Modificación presupuestaria para incorporar aporte municipal al presupuesto de educación y cancelar deudas con transportistas escolares.Budget amendment$43.000.000unanimidad
4.1 · Aprobación del Programa de Salud Comunal - Bulnes año 2026Otherunanimidad
4.1 · Aprobación de la modificación presupuestaria N*9 del Departamento de Educación Municipal para el año 2025.Other

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
333
Highly complex
46
Audit reports
11
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20245231
20215231
2020832220351
2019163661
20184553371
20178227461

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

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

  • AQ
    Asesorías Quezada SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2024
  • CI
    Constructora Iraira Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2024
  • Md
    Mutual de Seguridad de la Cámara Chilena de la Construcción
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016
  • BE
    Banco Estado
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • Md
    Mutual de Seguros de Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024
  • MB
    Maderas Bsc Ltda.,.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • OT
    Opencluster Tech SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • BM
    Beatriz Mercado Estudio Juridico SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • cr
    Coffe Restobar Eym
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • Sd
    Sello de Reciclaje Mi Gran Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • tm
    Telefonica Moviles Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • PR
    Pozo, Ríos, Rodríguez y Torres Ltda. (Zecovery)
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • FS
    Fedok SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • SM
    Servicios Medicos Gare Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • fd
    Farmacias del Sur
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • Cd
    Campamento de Vivienda el Esfuerzo
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • cj
    Constructora Javier Salinas
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • OS
    Ondac SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • EC
    Espacio Cubierto
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • BS
    Beebrain SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
and 8 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

21.411
inhabitants
22.770
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+6%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
21.070
-6% vs. 2035 (22.527)
Over 60 · 2050
43,77%
32,63% in 2035 · +11 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
School disengagement (leaves the system)1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment286 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment40 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)583,5 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)610,2 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo23.863 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)12,7 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)10,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples4,08 %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 365 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
24.538
11.995 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
7.533
63% of RSH households
Female-headed households
49%
5.874
Elderly (60+)6.32126%
Children and adolescents (<18)4.98620%
Foreign nationals1941%
Belonging to indigenous peoples5722%
People with moderate/severe dependency3601%
Single-person households4.99442%

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
4.797
23 schools
Students per teacher
9,9
483 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
89,9%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
71,5%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 50%Private subsidized 50%
Pass rate
98%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,28%
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
9.216
41% of the population
Doctors employed
3
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 62Contract staff: 37Fee contracts: 9
Primary-care medical visits · per year
22.918
80.811
20102025
Medical specialties served · 1 in the comuna (public system)
Pediatrics

Specialties with services recorded at the comuna's public facilities (REM DEIS, 2024). These are services performed, not doctor headcount. Excludes the private network.

Comprehensive home visits · per year
1.139
1.574
20192025

REM-26 section A (DEIS/MINSAL): comprehensive family visits, summed across the comuna's facilities. The last year is partial while DEIS consolidates monthly reports.

Comuna's primary-care centers · FONASA 2025 enrollees (16.809 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Santa ClaraFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal8.71563%
Hospital Comunitario de Salud Familiar de BulnesHospitalHealth Service7.66663%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Tres EsquinasCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal42866%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $3.374.030.000 ($366.106/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $1.651.379.000Municipal contribution: $145.917.000

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

Indigenous population
974
4.1% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche91894.3%

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
57
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.5
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
546
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
210
Sports
72
Social and aid
46
Cultural
22
For the elderly
17
Foundations and corporations
2
Trade associations and cooperatives
2
Fire brigades
1

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

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

Local mediaTypedial
CCAMELIAFM93.5 FM
DFDIGITAL FM2FM90.1 FM
AAAgrupacion Ambiental y Social Amet · holderComunitaria107.3 FM
OdObispado de Chillan Parroquia de Bulnes · 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
257
1,1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
84 people · 33% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
84 Venezuela
32 Haití
30 Colombia
21 Argentina

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
36
4 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
418
4,8% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
252
18.257 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
222
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
1.105
beneficiaries · 2013–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
61
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

17.410homes · by type (2017)
House
8.390 · 96.8%
House
8.217 · 94%
Shack/hut/shanty
315 · 3.6%
Apartment
175 · 2%
Apartment
156 · 1.8%
Shack/improvised dwelling
74 · 0.9%
Other private
34 · 0.4%
Other private
25 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
17 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
3 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
5
0,9 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
$9.422.401.000
Own revenue
$1.895.419.000
20% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$6.544.752.000
69% of the total
State transfers
$248.287.000
3% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.422.733.000
$9.422.401.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

26.8%
19.6%
17.5%
33.4%
Property tax$507.324.000
Business licenses$371.690.000
Vehicle permits$331.726.000
Cleaning fees$52.315.000
Other own revenue$632.364.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $3.179.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
37.6%
49.6%
12.8%
Municipal$9.422.401.000
Education$12.406.190.000
Health$3.204.918.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $5.981.738.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$284.604.000
$1.895.419.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$604.499.000
$6.544.752.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$399.489.000
$248.287.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$10.805.785.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$10.134.897.000
Execution rate
93.8%
Unexecuted: $670.888.000
Medium execution: it executed 93.8%. Left unspent: $670.888.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.435.039.000
$10.134.897.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

52.7%
33.0%
9.4%
Internal management$5.338.034.000
Community services$3.340.141.000
Social programs$956.367.000
Municipal activities$85.357.000
Recreational programs$146.935.000
Cultural programs$268.063.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$3.690.563.00036.4%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$3.374.030.00033.3%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.472.351.00024.4%
Transfers to education$965.118.0009.5%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$950.034.0009.4%
Electricity (facilities)$575.001.0005.7%
Investment (works and projects)$345.078.0003.4%
Transfers to health$145.917.0001.4%
Councillor stipends$73.474.0000.7%
Water (facilities)$60.196.0000.6%
Travel allowances$26.960.0000.3%
Street lighting$25.823.0000.3%

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

24.4%
36.4%
39.2%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.472.351.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$3.690.563.000
Others$3.971.983.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

44.4%
25.9%
25.8%
Permanent staff$1.480.403.000
Contract staff$863.582.000
Fee contracts$128.366.000
Community progs.$860.093.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

51.5%
39.6%
8.9%
Permanent staff52
Contract staff40
Fee contracts9
Total: 101 staffFee contracts: 8.9% of the headcountWomen: 43.5%Professionalization: 43.5%
Cost/staffer permanent: $23.373.269/yearCost/staffer contract: $18.802.200/yearCost/staffer fees: $10.821.556/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: $345.078.000 (3.4% of spending)Councillor stipends: $73.474.000Travel allowances: $26.960.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $950.034.000Street lighting: $25.823.000Electricity: $575.001.000Water: $60.196.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

428
151
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

146
205
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$62.068.695.452
Purchase orders
73.832

Purchase-order amount · trend

$716.188.450
$3.254.688.255
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Altramuz Limitada$7.161.763.944200
Empresa de Servicios Himce Limitada$5.690.794.3488
Agrocopihue$2.386.663.3297.602
Constructora y Servivios Integrales de Arquitectur$1.627.360.4701
Constructora Nahen Ltda.$854.999.0212
Constrcutora, Obras Civiles e Ingeniería, Guillerm$674.916.9591
Juan Ramon$635.660.0366
Copec S.A.$629.897.238131

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $2.404.434.11474%
Agile Purchase $461.486.50514%
Framework Agreement $301.710.8289%
Direct award discretionary$87.056.8073%

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

Registered companies
1.766
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
7.345

Pyramid by sales bracket

60.6%
15.6%
21.1%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.071 companies
Small (≤25k UF)276 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)33 companies
Large (>100k UF)14 companies
No sales/no info372 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Curimapu Produccion y Exportacion LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)317
Comercial de Campo S aINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 3256
Agroexportaciones Chile S.A.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 21.020
Sucesion Salvador Yanine Abadi SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 2130
Curimapu Vegetable Seeds SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2106
Agricola e Inversiones el Roble LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 299
Comercial Ramos Hermanos LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 278
Compania Molinera Centro - Sur LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 264
Soc Comercial Curimapu S aAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 211
Sociedad Agricola los Tilos LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 1136

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

Investment in SEIA projects

Under review
2
US$ 9 M declared
Approved last 5 years
12
US$ 235 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
100
+ 31 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
835
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
La Mocha SolarDIALa Mocha Solar SpAApproved160646
Proyecto Sistema de Almacenamiento BESS Lucero y Línea de Transmisión DIAÁfrica Solar SpAApproved73,650
PSF Cuarto MenguanteDIACuarto Menguante SpAApproved1760
Larqui SolarDIALarqui Solar SpAApproved1260
Bulnes SolarDIABulnes Solar SpAApproved1260
Parque Fotovoltaico Aura, BulnesDIAParque Solar Aura SpAApproved10,530
Parque Solar ArisDIAParque Solar Aris SpAApproved960
Parque Fotovoltaico BulnesDIASayen Fotovoltaica SpAApproved975
EXTRACCIÓN Y PROCESAMIENTO DE ÁRIDOS LOS TILOSDIASociedad Áridos y Asfaltos ServiterUnder Review725
Línea de Transmisión 1x66 kV Montenegro - LuceroDIASistema de Transmisión del Sur S.A.Approved6,197150
Construcción Puente Cerro Negro, Comunas de Quillón y Bulnes, Región dDIAMinisterio de Obras PúblicasUnder Review4,335150
Plantel Productor Avícola BulnesDIASociedad Avícola Evita Ltda.Approved420

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
36 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

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.

77
Species
40
Flora
37
Fauna
24
In conservation status
17
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Belloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENPitaoPitavia punctataENQueuleGomortega keuleENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVUCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVULagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVURana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUPerdiz copetona o martinetaEudromia elegansENHualoNothofagus glaucaNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTPato anteojillo, pato perro (argentina y chile), pato de anteojos, ánade anteojillo (español), spectacled duck, bronze-winged duck (inglés)Speculanas specularisNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTCuervo de pantanoPlegadis chihiNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNT

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.

2 Wetlands · 2 urban · 353 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-16-30Sist. Rios Itata- Nuble y Trib.urban342 /11.109
HUR-16-25Embalse Bulnes Costaso Ruta N-48urban11

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. 14 projects totaling US$ 698 million, approved between 1997 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy11 projects · US$ 653 M · 1997–2026
Gasoducto del Pacífico S.A.Gasoducto Trasandino y Distribución de Gas Natural en Chile · Central El Campesino
Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 45 M · 2008
Empresa Lenz,meier y Ruesch Ltda.SISTEMA DE MANEJO DE RESIDUOS LIQUIDOS VITIVINICOLAS VIÑA TIERRA Y FUEGO (e-seia)
Others2 projects · US$ 0 M · 2015–2020
Enaex Servicios S.A.Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A. · TRANSPORTES DE SUSTANCIAS PELIGROSAS REGIONES XV, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, RM, TRANSPORTES BELLO E HIJOS LTDA.

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
Frontel · also Copelec
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSBIO
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Chillán at 28.7 km

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

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

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
3
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
1
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
252714-2023
3TA
SOPRAMAT SpA con Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Extracción Mecanizada de Áridos desde el Cauce del Río Diguillín - Sector Los Tilos ÁRIDOS SOPRAMAT
Environmental sanction proceedingProcedural cassation inadmissible and substantive cassation rejected
R-6-2023
3TA
Lácteos San Ignacio S.A con Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Planta de tratamiento de Riles mediante Sistema Tohá Lácteos San Ignacio Ltda
Lapse of the sanctioning processUpheld
36140-2017
3TA
Comité Bulnes sin Termoeléctrica con Comité de Ministros.
Central El Campesino
UntimelinessRejects

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
6 m²
60% 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.

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
C.C.P. BulnesPrison (CCP)
C.P.F. BulnesPrison (CPF)91 inmates · 43 convicted · 48 awaiting trial · 88% occupancy
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Fundo Las Cruces (Chillán Viejo) · 10.567 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
18
Area affected
7 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
218 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
10
Main threat
Colapso colectores de aguas …
Colapso colectores de aguas lluvia/alcantarillados

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
1
latest: 2023 · 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
13,83°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,19°C
Annual precipitation
1.051 mm
projection: -2%
Hot days>30°C
33
projection: +24 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
1.305
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.735
Police cases · trend
1.478
1.305
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats224984
Domestic violence213936
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces151664
Property damage139611
Larceny96422
Minor injuries80352
Burglary of an uninhabited place78343
Burglary of an inhabited place70308
Theft of items from vehicles33145
Weapons-related crimes26114
Crimes and offenses under the arms law2297
Sexual abuse2192

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 26.

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
56
Guards and inspectors
4
1 per 5.689 hab
Patrol fleet
3
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 3
Surveillance cameras · trend
10
56
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
85
Deaths
4
17,6 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
61
10 serious
Pedestrian collisions
6
2 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.