Summary
What the comuna hasSource: Catastros institucionales
Education uses administrative directories and counts institutions or campuses. OpenStreetMap is retained only as a coverage comparison and does not provide primary equipment figures.
Casablanca es una comuna del litoral central de Chile perteneciente a la provincia y región de Valparaíso.
Liveability index · EIU style
49.5 /100AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests
Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Mayoral history · 7 terms
SERVEL · TRICEL (1992-2008) · DecideChile (2024) · Wikidata (pre-1992)
Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL
Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL
Sesiones
En una línea: La sesión aprobó tres ajustes presupuestarios y adjudicó una licitación para mejorar la escuela Arturo Chavarreta, y estuvo marcada por un tenso debate entre concejales sobre una carta de proyectos que algunos calificaron de populismo y otros defendieron como propuesta legítima.
Temas tratados
- Ajustes presupuestarios: Tres modificaciones presupuestarias de los sectores municipal y educación, revisadas previamente en comisión de finanzas.
- Licitación escuela Arturo Chavarreta: Adjudicación de contrato para cambio de ventanas a termopanel y construcción de un ducto de residuos en la cocina.
- Consejo Consultivo Comunal de Niñas y Adolescentes: La directiva del consejo (4 estudiantes) se presentó ante el concejo según lo exige la Ley 21.430.
- Puntos varios: Seguridad rural, dique ilegal en playa chica, convenios con Bienes Nacionales y FOSIS, regularización de loteos, problemas de tráfico en calle El Roble, sumarios Ley Karin, director del DAEM, y debate sobre la carta de proyectos presentada por cuatro concejales.
Acuerdos y votaciones
- Aprobados por unanimidad: Ajustes N°34 y N°35 del sector municipal (no se registraron votos en contra en la transcripción).
- Aprobado: Ajuste N°34 del sector educación por $10.600.000.
- Aprobado: Adjudicación de licitación a Ventanas Bilbao SPA por $38.325.215 para mejoramiento escuela Arturo Chavarreta, plazo 40 días corridos.
Plata y obras
- Ajuste municipal N°34 ($25.660.000): reasignación desde programas de tenencia responsable/cambio climático y CTI hacia compra de productos farmacéuticos para atención de mascotas.
- Ajuste municipal N°35 ($10.000.000): $7 millones a mobiliario urbano y $3 millones a compra de árboles.
- Ajuste educación N°34 ($10.600.000): fondos para pagar indemnización mandatada por Contraloría a ex directora de escuela (nombre aproximado en transcripción: Sara Garate Díaz).
- Licitación escuela Arturo Chavarreta: $38.325.215, adjudicada a Ventanas Bilbao SPA.
- Convenio con Bienes Nacionales: El municipio destinaría ~$20.000.000 para regularización de loteos irregulares (playa chica, Santa Rita, Los Valles, canchas de fútbol).
- Convenio con FOSIS: $40.000.000 municipales para apoyo al emprendimiento; sería el primer convenio FOSIS-municipio en la Quinta Región.
Puntos de debate o controversia
- Carta de proyectos de cuatro concejales: Una concejala (no identificada con certeza) sostuvo que los 12 proyectos propuestos ya estaban en el PLADECO vigente y acusó a sus colegas de "populismo político". Los concejales firmantes (entre ellos Cartagena y Vera, según transcripción) defendieron la carta como un ejercicio legítimo de proposición y rechazaron la descalificación.
- Dique ilegal en playa chica: El concejal Cartagena alertó sobre una construcción no autorizada en el canal Orozco; el alcalde indicó que el caso ya estaba en el Juzgado de Policía Local y con oficios enviados, pero reconoció que la obra continúa.
- Seguridad rural: Concejal Cartagena denunció aumento de abigeato y escasa presencia nocturna de patrullajes en Maitenes y La Unilla.
- Fotografías en actos públicos: El concejal Vera reclamó que comunicaciones municipales excluye a los concejales de las fotos oficiales.
Para seguir
- Reglamento de salud: Pendiente revisión de la Dirección Jurídica; se incluiría en tabla del primer concejo ordinario de julio.
- Reglamento de carrera funcionaria: Se solicitó aprobación en el primer concejo de julio; funcionarios lo esperan desde 2012.
- Pago de $10.600.000 a Secretaría Provincial de Educación: Plazo hasta fin de junio; se prevé pago en primera semana de julio.
- Transmisión en vivo de comisiones: Pendiente activación, según solicitud de concejala.
- Mesa de trabajo sobre abigeato y seguridad rural: Propuesta por concejala, sin fecha definida.
- Comisiones de seguridad programadas: 30 de junio (salón municipal), 14 de julio (Maitenes) y 28 de julio (Quintay).
- Magíster UTEM para funcionarios municipales: Plazo de inscripción hasta el 15 de julio, costo $3.575.000 en 24 cuotas.
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)
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
Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory
| Year | Findings | Altam. | Compl. | Median. | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | — | 4 | 4 | — |
| 2021 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — |
| 2019 | 22 | — | 16 | 6 | — |
| 2018 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 9 | — |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
CGR severity classification · audit findings on the municipality and its corporations
Who requests meetings with the municipalitySource: InfoLobby · CPLT (Law 20,730)
Who requests meetings with the municipalitySource: InfoLobby · CPLT (Law 20,730)
- SASociedad Agricola los Olivos de CasablancaLobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019–2021
- CDCompania de Petroleos de Chile Copec S aLobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017–2025
- BDBiomedical Devices SpALobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
- EpEntidad Patrocinante el AlamoLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
- BABritish American Tobacco ChileLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2023
- GLGi3 Ltda.Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017–2019
- TeTecnología e Innovación (I D) Lifeware S.A.Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
- QVQuintay Verde Ltda.Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
- CEComercial e Inversiones Aroner Ltda.Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
- CICirculo IngenieríaLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
- GGasvalpoLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
- CSCoderhub SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
- CCConstructora Concreta S.A.Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
- STSba Torres Chile SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
- FEFundacion Educacional Crecer Con TodosLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
- AyAgricola y Comercial el Mirador LimitadaLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
- DVDesarrollos Vitivinícolas Sustentables SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
- ICInversiones Castelar Ltda.Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
- PPolpaicoLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
- SESphera Energy SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
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
How it has changedSource: Official INE series 2002–2026 (2017 base).
See the full trajectory to 2050 →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.
| Indicator | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Homes with public water supply (2017 Census) | 83,79 % | CENSO 2017 2017 |
| School disengagement (leaves the system) | 1,8 % | MINEDUC 2023 |
| School enrollment | 321 students | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| Municipal enrollment | 25 % | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE) | 580,3 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE) | 604,7 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| poblacion_censo | 29.876 inh. | 2024 Census 2024 |
| Income poverty (CASEN 2022) | 8,2 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022) | 19,6 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Indigenous peoples | 5,3 % | 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 397 students registered for the PAES.
Registro Social de Hogares
| Elderly (60+) | 6.673 | 23% of RSH |
| Children and adolescents (<18) | 6.402 | 22% of RSH |
| Foreign nationals | 1.398 | 5% of RSH |
| Belonging to indigenous peoples | 746 | 3% of RSH |
| People with moderate/severe dependency | 559 | 2% of RSH |
| Single-person households | 8.092 | 50% |
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
Total enrollment includes every school type; public enrollment includes only municipal and SLEP schools. Schools are counted by active RBD, not map objects. Pass/withdrawal and attendance are from the 2025 school year. Source: MINEDUC Open Data.
Municipal healthcare (primary care)Source: SINIM · MINSAL / FONASA
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.
| Center | Type | Provider type | Enrollees | % brackets A-B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital San José (Casablanca) | Hospital | Health Service | 16.278 | 52% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Lagunillas | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 1.379 | 54% |
| Posta de Salud Rural las Dichas | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 547 | 56% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Quintay | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 510 | 60% |
| Posta de Salud Rural los Maitenes | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 324 | 54% |
FONASA brackets A-B ≈ lowest incomes (A: without resources). Source: FONASA, as of Dec 31, 2025, DEIS code.
Indigenous peoplesSource: 2024 Census (INE) · CONADI via IDE SMA
| People | People | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Mapuche | 1.360 | 86.0% |
| Diaguita | 64 | 4.0% |
| Aymara | 51 | 3.2% |
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.
Community organizationSource: RPJSFL Civil Registry (Law 20.500/19.418) · as of Jun 2026
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.
15 Local media · 2 Comunitaria · 13 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
15 Local media · 2 Comunitaria · 13 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
| Local media | Type | dial |
|---|---|---|
| AAZUCAR | FM | 102.3 FM |
| DDULCE | FM | 97.9 FM |
| EESTILO | FM | 90.1 FM |
| QQUINTAY | FM | 92.7 FM |
| APAccion Publica SpA · holder | FM | 101.1 FM |
| AdAgencia de Publicidad y Promociones Santiago Sale Ltda. · holder | FM | 96.9 FM |
| AdAgrupacion de Adelanto Manos Unidas de Quintay · holder | Comunitaria | 106.7 FM |
| ABAustral Broadcasting SpA · holder | FM | 92.5 FM |
| CCCentro Cultural Social Valle Hermoso · holder | Comunitaria | 106.9 FM |
| CeComunicaciones e Inversiones Veronica Margarita Carrera Guzman E.I.R.L. · holder | FM | 97.1 FM |
| CSComunicaciones Sebastian Alexis Araya Rojas E.I.R.L. · holder | FM | 94.9 FM |
| ICIcg Chile SpA · holder | FM | 93.5 FM |
| LCLebi Chile SpA · holder | FM | 94.1 FM |
| SMSar Multimedios SpA · holder | FM | 91.1 FM |
| ZRZeta Radio Chile SpA · holder | FM | 106.1 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
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: 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
Housing type: 2017 Census · tenure: 2002 Census (INE).
Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA
Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA
Long-stay facilities for the elderly registered in Chile Cuida. Comunas without ELEAM send their elders to other comunas. With projected ageing (see Demographic projection), this capacity defines whether one can age in one's own comuna.
ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more
Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios
Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)
Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025
Special-law revenues · 2025
Distributed by law to specific comunas; they arrive via transfers.
Revenue by sector · 2025
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Evolución por fuente de ingreso
Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend
FCM received · trend
State transfers · trend
Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Accrued spending · trend
Distribution by management area · 2025
What the budget is spent on · 2025
| Spending line | Amount | % of spending | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance | $4.099.865.000 | 24.1% | |
| Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees | $3.560.908.000 | 21.0% | |
| Transfers to education | $2.533.400.000 | 14.9% | |
| Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending | $1.821.210.000 | 10.7% | |
| Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal | $813.041.000 | 4.8% | |
| Electricity (facilities) | $778.046.000 | 4.6% | |
| Investment (works and projects) | $597.264.000 | 3.5% | |
| Transfers to health | $500.000.000 | 2.9% | |
| Street lighting | $95.516.000 | 0.6% | |
| Councillor stipends | $82.823.000 | 0.5% | |
| Water (facilities) | $50.828.000 | 0.3% | |
| Travel allowances | $2.991.000 | 0.0% | |
| Commissions and representation | $1.632.000 | 0.0% |
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
Personnel by contract type · 2025
Municipal headcount · 2023
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
Basic and general services · 2025
Final works approvals (DOM) · per year
Building permits issued · per year
What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público ↗
What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
Purchase-order amount · trend
| Top suppliers | Amount | POs |
|---|---|---|
| Minera y Constructora Rio Grande SpA | $5.274.557.990 | 1 |
| Sociedad de Inversiones y Factoring Santa Maria Sp | $3.360.048.300 | 2 |
| Empresa Constructora Ecmovial Limitada | $3.040.236.581 | 17 |
| Genesis Inversiones SpA | $2.627.639.277 | 5 |
| Sociedad Transportes Cts Limitada | $2.563.598.415 | 118 |
| Ks Ltda. | $2.318.180.619 | 9 |
| Copec S.A. | $1.792.510.792 | 94 |
| E-Gestión | $1.719.163.408 | 351 |
Purchase mechanism · 2026
| Tender | $6.321.664.184 | 85% |
| Framework Agreement | $560.644.069 | 8% |
| Direct award discretionary | $281.179.986 | 4% |
| Agile Purchase | $271.559.012 | 4% |
Companies and economic activitySource: SII · company statistics and roster (domicile/HQ)
Pyramid by sales bracket
Largest companies domiciled in the comuna
| Company | Line of business | Sales bracket | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transportes Casablanca S a | TRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTO | Large 4 (>1M UF) | 998 |
| British American Tobacco Chile Operaciones S.A. | INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERA | Large 4 (>1M UF) | 621 |
| Taurus Holdings Chile S.A. | ACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROS | Large 4 (>1M UF) | 1 |
| Inversiones y Servicios Rupel Limitada | ACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROS | Large 4 (>1M UF) | — |
| Costa Verde Aeronautica S.A. | ACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROS | Large 4 (>1M UF) | — |
| Cerro Dominador Inversiones SpA | ACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROS | Large 4 (>1M UF) | — |
| Eckart Alimentos SpA | INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERA | Large 3 | 332 |
| Quantum Integral, S.A. | INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERA | Large 3 | 187 |
| Plaskolite Sud S.A. | INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERA | Large 3 | 130 |
| Vina Indomita SpA | INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERA | Large 3 | 78 |
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
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
MOP road networkSource: Dirección de Vialidad / MOP · 2026
Infrastructure under the authority of the Roads Directorate, not the municipality. Each segment's official length is allocated by its intersection with municipal boundaries; it is neither the entire street network nor a measure of municipal management.
Environment and air qualitySource: MMA · SINCA + PPDA + RETC
No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.
Air quality observed at MMA's SINCA stations within the comuna (2020); when there are several, the worst is shown. The scale compares the annual average with the WHO 2021 guideline (PM2.5 = 5 · PM10 = 15 µg/m³, international health reference) and the Chilean annual primary standard (PM2.5 = 20 · PM10 = 50 µg/m³): green within the WHO guideline, amber between guideline and standard, red above the national standard. "Days above standard" use the 24-h daily standard (PM2.5 = 50 · PM10 = 150 µg/m³). RETC emissions = declared point sources (industry/energy), excludes diffuse sources like residential firewood.
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.
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.
21 Wetlands · 21 urban · 112 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
21 Wetlands · 21 urban · 112 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
| Code | Wetland | Hectares |
|---|---|---|
| HUR-05-39 | Estero Casablancaurban | 40 /72 |
| HUR-05-65 | Quebrada Los Hualpesurban | 35 |
| HUR-05-27 | Estero San Jeronimourban | 14 /27 |
| HUR-05-102 | Estero El Joteurban | 10 |
| HUR-05-153 | Sin informaciónurban | 3 |
| HUR-05-71 | Embalses Quintay 2urban | 2 |
| HUR-05-66 | Embalse Casablanca 2urban | 2 |
| HUR-05-72 | Embalses Quintay 1 (Guadalupe)urban | 1 |
| HUR-05-67 | Embalse Casablanca 1urban | 1 |
| HUR-05-150 | Humedal Sector Tunquen 5urban | 1 |
| HUR-05-68 | Embalses Quintay 3urban | 1 |
| HUR-05-154 | Sector Agrosuperurban | 1 |
+ 9 more wetlands
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. 22 projects totaling US$ 872 million, approved between 1997 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.
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
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
Final SMA sanctions
| Sanctioned entity | Auditable unit | Category | Fine (UTA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filomena Narvaez Elgueta ↗ | FILOMENA NARVAEZ ELGUETA | Agroindustry | 10 |
| Juan Osvaldo Cangas Carrasco ↗ | PUB CULEBRON VIP | Amenities | 2 |
Environmental sanctions final from the SMA (no pending appeals) whose auditable unit sits in the comuna: companies, individuals and institutions (including the municipality). Fine in UTA (Annual Tax Unit). Source: Public Sanctions Registry, SNIFA.
Appeals before the Environmental Courts
| Case no. | Parties / project | Subject | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-423-2023 ↗ 2TA | I. Municipalidad de Casablanca/ Directora Ejecutiva del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental y Comité de Ministros Nueva Línea 2x220 Nueva Alto Melipilla – Nueva Casablanca – La Pólvora – Agua Santa | Environmental assessment - Citizen participation | Upheld |
| R-460-2024 ↗ 2TA | Casablanca Transmisora de Energía S.A. / Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente Nueva Línea 2x220 Nueva Alto Melipilla – Nueva Casablanca – La Pólvora – Agua Santa | Environmental sanction proceeding — formulation of charges | Upheld |
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 areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)
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 heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)
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)
Territorial burdensSource: SUBDERE (waste, Jun 2023) · Gendarmería (Jun 2025) · SISS (WWTP)
Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.
| Facility | Type | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Centro de Tratamiento Intermedio Casablanca | Centro de Tratamiento Intermedio | |
| C.D.P. Casablanca | Prison (CDP) | 118 inmates · 85 convicted · 33 awaiting trial · 169% occupancy |
| PTAS - CASABLANCA | PTAS · lagunas aireadas | ESVAL S.A. · discharges into estero casablanca |
Official registries: they exclude illegal dumps and rural WWTPs (no consolidated public registry).
Forest firesSource: CONAF · Occurrence and damage statistics (2023-2024)
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)
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)
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)
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
| Crime | Cases | Rate/100k |
|---|---|---|
| Threats | 345 | 1.130 |
| Property damage | 280 | 917 |
| Domestic violence | 186 | 609 |
| Minor injuries | 138 | 452 |
| Burglary of an uninhabited place | 127 | 416 |
| Burglary of an inhabited place | 127 | 416 |
| Larceny | 123 | 403 |
| Alcohol and drug use in public spaces | 96 | 314 |
| Robbery with violence or intimidation | 70 | 229 |
| Attempted robbery | 61 | 200 |
| Theft of items from vehicles | 57 | 187 |
| Threats or brawls (misdemeanor) | 31 | 102 |
Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 28.
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.
Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)
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.