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Quirihue

Región de ÑubleFounded 174912.241 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024589 km² of area21 inh./km²$7.812M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Livability
36.5/100
10th least liveable in the country
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Population
−7,2%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
18,9%
Multidimensional poverty · 161st highest of 346
Finance
$638 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 132 of 346
Finance
83,17%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Safety
3.815
cases per 100k inhab. · 318th in the country
Education
595,2 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
69th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

21 Squares and green areas
20 Schools
4 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
3 Kindergartens
1 Libraries
1 Health centers
1 Carabineros
1 Pharmacies

Quirihue es una ciudad y comuna, capital de la provincia de Itata, Región de Ñuble, fundada por Domingo Ortiz de Rozas y García de Villasuso, en la zona central de Chile. Está situada a unos 72 kilómetros al noroeste de Chillán, a 82 kilómetros al norte de Concepción y a 398 kilómetros al sur de Santiago. Limita al norte con Cauquenes, al oeste con Cobquecura, al sur con Trehuaco y al este con Ninhue.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

36.5 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#337 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety30
Health25
Culture and environment42
Education55
Infrastructure40
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Eduardo Redlich M.
CHILE VAMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
5.812
votes (62.39%)
10.812
Electoral roll
89,68%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
ER
Eduardo Redlich M.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
5.812
votes
RP
Richard Patricio Irribarra Ramirez
2021-2024 · PR
2.935
votes
TI
Tomás Irribarra de la Torre
2008-2012 · PRSD
3.604
votes
RA
Raúl Andrade Vera
2004-2008 · ILB
3.396
votes
RA
Raul Andrade Vera
2000-2004 · ILC
3.522
votes
RA
Raul Andrade Vera
1996-2000 · ILDRN
2.126
votes
TE
Tomas Edison Irribarra de la Torre
1992-1996 · PR
2.493
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

RP
Raul Penela B.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.276
votes
RI
Richard Irribarra R.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · PARTIDO RADICAL DE CHILE
1.117
votes
IP
Israel Parra H.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
788
votes
JA
Joel Andrades I.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
547
votes
AB
Alicia Bastias E.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
326
votes
MP
Maria Placencia A.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
325
votes

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

Este municipio tiene carpetas de actas del concejo en su Transparencia Activa, pero SIN documentos publicados (incumplimiento de la Ley 20.285).

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
49
Highly complex
11
Audit reports
2
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20252111281
2020282221

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

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

  • cD
    Civis Data
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • Ce
    Contrucciones e Instalaciones SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • X
    X-Proice
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • FM
    Fundación Multitudes
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad Cge S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • AG
    Asesoría Gestión y Servicios
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • CS
    Crecic S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • IP
    Inversiones Puentes Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025

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

11.869
inhabitants
12.244
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+3%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
11.362
-6% vs. 2035 (12.127)
Over 60 · 2050
47,8%
35,79% 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)0,4 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment150 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment50 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)595,2 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)599,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo11.746 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)7,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)18,9 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples3,89 %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 182 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
11.890
6.007 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
4.136
69% of RSH households
Female-headed households
53%
3.195
Elderly (60+)3.34928%
Children and adolescents (<18)2.25519%
Foreign nationals490%
Belonging to indigenous peoples2792%
People with moderate/severe dependency3183%
Single-person households2.65944%

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
2.160
17 schools
Students per teacher
8,1
266 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
87,7%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
70,2%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 75%Private subsidized 25%
Pass rate
99,4%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,79%
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
0
Clinics
4
Rural health posts
1
FONASA enrollees
33
0% of the population
Doctors employed
0
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 10Contract staff: 6Fee contracts: 2
Primary-care medical visits · per year
17.889
35.507
20102025
Medical specialties served · 2 in the comuna (public system)
PediatricsFamily Medicine

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

Comprehensive home visits · per year
236
232
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 (1.284 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Hospital Comunitario de Salud Familiar de QuirihueHospitalHealth Service1.25166%
Posta de Salud Rural los RematesRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal3361%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $638.278.000 ($19.341.758/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $158.977.000Municipal contribution: $130.000.000

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

Indigenous population
457
3.9% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche43595.2%

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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
CCONIFERAFM95.9 FM
CBCentro Bautista Social y Cultural de Quirihue · holderComunitaria107.3 FM
CCComunicaciones Casiano Andrade Vera y Cia. Ltda. · holderFM102.9 FM
PDParroquia Dulce Nombre de Jesus · 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
72
0,6% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
26 people · 36% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
26 Venezuela
11 Bolivia
7 Colombia
5 Argentina

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

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

Families in informal settlements
39
1 encampment (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
210
4,5% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
38
2.971 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
66
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
328
beneficiaries · 2014–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
20
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

9.820homes · by type (2017)
House
4.937 · 94.3%
House
4.512 · 98.4%
Shack/hut/shanty
234 · 4.5%
Apartment
36 · 0.8%
Shack/improvised dwelling
24 · 0.5%
Apartment
23 · 0.4%
Other private
20 · 0.4%
Room in old house/tenement
17 · 0.3%
Other private
11 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
3 · 0.1%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
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
$7.811.768.000
Own revenue
$1.036.732.000
13% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$5.124.875.000
66% of the total
State transfers
$1.016.736.000
13% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.048.199.000
$7.811.768.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

23.9%
18.8%
19.4%
6.2%
31.7%
Property tax$247.649.000
Business licenses$194.749.000
Vehicle permits$201.270.000
Cleaning fees$64.445.000
Other own revenue$328.619.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $3.393.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
43.2%
53.6%
Municipal$7.811.768.000
Education$9.693.545.000
Health$580.034.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $4.783.392.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$74.410.000
$1.036.732.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$555.170.000
$5.124.875.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$326.987.000
$1.016.736.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$9.134.960.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$7.567.146.000
Execution rate
82.8%
Unexecuted: $1.567.814.000
Medium execution: it executed 82.8%. Left unspent: $1.567.814.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$958.365.000
$7.567.146.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

71.7%
12.6%
11.0%
Internal management$5.423.150.000
Community services$950.888.000
Social programs$831.899.000
Municipal activities$170.214.000
Recreational programs$118.940.000
Cultural programs$72.055.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$2.142.035.00028.3%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.073.210.00027.4%
Transfers to education$960.694.00012.7%
Investment (works and projects)$879.974.00011.6%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$638.278.0008.4%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$476.729.0006.3%
Electricity (facilities)$206.608.0002.7%
Transfers to health$130.000.0001.7%
Councillor stipends$85.696.0001.1%
Travel allowances$66.544.0000.9%
Water (facilities)$56.012.0000.7%
Street lighting$39.026.0000.5%
Commissions and representation$2.508.0000.0%

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

27.4%
28.3%
44.3%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.073.210.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$2.142.035.000
Others$3.351.901.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

50.8%
21.0%
21.9%
Permanent staff$1.369.238.000
Contract staff$566.424.000
Fee contracts$137.548.000
Labor Code$31.714.000
Community progs.$591.168.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

27.4%
15.3%
57.3%
Permanent staff43
Contract staff24
Fee contracts90
Total: 157 staffFee contracts: 57.3% of the headcountWomen: 44.8%Professionalization: 91.0%
Cost/staffer permanent: $28.391.372/yearCost/staffer contract: $16.499.708/yearCost/staffer fees: $1.008.433/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: $879.974.000 (11.6% of spending)Councillor stipends: $85.696.000Travel allowances: $66.544.000Commissions and representation: $2.508.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $476.729.000Street lighting: $39.026.000Electricity: $206.608.000Water: $56.012.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

30
22
20022025

Building permits issued · per year

52
73
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
3 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
10
Security/patrol pickups
0
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
0
Primary-care medical visits
35.507
Clinics
4
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
83,17%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
39
Permanent own revenue
13,27%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
0
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
73
Health staff
6
contract
Health staff
2
fee-based
Health staff
10
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
33
municipal health
Rural health posts
1
Street-market stalls
400
Final works approvals
22

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$28.276.364.957
Purchase orders
13.881

Purchase-order amount · trend

$266.279.641
$1.401.841.952
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Compania de Petroleos de Chile Copec S.A.$1.061.438.391409
Víctor Gabriel San Martín Hernández$1.058.693.98920
Copec S.A.$1.029.267.017183
Pretton$688.495.21192
Gasco Glp S a$645.378.90244
Constructora Chanco Ltda.$580.602.5991
Abastible S.A.$548.994.723427
Ingeniería y Construcción Alaska Chile Ltda.$499.971.5731

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $900.470.28764%
Agile Purchase $236.876.86017%
Framework Agreement $227.675.85016%
Direct award discretionary$36.818.9553%

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

Registered companies
889
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
3.070

Pyramid by sales bracket

60.3%
13.6%
24.9%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)536 companies
Small (≤25k UF)121 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)8 companies
Large (>100k UF)3 companies
No sales/no info221 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Transportes Jr LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONLarge 2201
Constructora y Asistencia Tecnica la Toscana LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONLarge 2139
Comercial Redlich Garcia SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 259
Sociedad Agricola, Forestal, Comercial e Industrial Huayu LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 219
Agricola Forestal el Olivo SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 22
Servicios Forestales Jr LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONMedium 1147
Jorge Esteban Redlich Mardones SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 114
Forestal San Jose SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 112
Sociedad Agricola, Forestal, Comercial e Industrial Santa Ines LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERAMedium 12
Soc Agricola San Andres Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCASmall 351

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$ 270 M declared
Approved last 5 years
2
US$ 118 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
345
+ 19 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
102
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Parque Eólico El SauzalEIAInversiones Bosquemar SpAUnder Review500850
Parque Eólico LoncualhueDIAParque Eólico Loncualhue SpA..Under Review340350
Sistema de Transmisión Zonal Grupo 3 S/E Itahue- S/E HualquiEIAMataquito Transmisora de Energía S.Approved324,02698
Parque Eólico CulencoDIAUka Chile & CiaApproved305200

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

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
Los RuilesNational Reserveat 45.9 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.

90
Species
37
Flora
51
Fauna
2
Funga
46
In conservation status
31
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Huillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUQueuleGomortega keuleENSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVURana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUPochaCheirodon pisciculusVUCauqueOdontesthes mauleanumVUPitaoPitavia punctataENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVUPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUCauque del norteOdontesthes brevianalisVUPuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVUGuindo santo, ñire, ñirreEucryphia glutinosaVUTollo de agua dulceDiplomystes chilensisENTolloDiplomystes nahuelbutaensisENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENHongoHygrocybe striatellaVULagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENLamprea de agua dulceMordacia lapicidaENTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENHongoEntoloma necopinatumVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVURanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENAbejorro, abejorro colorado, moscardón, duillin, diwmeñ, abejorro gigante de la patagonia, don basilioBombus dahlbomiiENPudúPudu puduVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVULamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVULinguePersea lingueVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUBecacina pintadaNycticryphes semicollarisENPidencitoLaterallus jamaicensisENHualoNothofagus glaucaNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPato anteojillo, pato perro (argentina y chile), pato de anteojos, ánade anteojillo (español), spectacled duck, bronze-winged duck (inglés)Speculanas specularisNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTCuervo de pantanoPlegadis chihiNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTCanquén común, avutarda, cauquén realChloephaga poliocephalaNTFlamenco chilenoPhoenicopterus chilensisNT

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 · 32 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-16-30Sist. Rios Itata- Nuble y Trib.urban32 /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. 2 projects totaling US$ 118 million, approved in 2024. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy2 projects · US$ 118 M · 2024
Mataquito Transmisora de Energía S.A.Sistema de Transmisión Zonal Grupo 3 S/E Itahue- S/E Hualqui · Parque Eólico Culenco

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

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

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
CGE · also Copelec
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSBIO
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Cauquenes at 35.5 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
3 m²
30% 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. QuirihuePrison (CDP)94 inmates · 94 convicted · 0 awaiting trial · 121% occupancy
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Fundo Las Cruces (Chillán Viejo) · 3.997 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
15
Area affected
13 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
6.632 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
30
At high or very high risk
23
10 very high
Main threat
Colapso colectores de aguas …
Colapso colectores de aguas lluvia/alcantarillados

Points in the comuna where SENAPRED identifies winter-rain risk (channel overflows, flooding, collector collapse, landslides, mudflows, snow), with risk level and the agency responsible for the fix.

Water scarcitySource: DGA · MOP (scarcity-zone decrees)

No scarcity decree in force today.
Years under decree since 2008
1
latest: 2023 · drought chronicity

DGA water-scarcity zone decrees (by comuna, province or region; basin decrees are not counted here, so chronicity is a floor). The decree enables extraordinary water redistribution measures. At the megadrought's peak (2021) 286 comunas were under decree; today 26.

Climate and climate changeSource: ARClim · MMA + CR2/UC (CMIP6 modeling)

Mean annual temperature
13,25°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,29°C
Annual precipitation
938 mm
projection: -2%
Hot days>30°C
4
projection: +10 days
Frost days
4

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
467
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
3.815
Police cases · trend
829
467
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats81662
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces79645
Property damage76621
Domestic violence61498
Minor injuries48392
Larceny36294
Burglary of an inhabited place13106
Less serious injuries974
Burglary of an uninhabited place974
Threats or brawls (misdemeanor)757
Crimes and offenses under the arms law757
Weapons-related crimes757

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 22.

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
10
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 12.241 hab
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
10
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
37
Deaths
1
8,2 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
37
5 serious
Pedestrian collisions
2

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.