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Escudo de Quillón

Quillón

Región de Ñuble19.304 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024406 km² of area48 inh./km²$16.156M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Finance
+1.661%
28th fastest-growing municipal budget (since 2001)
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Population
+5,7%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
12%
Multidimensional poverty · 305th highest of 346
Finance
$837 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 91 of 346
Finance
88,21%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
563,6 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
33rd
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

27 Squares and green areas
18 Schools
8 Kindergartens
7 Health centers
4 Pharmacies
2 Fire stations
1 Carabineros
1 Libraries

Quillón es una comuna de la zona central de Chile ubicada en la Provincia de Diguillín, Región de Ñuble. Su lema es "Quillón Valle del Sol"; su capital es la ciudad de Quillón.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

48.8 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#169 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety48
Health51
Culture and environment44
Education45
Infrastructure55
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Felipe Catalan V.
INDEPENDIENTE
5.721
votes (39.13%)
17.499
Electoral roll
89,35%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
FC
Felipe Catalan V.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
5.721
votes
MA
Miguel Alfonso Peña Jara
2021-2024 · DC
3.327
votes
JA
Jaime Adriano Catalán Saldias
2008-2012 · PDC
4.454
votes
JC
Jaime Catalán Saldías
2004-2008 · PDC
4.720
votes
JC
Jaime Catalan Saldias
2000-2004 · PDC
3.221
votes
JC
Jaime Catalan Saldias
1996-2000 · DC
3.463
votes
JC
José Campos Orellana
1992-1996 · DC
3.082
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

DM
Daniel Monsalves N.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
1.231
votes
EV
Esteban Villegas A.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.173
votes
GN
Gabriel Navarrete A.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · INDEPENDIENTE
1.158
votes
PB
Pablo Bianchi I.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
972
votes
JF
Juan Fuentealba S.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
834
votes
CJ
Cecilia Jeno B.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · INDEPENDIENTE
782
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión12 de junio de 202616 minWatch session

En una línea: Sesión extraordinaria de 14 minutos en que el concejo aprobó por unanimidad tres materias: un trato directo para el servicio de recolección de basura, una subvención de $20 millones para terminar la sede de una junta de vecinos y la modificación de un convenio con una agrupación.

Temas tratados

  • Trato directo recolección de residuos sólidos: contratación directa por dos meses mientras se adjudica la licitación pública en curso.
  • Subvención Junta de Vecinos Santa Ana / Bahúl ("la ERA"): $20 millones para finalizar una sede que quedó inconclusa por problemas en el contrato original.
  • Modificación de convenio con una agrupación (nombre no queda claro en la transcripción): incorporación de un tercer profesional en epidemiología y exigencia de informes mensuales.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Los tres puntos de tabla fueron aprobados por unanimidad por todos los concejales presentes.

Plata y obras

  • Trato directo basura: el presentador anunció "seiscientos sesenta y nueve millones", pero el debate presupuestario sitúa el costo hasta agosto en ~$169,4 millones; hay inconsistencia en la transcripción, no queda clara la cifra exacta.
  • Presupuesto anual recolección: el municipio tenía $1.146,9 millones asignados; gasto a la fecha $735,3 millones; tras sumar el trato directo, quedarían ~$242 millones para los cuatro meses restantes, monto que podría ser insuficiente.
  • Subvención sede Junta de Vecinos Santa Ana / Bahúl: $20 millones para terminar la construcción.
  • Plaza Thompson: se firmó convenio con el Gobierno Regional para su restauración (mencionado de pasada por el alcalde).

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Una concejala advirtió que el presupuesto de recolección podría no alcanzar para el resto del año y que probablemente se requerirá una modificación presupuestaria posterior.
  • La sede de la junta de vecinos tiene un litigio pendiente con la empresa constructora original, cuyo contrato tenía vicios según la municipalidad.

Para seguir

  • Licitación pública de recolección de residuos: adjudicación esperada para agosto de 2026.
  • Si el presupuesto de basura no alcanza, se tramitará modificación presupuestaria con finanzas.
  • El municipio acompañará a la Junta de Vecinos en la ejecución de los $20 millones.
  • Se anunció inauguración de un "centro intelectual" junto al SASPAM para la semana siguiente (fecha exacta no queda clara en la transcripción).

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
115
of 42 minutes read
Money involved
$14.632.326.174
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
4.2 · Aprobación por unanimidad del contrato de arriendo de impresoras para dependencias municipales, Quillón 2025-2027Tender$95.157.507unanimidad
4.1 · Solicitud de votación del contrato de arriendo de impresoras para dependencias municipales, Quillón 2025-2027Tender$95.157.507
4.6 · Subvención a TEA ACOMPAÑOSubsidy$2.500.000unanimidad
4.5 · Modificación presupuestaria N° 3 municipalBudget amendmentunanimidad
4.4 · Servicio de seguridad y vigilancia para edificio consistorial y CESFAM antiguo, comuna de QuillónTender$88.200.000unanimidad
4.3 · Adquisición de áridos con transporte para mantenimiento de la red vial comunal, QuillónTender$179.623.360unanimidad

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
90
Highly complex
47
Audit reports
5
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20223122451
2021168711
202030511131
2015131212

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

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

  • CA
    Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2023
  • AS
    Aridos. San Marcos SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2021–2023
  • PJ
    Parques Johnson Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2025
  • WC
    Walmart Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019
  • IY
    Inmobiliaria y Agricola Santa Augusta SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022
  • Ad
    Asociacion de Canalistas del Canal Quillon
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019–2023
  • CJ
    Constructora Jose Miguel Veloso Lara EIRL
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • AE
    Aridos el Maiten
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2020–2022
  • SC
    Soc. Comercial Empresa Boero Boero
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015
  • CN
    Cofradia Nautica Hermandad de la Costa Nao del Sol Quillon
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • Iy
    Ingeniería y Construcción Edco Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • FH
    Felipe Horta Producciones Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • CD
    Comite de Vivienda Eben Ezer
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016
  • Ee
    Empresa Eléctrica de la Frontera
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2021
  • SD
    Sociedad de Asesoria en Arquitectura e Ingenieria y Constructora Cyg
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015
  • CL
    Constructora Lama
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • CM
    Constructora Makal Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos el Olivar Quillon
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • Md
    Mutual de Seguridad de la Cámara Chilena de la Construcción
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2021
  • CD
    Comite de Vivienda 4 de Noviembre
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
and 67 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

15.734
inhabitants
19.421
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+24%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
20.640
+2% vs. 2035 (20.308)
Over 60 · 2050
49,77%
37,84% 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)2,1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment151 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment50 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)563,6 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)588,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo19.165 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)16 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)12 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples4,33 %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 162 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
21.554
11.727 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
7.913
67% of RSH households
Female-headed households
49%
5.775
Elderly (60+)6.31429%
Children and adolescents (<18)4.04519%
Foreign nationals3161%
Belonging to indigenous peoples4552%
People with moderate/severe dependency5122%
Single-person households5.94351%

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
3.180
14 schools
Students per teacher
9,6
331 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
85,9%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
74,7%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 58%Private subsidized 42%
Pass rate
98,3%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,53%
dropout during the year
national median: 1,77%

Aggregate of all the comuna's schools (RBD → comuna). Pass/withdrawal and attendance are from the 2025 school year. SIMCE is not published as open data (managed by the Quality Agency, by request only); the available quality proxy is passing, dropout and attendance. The PAES result appears in the social section.

Municipal healthcare (primary care)Source: SINIM · MINSAL / FONASA

CESFAM
1
Clinics
1
Rural health posts
3
FONASA enrollees
20.476
106% of the population
Doctors employed
11
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 106Contract staff: 89Fee contracts: 0
Primary-care medical visits · per year
20.287
51.671
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
1.002
892
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 (20.299 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar QuillónFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal16.74565%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar el CasinoCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal2.22577%
Posta de Salud Rural Liucura AltoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal67781%
Posta de Salud Rural Juan Enrique MoraRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal50077%
Posta de Salud Rural ChancalRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal13280%
Posta de Salud Rural CasinoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2050%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $5.994.408.000 ($292.753/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $4.318.300.000Municipal contribution: $350.000.000

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

Indigenous population
829
4.3% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche78794.9%

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
34
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
1.8
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
137
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
49
Sports
13
For the elderly
11
Cultural
2
Social and aid
1
Foundations and corporations
1
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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
CCAYUMANQUIFM90.5 FM
IITATAFM102.1 FM
BCBio-Bio Comunicaciones S.A. · holderFM105.3 FM
CCCentro Cultural Valle de Fe · holderComunitaria107.5 FM
CCCongregacion Cristiana Betania · holderComunitaria107.9 FM
SdSoc. de Comunicaciones e Inversiones Valenz y Cia. Ltda. · holderFM103.5 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
424
2,2% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
244 people · 58% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
244 Venezuela
46 Colombia
26 Haití
25 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
332
4,4% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
94
7.797 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
156
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
777
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
43
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

18.166homes · by type (2017)
House
10.381 · 96.7%
House
7.380 · 99.3%
Shack/hut/shanty
265 · 2.5%
Other private
59 · 0.5%
Shack/improvised dwelling
29 · 0.4%
Other private
19 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
17 · 0.2%
Apartment
10 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
2 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Apartment
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
12
2,1 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
$16.156.042.000
Own revenue
$1.709.255.000
11% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$12.785.053.000
79% of the total
State transfers
$783.559.000
5% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$917.523.000
$16.156.042.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

27.5%
7.2%
22.3%
37.9%
Property tax$469.954.000
Business licenses$122.595.000
Vehicle permits$380.698.000
Cleaning fees$88.888.000
Other own revenue$647.120.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $1.979.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
50.4%
31.2%
18.3%
Municipal$16.156.042.000
Education$10.008.410.000
Health$5.873.364.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $12.127.904.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$185.569.000
$1.709.255.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$559.823.000
$12.785.053.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$810.000
$783.559.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$18.721.868.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$15.320.018.000
Execution rate
81.8%
Unexecuted: $3.401.850.000
Medium execution: it executed 81.8%. Left unspent: $3.401.850.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$928.461.000
$15.320.018.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

49.6%
29.9%
12.7%
Internal management$7.602.866.000
Community services$4.581.531.000
Social programs$1.941.207.000
Municipal activities$691.331.000
Recreational programs$489.509.000
Cultural programs$13.574.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$5.994.408.00039.1%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$4.424.642.00028.9%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$4.027.802.00026.3%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$1.077.920.0007.0%
Investment (works and projects)$888.020.0005.8%
Transfers to education$678.831.0004.4%
Electricity (facilities)$544.954.0003.6%
Transfers to health$350.000.0002.3%
Travel allowances$102.682.0000.7%
Water (facilities)$88.041.0000.6%
Councillor stipends$85.078.0000.6%
Street lighting$69.648.0000.5%

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

Personal y dotación municipal

Spending composition · 2025

26.3%
28.9%
44.8%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$4.027.802.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$4.424.642.000
Others$6.867.574.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

27.0%
28.3%
6.9%
37.2%
Permanent staff$1.746.271.000
Contract staff$1.833.878.000
Fee contracts$447.653.000
Labor Code$38.549.000
Community progs.$2.409.235.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

37.5%
47.5%
15.0%
Permanent staff60
Contract staff76
Fee contracts24
Total: 160 staffFee contracts: 15.0% of the headcountWomen: 40.4%Professionalization: 29.4%
Cost/staffer permanent: $22.374.867/yearCost/staffer contract: $17.389.711/yearCost/staffer fees: $15.357.208/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: $888.020.000 (5.8% of spending)Councillor stipends: $85.078.000Travel allowances: $102.682.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $1.077.920.000Street lighting: $69.648.000Electricity: $544.954.000Water: $88.041.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

35
232
20022025

Building permits issued · per year

147
142
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
5 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
4
Surveillance cameras
112
Security/patrol pickups
2
Security booths
0
Primary-care medical visits
51.671
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
88,21%
of own revenue
Security drones
2
Permanent staff
53
Permanent own revenue
10,58%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
11
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
4
Building permits
142
Health staff
89
contract
Health staff
0
fee-based
Health staff
106
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
20.476
municipal health
Street-market stalls
231
Final works approvals
232

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$91.071.381.337
Purchase orders
40.590

Purchase-order amount · trend

$823.454.001
$4.793.286.973
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Importaciones y Exportaciones Tecnodata S a$7.530.990.13315
Altramuz Limitada$3.426.433.51615
Constructora Manzano y Asociados Limitada$2.268.780.9184
Fosas del Huape$2.178.862.84275
Copec S.A.$1.357.997.583134
Salinas y Fabres Sociedad Anonima$1.196.505.023361
Claro Vicuña Valenzuela S.A.$1.145.223.3462
Fernando Alberto Veloso Oliva$962.439.969318

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $2.440.350.04151%
Agile Purchase $1.019.069.89021%
Direct award discretionary$830.098.11717%
Framework Agreement $503.768.92611%

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

Registered companies
1.597
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
2.579

Pyramid by sales bracket

66.8%
11.8%
20.5%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.067 companies
Small (≤25k UF)189 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)11 companies
Large (>100k UF)2 companies
No sales/no info328 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Pedro Medina y Compania LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 136
Seafuture Company SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 12
R. Jelinek L.a.-S.A.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERAMedium 255
Ferreteria y Barraca de Fierros Solumaq SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 218
Comercial, Agrícola y Transportes la Patagua SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 25
Comercial Conisol y Compania LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERAMedium 130
Adolfo Cano Comercializadora E.I.R.L.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 112
Inversiones Rio Itata Ltda.ACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSMedium 1
Cooperativa Agricola y Vitivinicola Cerro Negro Quillon LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 1
Maquitor SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 1

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$ 8 M declared
Approved last 5 years
0
US$ 0 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
85
+ 8 in operations
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Proyecto de Loteo Comercial y Unidades de Condominio Nueva Marina AvenDIAInversiones e Inmobiliaria Quillón Under Review6,02410
Construcción Puente Cerro Negro, Comunas de Quillón y Bulnes, Región dDIAMinisterio de Obras PúblicasUnder Review4,335150

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

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.

55
Species
20
Flora
35
Fauna
25
In conservation status
20
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
CarmelitaPercilia gillissiENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUPitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUQueuleGomortega keuleENPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVUTolloDiplomystes nahuelbutaensisENBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENBagrecitoTrichomycterus chiltoniENCauqueOdontesthes mauleanumVUPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVUCarmelita de concepciónPercilia irwiniENBagrecitoBullockia maldonadoiENPuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVULamprea de agua dulceMordacia lapicidaENBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENLamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTRana 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 specularisNT

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.

3 Wetlands · 3 urban · 286 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-16-30Sist. Rios Itata- Nuble y Trib.urban144 /11.109
HUR-16-39Laguna Avendanourban118
HUR-16-31Laguna Avendano humedalurban24

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. 5 projects totaling US$ 13 million, approved between 1997 and 2020. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy1 project · US$ 12 M · 1997
Gasoducto del Pacífico S.A.Gasoducto Trasandino y Distribución de Gas Natural en Chile
Others4 projects · US$ 1 M · 2013–2020
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, Coelcha
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSBIO
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Concepción at 40.6 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.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
5 m²
50% 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) · 13.061 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
26
Area affected
138 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
22.806 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
35
At high or very high risk
12
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
13,65°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,22°C
Annual precipitation
1.038 mm
projection: -2%
Hot days>30°C
20
projection: +21 days
Frost days
11

Modeled climatology (CMIP6 downscaling ~5 km): present ≈ 1980-2010, projection ≈ 2035-2065 middle scenario. Not recent weather observation.

SafetyCrime, road crashes and municipal security infrastructure

Crimes (police cases)Source: CEAD · Ministry of Public Security

Police cases · 2025
1.163
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
6.025
Police cases · trend
997
1.163
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces2601.347
Threats151782
Domestic violence128663
Larceny125648
Burglary of an inhabited place120622
Property damage105544
Minor injuries70363
Burglary of an uninhabited place38197
Theft of items from vehicles21109
Robbery with violence or intimidation1998
Other burglaries (forcible entry)1893
Drug-related crimes1683

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 25.

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
112
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 19.304 hab
Patrol fleet
10
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 2Motorcycles: 4Bicycles: 4Drones: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
112
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
66
Deaths
1
5,2 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
31
4 serious
Pedestrian collisions
9
1 pedestrian 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.