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Pemuco

Región de Ñuble8.583 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024563 km² of area15 inh./km²$5.444M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Finance
-21 pts
15th biggest gain in autonomy from the Common Fund (since 2001)
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Education
532 pts
13th worst PAES reading comprehension
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Livability
37.4/100
22nd least liveable in the country
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Population
−10,7%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
20,1%
Multidimensional poverty · 129th highest of 346
Finance
$634 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 133 of 346
Economy
550
construction jobs · Investment in the pipeline would promise
Education
531,9 pts
below the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
193rd
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

14 Schools
6 Squares and green areas
3 Health centers
1 Carabineros
1 Kindergartens
1 Fire stations
1 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)

Pemuco es una ciudad y comuna de la zona central de Chile, distante a 44,27 kilómetros al sur de Chillán, en la Provincia de Diguillín, Región de Ñuble. Está rodeada por lomajes suaves y se yergue a 178 metros sobre el nivel del mar.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

37.4 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#325 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety38
Health25
Culture and environment30
Education50
Infrastructure53
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Johnnson Guiñez N.Re-elected
CHILE VAMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
3.575
votes (48.86%)
8.431
Electoral roll
90,52%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
JG
Johnnson Guiñez N.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
3.575
votes
JN
Johnnson Neftali Guiñez Nuñez
2021-2024 · IND
2.302
votes
JM
Julio Muñoz Salazar
2008-2012 · PDC
2.657
votes
JG
Johnnson Guiñez Núñez
2004-2008 · ILB
2.532
votes
JG
Johnnson Guiñez Nuñez
2000-2004 · ILC
2.685
votes
JG
Johnnson Guiñez Nuñez
1996-2000 · ILDRN
3.407
votes
JG
Johnnson Guiñez Nuñez
1994-1996 · UDI
659
votes
IT
Isabel Troncoso Rozas
1992-1994 · UDI
1.565
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

XM
Ximena Muñoz C.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
783
votes
RF
Rodrigo Figueroa P.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
740
votes
IT
Isabel Troncoso R.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
621
votes
GV
Gustavo Veliz M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
510
votes
LR
Luis Rubilar S.
PARTIDO SOCIAL CRISTIANO E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
401
votes
MS
Mauricio Sandoval C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
381
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión7 de marzo de 202597 minWatch session

En una línea: La sesión estuvo dominada por la crisis en la Escuela de Cartago —en paro por perros vagos y calefacción sin funcionar— y se aprobó un acuerdo de concejo para exigir información pendiente a varios departamentos municipales.

Temas tratados

  • Escuela de Cartago en paro: Cerrada por presencia de ~12 perros vagos en el recinto y aires acondicionados que no funcionan; comunidad esperaba retirada de animales prometida por escrito por funcionaria municipal, que no se concretó.
  • Recepción provisoria de obras en colegios: Escuela San Miguel (Arturo Prat) y General Cruz recibieron recepción provisoria, con observaciones menores pendientes.
  • Camión limpia fosas: Servicio retomado; costo de $20.000, pago solo en municipio (no al conductor).
  • Camino Pemuco–Cartago–Montelón: Concejales expresan dudas sobre calidad del trabajo ejecutado por Vialidad.
  • Plan de seguridad comunal: Se informó sobre prioridades detectadas: infracciones ley de drogas, robo en lugar habitado y consumo en vía pública.
  • Plan Regulador (2008): Proyecto privado de strip center en calle Carrera frustrado porque incluía bomba bencina, uso no permitido; plan regulador catalogado como obsoleto.
  • Plan Municipal de Cultura: Revisado parcialmente en comisión; pendiente aprobación.
  • Juicio Yvette Vega: Concejala informó que municipio lleva ~9 años pagando sueldo e indemnizaciones a ex funcionaria, con un gasto acumulado cercano a $300 millones.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Aprobación del Acta N°8: Aprobada por unanimidad (Rodrigo Figueroa, Isabel Troncoso, Luis Rubilar, Mauricio Sandoval).
  • Acuerdo de información a departamentos: Aprobado por unanimidad. El concejo solicitó formalmente: listado de funcionarios con más de 4 meses de licencia (salud, educación y municipio); entrega del PADEM; protocolo ley Karin aplicado en cada departamento; informe mensual del asesor jurídico; estado de pago de servicios básicos de establecimientos educacionales; y estado de vehículos del CESFAM y departamento de salud.

Plata y obras

  • Inversión en colegios desde 2021: más de $2.500 millones según director de obras (cifra mencionada en sesión, no verificable aquí).
  • Escuelas San Miguel y General Cruz: obras de ~$400 millones cada una, con recepción provisoria.
  • Juicio ex funcionaria: ~$300 millones pagados a la fecha.
  • Capacitación concejal Luis Rubilar (Santiago, 18–21 de algún mes): $350.000 curso + ~$200.000 en viáticos.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Cartago: Funcionaria envió correo comprometiendo retiro de perros con veterinario; no ocurrió. Escuela en paro el día de la sesión. Debate sobre quién alimentó a los animales y cómo resolver sin maltrato y sin canil inadecuado.
  • Aires acondicionados Cartago: Cuatro años sin resolver por insuficiencia eléctrica; concejala recordó haberlo planteado reiteradamente.
  • Descuentos voluntarios educación: Alcalde había prometido pago antes del día 15; concejala Isabel señala que funcionarios han quedado en mora por no transferirse los descuentos descontados de sus sueldos.
  • Transporte escolar: Licitación sin llamar porque gobierno regional no habría liberado fondos; concejal Sandoval advierte que podría deberse a proyectos no rendidos por salud.

Para seguir

  • Electricista debe terminar instalación eléctrica en Cartago la semana siguiente para habilitar aires acondicionados.
  • Ricardo Guiñez (encargado municipal, nombre aproximado) en reunión con SUBDERE el mismo día para buscar solución a perros de Cartago.
  • Alcalde retoma funciones el lunes; debe reunirse con comunidad de Cartago.
  • Carta a familia Mate por nombre de calle en Guillín: pendiente desde sesión anterior.
  • Cambio de sentido de tránsito en calles Claudio Carrasco y Padre Jorge Herrera: reiterado, sin resolución.
  • Comisión viernes siguiente: citada la jefa DAEM Carolina Castro; posible sesión extraordinaria con personal de salud a las 17:10 en el CESFAM.
  • Registro de concejales en plataforma ley del lobby: sin avance; secretario municipal gestionará directamente con la subsecretaría.
  • Plan Municipal de Cultura: nueva reunión para aprobación en próximas sesiones.

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
366
of 200 minutes read
Money involved
$5.075.478.124
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
Aprobación para cortar árboles a la Junta de Vecinos de General Cruz que obstaculizan la entradaLoan for useunanimidad
4.4 · Aprobación corte de árbol seco en recinto Deportivo Municipal cercano a la multicancha que reviste riesgo de caídaOtherunanimidad
4.3 · Aprobación corte de árbol de la especie sauce crespo en calle San Martin entre Arturo Prat y Avenida ColónOtherunanimidad
4.2 · Aprobación del convenio ad referéndum, del programa de pavimentación participativa entre la Municipalidad y el SERVIUOther$1.117.973.000unanimidad
4.1 · Aprobación de modificación presupuestaria N° 01 MunicipalBudget amendment$119.121.000unanimidad
Aprobación Acta Extraordinaria N° 11/2019Otherunanimidad

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
84
Highly complex
22
Audit reports
3
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202527121321
201748334101
201597111

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

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

  • MT
    Mobil Touch EIRL
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2021
  • C1
    Coding 12 SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • GI
    Gmk Ingeniería y Construcción
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • AG
    APS Gestión SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • AD
    Asesorías Desarrollo e Implementación de Soluciones Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • CP
    Consultorias Publicas Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • SL
    Sisinf Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • CC
    Corporación Cultural Ñuble 21
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • Md
    Mutual de Seguridad de la Cámara Chilena de la Construcción
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • BS
    Biodiversa S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • BS
    Buk SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • PR
    Pozo, Ríos, Rodríguez y Torres Ltda. (Zecovery)
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • FS
    Fedok SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • C
    Curumi
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024

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

9.127
inhabitants
8.566
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
7.636
-9% vs. 2035 (8.349)
Over 60 · 2050
44,48%
32,81% in 2035 · +12 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)0,3 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment51 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)531,9 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)537,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo8.930 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)19 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)20,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples3,51 %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 70 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
9.330
4.746 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
3.165
67% of RSH households
Female-headed households
48%
2.298
Elderly (60+)2.39126%
Children and adolescents (<18)1.81819%
Foreign nationals240%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1391%
People with moderate/severe dependency1161%
Single-person households2.12445%

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
1.289
15 schools
Students per teacher
7,5
171 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
91,2%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
78,7%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 89%Private subsidized 11%
Pass rate
98,8%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,87%
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
2
FONASA enrollees
8.799
103% of the population
Doctors employed
6
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 113Contract staff: 68Fee contracts: 0
Primary-care medical visits · per year
11.652
16.591
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
241
112
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 (8.635 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar PemucoFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal8.62167%
Posta de Salud Rural CartagoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal922%
Posta de Salud Rural Gral. CruzRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal560%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $3.796.682.000 ($431.490/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $1.954.943.000Municipal contribution: $486.000.000

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

Indigenous population
313
3.5% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche30196.2%

2024 Census: people who consider themselves as belonging to an indigenous people (small counts are suppressed for confidentiality at the source and not shown). Communities: CONADI national registry as of March 2024 — Araucanía and Los Lagos not refreshed in that update, the count is a floor. Land grants: 2022 registry.

Community organizationSource: RPJSFL Civil Registry (Law 20.500/19.418) · as of Jun 2026

Active neighborhood councils
32
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
3.7
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
316
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
131
Sports
38
Social and aid
26
For the elderly
14
Cultural
10
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.

Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE

Foreign nationals
39
0,4% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
16 people · 41% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
16 Venezuela
8 Colombia
4 Argentina
1 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
214
6,6% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
49
3.603 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
77
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
293
beneficiaries · 2012–2026
Subsidies Rental · DS52
12
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

6.632homes · by type (2017)
House
3.221 · 94%
House
3.116 · 97.2%
Shack/hut/shanty
181 · 5.3%
Other private
82 · 2.6%
Other private
20 · 0.6%
Shack/improvised dwelling
8 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
3 · 0.1%
Mobile
1 · 0%

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

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 25% (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: 25% 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.

25% 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
$5.443.853.000
Own revenue
$1.533.557.000
28% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$3.092.928.000
57% of the total
State transfers
$69.314.000
1% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$629.074.000
$5.443.853.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

26.7%
38.1%
14.6%
19.4%
Property tax$409.146.000
Business licenses$583.554.000
Vehicle permits$223.199.000
Cleaning fees$20.340.000
Other own revenue$297.318.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $9.347.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
34.1%
43.0%
22.9%
Municipal$5.443.853.000
Education$6.868.509.000
Health$3.665.190.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $2.560.902.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$67.678.000
$1.533.557.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$498.730.000
$3.092.928.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$0
$69.314.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$6.041.987.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$5.891.076.000
Execution rate
97.5%
Unexecuted: $150.911.000
High execution: the municipality executed 97.5% of its current budget.

Accrued spending · trend

$580.795.000
$5.891.076.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

74.2%
14.8%
7.8%
Internal management$4.371.663.000
Community services$873.399.000
Social programs$459.936.000
Municipal activities$25.373.000
Recreational programs$15.455.000
Cultural programs$145.250.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$3.796.682.00064.4%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.661.975.00028.2%
Transfers to education$1.240.498.00021.1%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.170.802.00019.9%
Transfers to health$486.000.0008.2%
Electricity (facilities)$200.281.0003.4%
Investment (works and projects)$171.342.0002.9%
Street lighting$148.494.0002.5%
Water (facilities)$88.137.0001.5%
Councillor stipends$86.081.0001.5%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$66.562.0001.1%
Travel allowances$22.171.0000.4%
Commissions and representation$3.350.0000.1%

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

28.2%
19.9%
51.9%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.661.975.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.170.802.000
Others$3.058.299.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

55.6%
31.7%
9.2%
Permanent staff$1.025.682.000
Contract staff$585.579.000
Fee contracts$50.714.000
Labor Code$14.175.000
Community progs.$170.040.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

47.6%
49.2%
Permanent staff30
Contract staff31
Fee contracts2
Total: 63 staffFee contracts: 3.2% of the headcountWomen: 45.9%Professionalization: 50.8%
Cost/staffer permanent: $31.096.933/yearCost/staffer contract: $12.696.935/yearCost/staffer fees: $32.917.500/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: $171.342.000 (2.9% of spending)Councillor stipends: $86.081.000Travel allowances: $22.171.000Commissions and representation: $3.350.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $66.562.000Street lighting: $148.494.000Electricity: $200.281.000Water: $88.137.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

135
154
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

46
142
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$45.153.164.347
Purchase orders
25.855

Purchase-order amount · trend

$704.928.274
$809.863.860
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Vepal$3.531.189.37335
Soluciones en Seguridad Limitada$3.017.523.62512
Compania de Petroleos de Chile Copec S.A.$1.470.197.536400
Constructora Beltran Limitada$1.202.232.5244
C & G Hnos. Ingeniería y Construcción Ltda.$1.150.232.1594
Copec S.A.$1.074.438.281203
Sergio Esteban Vejar Palma$1.073.700.9158
Ivan Ricardo Montecinos Aguilera$970.900.446953

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $393.904.91249%
Direct award discretionary$206.062.76725%
Framework Agreement $111.133.45514%
Agile Purchase $98.762.72812%

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

Registered companies
536
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
1.638

Pyramid by sales bracket

63.8%
12.3%
22.9%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)342 companies
Small (≤25k UF)66 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)3 companies
Large (>100k UF)2 companies
No sales/no info123 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Orafti Chile S aINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)471
Soc Agric Ganadera y Forestal Guinez y Cia Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 111
Agricola las Encinas de Diguillin LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 113
Venta de Combustibles Magaly Rondanelli Munoz E.I.R.L.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 111
I Municipalidad de Pemuco Departa Mento de SaludOTRAS ACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOSMicro 1216
I Municipalidad de Pemuco Depto ComunalENSEÑANZANo sales363
I Municipalidad de PemucoADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SNo sales85

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$ 450 M declared
Approved last 5 years
5
US$ 452 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
550
+ 26 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
716
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Parque Eólico Los CoihuesEIAHy2wind SpAApproved470232
Planta Fotovoltaica Las MellizasDIALas Mellizas Generación SpAUnder Review400250
Parque Eólico PemucoDIAEngie Energía Chile S.A.Approved230450
Parque Eólico DañicalquiDIAEolica Dañicalqui SpAApproved120170
Parque Fotovoltaico Sidon SolarDIASidon Solar SpAUnder Review100600
Optimización y mejoramiento Planta Productora de Inulina Orafti ChileDIAOrafti Chile S.A.Approved25,5125
NUEVO CAV MEJORA PRODUCTIVA DE SUELO PROYECTO PLANTA SOLAR SAN JUANDIAPlanta Solar San Juan SpAApproved0,1447

Investment DECLARED by the owner upon entering SEIA (not necessarily materialized; the RCA expires after 5 years without works). Multi-comuna projects: prorated investment, jobs counted in full. Jobs = declared peak labor (source PRISMA/SOFOFA). Source: e-SEIA + PRISMA.

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

Roads and motorwaysSource: OpenStreetMap · 2026 snapshot

Kilometres of trunk road
17 km
Motorways and trunk roads crossing the comuna

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

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
ÑubleProtected area (SNASPE)at 56.5 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.

123
Species
74
Flora
44
Fauna
5
Funga
41
In conservation status
30
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
CarmelitaPercilia gillissiENPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVUPocha del surCheirodon australeVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVURana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUQueuleGomortega keuleENPancoraAegla laevisENLagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus chiltoniENHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUSapoEupsophus roseusVUPitaoPitavia punctataENPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVUGruñidor del sur, lagarto de corbataPristidactylus torquatusVUSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENGuindo santo, ñire, ñirreEucryphia glutinosaVUBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVURatón topo del matorralChelemys megalonyxVUTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENLinguePersea lingueVUCiprés de cordillera, lenAustrocedrus chilensisVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENHualoNothofagus glaucaNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTCuervo de pantanoPlegadis chihiNTPato anteojillo, pato perro (argentina y chile), pato de anteojos, ánade anteojillo (español), spectacled duck, bronze-winged duck (inglés)Speculanas specularisNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTPumaPuma concolorNT

CR critically endangered · EN endangered · VU vulnerable · NT near threatened (Species Classification Regulation / IUCN). ★ endemic to Chile. Extracted from SEIA studies by kingdom; presence reflects what baselines characterized, not a census.

1 Wetlands · 1 urban · 253 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-16-30Sist. Rios Itata- Nuble y Trib.urban252 /11.109

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. 19 projects totaling US$ 1.670 million, approved between 1996 and 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy15 projects · US$ 1.444 M · 1996–2025
Gasoducto del Pacífico S.A.Gasoducto Trasandino y Distribución de Gas Natural en Chile · Central El Campesino
Agriculture and livestock2 projects · US$ 226 M · 2004–2022
Manuel Bulnes CerdaPLANTA PRODUCTORA DE INULINA ORAFTI CHILE (e-seia) · Optimización y mejoramiento Planta Productora de Inulina Orafti Chile
Others2 projects · US$ 0 M · 2017–2020
Enaex Servicios S.A.Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A. · Ampliación Transporte Terrestre de Sustancias Químicas

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

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

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
Frontel · also Copelec, Coelcha
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSBIO
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Chillán at 39.6 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
2
on projects in the comuna
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
36140-2017
3TA
Comité Bulnes sin Termoeléctrica con Comité de Ministros.
Central El Campesino
UntimelinessRejects
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.

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

Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Fundo Las Cruces (Chillán Viejo) · 2.410 t/year

Official registries: they exclude illegal dumps and rural WWTPs (no consolidated public registry).

Forest firesSource: CONAF · Occurrence and damage statistics (2023-2024)

Wildfires · 2023-2024
14
Area affected
34 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
4.691 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
17
At high or very high risk
3
1 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
12,8°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,22°C
Annual precipitation
1.377 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
17
projection: +17 days
Frost days
24

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
406
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.730
Police cases · trend
352
406
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats71827
Domestic violence65757
Property damage65757
Larceny30350
Burglary of an uninhabited place30350
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces28326
Minor injuries21245
Weapons-related crimes13152
Crimes and offenses under the arms law13152
Burglary of an inhabited place13152
Other burglaries (forcible entry)12140
Theft of items from vehicles11128

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 21.

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
30
Guards and inspectors
6
1 per 1.431 hab
Patrol fleet
3
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 1Pickups: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
7
30
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
48
Deaths
1
11,7 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
40
6 serious
Pedestrian collisions
1

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.

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