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Escudo de Casablanca

Casablanca

ValparaísoFounded 175330.543 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024953 km² of area32 inh./km²$18.032M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Economy
11.775 jobs
25th most jobs promised by investment projects
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Economy
386/1,000 inhab.
29th most promised jobs per inhabitant (one megaproject transforms it)
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Population
+20,3%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
19,6%
Multidimensional poverty · 140th highest of 346
Finance
$590 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 147 of 346
Education
580,3 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
312th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: Catastros institucionales

22 School facilities
17 Puntos de cobro en rutas concesionadas
9 Pharmacies
8 Establecimientos de salud vigentes
4 Compañías de Bomberos
2 Parques urbanos
2 Cuarteles de Carabineros
1 Police stations
1 Hospitals
1 Street markets

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.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

49.5 /100
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#177 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety27
Health67
Culture and environment61
Education43
Infrastructure48
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Rodrigo Martínez R.
CHILE VAMOS · RENOVACION NACIONAL
11.250
votes (54.34%)
24.730
Electoral roll
89,8%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
RM
Rodrigo Martínez R.
2024-2028 · RENOVACION NACIONAL
11.250
votes
FJ
Francisco Javier Riquelme Lopez
2021-2024 · RD
4.290
votes
MJ
Manuel Jesús Vera Delgado
2008-2012 · PDC
5.352
votes
MJ
Manuel Jesús Vera Delgado
2004-2008 · PDC
6.414
votes
MJ
Manuel Jesus Vera Delgado
2000-2004 · PDC
5.636
votes
MJ
Manuel Jesus Vera Delgado
1996-2000 · DC
5.364
votes
MJ
Manuel Jesus Vera Delgado
1992-1996 · DC
1.748
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

ID
Ivan Duran P.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
2.413
votes
IQ
Ilse Quezada P.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.383
votes
AS
Alex Santander C.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · FRENTE AMPLIO
1.197
votes
MV
Manuel Vera D.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.173
votes
FM
Felipe Molina L.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.165
votes
JC
Jose Cartagena I.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · FRENTE AMPLIO
960
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión88 minWatch session ↗

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)

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
62
Highly complex
4
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20239—44—
20213—12—
201922—166—
2018221129—
2017321——
2016312——

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

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

  • SA
    Sociedad Agricola los Olivos de Casablanca
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019–2021
  • CD
    Compania de Petroleos de Chile Copec S a
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017–2025
  • BD
    Biomedical Devices SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • Ep
    Entidad Patrocinante el Alamo
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • BA
    British American Tobacco Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2023
  • GL
    Gi3 Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017–2019
  • Te
    Tecnología e Innovación (I D) Lifeware S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • QV
    Quintay Verde Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • CE
    Comercial e Inversiones Aroner Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • CI
    Circulo Ingeniería
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • G
    Gasvalpo
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • CS
    Coderhub SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • CC
    Constructora Concreta S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • ST
    Sba Torres Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • FE
    Fundacion Educacional Crecer Con Todos
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • Ay
    Agricola y Comercial el Mirador Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • DV
    Desarrollos Vitivinícolas Sustentables SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • IC
    Inversiones Castelar Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • P
    Polpaico
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • SE
    Sphera Energy SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
and 49 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

22.588
inhabitants
30.861
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050 →
Since 2002
+38%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
37.499
+10% vs. 2035 (34.047)
Over 60 · 2050
32,28%
25,46% in 2035 · +7 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
Homes with public water supply (2017 Census)83,79 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,8 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment321 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment25 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)580,3 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)604,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo29.876 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 peoples5,3 %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

People in the RSH
29.622
16.063 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
8.669
54% of RSH households
Female-headed households
52%
8.409
Elderly (60+)6.67323% of RSH
Children and adolescents (<18)6.40222% of RSH
Foreign nationals1.3985% of RSH
Belonging to indigenous peoples7463% of RSH
People with moderate/severe dependency5592% of RSH
Single-person households8.09250%

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

Matrícula escolar · total comunal
6.121
22 schools · all school types
Publicmunicipal + SLEP
2.138
7 schools
Students per teacher
10,8
568 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
89,5%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
53,1%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 35%Private subsidized 63%Private paid 3%
Pass rate
98,1%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,58%
dropout during the year
national median: 1,77%

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

CESFAM
0
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
4
FONASA enrollees
3.261
11% of the population
Doctors employed
3
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 28Contract staff: 11Fee contracts: 1
Primary-care medical visits · per year
16.220
42.454
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
1.223
948
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 (19.038 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Hospital San José (Casablanca)HospitalHealth Service16.27852%
Posta de Salud Rural LagunillasRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.37954%
Posta de Salud Rural las DichasRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal54756%
Posta de Salud Rural QuintayRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal51060%
Posta de Salud Rural los MaitenesRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal32454%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $1.821.210.000 ($558.482/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $599.284.000Municipal contribution: $500.000.000

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

Indigenous population
1.582
5.3% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche1.36086.0%
Diaguita644.0%
Aymara513.2%

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

Active neighborhood councils
74
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.4
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
337
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
54
Sports
40
Social and aid
36
For the elderly
20
Cultural
9
Foundations and corporations
2
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.

15 Local media · 2 Comunitaria · 13 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
AAZUCARFM102.3 FM
DDULCEFM97.9 FM
EESTILOFM90.1 FM
QQUINTAYFM92.7 FM
APAccion Publica SpA · holderFM101.1 FM
AdAgencia de Publicidad y Promociones Santiago Sale Ltda. · holderFM96.9 FM
AdAgrupacion de Adelanto Manos Unidas de Quintay · holderComunitaria106.7 FM
ABAustral Broadcasting SpA · holderFM92.5 FM
CCCentro Cultural Social Valle Hermoso · holderComunitaria106.9 FM
CeComunicaciones e Inversiones Veronica Margarita Carrera Guzman E.I.R.L. · holderFM97.1 FM
CSComunicaciones Sebastian Alexis Araya Rojas E.I.R.L. · holderFM94.9 FM
ICIcg Chile SpA · holderFM93.5 FM
LCLebi Chile SpA · holderFM94.1 FM
SMSar Multimedios SpA · holderFM91.1 FM
ZRZeta Radio Chile SpA · holderFM106.1 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

Foreign nationals
2.250
7,5% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
1.567 people · 70% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
1.567 Venezuela
149 Haití
126 Colombia
84 Perú

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

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

Families in informal settlements
38
1 encampment (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
526
5% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
105
16.803 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
684
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
327
beneficiaries · 2012–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
83
paid · 2014–2025

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

21.981homes · by type (2017)
House
10.211 · 88.1%
House
9.257 · 89.1%
Apartment
1.151 · 9.9%
Apartment
1.054 · 10.1%
Shack/hut/shanty
106 · 0.9%
Other private
64 · 0.6%
Other private
44 · 0.4%
Room in old house/tenement
42 · 0.4%
Shack/improvised dwelling
17 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
14 · 0.1%
Mobile
12 · 0.1%
Mobile
5 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
70%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
2.967 · 50.6%
Owned, being paid off
1.152 · 19.7%
Rented
762 · 13%
Provided for work
665 · 11.4%
Free of charge
312 · 5.3%

Housing type: 2017 Census · tenure: 2002 Census (INE).

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
2
Beds
106
16,4 per 1,000 over-60s

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

Total revenue · 2025
$18.032.082.000
Own revenue
$11.154.438.000
62% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$3.448.211.000
19% of the total
State transfers
$1.128.891.000
6% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.589.016.000
$18.032.082.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

23.0%
57.9%
6.6%
10.2%
Property tax$2.562.655.000
Business licenses$6.459.389.000
Vehicle permits$735.575.000
Cleaning fees$255.521.000
Other own revenue$1.141.298.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $20.495.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
57.9%
36.3%
Municipal$18.032.082.000
Education$11.294.982.000
Health$1.798.880.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $2.068.640.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$992.237.000
$11.154.438.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$416.701.000
$3.448.211.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$31.915.000
$1.128.891.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$19.917.488.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$16.992.712.000
Execution rate
85.3%
Unexecuted: $2.924.776.000
Medium execution: it executed 85.3%. Left unspent: $2.924.776.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.741.297.000
$16.992.712.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

69.7%
16.2%
8.0%
Internal management$11.840.300.000
Community services$2.747.161.000
Social programs$1.361.426.000
Municipal activities$216.748.000
Recreational programs$280.988.000
Cultural programs$546.089.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$4.099.865.00024.1%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$3.560.908.00021.0%
Transfers to education$2.533.400.00014.9%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$1.821.210.00010.7%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$813.041.0004.8%
Electricity (facilities)$778.046.0004.6%
Investment (works and projects)$597.264.0003.5%
Transfers to health$500.000.0002.9%
Street lighting$95.516.0000.6%
Councillor stipends$82.823.0000.5%
Water (facilities)$50.828.0000.3%
Travel allowances$2.991.0000.0%
Commissions and representation$1.632.0000.0%

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

21.0%
24.1%
54.9%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$3.560.908.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$4.099.865.000
Others$9.331.939.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

34.4%
17.9%
11.1%
31.8%
Permanent staff$1.933.785.000
Contract staff$1.002.777.000
Fee contracts$624.346.000
Labor Code$265.120.000
Community progs.$1.787.994.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

47.7%
36.4%
15.9%
Permanent staff72
Contract staff55
Fee contracts24
Total: 151 staffFee contracts: 15.9% of the headcountWomen: 47.2%Professionalization: 37.0%
Cost/staffer permanent: $28.317.667/yearCost/staffer contract: $16.762.855/yearCost/staffer fees: $16.473.792/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: $597.264.000 (3.5% of spending)Councillor stipends: $82.823.000Travel allowances: $2.991.000Commissions and representation: $1.632.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $813.041.000Street lighting: $95.516.000Electricity: $778.046.000Water: $50.828.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

119
140
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

101
202
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público ↗
Historic amount
$81.604.452.725
Purchase orders
18.859

Purchase-order amount · trend

$710.563.013
$7.435.047.253
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Minera y Constructora Rio Grande SpA$5.274.557.9901
Sociedad de Inversiones y Factoring Santa Maria Sp$3.360.048.3002
Empresa Constructora Ecmovial Limitada$3.040.236.58117
Genesis Inversiones SpA$2.627.639.2775
Sociedad Transportes Cts Limitada$2.563.598.415118
Ks Ltda.$2.318.180.6199
Copec S.A.$1.792.510.79294
E-Gestión$1.719.163.408351

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $6.321.664.18485%
Framework Agreement $560.644.0698%
Direct award discretionary$281.179.9864%
Agile Purchase $271.559.0124%

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

Registered companies
3.736
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
12.453

Pyramid by sales bracket

49.9%
22.3%
20.2%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.863 companies
Small (≤25k UF)832 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)178 companies
Large (>100k UF)109 companies
No sales/no info754 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Transportes Casablanca S aTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 4 (>1M UF)998
British American Tobacco Chile Operaciones S.A.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)621
Taurus Holdings Chile S.A.ACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 4 (>1M UF)1
Inversiones y Servicios Rupel LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 4 (>1M UF)—
Costa Verde Aeronautica S.A.ACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 4 (>1M UF)—
Cerro Dominador Inversiones SpAACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 4 (>1M UF)—
Eckart Alimentos SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 3332
Quantum Integral, S.A.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 3187
Plaskolite Sud S.A.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 3130
Vina Indomita SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 378

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
1
US$ 0 M declared
Approved last 5 years
13
US$ 739 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
1.754
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Línea de Transmisión Eléctrica HVDC Kimal - Lo AguirreEIAConexión Kimal Lo Aguirre S.A.Approved1.4809.535
Sistema de Almacenamiento de Energía PolarisDIASph Bess Casablanca SpAApproved255116
Parque Solar Fotovoltaico AcuyoDIAFontus Scl III SpAApproved185150
Parque Solar AlicantoDIAPsf Alicanto Solar SpAApproved125365
Planta Solar Fotovoltaica con Almacenamiento de Energía Pradera LargaDIAParque Solar Casablanca SpAApproved105,44461
Nueva Línea 2x220 Nueva Alto Melipilla - Nueva Casablanca - La PólvoraEIACasablanca Transmisora de Energía SApproved50,499634
Proyecto Inmobiliario Punta BravaDIAInmobiliaria Costa Quintay III S.A.Approved27155
Proyecto Parque Fotovoltaico TerruñoDIASolar Ti Veintiséis SpAApproved11,2150
Parque Fotovoltaico Viñedo del VeranoDIAJuriques SpAApproved10,21356
Parque Fotovoltaico Saint George del VeranoDIASaint George SpAApproved10,21356
PMGD \"Sol de Valle Hermoso\"DIALas Palmas Fv SpAApproved850
Logística y transporte de Sustancias peligrosas en las Regiones XV, I,DIASociedad de Servicios y TransportesUnder Review6,3—

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

Kilometres of MOP road network
298 km
National Road Network routes crossing the municipality

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 emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
2 t SO₂
1 t MP10
1 t MP2,5
0 t Material particulado

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

State protected wilderness areas (SNASPE) in the comuna
Lago PeñuelasNational Reserve9.333 ha

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.

209
Species
127
Flora
82
Fauna
60
In conservation status
43
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Belloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVU★PitaoPitavia punctataEN★RuilNothofagus alessandriiEN★Belloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaEN★QueuleGomortega keuleEN★Palma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisEN★Huillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVU★Lagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVU★Rana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVU★GuayacánPorlieria chilensisVU★Sapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVU★Patagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVU★Pejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVU★Sandillón, asiento de la suegraEriosyce aurataVU★CauqueOdontesthes mauleanumVU★Cucaracha, molukiaMoluchia brevipennisVU★AñañucaPhycella scarlatinaVU★Dragón de oído cubiertoLiolaemus audituvelatusVU★Lagarto gruñidor de álvaroPristidactylus alvaroiCR★PochaCheirodon pisciculusVU★Pejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVU★Canelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENGolondrina de mar de collar, ringed storm petrel (inglés)Hydrobates hornbyiVUGuanacoLama guanicoeVUPidencitoLaterallus jamaicensisENLinguePersea lingueVUMurciélago de schnabel; murciélago ahumado; murciélago con orejas de embudoAmorphochilus schnabliiVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUAbejorro, abejorro colorado, moscardón, duillin, diwmeñ, abejorro gigante de la patagonia, don basilioBombus dahlbomiiENTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENPiuquén, piquén, guayataChloephaga melanopteraENGolondrina de mar negra, markham’s storm-petrelHydrobates markhamiENGaviota garumaLeucophaeus modestusVUMurciélago orejudo de thomasHistiotus laephotisENLagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNT★IguanaCallopistes maculatusNT★Mariposa del chagualCastnia eudesmiaNT★Sapo arrieroAlsodes nodosusNT★Carbonillo, mendozaCordia decandraNT★Dragón de torres-muraLiolaemus torresiNT★Hitigu, arrayán de hoja rojaMyrceugenia rufaNT★Jagartija de velosoLiolaemus velosoiNT★Sapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTColo-coloLeopardus colocoloNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTChorlito cordilleranoPhegornis mitchelliiNTAguilucho chicoButeo albigulaNTMurciélago gris, murciélago de atacama, murciélago orejas de ratón del norteMyotis atacamensisNTCuervo de pantanoPlegadis chihiNTPilpilén, pilpilén común, american oystercatcher (inglés)Haematopus palliatusNTPumaPuma concolorNT

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)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-05-39Estero Casablancaurban40 /72
HUR-05-65Quebrada Los Hualpesurban35
HUR-05-27Estero San Jeronimourban14 /27
HUR-05-102Estero El Joteurban10
HUR-05-153Sin informaciónurban3
HUR-05-71Embalses Quintay 2urban2
HUR-05-66Embalse Casablanca 2urban2
HUR-05-72Embalses Quintay 1 (Guadalupe)urban1
HUR-05-67Embalse Casablanca 1urban1
HUR-05-150Humedal Sector Tunquen 5urban1
HUR-05-68Embalses Quintay 3urban1
HUR-05-154Sector Agrosuperurban1

+ 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.

Energy15 projects · US$ 788 M · 1997–2026
Conexión Kimal Lo Aguirre S.A. — Línea de Transmisión Eléctrica HVDC Kimal - Lo Aguirre · Gasoducto Trasandino y Distribución de Gas Natural en Chile
Miscellaneous industrial facilities2 projects · US$ 35 M · 2014–2019
Frucas SpA — Proyecto FRUCAS Casablanca · FABRICACIÓN DE PRODUCTOS DE POLICARBONATO
Others3 projects · US$ 27 M · 2015–2025
Inmobiliaria Costa Quintay III S.A. — Proyecto Inmobiliario Punta Brava · TRANSPORTES DE SUSTANCIAS PELIGROSAS REGIONES XV, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, RM, TRANSPORTES BELLO E HIJOS LTDA.
Agriculture and livestock1 project · US$ 14 M · 2008
Francisco Budge Blanco — Planta Faenadora de Cerdos Expo Pork Meat Chile S.A. (e-seia)
Transport Infrastructure1 project · US$ 8 M · 2000
Dirección General de Concesiones de Obras Públicas del Ministerio de Obras Públicas — Túnel Zapata 2

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
Chilquinta · also Emelca, Litoral, Edecsa
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESVAL
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Quilpué at 22.1 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.

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

Final SMA sanctions

Final sanctions
2
Sanctioned entities
2
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
12 UTA
2 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Filomena Narvaez Elgueta ↗FILOMENA NARVAEZ ELGUETAAgroindustry10
Juan Osvaldo Cangas Carrasco ↗PUB CULEBRON VIPAmenities2

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

Appeals
2
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
2
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
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 participationUpheld
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 chargesUpheld

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
4 m²
40% 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
3
Historic monuments
1
Nature sanctuaries
2

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)

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
Centro de Tratamiento Intermedio CasablancaCentro de Tratamiento Intermedio
C.D.P. CasablancaPrison (CDP)118 inmates · 85 convicted · 33 awaiting trial · 169% occupancy
PTAS - CASABLANCAPTAS · lagunas aireadasESVAL S.A. · discharges into estero casablanca
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario El Molle (Valparaíso) · 11.160 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
25
Area affected
70 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
4.047 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
41
At high or very high risk
28
9 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
6
latest: 2022 · 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
13,8°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,1°C
Annual precipitation
474 mm
projection: -4%
Hot days>30°C
1
projection: +4 days
Frost days
2

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
1.840
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
6.024
Police cases · trend
1.837
1.840
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats3451.130
Property damage280917
Domestic violence186609
Minor injuries138452
Burglary of an uninhabited place127416
Burglary of an inhabited place127416
Larceny123403
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces96314
Robbery with violence or intimidation70229
Attempted robbery61200
Theft of items from vehicles57187
Threats or brawls (misdemeanor)31102

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.

Surveillance cameras
53
Guards and inspectors
5
1 per 6.109 hab
Patrol fleet
9
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Security booths
1
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 2Pickups: 4Motorcycles: 1Bicycles: 2Drones: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
22
53
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
156
Deaths
16
52,4 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
192
36 serious
Pedestrian collisions
9
4 pedestrians killed

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.