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Escudo de Cobquecura

Cobquecura

Región de ÑubleFounded 15755.224 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024568 km² of area9 inh./km²$7.267M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Oversight
84
26th most serious Comptroller findings
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Population
−11,3%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
24,3%
Multidimensional poverty · 64th highest of 346
Finance
$1,4 million
per inhabitant per year · rank 49 of 346
Finance
86,28%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Finance
46th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

10 Schools
7 Squares and green areas
3 Health centers
2 Fire stations
2 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
1 Institutes
1 Carabineros
1 Kindergartens
1 Pharmacies
1 Libraries

Cobquecura es una comuna chilena de la provincia de Itata, Región de Ñuble, que se encuentra asentada junto a la costa del océano Pacífico, en la zona central de Chile. Su capital es el pueblo de Cobquecura.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

53.7 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#106 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety58
Health14
Culture and environment72
Education66
Infrastructure59
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

JR
Jorge Romero V.
INDEPENDIENTE
2.784
votes (52.39%)
6.021
Electoral roll
90,27%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
JR
Jorge Romero V.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
2.784
votes
JM
Julio Manuel Alberto Fuentes Alarcon
2021-2024 · IND
1.922
votes
JF
Julio Fuentes Alarcón
2008-2012 · PRSD
2.079
votes
JM
Julio Manuel Fuentes Alarcón
2004-2008 · PRSD
1.853
votes
MF
Manuel Fuentes Alarcon
2000-2004 · PRSD
1.059
votes
LS
Luis Sepulveda Placencia
1996-2000 · DC
1.196
votes
LS
Luis Sepulveda Placencia
1992-1996 · DC
1.646
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

SB
Sergio Bustos V.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
594
votes
HS
Henry Segura A.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
581
votes
RV
Ramon Venegas N.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
539
votes
CV
Claudio Vargas S.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
494
votes
CL
Carlos Lopez G.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
472
votes
MP
Miguel Pacheco A.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
302
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión11 de junio de 202637 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó una transacción laboral pendiente, rebajas de tasas de patentes y una patente de alcohol, y comprometió los costos de operación de un nuevo módulo de seguridad financiado con PMU.

Temas tratados

  • Punto extraordinario – PMG: Se incorporó a tabla la anulación de la votación de la sesión n.º 51 (23/04/2026) sobre la modificación del PMG 2026, por pronunciamiento de la Contraloría n.º 224 del 07/05/2026.
  • Transacción laboral: Juicio RIT O-24-91-2025 ante el 1.er Juzgado de Letras del Trabajo de Santiago (trabajadora de la Unidad de IDECO, 5 años de servicio, monto pretendido ~28 millones de pesos).
  • Rebaja de tasa de patentes: Propuesta de tasa diferenciada (2,5‰ en zona CST del Plan Regulador) para atraer sociedades de inversión pasiva.
  • Patente de alcohol – Comercial Líquidos SPA: Apelación para renovar patente de depósito de bebidas alcohólicas en sector Quilín (nombre incierto; posible error de transcripción).
  • PMU – Estación de Seguridad Los Presidentes: Proyecto piloto de módulo de seguridad con televigilancia; presupuesto ~134 millones de pesos.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Transacción laboral: Aprobada. Al menos dos concejales se abstuvieron (entre ellos, la concejala Sánchez) por dudas sobre el monto de la transacción. El resto votó a favor.
  • Tasa diferenciada de patentes (2,5‰ zona CST): Aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Patente de alcohol Comercial Líquidos SPA: Aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Compromiso de costos O&M del módulo de seguridad PMU: Aprobado (la transcripción no registra votación nominal explícita).

Plata y obras

  • Transacción laboral: Monto pretendido ~28 millones de pesos; monto transado no queda claro en la transcripción ("10.000 de pesos" es casi seguramente un error de Whisper).
  • PMU 2026: Cuota asignada a la comuna: 196 millones de pesos (vs. ~300 millones el año anterior). Se presentaron dos proyectos con cargo a esta cuota.
  • Estación de seguridad Los Presidentes: Costo total ~134 millones de pesos; costo anual de operación y mantención comprometido: ~3.978.532 pesos.
  • Patentes en zona CST: Actualmente solo dos patentes afectadas (~255.000 y ~110.000 pesos semestrales), que pasarían a pagar esos montos de forma anual.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Transacción laboral: La concejala Sánchez cuestionó que el monto transado no calzara con el cálculo estándar (años de servicio × remuneración). El director jurídico explicó que el monto incluye finiquito por código del trabajo más honorarios, lo que eleva la cifra.
  • Estaciones de seguridad: Una concejala planteó que los proyectos priorizan sectores "más acomodados"; el director de seguridad respondió que el piloto se eligió por disponibilidad de terreno municipal y altos índices delictuales, y que se proyectan módulos en San Luis y Los Terrenos/La Faena.

Para seguir

  • El decreto de tasa diferenciada de patentes debe publicarse en el Diario Oficial antes de diciembre de 2026 para regir desde el 1 de enero de 2027; concejala Escobar pidió que se notifique al concejo.
  • La dirección de administración y finanzas debe enviar el detalle del número de patentes afectadas y proyección de recaudación.
  • Segundo y tercer módulo de seguridad (San Luis y Los Terrenos): definición de terrenos proyectada para el segundo semestre de 2026, construcción en 2027.
  • El punto extraordinario sobre la anulación del PMG quedó agendado pero su discusión no aparece en la transcripción disponible.

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
193
of 89 minutes read
Money involved
$2.760.589.048
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
19 · Aprueba Propuesta de Modificación Presupuestaria sector EducaciónBudget amendmentunanimidad
18 · Aprueba Propuesta de Creación y Modificación Presupuestaria sector MunicipalBudget amendment$153.931.000unanimidad
195 · Convenio de transferencia de fondos para la normalización de Sala Cuna y Jardín Infantil La RanitaTender$269.000.000unanimidad
194 · Propuesta de modificación presupuestaria sector municipal para ajustes de caja del año 2025Budget amendmentunanimidad
193 · Propuesta de modificación presupuestaria sector educación, incluyendo bonos de navidad para funcionariosBudget amendmentunanimidad
192 · Modificación presupuestaria sector saludBudget amendmentunanimidad

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
298
Highly complex
84
Audit reports
12
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20222111621
201966511441
2018393271
2017165111
20161395942374
2015174744

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

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

  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2024–2026
  • CL
    Creatimus Linuxcorp Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • FD
    Fundacion Deportiva para Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • PD
    Pais Digital SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • a
    Almaia
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • CC
    Chile Comercial Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • SE
    Santillana Educacion Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • FP
    Fundacion Prodere
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • Se
    Soluciones en Seguridad Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • CC
    Comply Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • OS
    Ondac SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • AE
    Aviva Educap
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • Cm
    Control Minera Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • IS
    Inmobiliaria Sucre SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • CC
    Comercial Cauquenes Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • UM
    Universidad Mayor
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • EP
    Entel Pcs Telecomunicaciones
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • cc
    Comercial Copelec S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • IS
    Idem SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
and 6 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

5.781
inhabitants
5.211
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
-10%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
4.613
-9% vs. 2035 (5.065)
Over 60 · 2050
54,78%
42,45% in 2035 · +12 pts of ageing

INE projects comuna population only through 2035; the 2050 values are an own estimate by the monitor, anchored to the official INE 2050 national total (21,626,079 inhab, 32.1% aged 60+). Not an official comuna figure.

IndicatorValueSource
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,3 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment24 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)508,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)537,9 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo5.495 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)19,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)24,3 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples5,35 %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 26 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
5.707
2.992 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
2.109
70% of RSH households
Female-headed households
45%
1.346
Elderly (60+)1.80332%
Children and adolescents (<18)92316%
Foreign nationals441%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1122%
People with moderate/severe dependency1412%
Single-person households1.37246%

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
710
16 schools
Students per teacher
6
118 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
90,9%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
77,6%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 92%Private subsidized 8%
Pass rate
100%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,49%
dropout during the year
national median: 1,77%

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

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

CESFAM
1
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
2
FONASA enrollees
5.972
114% of the population
Doctors employed
3
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 64Contract staff: 35Fee contracts: 0
Primary-care medical visits · per year
5.502
20.116
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
210
105
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 (5.904 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar CobquecuraFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal5.73571%
Posta de Salud Rural BuchupureoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal15369%
Posta de Salud Rural ColmuyaoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1681%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $2.541.846.000 ($425.627/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $1.169.789.000Municipal contribution: $220.000.000

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

Indigenous population
294
5.4% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche28295.9%

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
32
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
6.1
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
181
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
60
Sports
22
For the elderly
12
Social and aid
10
Cultural
2
Foundations and corporations
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.

1 Local media · FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
SESoc. Erick Fernandez Muñoz Ltda. · holderFM88.7 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
73
1,3% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
16 people · 22% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
16 Venezuela
7 Argentina
6 Perú
5 Colombia

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
82
3,6% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
47
4.666 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
8
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
273
beneficiaries · 2014–2026
Subsidies Rental · DS52
5
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

5.475homes · by type (2017)
House
3.022 · 94.5%
House
2.264 · 99.5%
Shack/hut/shanty
136 · 4.3%
Other private
23 · 0.7%
Room in old house/tenement
17 · 0.5%
Other private
5 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
4 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
1 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 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
$7.267.095.000
Own revenue
$791.823.000
11% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$4.981.031.000
69% of the total
State transfers
$1.152.828.000
16% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$495.811.000
$7.267.095.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

28.0%
6.2%
20.9%
13.4%
31.6%
Property tax$221.939.000
Business licenses$49.053.000
Vehicle permits$165.117.000
Cleaning fees$105.815.000
Other own revenue$249.899.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $4.951.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
49.0%
34.0%
17.0%
Municipal$7.267.095.000
Education$5.035.987.000
Health$2.516.317.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $4.697.687.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$38.644.000
$791.823.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$424.180.000
$4.981.031.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$1.346.000
$1.152.828.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$7.620.717.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$6.437.027.000
Execution rate
84.5%
Unexecuted: $1.183.690.000
Medium execution: it executed 84.5%. Left unspent: $1.183.690.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$484.024.000
$6.437.027.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

74.2%
12.3%
11.3%
Internal management$4.773.692.000
Community services$790.082.000
Social programs$728.550.000
Municipal activities$144.703.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$2.541.846.00039.5%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.059.590.00032.0%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.400.202.00021.8%
Transfers to education$945.107.00014.7%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$452.393.0007.0%
Investment (works and projects)$316.868.0004.9%
Transfers to health$240.000.0003.7%
Electricity (facilities)$151.368.0002.4%
Councillor stipends$82.946.0001.3%
Travel allowances$67.858.0001.1%
Water (facilities)$50.893.0000.8%
Commissions and representation$1.675.0000.0%

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

32.0%
21.8%
46.3%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.059.590.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.400.202.000
Others$2.977.235.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

42.8%
28.3%
24.3%
Permanent staff$1.170.723.000
Contract staff$775.110.000
Fee contracts$113.757.000
Labor Code$11.540.000
Community progs.$663.613.000

Municipal headcount · 2021

57.6%
27.1%
15.3%
Permanent staff34
Contract staff16
Fee contracts9
Total: 59 staffFee contracts: 15.3% of the headcountWomen: 26.0%Professionalization: 38.0%
Cost/staffer permanent: $23.775.735/yearCost/staffer contract: $11.703.125/yearCost/staffer fees: $10.293.333/year

Municipal staff by contract status (SINIM, 2021). Cost per staffer = annual spending of the type ÷ same-year headcount.

Inversión, servicios básicos y obras

Investment and authorities' expenses · 2025

Municipal investment: $316.868.000 (4.9% of spending)Councillor stipends: $82.946.000Travel allowances: $67.858.000Commissions and representation: $1.675.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $452.393.000Electricity: $151.368.000Water: $50.893.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

16
67
20012024

Building permits issued · per year

52
127
20122024

Management indicator · 2025

Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
6
Security/patrol pickups
2
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
1
Primary-care medical visits
20.116
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
86,28%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent own revenue
10,9%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
3
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
2
Health staff
35
contract
Health staff
0
fee-based
Health staff
64
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
5.972
municipal health
Rural health posts
2
Street-market stalls
750

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$32.591.865.399
Purchase orders
21.206

Purchase-order amount · trend

$546.698.201
$1.902.475.493
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Copec S.A.$1.286.090.726277
Mauricio Alejandro Opazo Alvear$1.284.957.65712
Luis Orlando Hizmeri Fernández$986.223.0065
Compania de Petroleos de Chile Copec S.A.$940.388.684322
Constructora Renegado Ingeniería y Construcción SpA$832.658.5824
Empresa Constructora Vanrom Cia Ltda.$749.773.6281
Dercomaq SpA$737.325.555149
Iceal$658.804.3674

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.201.784.40563%
Agile Purchase $399.300.44921%
Framework Agreement $227.964.10712%
Direct award discretionary$73.426.5324%

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

Registered companies
406
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
492

Pyramid by sales bracket

69.7%
6.9%
23.4%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)283 companies
Small (≤25k UF)28 companies
No sales/no info95 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
I Municipalidad de CobquecuraADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SNo sales258

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
0
US$ 0 M declared
Approved last 5 years
2
US$ 17 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
65
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Sistema de Transmisión Zonal Grupo 3 S/E Itahue- S/E HualquiEIAMataquito Transmisora de Energía S.Approved324,02698
Obras de Ampliación de la Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Servidas CobqDIAEssbio S.A.Approved0,89730

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 44.5 km

Species of flora, fauna and funga documented in the baselines of the projects evaluated by SEIA in the comuna — what their environmental studies recorded in the territory. Conservation status (RCE/IUCN) and Chilean endemism are flagged.

45
Species
24
Flora
19
Fauna
2
Funga
25
In conservation status
13
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Delfín chilenoCephalorhynchus eutropiaVUHongoHygrocybe striatellaVUQueuleGomortega keuleENPitaoPitavia punctataENGuindo santo, ñire, ñirreEucryphia glutinosaVUHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENRana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUPingüino de humboldt, pingüino, pájaro niño, patranka, humboldt penguin (inglés), peruvian penguin (inglés)Spheniscus humboldtiENBallena franca australEubalaena australisENPetrel de barba blanca, fardela negra grande, petrel negro, pardela gorgiblanca, petrel mentón blanco comúnProcellaria aequinoctialisVUHongoEntoloma necopinatumVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVURanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENAbejorro, abejorro colorado, moscardón, duillin, diwmeñ, abejorro gigante de la patagonia, don basilioBombus dahlbomiiENPudúPudu puduVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVULinguePersea lingueVUHualoNothofagus glaucaNTLilePhalacrocorax gaimardiNTCuervo de pantanoPlegadis chihiNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNT

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.

12 Wetlands · 11 urban · 162 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-16-26Rio Taucuurban51
HUR-16-15Rio Cobquecura (Rehue)urban34
HUR-16-22Estero Colmuyaourban23
HUR-16-38Estero Buchupureourban16
HRU-16-01Estero Mela12 /17
HUR-16-21Sist. Rio Colmuyaourban8
HUR-16-19Estero Guairavourban8
HUR-16-28Humedal Cobquecuraurban5
HUR-16-44Estero No identificadourban2
HUR-16-40Humedal costado Rio Cobquecuraurban1
HUR-16-01Sector Punta Pullay N°1urban1
HUR-07-49Sector Punta Pullay N°6urban0 /3

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. 1 project totaling US$ 16 million, approved in 2024. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy1 project · US$ 16 M · 2024
Mataquito Transmisora de Energía S.A.Sistema de Transmisión Zonal Grupo 3 S/E Itahue- S/E Hualqui

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 42.4 km

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

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2024)

Green space per capita
6 m²
60% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

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

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
2
Heritage zones
1
Nature sanctuaries
1

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

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

Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Fundo Las Cruces (Chillán Viejo) · 1.873 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
3
Area affected
2 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
65 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
42
At high or very high risk
28
1 very high
Main threat
Inundación por desborde de c…
Inundación por desborde de cauce

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

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

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

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

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

Mean annual temperature
12,63°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,1°C
Annual precipitation
1.023 mm
projection: -2%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +1 days
Frost days
1

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
315
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
6.030
Police cases · trend
286
315
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Property damage671.283
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces651.244
Threats591.129
Domestic violence36689
Larceny23440
Minor injuries17325
Burglary of an inhabited place9172
Less serious injuries6115
Other burglaries (forcible entry)596
Rapes477
Weapons-related crimes357
Crimes and offenses under the arms law357

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
6
Guards and inspectors
6
1 per 871 hab
Patrol fleet
4
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 2Motorcycles: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
6
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
11
Deaths
0
0 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
12
2 serious

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.

Cobquecura, Región de Ñuble · Monitor Municipios