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Escudo de San Fabián

San Fabián

Región de ÑubleFounded 18654.793 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20241.540 km² of area3 inh./km²$4.019M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Procurement
34%
12th that buys most through direct contracting
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Finance
-16 pts
26th biggest gain in autonomy from the Common Fund (since 2001)
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Population
+5,9%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
15%
Multidimensional poverty · 261st highest of 346
Finance
$839 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 90 of 346
Finance
77,22%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
580,2 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
116th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

7 Schools
5 Squares and green areas
3 Carabineros
3 Health centers
1 Kindergartens

San Fabián es una comuna precordillerana de la zona central de Chile, en la provincia de Punilla, en la región de Ñuble, Chile. Su capital comunal es el pueblo de San Fabián de Alico. Limita por el norte con las comunas de Parral y Colbún, Región del Maule, por el este con Argentina, por el sur con la comuna de Coihueco, y por el oeste con las comunas de Ñiquén y San Carlos.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

43.8 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#250 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety47
Health37
Culture and environment24
Education74
Infrastructure56
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Cristofer Valdés G.
INDEPENDIENTE
1.818
votes (38.86%)
5.526
Electoral roll
87,89%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
CV
Cristofer Valdés G.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
1.818
votes
CD
Claudio de la Cruz Almuna Garrido
2021-2024 · RN
927
votes
CF
Cristian Fernández Gómez
2008-2012 · PPD
935
votes
CM
Cristián Marcelo Fernández Gómez
2004-2008 · IND
1.274
votes
IC
Ivan Contreras Gonzalez
2000-2004 · PDC
882
votes
IC
Ivan Contreras Gonzalez
1996-2000 · DC
906
votes
IC
Ivan Contreras Gonzalez
1994-1996 · DC
822
votes
CU
Cristina Urrutia Sepulveda
1992-1994 · PR
86
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

MQ
Maximiliano Quiñones C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
566
votes
SM
Samuel Muñoz M.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
500
votes
ET
Evelyn Troncoso S.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
426
votes
CP
Cesar Palavecino M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
383
votes
JM
Jaime Meriño C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
340
votes
CO
Carlos Orellana O.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
271
votes

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

417 minutes publishedindex updated on 07-08-2026Municipal transparency

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
64
Highly complex
17
Audit reports
3
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2026134361
202538132231
202413131

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

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

  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos 2 Rural Barrios Buenos Aires
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad Cge S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • FS
    Fedok SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • Cm
    Control Minera Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • SL
    Sisinf Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • FA
    Febos Ami SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • OS
    Optimiza Seguridad
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • Ad
    Aprende Drones SpA Umiles Latinoamerica
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • CD
    Cge Distribución S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • TC
    Transaction Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • CL
    Comercializadora Lizette Faundez Martinez EIRL
    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

3.700
inhabitants
4.823
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+31%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
5.135
+2% vs. 2035 (5.047)
Over 60 · 2050
49,2%
36,89% in 2035 · +12 pts of ageing

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

IndicatorValueSource
School disengagement (leaves the system)2,4 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment30 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)580,2 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)599,1 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo5.245 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)15 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)15 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples4,37 %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 51 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
5.900
3.288 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
2.195
67% of RSH households
Female-headed households
48%
1.590
Elderly (60+)1.48325%
Children and adolescents (<18)1.20320%
Foreign nationals431%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1262%
People with moderate/severe dependency902%
Single-person households1.73353%

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
974
6 schools
Students per teacher
8,3
117 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
90%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
82%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 100%Private subsidized 0%
Pass rate
99,3%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
0,69%
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
5.549
116% of the population
Doctors employed
1
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 61Contract staff: 24Fee contracts: 0
Primary-care medical visits · per year
5.895
14.052
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
253
249
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 (5.528 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar San FabiánFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal5.52668%
Posta de Salud Rural el CaracolRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1100%
Posta de Salud Rural TrabuncuraRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal10%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $2.662.220.000 ($479.766/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $1.346.376.000Municipal contribution: $427.055.000

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

Indigenous population
229
4.4% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
1
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche20790.4%

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
16
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
3.3
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
130
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
65
For the elderly
12
Sports
10
Social and aid
2
Cultural
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.

3 Local media · 2 Comunitaria · 1 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
AALTERNATIVAComunitaria107.1 FM
FDFundacion Deportiva, Social y Cultural San Fabian · holderComunitaria107.9 FM
SdSoc. de Radio y Television Carivision Ltda. · holderFM93.9 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
87
1,7% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
34 people · 39% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
34 Venezuela
16 Argentina
5 Perú
4 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
86
4,3% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
42
4.100 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
74
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
46
beneficiaries · 2013–2019
Subsidies Rental · DS52
15
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

4.305homes · by type (2017)
House
2.183 · 95%
House
1.994 · 99.4%
Shack/hut/shanty
57 · 2.5%
Other private
51 · 2.2%
Room in old house/tenement
6 · 0.3%
Shack/improvised dwelling
6 · 0.3%
Other private
5 · 0.2%
Apartment
2 · 0.1%
Apartment
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
$4.019.073.000
Own revenue
$784.524.000
20% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$2.659.078.000
66% of the total
State transfers
$269.336.000
7% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$478.321.000
$4.019.073.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

22.7%
19.1%
18.5%
36.9%
Property tax$178.132.000
Business licenses$150.107.000
Vehicle permits$145.315.000
Cleaning fees$21.560.000
Other own revenue$289.410.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
37.4%
38.3%
24.3%
Municipal$4.019.073.000
Education$4.120.789.000
Health$2.614.955.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $2.415.768.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$24.122.000
$784.524.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$342.895.000
$2.659.078.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$74.293.000
$269.336.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$4.528.962.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$3.925.471.000
Execution rate
86.7%
Unexecuted: $603.491.000
Medium execution: it executed 86.7%. Left unspent: $603.491.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$429.564.000
$3.925.471.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

81.3%
7.6%
Internal management$3.192.896.000
Community services$208.755.000
Social programs$296.817.000
Municipal activities$76.296.000
Recreational programs$56.579.000
Cultural programs$94.128.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$2.662.220.00067.8%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.187.883.00030.3%
Transfers to health$849.265.00021.6%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$652.548.00016.6%
Investment (works and projects)$227.217.0005.8%
Councillor stipends$92.969.0002.4%
Electricity (facilities)$90.106.0002.3%
Travel allowances$24.017.0000.6%
Commissions and representation$12.839.0000.3%
Street lighting$10.508.0000.3%
Water (facilities)$8.303.0000.2%

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

30.3%
16.6%
53.1%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.187.883.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$652.548.000
Others$2.085.040.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

51.1%
24.2%
20.3%
Permanent staff$779.279.000
Contract staff$368.628.000
Fee contracts$39.976.000
Labor Code$28.176.000
Community progs.$310.261.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

59.5%
40.5%
Permanent staff25
Contract staff17
Total: 42 staffWomen: 38.1%Professionalization: 59.5%
Cost/staffer permanent: $30.062.240/yearCost/staffer contract: $18.560.588/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: $227.217.000 (5.8% of spending)Councillor stipends: $92.969.000Travel allowances: $24.017.000Commissions and representation: $12.839.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Street lighting: $10.508.000Electricity: $90.106.000Water: $8.303.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

62
111
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

15
71
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
5 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
52
Security/patrol pickups
0
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
1
Primary-care medical visits
14.052
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
77,22%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
24
Permanent own revenue
19,52%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
1
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
71
Health staff
24
contract
Health staff
0
fee-based
Health staff
61
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
5.549
municipal health
Rural health posts
2
Final works approvals
111

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$25.906.573.158
Purchase orders
34.752

Purchase-order amount · trend

$314.075.477
$699.965.185
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Ecobio SpA$1.576.200.528113
Daniel Alejandro$941.870.5137
Soc. Barraca Romero Ltda.$930.456.72598
Copec S.A.$693.161.915133
Blue Mix SpA$574.132.1811.372
Setel Ltda.$546.624.458407
Servicios Electricos Eliotec Limitada$447.174.2564
Chavez y Araya Limitada$439.112.1162

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $238.648.55334%
Agile Purchase $212.217.14530%
Framework Agreement $193.524.97628%
Direct award discretionary$55.574.5138%

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

Registered companies
425
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
717

Pyramid by sales bracket

68.2%
12.2%
18.8%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)290 companies
Small (≤25k UF)52 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)2 companies
Large (>100k UF)1 companies
No sales/no info80 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Dresden LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 2
Inversiones Patagual LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSMedium 27
Jose Bustamante e Hija LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 116
Agricola Perquilauquen Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCASmall 3179
I Municipalidad de San FabianADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SNo sales218

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.

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

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
ÑubleProtected area (SNASPE)at 29.3 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.

95
Species
54
Flora
41
Fauna
33
In conservation status
22
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Huillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUGuindo santo, ñire, ñirreEucryphia glutinosaVUTolloDiplomystes nahuelbutaensisENPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus chiltoniENBagrecitoBullockia maldonadoiENSapo hermosoTelmatobufo venustusENBagre grandeNematogenys inermisENCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENCarmelita de concepciónPercilia irwiniENGruñidor del sur, lagarto de corbataPristidactylus torquatusVUPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVULinguePersea lingueVUCiprés de cordillera, lenAustrocedrus chilensisVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUHuemul, taruca, wümul, güemul, shoan, shoen, trula, hueque, ciervo sur andinoHippocamelus bisulcusCRCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENPudúPudu puduVUHualoNothofagus glaucaNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPumaPuma concolorNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTCarpintero negro, gallos del monte, rere (mapudungún)Campephilus magellanicusNTColo-coloLeopardus colocoloNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTMonito del monteDromiciops gliroidesNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNT

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

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-16-30Sist. Rios Itata- Nuble y Trib.urban992 /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. 5 projects totaling US$ 186 million, approved between 2007 and 2014. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy4 projects · US$ 111 M · 2007–2014
Hidroeléctrica Ñuble SpACentral Ñuble de Pasada · PROYECTO CENTRAL HIDROELÉCTRICA DE PASADA PERQUILAUQUÉN
Hydraulic Infrastructure1 project · US$ 75 M · 2011
Dirección General de Concesiones de Obras Públicas del Ministerio de Obras PúblicasEmbalse Punilla VIII Región del Bio Bio

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 Parral at 70.2 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.

Environmental conflictsSource: SNIFA · SMA + Environmental Search · Environmental Courts

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
3
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
1
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-20-2020
3TA
Maria Maraboli Sepúlveda y Otros con Comisión de Evaluación de la Región del Ñuble
Línea de Transmisión 1X220 KV Punilla-San Fabián
Administrative invalidationPartially upheld
29521-2019
2TA
Movimiento Social en Defensa del Río Ñuble en contra de la Dirección Ejecutiva, Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Embalse Punilla VIII Región
RCA expiryRejects
R-16-2015
3TA
Movimiento Social en Defensa del Río Ñuble con SMA
Línea de Alta Tensión 2x220 KV San Fabián-Ancoa y Obras Asociadas
RCA expiryRejects

Appeals resolved by the Environmental Courts (Law 20.600) on the comuna's projects or facilities, geolocated by the associated project (SEIA) or sanctioned facility (SMA). Partial coverage: Supreme Court appeals and cases without a locatable act are excluded. Source: 1st Environmental Court's Environmental Search.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
5 m²
50% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

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

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

Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Fundo Las Cruces (Chillán Viejo) · 1.707 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
4
Area affected
17 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
238 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
18
At high or very high risk
12
11 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
8,94°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,4°C
Annual precipitation
1.954 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
2
projection: +7 days
Frost days
121

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
272
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.675
Police cases · trend
197
272
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Property damage531.106
Threats46960
Domestic violence44918
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces33689
Larceny19396
Burglary of an inhabited place10209
Minor injuries9188
Weapons-related crimes8167
Sexual abuse7146
Crimes and offenses under the arms law7146
Drug-related crimes6125
Burglary of an uninhabited place6125

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 24.

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
52
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 4.793 hab
Surveillance cameras · trend
17
52
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
20
Deaths
0
0 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
8
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.