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Escudo de Treguaco

Treguaco

Región de ÑubleFounded 19735.766 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024315 km² of area18 inh./km²$5.814M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Finance
89%
29th most dependent on the Municipal Common Fund in the country
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Livability
1 m²/hab
16th fewest green areas per inhabitant
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Population
−2,6%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
18,8%
Multidimensional poverty · 167th highest of 346
Finance
$1 million
per inhabitant per year · rank 73 of 346
Finance
89,23%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
557,3 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
29th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

11 Schools
9 Squares and green areas
6 Health centers
1 Fire stations
1 Kindergartens
1 Carabineros

Treguaco o Trehuaco es una comuna y ciudad de la zona central de Chile, ubicada al noroeste de la región de Ñuble en la provincia de Itata.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

52.9 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#114 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety60
Health45
Culture and environment39
Education73
Infrastructure60
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Jorge Morales S.
INDEPENDIENTE
2.903
votes (55.01%)
5.983
Electoral roll
90,59%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
JM
Jorge Morales S.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
2.903
votes
RJ
Raul Jaime Espejo Escobar
2021-2024 · IND
1.400
votes
LA
Luis Alberto Cuevas Ibarra
2008-2012 · ILC
2.108
votes
LC
Luis Cuevas Ibarra
2004-2008 · IND
2.097
votes
FC
Fernando Chandia Nova
2000-2004 · PPD
1.088
votes
BM
Benjamin Maureira Alvarez
1996-2000 · UDI
833
votes
BM
Benjamin Maureira Alvarez
1994-1996 · UDI
499
votes
FC
Fernando Chandia Nova
1992-1994 · PPD
434
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

CP
Claudia Parra B.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
756
votes
RA
Rolando Agurto A.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
582
votes
GC
Gonzalo Constanzo M.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
382
votes
SM
Samuel Montecinos Z.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · FEDERACION REGIONALISTA VERDE SOCIAL
343
votes
LM
Luis Monsalve V.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
285
votes
CF
Camila Flores M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
273
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
88
Highly complex
33
Audit reports
3
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2025222111
2022521130111
2020141671

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 · 3 audiencias · 2024–2026
  • CL
    Creatimus Linuxcorp Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • HS
    Health Systems Design & Connection
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • IC
    Ingenieria, Consultoria e Inversiones Kimia SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • CR
    Constructora Rodolfo Rojas Zuñiga EIRL
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • SB
    Soc. Bocaz y Bocaz Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • SE
    Santillana Educacion Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • LA
    Laboratorio Andromaco
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • CC
    Comply Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • SC
    Sociedad Contructora del Norte S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • US
    Unibox SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • CP
    Consultorias Publicas Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • TS
    Tier SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • MS
    Maitsan Soluciones SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • Cm
    Control Minera Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • SL
    Sisinf Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • CC
    Comercial Cauquenes Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • IP
    Inversiones Pelicano S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • IS
    Idem SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • cD
    Civis Data
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
and 12 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

5.327
inhabitants
5.779
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
5.644
-3% vs. 2035 (5.842)
Over 60 · 2050
48,38%
36,91% in 2035 · +11 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)1,8 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment68 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)557,3 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)572,5 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo6.124 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)17,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)18,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples3,51 %2024 Census 2024

The PAES year is that of the admission process: the test is sat in November of the previous year. The average covers only those who registered to apply to university —not every secondary-school graduate— and groups them by the comuna of the school they graduated from, not by where the student lives. Here it rests on 71 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
6.108
3.268 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
2.171
66% of RSH households
Female-headed households
45%
1.486
Elderly (60+)1.74729%
Children and adolescents (<18)1.09818%
Foreign nationals150%
Belonging to indigenous peoples952%
People with moderate/severe dependency1272%
Single-person households1.58048%

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
657
13 schools
Students per teacher
5,5
119 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
92,9%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
80,7%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 100%Private subsidized 0%
Pass rate
98,9%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,13%
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
3
FONASA enrollees
5.901
102% of the population
Doctors employed
5
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 62Contract staff: 34Fee contracts: 6
Primary-care medical visits · per year
9.955
15.166
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
374
158
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 (5.833 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar TreguacoFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal5.83262%
Posta de Salud Rural Minas de LeuqueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1100%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $2.430.602.000 ($411.897/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $1.720.173.000Municipal contribution: $158.286.000

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

Indigenous population
215
3.5% of the census population (Census 2024)

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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
CdConsejo de Desarrollo de Trehuaco, Solidaridad Social · holderComunitaria107.9 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
31
0,5% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
14 people · 45% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
14 Venezuela
4 Perú
4 Colombia
1 Bolivia

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
79
3,4% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
6
963 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
20
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
213
beneficiaries · 2012–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
17
paid · 2016–2024

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

4.839homes · by type (2017)
House
2.396 · 95%
House
2.300 · 99.3%
Shack/hut/shanty
112 · 4.4%
Shack/improvised dwelling
9 · 0.4%
Other private
8 · 0.3%
Other private
8 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
5 · 0.2%
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
$5.813.941.000
Own revenue
$471.807.000
8% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$3.907.992.000
67% of the total
State transfers
$1.019.487.000
18% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$649.180.000
$5.813.941.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

13.4%
18.5%
31.6%
36.5%
Property tax$63.415.000
Business licenses$87.265.000
Vehicle permits$149.071.000
Other own revenue$172.056.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $4.144.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
45.3%
36.8%
18.0%
Municipal$5.813.941.000
Education$4.724.227.000
Health$2.308.764.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $3.660.506.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$39.185.000
$471.807.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$421.207.000
$3.907.992.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$91.155.000
$1.019.487.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$5.674.188.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$5.718.969.000
Execution rate
100.8%
Fully executed
High execution: the municipality executed 100.8% of its current budget.

Accrued spending · trend

$635.413.000
$5.718.969.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

89.1%
6.1%
Internal management$5.095.942.000
Community services$348.548.000
Social programs$123.847.000
Municipal activities$134.909.000
Recreational programs$7.078.000
Cultural programs$8.645.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.611.596.00045.7%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$2.430.602.00042.5%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$872.366.00015.3%
Transfers to education$811.714.00014.2%
Investment (works and projects)$496.369.0008.7%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$163.553.0002.9%
Transfers to health$158.286.0002.8%
Electricity (facilities)$126.589.0002.2%
Councillor stipends$83.463.0001.5%
Travel allowances$25.533.0000.4%
Water (facilities)$10.227.0000.2%
Street lighting$6.938.0000.1%
Commissions and representation$374.0000.0%

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

45.7%
15.3%
39.1%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.611.596.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$872.366.000
Others$2.235.007.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

38.4%
44.5%
14.0%
Permanent staff$1.034.893.000
Contract staff$1.199.454.000
Fee contracts$377.249.000
Labor Code$16.579.000
Community progs.$67.937.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

31.7%
39.4%
28.8%
Permanent staff33
Contract staff41
Fee contracts30
Total: 104 staffFee contracts: 28.8% of the headcountWomen: 50.0%Professionalization: 32.4%
Cost/staffer permanent: $30.852.273/yearCost/staffer contract: $13.904.146/yearCost/staffer fees: $10.958.700/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: $496.369.000 (8.7% of spending)Councillor stipends: $83.463.000Travel allowances: $25.533.000Commissions and representation: $374.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $163.553.000Street lighting: $6.938.000Electricity: $126.589.000Water: $10.227.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

46
131
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

76
89
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
1 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
9
Security/patrol pickups
3
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
1
Primary-care medical visits
15.166
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
89,23%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
29
Permanent own revenue
8,12%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
5
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
89
Health staff
34
contract
Health staff
6
fee-based
Health staff
62
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
5.901
municipal health
Rural health posts
3
Street-market stalls
22
Final works approvals
131

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$34.490.577.560
Purchase orders
14.992

Purchase-order amount · trend

$1.104.143.483
$1.259.757.039
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Constructora Genoveva SpA$2.609.147.7993
Mahefltda$2.245.213.6378
Sistemas Modulares de Computacion SpA$1.621.240.03040
Pablo Alberto$1.176.155.6592
Viviendas la Toscana E.I.R.L.$1.160.695.6401
Cristian Octavio Gonzalez Andrades Construcciones y Servicios E.I.R.L.$985.900.5285
Reinaldo Fabián Araneda Garrido$896.515.85232
Constructora Chandia y Compañia Ltda.$762.834.5347

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $810.773.44264%
Agile Purchase $279.760.72322%
Framework Agreement $92.783.3807%
Direct award discretionary$76.439.4936%

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

Registered companies
306
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
1.464

Pyramid by sales bracket

61.1%
12.4%
23.5%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)187 companies
Small (≤25k UF)38 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)6 companies
Large (>100k UF)3 companies
No sales/no info72 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Paneles Leonera LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)316
Comercial Guivar LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2218
Inds Rio Itata II S.A.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 1
Constructora Genoveva SpACONSTRUCCIONMedium 228
Comercializadora y Forestal Lahui-Lahui LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 224
Fernando Chandia Nova y Compañia LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONMedium 133
Cristian Octavio Gonzalez Andrades Construcciones y Servicios E.I.R.L.CONSTRUCCIONMedium 116
Comercializadora Santa Catalina LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 113
Santa Emilia Inversiones SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 15
I Municipalidad de Trehuaco DepartamentoADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SNo sales228

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
1
US$ 16 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
35
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

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

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

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

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

44
Species
28
Flora
14
Fauna
2
Funga
21
In conservation status
12
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Belloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENQueuleGomortega keuleENPitaoPitavia punctataENRana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUGuindo santo, ñire, ñirreEucryphia glutinosaVUPalma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisENHongoHygrocybe striatellaVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVURanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUAbejorro, abejorro colorado, moscardón, duillin, diwmeñ, abejorro gigante de la patagonia, don basilioBombus dahlbomiiENGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUHongoEntoloma necopinatumVUPudúPudu puduVULinguePersea lingueVUHualoNothofagus glaucaNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTCuervo de pantanoPlegadis chihiNTAguilucho chicoButeo albigulaNT

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

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-16-30Sist. Rios Itata- Nuble y Trib.urban1.312 /11.109
HUR-16-23Rio Itata Coelemu - Desembocaduraurban8 /13
HRU-16-01Estero Mela4 /17

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$ 36 million, approved between 2006 and 2024. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 20 M · 2006
Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A..Sistema de Conducción y Descarga al mar de los efluentes del CFI Nueva Aldea
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
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Concepción at 55.1 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
1 m²
10% 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
Historic monuments
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) · 2.006 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
39 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
121 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
51
At high or very high risk
36
23 very high
Main threat
Inundación por desborde de c…
Inundación por desborde de cauce

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

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

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

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

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

Mean annual temperature
13,32°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,23°C
Annual precipitation
874 mm
projection: -2%
Hot days>30°C
8
projection: +12 days
Frost days
3

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
314
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.446
Police cases · trend
223
314
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Property damage751.301
Threats611.058
Domestic violence53919
Minor injuries24416
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces20347
Burglary of an inhabited place18312
Larceny17295
Burglary of an uninhabited place12208
Crimes and offenses under the arms law8139
Weapons-related crimes8139
Sexual abuse587
Serious or very serious injuries469

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 18.

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
9
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 5.766 hab
Patrol fleet
3
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 3
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
9
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
9
Deaths
0
0 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
7
1 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.