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Escudo de Yungay

Yungay

Región de ÑubleFounded 184218.835 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024824 km² of area23 inh./km²$12.251M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Finance
+30 pts
6th biggest rise in Common Fund dependence (lost autonomy since 2001)
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Population
−2,3%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
12,8%
Multidimensional poverty · 298th highest of 346
Finance
$650 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 127 of 346
Finance
79,85%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
578,7 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
91st
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

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

Yungay es una ciudad y comuna en la provincia de Diguillín, de la región de Ñuble, en la zona central de Chile. Según el censo de 2017 tiene una población de 17 787 habitantes.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

44.5 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#240 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety32
Health52
Culture and environment31
Education62
Infrastructure60
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Rafael Cifuentes R.
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
4.010
votes (27.76%)
17.236
Electoral roll
89,64%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
RC
Rafael Cifuentes R.
2024-2028 · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
4.010
votes
RA
Rafael Arcangel Cifuentes Rodriguez
2021-2024 · PS
2.435
votes
PI
Pedro Inostroza Valenzuela
2008-2012 · ILE
2.877
votes
LC
Luis Cárdenas Astorga
2004-2008 · PDC
4.473
votes
LC
Luis Cardenas Astorga
2000-2004 · PDC
4.171
votes
LC
Luis Cardenas Astorga
1996-2000 · DC
3.115
votes
RM
Roberto Melo Cuevas
1992-1996 · DC
1.042
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

BC
Berta Cid J.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.948
votes
JS
Juana Sandoval R.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.640
votes
RC
Rene Cabezas V.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.065
votes
PM
Patricia Moncada M.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.048
votes
AC
Angelica Cabezas G.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
690
votes
MC
Marcela Concha M.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
445
votes

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

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
220
Highly complex
47
Audit reports
8
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202510911
2024112811
202381521
20228441
20201082420641
2017481322131

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

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

  • IB
    Inversiones Bosquemar Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2024
  • AP
    Asociación Protectora de Animales de Yungay
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • CN
    Compañia Nacional de Telefonos, Telefonica del Sur S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019–2024
  • SI
    Soc Importadora y Comercial Multimaq Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • MB
    Marco Boffi Carrasco
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • SE
    Sociedad Educacional Nueva Esperanza Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • PS
    Parque Solar Esmeralda SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • EE
    Enerside Energy
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • ND
    Nevados de Chillan
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • CC
    Claro Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • OS
    Ondac SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • co
    Cristian Octavio Gonzalez Andrades Construcciones y Servicios EIRL
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • EC
    Empresa Constructora Osorio EIRL
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • AD
    Aridos del Laja S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • SL
    Sisinf Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • BO
    Byp Oficiales de Cumplimiento Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • VD
    Valtec Drone SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • CD
    Comite de Vivienda 27 de Febrero
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Curapaso
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • SC
    Soc. Comercializadora Eurotaff Chile Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
and 21 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

17.348
inhabitants
18.882
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+9%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
18.494
-3% vs. 2035 (19.110)
Over 60 · 2050
45,33%
33,55% 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)0,9 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment185 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment50 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)578,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)619,5 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo18.680 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)10,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)12,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples4,25 %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 308 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
20.223
10.453 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
6.469
62% of RSH households
Female-headed households
47%
4.864
Elderly (60+)5.34026%
Children and adolescents (<18)3.92319%
Foreign nationals1051%
Belonging to indigenous peoples4062%
People with moderate/severe dependency3001%
Single-person households4.87747%

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
3.856
19 schools
Students per teacher
9,9
388 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
90,9%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
67,3%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 49%Private subsidized 51%
Pass rate
98,3%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,4%
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
1
FONASA enrollees
5.879
31% of the population
Doctors employed
2
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 43Contract staff: 36Fee contracts: 29
Primary-care medical visits · per year
28.443
52.426
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
507
457
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 (6.000 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar CampanarioFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal5.70762%
Hospital Comunitario de Salud Familiar Pedro Morales Campos (Yungay)HospitalHealth Service28358%
Posta de Salud Rural San Antonio (Yungay)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1050%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $2.426.059.000 ($412.665/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $1.072.925.000Municipal contribution: $420.000.000

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

Indigenous population
793
4.2% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche73592.7%

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
40
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.1
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
259
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
89
Sports
37
For the elderly
26
Social and aid
7
Cultural
4
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.

7 Local media · 3 Comunitaria · 4 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
LVLA VOZ DE YUNGAYFM102.7 FM
PPRINCIPALFM105.1 FM
SSTEFANIAFM100.9 FM
IPIglesia Pentecostal Cristocentrica · holderComunitaria107.9 FM
JdJunta de Vecinos 4u Campanario · holderComunitaria107.3 FM
PSParroquia San Miguel · holderFM96.9 FM
PSParroquia San Miguel de Yungay · holderComunitaria107.7 FM

The dial (frequency) of every FM, AM and community radio with a studio in the comuna (SUBTEL, active sound broadcasting concessions). National networks appear in their headquarters' comuna, not necessarily where they broadcast. When SUBTEL records no brand name, its holder (the concession holder).

Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE

Foreign nationals
171
0,9% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
64 people · 37% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
64 Venezuela
34 Colombia
20 Argentina
13 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
258
3,5% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
13
1.515 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
156
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
925
beneficiaries · 2012–2026
Subsidies Rental · DS52
59
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

15.503homes · by type (2017)
House
8.012 · 96.9%
House
7.193 · 99.4%
Shack/hut/shanty
142 · 1.7%
Apartment
42 · 0.5%
Other private
38 · 0.5%
Room in old house/tenement
23 · 0.3%
Other private
18 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
13 · 0.2%
Apartment
8 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
4 · 0.1%
Indigenous dwelling
4 · 0%
Mobile
4 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
24
4,9 per 1,000 over-60s

Long-stay facilities for the elderly registered in Chile Cuida. Comunas without ELEAM send their elders to other comunas. With projected ageing (see Demographic projection), this capacity defines whether one can age in one's own comuna.

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

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
$12.250.776.000
Own revenue
$1.853.869.000
15% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$7.347.778.000
60% of the total
State transfers
$2.502.890.000
20% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.201.633.000
$12.250.776.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

32.8%
20.0%
13.9%
30.5%
Property tax$608.195.000
Business licenses$371.002.000
Vehicle permits$257.955.000
Cleaning fees$51.788.000
Other own revenue$564.929.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $159.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
51.5%
39.3%
9.1%
Municipal$12.250.776.000
Education$9.339.828.000
Health$2.174.441.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $6.898.373.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$368.823.000
$1.853.869.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$361.083.000
$7.347.778.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$348.410.000
$2.502.890.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$17.091.244.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$11.424.170.000
Execution rate
66.8%
Unexecuted: $5.667.074.000
Low execution: it only executed 66.8% of the budget — $5.667.074.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.173.107.000
$11.424.170.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

70.2%
14.8%
8.3%
Internal management$8.021.640.000
Community services$1.687.266.000
Social programs$947.977.000
Municipal activities$574.516.000
Recreational programs$59.082.000
Cultural programs$133.689.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$3.238.547.00028.3%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.488.233.00021.8%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$2.426.059.00021.2%
Investment (works and projects)$2.374.718.00020.8%
Transfers to education$1.019.000.0008.9%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$897.273.0007.9%
Electricity (facilities)$545.789.0004.8%
Transfers to health$420.000.0003.7%
Councillor stipends$85.393.0000.7%
Water (facilities)$78.002.0000.7%
Street lighting$63.521.0000.6%
Travel allowances$20.710.0000.2%
Commissions and representation$1.969.0000.0%

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

Personal y dotación municipal

Spending composition · 2025

21.8%
28.3%
49.9%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.488.233.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$3.238.547.000
Others$5.697.390.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

59.2%
23.8%
13.0%
Permanent staff$1.719.104.000
Contract staff$691.637.000
Fee contracts$77.492.000
Labor Code$38.416.000
Community progs.$376.917.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

68.2%
31.8%
Permanent staff58
Contract staff27
Total: 85 staffWomen: 48.2%Professionalization: 48.2%
Cost/staffer permanent: $27.891.741/yearCost/staffer contract: $19.937.593/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: $2.374.718.000 (20.8% of spending)Councillor stipends: $85.393.000Travel allowances: $20.710.000Commissions and representation: $1.969.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $897.273.000Street lighting: $63.521.000Electricity: $545.789.000Water: $78.002.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

79
188
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

91
189
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
2 m²/inh.
CESFAM in the comuna
1
Primary-care medical visits
52.426
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
79,85%
of own revenue
Permanent staff
58
Permanent own revenue
15,13%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
2
as of Dec 31
Building permits
189
Health staff
36
contract
Health staff
29
fee-based
Health staff
43
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
5.879
municipal health
Rural health posts
1
Final works approvals
188

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$61.792.494.405
Purchase orders
27.171

Purchase-order amount · trend

$276.060.933
$1.853.118.856
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Servicios Jorge Hugo Jose Antonio Arnaboldi Caceres Limitada$5.123.117.3714
Carolina Villegas Silva$2.519.224.9001
Constructora Andes y Cia. Ltda.$2.377.940.2432
Sociedad Mathieu y Mathieu Ltda.$1.819.902.46243
Essbio S.A.$1.705.523.4172
Gabriel Briones Sandoval Construccion Obras Civile$1.253.298.32762
Compania de Petroleos de Chile Copec S.A.$779.024.871276
Automotriz Km. 2$767.138.134303

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.182.581.95064%
Agile Purchase $478.798.36726%
Framework Agreement $153.120.4468%
Direct award discretionary$38.618.0932%

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

Registered companies
1.306
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
4.924

Pyramid by sales bracket

62.5%
13.7%
21.8%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)816 companies
Small (≤25k UF)179 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)22 companies
Large (>100k UF)4 companies
No sales/no info285 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Supermercado Murallass China LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 292
Agricola e Industrial el Boldo S.A.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 1947
Soc Agropecuaria y Forestal los Placeres Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 1162
Maderas Campanario SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 1149
Fundacion Educacional Nueva Esperanza YungayENSEÑANZAMedium 2114
Servicios Industriales, Construccion y Montaje Antay LimitadaACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DEMedium 292
Emiliano Sagurie y Compania LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 223
Empresa Electrica el Pinar SpASUMINISTRO DE ELECTRICIDAD, GAS, VAPOR Y AIREMedium 2
Agricola Santa Berta SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 162
Agricola Santa Leonides SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 150

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$ 253 M declared
Approved last 5 years
7
US$ 397 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
301
+ 10 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
591
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Parque Eólico TulipanesEIAParque Eolico Tulipanes SpAUnder Review625564
Parque Eólico Las LilasDIAParque Eólico las Lilas SpAUnder Review510753
Parque Eólico Las FresiasDIAParque Eólico las Fresias SpAApproved500457
Parque Eólico Peñasco VentosoEIAQuilleco SpAApproved325400
Parque Eólico DañicalquiDIAEolica Dañicalqui SpAApproved120170
Parque Fotovoltaico CampanarioDIAMvc Solar 60 SpAApproved1156
Planta Fotovoltaica AgrovisiónDIAMvc Solar 11 SpAApproved1150
Parque Solar PequénDIAParque Solar Pequén SpAApproved10,58660
Parque Solar LuceroDIAParque Solar Lucero SpAApproved9,02760

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

State protected wilderness areas (SNASPE) in the comuna
ÑubleProtected area (SNASPE)64.128 ha

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.

170
Species
115
Flora
55
Fauna
52
In conservation status
33
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
CarmelitaPercilia gillissiENTolloDiplomystes nahuelbutaensisENGuindo santo, ñire, ñirreEucryphia glutinosaVUBagrecitoBullockia maldonadoiENSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUQueuleGomortega keuleENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVURanita de los queulesEupsophus septentrionalisENPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENBagrecitoTrichomycterus chiltoniENCauqueOdontesthes mauleanumVUCauque del norteOdontesthes brevianalisVUCarmelita de concepciónPercilia irwiniENPuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVUBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVULamprea de agua dulceMordacia lapicidaENRana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUPancoraAegla laevisENLagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUPitaoPitavia punctataENLinguePersea lingueVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUCiprés de cordillera, lenAustrocedrus chilensisVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUHuillínLontra provocaxENPudúPudu puduVUSapoRhinella rubropunctataVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENHuemul, taruca, wümul, güemul, shoan, shoen, trula, hueque, ciervo sur andinoHippocamelus bisulcusCRGüiñaLeopardus guignaVULamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUHualoNothofagus glaucaNTSapo arrieroAlsodes nodosusNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTCarpintero negro, gallos del monte, rere (mapudungún)Campephilus magellanicusNTPumaPuma concolorNTPato cortacorrientesMerganetta armataNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTMonito del monteDromiciops gliroidesNTColo-coloLeopardus colocoloNT

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 · 2 urban · 24 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-16-13Estero Camaronesurban21
HPU-16-06Humedal3
HUR-08-78Ríos Biobío- Laja y Trib.urban0 /25.795

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. 17 projects totaling US$ 601 million, approved between 2001 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy14 projects · US$ 501 M · 2001–2026
Parque Eólico las Fresias SpAParque Eólico Las Fresias · Parque Eólico Peñasco Ventoso
Forestry1 project · US$ 75 M · 2001
Maderas Arauco S.A.Planta Trupan 2
Real estate1 project · US$ 25 M · 2020
Inmobiliaria Ihv LimitadaConjunto Habitacional Villa Yungay
Others1 project · US$ 0 M · 2017
Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Polykarpo 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 Coelcha
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSBIO
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Chillán at 53.5 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
2 m²
20% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

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

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
C.D.P. YungayPrison (CDP)140 inmates · 105 convicted · 35 awaiting trial · 212% occupancy
C.E.T. YungayPrison (CET)11 inmates · 11 convicted · 0 awaiting trial · 33% occupancy
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Los Ángeles (Los Ángeles) · 6.741 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
23
Area affected
124 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
3.470 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
20
At high or very high risk
10
5 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
12,06°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,26°C
Annual precipitation
1.573 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
12
projection: +13 days
Frost days
32

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
1.014
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.384
Police cases · trend
1.123
1.014
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats1961.041
Domestic violence179950
Property damage144765
Larceny83441
Minor injuries62329
Weapons-related crimes56297
Burglary of an inhabited place55292
Crimes and offenses under the arms law49260
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces42223
Burglary of an uninhabited place28149
Sexual abuse20106
Robbery with violence or intimidation1474

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
0
Guards and inspectors
1
1 per 18.835 hab
Patrol fleet
2
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
0
20202024

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
95
Deaths
6
31,9 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
67
11 serious
Pedestrian collisions
7

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.