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Escudo de Chillán Viejo

Chillán Viejo

Región de ÑubleFounded 189535.580 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024263 km² of area135 inh./km²$14.420M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Population
+14,1%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
15,2%
Multidimensional poverty · 252nd highest of 346
Finance
$405 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 254 of 346
Education
582,2 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
202nd
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

56 Squares and green areas
18 Schools
8 Kindergartens
5 Health centers
3 Pharmacies
2 Carabineros
1 Libraries
1 Fire stations

Chillán Viejo es una comuna de la zona central de Chile, ubicada en la Provincia de Diguillín, Región de Ñuble, cual conforma junto a la ciudad de Chillán, la Conurbación Chillán. Desde su fundación, en 1995, se autodenomina Cuna de la Patria debido a que el lugar donde se dice nació Bernardo O'Higgins se encuentra ubicado en dicha comuna.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

48.7 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#172 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety32
Health54
Culture and environment45
Education49
Infrastructure68
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Jorge del Pozo P.Re-elected
INDEPENDIENTE
10.288
votes (52.64%)
24.480
Electoral roll
91,55%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 6 terms
JD
Jorge del Pozo P.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
10.288
votes
JA
Jorge Andres del Pozo Pastene
2021-2024 · IND
4.145
votes
FA
Felipe Aylwin Lagos
2008-2012 · IND
5.587
votes
JS
Julio San Martín Chandía
2004-2008 · PDC
4.048
votes
JS
Julio San Martin Chandia
2000-2004 · PDC
4.206
votes
JS
Julio San Martin Chandia
1996-2000 · DC
1.523
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

EB
Evelyn Baltierra S.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · PARTIDO RADICAL DE CHILE
1.651
votes
LG
Luis Gacitua M.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · PARTIDO RADICAL DE CHILE
1.433
votes
MS
Manuel Sepulveda F.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
1.292
votes
NA
Nelson Aliste C.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
1.244
votes
FH
Francisco Hernandez H.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
1.113
votes
CM
Carlos Molina M.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
858
votes

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

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

Resolutions extracted
302
of 319 minutes read
Money involved
$2.003.309.041
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
4.1 · Fijar los días y horas de las sesiones ordinarias mensualesOtherunanimidad
4.2 · Aprobación de prórroga de contrato de arriendo dependencia que indicaLoan for use
4.1 · Aprobación de modificación presupuestaria Municipal N° 12/2024Budget amendment
4.4 · Aprobar Informe de Evaluación Licitación Pública ID 3671-81-LP25 denominada 'EXTENSION COLECTOR AGUAS SERVIDAS PARA CALLE 25 DE SEPTIEMBRE, LAS CANOAS, LOS OLMOS Y LAS HIGUERAS, CHILLAN VIEJO'.Tenderunanimidad
4.3 · Aprobar Informe de Evaluación Licitación Pública ID 3671-83 - LP25-LE25 denominada 'CONSTRUCCION POZO PROFUNDO SECTOR LAS RAICES DE CHILLAN VIEJO, SEGUNDO LLAMADO'.Tenderunanimidad
4.2 · Aprobar Informe de Evaluación Licitación Pública ID 3671-92-LE25 denominada 'SUMINISTRO DE BANQUETERIA'.Tenderunanimidad

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
117
Highly complex
36
Audit reports
9
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2024201281
202142517202
20207521
20172111
2016411410172
20155322

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

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

  • GS
    Galilea S.a. de Ingeniería y Construcción
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2018–2025
  • LE
    Lg Electronics Inc. Chile Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2015–2021
  • CD
    Compania de Petroleos de Chile Copec S a
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2017–2026
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2021–2025
  • CS
    Corporacion Sistema Colectivo de Gestion de Envases y Embalajes Resimple
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • SD
    Sociedad de Transporte Llico Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • CN
    Compañia Nacional de Telefonos, Telefonica del Sur S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017–2019
  • IS
    Inmobiliaria Socovesa Sur S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • aa
    Aserradero Alto Horizonte Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018–2019
  • HS
    Health Systems Design & Connection
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2024
  • FE
    Fierros Espinoza Vidaurre SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • CP
    Consultorias Publicas Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2026
  • Iy
    Inmobiliaria y Const Fai Plaza Oriente I SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • I
    In
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019–2020
  • FD
    Fundación de Beneficencia Hogar de Cristo
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2024
  • CD
    Cge Distribución S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • CA
    Citizen App SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • DJ
    Distribuciones Jurídicas de Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • EL
    Empresas Lipigas S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2026
  • SM
    Servicios Medicos Gare Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
and 112 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

22.848
inhabitants
35.965
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+59%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
41.473
+7% vs. 2035 (38.856)
Over 60 · 2050
32,95%
23,72% in 2035 · +9 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)0,7 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment78 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment50 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)582,2 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)594,9 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo32.688 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)8,5 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)15,2 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples4,97 %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 179 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
34.587
17.434 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
10.426
60% of RSH households
Female-headed households
56%
9.743
Elderly (60+)6.78420%
Children and adolescents (<18)7.80123%
Foreign nationals5642%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1.3454%
People with moderate/severe dependency7222%
Single-person households7.77545%

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
3.802
16 schools
Students per teacher
9,7
391 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
87,5%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
73,7%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 29%Private subsidized 71%
Pass rate
98,4%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,85%
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
2
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
2
FONASA enrollees
37.627
106% of the population
Doctors employed
45
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 164Contract staff: 72Fee contracts: 165
Primary-care medical visits · per year
19.262
102.698
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
1.321
1.600
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 (37.575 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Dr. Federico PugaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal22.55062%
Centro de Salud Familiar Dra. Michelle BacheletFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal15.02355%
Posta de Salud Rural RucapequénRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal20%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $1.286.049.000 ($34.179/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $957.154.000Municipal contribution: $170.000.000

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

Indigenous population
1.623
5.0% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche1.50692.8%

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
7
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.2
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
383
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
118
Sports
41
For the elderly
22
Social and aid
12
Cultural
12
Foundations and corporations
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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
RARADIO ATINAComunitaria107.1 FM
VVISIONComunitaria107.9 FM
CCCentro Cultural y de Comunicaciones Emaus · holderComunitaria95.1 FM
CECorporacion Educacional Nuevo Amanecer · holderComunitaria107.5 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
792
2,4% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
500 people · 63% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
500 Venezuela
67 Colombia
64 Argentina
37 Perú

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

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

Encampments
0
no encampments registered
Housing deficit
604
5,1% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
591
36.930 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
451
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
2.089
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
175
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

22.789homes · by type (2017)
House
10.949 · 95%
House
10.554 · 93.7%
Apartment
513 · 4.5%
Apartment
381 · 3.4%
Shack/hut/shanty
253 · 2.2%
Room in old house/tenement
39 · 0.3%
Other private
36 · 0.3%
Shack/improvised dwelling
28 · 0.2%
Other private
27 · 0.2%
Mobile
5 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
3
Beds
36
5,5 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
$14.419.533.000
Own revenue
$3.644.130.000
25% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$6.979.281.000
48% of the total
State transfers
$1.504.839.000
10% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$2.393.871.000
$14.419.533.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

24.1%
17.5%
24.6%
31.1%
Property tax$878.880.000
Business licenses$637.239.000
Vehicle permits$895.815.000
Cleaning fees$98.345.000
Other own revenue$1.133.851.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
60.1%
34.1%
Municipal$14.419.533.000
Education$8.180.953.000
Health$1.383.249.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $5.378.277.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$368.429.000
$3.644.130.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$697.868.000
$6.979.281.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$459.187.000
$1.504.839.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$17.442.560.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$14.887.998.000
Execution rate
85.4%
Unexecuted: $2.554.562.000
Medium execution: it executed 85.4%. Left unspent: $2.554.562.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.790.717.000
$14.887.998.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

62.3%
31.9%
Internal management$9.268.747.000
Community services$4.756.248.000
Social programs$598.963.000
Municipal activities$133.086.000
Recreational programs$109.816.000
Cultural programs$21.138.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$4.228.808.00028.4%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$3.249.639.00021.8%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$1.286.049.0008.6%
Investment (works and projects)$1.204.040.0008.1%
Transfers to health$1.153.000.0007.7%
Transfers to education$1.124.300.0007.6%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$1.072.291.0007.2%
Electricity (facilities)$593.874.0004.0%
Water (facilities)$129.696.0000.9%
Councillor stipends$89.725.0000.6%
Travel allowances$13.171.0000.1%
Commissions and representation$8.986.0000.1%

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

Personal y dotación municipal

Spending composition · 2025

21.8%
28.4%
49.8%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$3.249.639.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$4.228.808.000
Others$7.409.551.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

36.2%
44.2%
13.0%
Permanent staff$1.382.582.000
Contract staff$1.686.427.000
Fee contracts$180.630.000
Labor Code$70.348.000
Community progs.$498.185.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

29.6%
65.2%
Permanent staff34
Contract staff75
Fee contracts6
Total: 115 staffFee contracts: 5.2% of the headcountWomen: 41.3%Professionalization: 67.9%
Cost/staffer permanent: $36.679.647/yearCost/staffer contract: $18.624.267/yearCost/staffer fees: $31.377.667/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: $1.204.040.000 (8.1% of spending)Councillor stipends: $89.725.000Travel allowances: $13.171.000Commissions and representation: $8.986.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $1.072.291.000Electricity: $593.874.000Water: $129.696.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

520
70
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

38
40
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$93.535.887.138
Purchase orders
64.893

Purchase-order amount · trend

$1.182.508.266
$7.885.876.877
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Dimension S.A.$4.321.578.56745
Limtec$3.705.602.8941
Claro Vicuña Valenzuela S.A.$2.618.755.9321
Soc Laboratorio Clinico Arauco Ltda.$2.151.445.758465
Pozos Profundos, Constructora e Inmobiliaria Saavedra SpA$2.092.020.0003
Ecobio SpA$1.852.804.57845
Gasco Glp S a$1.797.329.079447
Carolina Villegas Silva$1.665.935.0261

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $6.837.673.47887%
Framework Agreement $727.314.6849%
Agile Purchase $253.405.3663%
Direct award discretionary$67.483.3501%

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

Registered companies
1.744
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
7.927

Pyramid by sales bracket

64.0%
13.2%
19.6%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.117 companies
Small (≤25k UF)231 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)35 companies
Large (>100k UF)19 companies
No sales/no info342 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Marco Salgado y Compania LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 3508
Corporacion Educacional Dario SalasENSEÑANZALarge 2469
Sof South Organics Fruits S aCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2401
Forest Center SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2203
Transportes Moreno Silva SpATRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 2191
Roland Spaarwater LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2118
Comercial Navea LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 282
Sociedad Comercial Baeza Hermanos SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 280
Ponsse Chile SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 236
Muebles Suecia SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 1213

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

Investment in SEIA projects

Under review
3
US$ 23 M declared
Approved last 5 years
6
US$ 127 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
157
+ 46 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
733
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Ampliación Planta Bimbo ChillánDIAIdeal S.A.Approved50155
Modificación de Proyecto Viviendas de Emergencia Habitacional DS 49 SaDIAConstructora Manzano y Asociados LiApproved33,661120
Construcción de Nuevos Puentes en los Subsectores C y D del Sector 1 -EIASociedad Concesionaria Ruta 5 TalcaUnder Review29,878474
Proyecto Habitacional Jardines de Van GoghDIAConstructora Malpo SpAApproved23,52880
Proyecto Habitacional Cumbres de BaquedanoDIAIngenieria Maestranza y Montajes HeApproved15,591250
Nueva Línea 1x66KV Santa Elisa - Quilmo IIDIAEmpresa Eléctrica Cordillera SpAUnder Review10,0875
PROYECTO RELLENO SANITARIO Y CENTRO DE MANEJO DE RESIDUOS ÑUBLE SUSTENEIAInversiones y Servicios Inser S.A.Under Review1035
Frigorífico Chillán Viejo ? Frutícola OlmuéDIAFrutícola Olmué SpAApproved4,65160
Parque Fotovoltaico Sol del Sur SGDIASol del Sur Sg SpAApproved0,01568

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
56 km
Motorways and trunk roads crossing the comuna

Road infrastructure of the MOP and concession holders, not the municipality: it measures how much highway crosses the territory, not municipal management. Only comunas with roads of this category are counted.

Environment and air qualitySource: MMA · SINCA + PPDA + RETC

No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.

vigenteleña residencialMP2,5
PPDA Chillán y Chillán Viejo
DS 48/2016 · published 2016 · see plan

Zone with decontamination plan PPDA Chillan y Chillan Viejo · critical pollutant MP2.5

Air quality observed at MMA's SINCA stations within the comuna; 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

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.

137
Species
105
Flora
32
Fauna
35
In conservation status
26
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
PitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENQueuleGomortega keuleENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVUPeladillaAplochiton zebraENHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUGuindo santo, ñire, ñirreEucryphia glutinosaVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENSapoEupsophus roseusVUTolloDiplomystes nahuelbutaensisENPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVURana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUBagrecitoBullockia maldonadoiENCarmelita de concepciónPercilia irwiniENAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENHuemul, taruca, wümul, güemul, shoan, shoen, trula, hueque, ciervo sur andinoHippocamelus bisulcusCRZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVULinguePersea lingueVUCiprés de cordillera, lenAustrocedrus chilensisVUTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUHualoNothofagus glaucaNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTConcón, 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.

10 Wetlands · 10 urban · 193 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-16-33Rio Chillan- Esteros Las Toscas y Maipourban112 /454
HUR-16-30Sist. Rios Itata- Nuble y Trib.urban63 /11.109
HUR-16-02Laguna 1 Sector Rucapequenurban10
HUR-16-34Sector Chillan Viejo N°1urban4
HUR-16-41Sin informaciónurban2
HUR-16-36Sector Chillan Viejo N°3urban1
HUR-16-42Sin informaciónurban1
HUR-16-03Laguna 2 Sector Rucapequenurban1
HUR-16-35Sector Chillan Viejo N°2urban1
HUR-16-43Sin informaciónurban0

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. 15 projects totaling US$ 253 million, approved between 1999 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Miscellaneous industrial facilities2 projects · US$ 103 M · 2021–2024
Ideal S.A.Nueva Planta Chillán Grupo Bimbo Chile · Ampliación Planta Bimbo Chillán
Real estate3 projects · US$ 73 M · 2023–2026
Constructora Manzano y Asociados LimitadaModificación de Proyecto Viviendas de Emergencia Habitacional DS 49 San Bartolomé, Chillan Viejo · Proyecto Habitacional Jardines de Van Gogh
Energy4 projects · US$ 43 M · 2015–2020
Charrúa Transmisora de Energía S.A.PROYECTO NUEVA LÍNEA 2X500 KV CHARRÚA-ANCOA: TENDIDO DEL PRIMER CONDUCTOR · Parque Fotovoltaico Quilmo PMG
Agriculture and livestock1 project · US$ 12 M · 2006
Agrícola y Ganadera Chillán Viejo Ltda.Nuevo Sitio Destete-Venta y Sistema de Tratamiento, Sector Rucapequén (e-seia)
Amenities1 project · US$ 12 M · 1999
Cencosud Retail S.A.Centro de Distribución Rabié
Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 10 M · 2003
Ecobio SpACentro Integral de Tratamiento Ambiental Fundo Las Cruces: C.I.T.A. ECOBIO S.A.
Others3 projects · US$ 0 M · 2013–2017
Transportes Bello e Hijos Ltda.TRANSPORTES DE SUSTANCIAS PELIGROSAS REGIONES XV, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, RM, TRANSPORTES BELLO E HIJOS LTDA. · TRANSPORTE Y LOGÍSTICA INTERREGIONAL DE CARGAS Y/O SUSTANCIAS PELIGROSAS

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

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

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
CGE · also Frontel, Copelec
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSBIO
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Chillán at 16.4 km

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

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

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
1
on projects in the comuna
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-93-2016
2TA
De la Vega Soto Rodrigo y otros en contra del Comité de Ministros
Nueva Línea 2x500 kv Charrúa Ancoa: tendido del primer conductor
Environmental assessment - Citizen participationRejects

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
4 m²
40% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

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

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
2
Historic monuments
1
Heritage zones
1

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

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
Relleno Sanitario Fundo Las CrucesRelleno Sanitario312.120 t/year · receives from 25 comunas
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Fundo Las Cruces (Chillán Viejo) · 12.032 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
24
Area affected
21 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
3.437 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
16
At high or very high risk
9
2 very high
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
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
13,92°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,21°C
Annual precipitation
1.038 mm
projection: -2%
Hot days>30°C
42
projection: +25 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
1.756
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.935
Police cases · trend
1.673
1.756
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces3651.026
Property damage247694
Threats214602
Domestic violence189531
Larceny138388
Burglary of an inhabited place97273
Burglary of an uninhabited place85239
Theft of items from vehicles80225
Minor injuries52146
Robbery with violence or intimidation38107
Weapons-related crimes3598
Drug-related crimes3393

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
366
Guards and inspectors
9
1 per 3.953 hab
Patrol fleet
6
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 3Pickups: 1Motorcycles: 2Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
366
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
143
Deaths
7
19,7 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
93
19 serious
Pedestrian collisions
6
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.