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Escudo de Collipulli

Collipulli

Región de la AraucaníaFounded 186726.558 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20241.307 km² of area20 inh./km²$11.594M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Population
−0,8%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
22,1%
Multidimensional poverty · 100th highest of 346
Finance
$437 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 228 of 346
Education
555,7 pts
below the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
200th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

21 Schools
17 Squares and green areas
8 Kindergartens
7 Health centers
4 Carabineros
2 Hospitals
1 Pharmacies
1 Fire stations

Collipulli es una ciudad y comuna de la zona sur de Chile, de la provincia de Malleco en la Región de la Araucanía (Chile). Esta ciudad está ubicada a los 37° 57, de latitud Sur, y a los 72° 26, de longitud Oeste, a 31 km de su capital provincial, Angol. Se encuentra asentada a 244 metros de altitud. Se le confirmó el título de Villa por decreto del 22 de agosto de 1874, y el de ciudad por ley el 12 de marzo de 1887.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

45.4 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#230 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety42
Health38
Culture and environment51
Education52
Infrastructure47
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Manuel Macaya R.Re-elected
CHILE VAMOS · RENOVACION NACIONAL
7.643
votes (43.16%)
22.126
Electoral roll
86,53%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
MM
Manuel Macaya R.
2024-2028 · RENOVACION NACIONAL
7.643
votes
MJ
Manuel Jesus Macaya Ramirez
2021-2024 · IND
3.869
votes
LR
Leopoldo Rosales Neira
2008-2012 · PS
6.375
votes
LR
Leopoldo Rosales Neira
2004-2008 · PS
5.828
votes
LR
Leopoldo Rosales Neira
2000-2004 · PS
2.184
votes
JV
Juan Vera Ibañez
1996-2000 · PPD
3.949
votes
JV
Juan Vera Ibañez
1992-1996 · PPD
2.107
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

CR
Clara Riquelme M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.455
votes
JP
Jacqueline Ponce V.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · PARTIDO COMUNISTA DE CHILE
1.302
votes
VD
Victor Diaz L.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.192
votes
CV
Carolina Valenzuela M.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
912
votes
FQ
Francisco Quilodran M.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
625
votes
IV
Ivan Villanueva R.
PARTIDO SOCIAL CRISTIANO E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO SOCIAL CRISTIANO
534
votes

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

Este municipio tiene carpetas de actas del concejo en su Transparencia Activa, pero SIN documentos publicados (incumplimiento de la Ley 20.285).

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
236
Highly complex
10
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2024853
202019941923
201711145
201518121

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

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

  • wM
    Wpd Malleco SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • CP
    Consultorias Publicas Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • ER
    Edp Renewables
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2022–2024
  • CL
    Creatimus Linuxcorp Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • P
    Polpaico
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018
  • AC
    Asociacion Chilena de Seguridad
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019–2024
  • C
    Coopeuch
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017–2020
  • OE
    Orange Energías Renovables
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • Cd
    Comité de Vivienda los Lagos de Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018
  • FC
    Fundación Cultural Papageno
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • CC
    Consorcio Cosemar & William Ives S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2024
  • CP
    Corporación Privada de Desarrollo Social IX Región
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017
  • EN
    Empresa Newen SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • DJ
    Distribuciones Jurídicas de Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2026
  • TS
    Transelec S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018–2019
  • FE
    Fundación Educación 2020
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017
  • FC
    Feedback Comunicaciones S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017
  • i
    Informatica
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2019
  • wc
    Windmanager Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • WC
    Wpd Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2017
and 109 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

23.337
inhabitants
26.638
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+14%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
26.511
-2% vs. 2035 (27.133)
Over 60 · 2050
36,66%
27,44% in 2035 · +9 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)81,24 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,5 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment297 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment50 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)555,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)553,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo24.303 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)13,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)22,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples28,12 %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 303 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
25.934
13.008 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
8.565
66% of RSH households
Female-headed households
49%
6.433
Elderly (60+)5.87523%
Children and adolescents (<18)5.77222%
Foreign nationals1180%
Belonging to indigenous peoples6.38825%
People with moderate/severe dependency6302%
Single-person households5.99746%

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
5.205
21 schools
Students per teacher
11,9
439 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
93,7%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
78,7%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 61%Private subsidized 39%
Pass rate
98,6%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,7%
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
0
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
5
FONASA enrollees
10.516
40% of the population
Doctors employed
3
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 74Contract staff: 22Fee contracts: 33
Primary-care medical visits · per year
28.194
78.990
20102025
Medical specialties served · 1 in the comuna (public system)
Adult Psychiatry

Specialties with services recorded at the comuna's public facilities (REM DEIS, 2024). These are services performed, not doctor headcount. Excludes the private network.

Comprehensive home visits · per year
1.377
9
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 (15.413 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Hospital de CollipulliHospitalHealth Service5.44264%
Posta de Salud Rural MinincoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal5.36663%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Santa MónicaCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal3.07263%
Posta de Salud Rural MaicaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal79079%
Posta de Salud Rural EncinarRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal27574%
Posta de Salud Rural la BatallaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal26677%
Posta de Salud Rural AmargoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal17782%
Posta de Salud Rural NiblintoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2580%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $3.919.628.000 ($372.730/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $1.939.748.000Municipal contribution: $188.977.000

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

Indigenous population
6.833
28.1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
54
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
Land grants
58
indigenous lands registry 2022

INDIGENOUS DEVELOPMENT AREA The comuna is part of the ADI ERCILLA (art. 26, Indigenous Law 19.253).

PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche6.78399.3%

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
39
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
1.5
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
746
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
352
Sports
82
Social and aid
31
For the elderly
26
Cultural
17
Trade associations and cooperatives
3
Religious
3
Foundations and corporations
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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
CCORPORACIONFM91.5 FM
VVIADUCTOFM101.9 FM
AdAgrupacion de Medios de Comunicacion Collipulli · holderComunitaria107.5 FM
CdCentro de Padres y Apoderados Escuela Thomas Alva Edison D-104 Collipulli · holderComunitaria107.9 FM
CPComite Pro Radio Comunitaria · holderComunitaria107.1 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
197
0,8% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
54 people · 27% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
54 Venezuela
37 Colombia
37 Argentina
15 Bolivia

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

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

Families in informal settlements
139
5 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
392
4,5% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
57
3.902 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
449
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
814
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
82
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

17.976homes · by type (2017)
House
9.047 · 97%
House
8.577 · 99.1%
Shack/hut/shanty
188 · 2%
Other private
47 · 0.5%
Other private
44 · 0.5%
Room in old house/tenement
18 · 0.2%
Apartment
18 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
17 · 0.2%
Mobile
8 · 0.1%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
5 · 0.1%
Indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Apartment
2 · 0%
Room in old house/tenement
1 · 0%
78%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
3.937 · 66.2%
Owned, being paid off
706 · 11.9%
Rented
583 · 9.8%
Free of charge
368 · 6.2%
Provided for work
349 · 5.9%

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 15% (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: 15% 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.

15% 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
$11.593.621.000
Own revenue
$3.163.778.000
27% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$6.154.321.000
53% of the total
State transfers
$1.570.415.000
14% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.764.182.000
$11.593.621.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

26.0%
30.3%
10.2%
31.2%
Property tax$822.434.000
Business licenses$958.180.000
Vehicle permits$322.768.000
Cleaning fees$74.620.000
Other own revenue$985.776.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $5.325.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
38.1%
48.6%
13.3%
Municipal$11.593.621.000
Education$14.794.533.000
Health$4.046.040.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $5.586.268.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$400.225.000
$3.163.778.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$557.122.000
$6.154.321.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$603.120.000
$1.570.415.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$14.646.098.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$12.556.714.000
Execution rate
85.7%
Unexecuted: $2.089.384.000
Medium execution: it executed 85.7%. Left unspent: $2.089.384.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.673.634.000
$12.556.714.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

39.1%
47.7%
7.6%
Internal management$4.911.203.000
Community services$5.992.329.000
Social programs$948.357.000
Municipal activities$65.809.000
Recreational programs$296.304.000
Cultural programs$342.712.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$3.919.628.00031.2%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$3.141.146.00025.0%
Investment (works and projects)$2.440.124.00019.4%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.229.451.00017.8%
Electricity (facilities)$767.049.0006.1%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$730.727.0005.8%
Transfers to education$651.610.0005.2%
Transfers to health$188.977.0001.5%
Travel allowances$90.563.0000.7%
Councillor stipends$85.969.0000.7%
Water (facilities)$47.224.0000.4%
Commissions and representation$2.886.0000.0%

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

17.8%
25.0%
57.2%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.229.451.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$3.141.146.000
Others$7.186.117.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

30.8%
14.8%
50.8%
Permanent staff$1.409.635.000
Contract staff$675.327.000
Fee contracts$144.489.000
Labor Code$22.085.000
Community progs.$2.326.885.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

60.3%
39.7%
Permanent staff44
Contract staff29
Total: 73 staffWomen: 50.7%Professionalization: 42.5%
Cost/staffer permanent: $29.068.364/yearCost/staffer contract: $18.928.931/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: $2.440.124.000 (19.4% of spending)Councillor stipends: $85.969.000Travel allowances: $90.563.000Commissions and representation: $2.886.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $730.727.000Electricity: $767.049.000Water: $47.224.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

454
70
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

289
82
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$77.348.458.937
Purchase orders
45.576

Purchase-order amount · trend

$1.645.199.590
$3.062.146.188
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Victorina Montenegro$2.277.771.2303.733
Empresa Constructora Bellolio Ltda.$2.275.528.7421
Constructora Ascon Ltda.$1.983.000.0001
Sebastian Alvaro$1.581.540.9681.583
Importadora y Exportadora Clever Limitada$1.254.435.5257
Constructora Ingeconst Limitada$1.225.174.942339
Francisco Loyola Loyola$1.202.860.6001
Luis Ulloa y Cia Ltda.$1.160.712.730112

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.645.057.30954%
Agile Purchase $589.952.84319%
Framework Agreement $551.353.53318%
Direct award discretionary$265.135.5049%
Coordinated Purchase $10.647.0000%

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

Registered companies
1.516
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
5.930

Pyramid by sales bracket

64.4%
13.5%
20.3%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)976 companies
Small (≤25k UF)205 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)23 companies
Large (>100k UF)5 companies
No sales/no info307 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Comercial e Industrial Erco (Chile) LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)34
Wpd Malleco SpASUMINISTRO DE ELECTRICIDAD, GAS, VAPOR Y AIRELarge 4 (>1M UF)
Servicios Agricolas y Forestales Collipulli Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2743
Servicios Agricolas y Forestales Mecanizados Sefomec LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2104
Supermercado Muralla China LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 132
Torres Araneda y Otros LimitadaACTIVIDADES DE ATENCION DE LA SALUD HUMANA Y Medium 275
Comercial Mafercam SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 261
Molinera del Malleco SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERAMedium 223
Sociedad Comercial Fyf Diaz Teppa LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 29
Asociacion Gremial de Duenos de Camiones de MinincoTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOMedium 23

SII roster of legal entities (public). Due to tax secrecy sales come in brackets, never amounts. The comuna is that of the domicile/HQ: operations may be elsewhere.

Investment in SEIA projects

Under review
0
US$ 0 M declared
Approved last 5 years
1
US$ 65 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
270
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
DIA Parque Eólico Los AlpesDIAEmpresa Eléctrica Alpes SpAApproved130540

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

Roads and motorwaysSource: OpenStreetMap · 2026 snapshot

Kilometres of trunk road
45 km
Motorways and trunk roads crossing the comuna

Road infrastructure of the MOP and concession holders, not the municipality: it measures how much highway crosses the territory, not municipal management. Only comunas with roads of this category are counted.

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)
147 t SO₂
13 t MP10
10 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
MallecoNational Reserve16.209 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.

243
Species
162
Flora
80
Fauna
1
Funga
57
In conservation status
36
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
PitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENQueuleGomortega keuleENGruñidor del sur, lagarto de corbataPristidactylus torquatusVURana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUSapo de bullockTelmatobufo bullockiVUSapoEupsophus roseusVULagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVUHuillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVUBagrecitoBullockia maldonadoiENSapo de barrosAlsodes barrioiENSapo de nahuelbutaEupsophus nahuelbutensisENGuindo santo, ñire, ñirreEucryphia glutinosaVUTolloDiplomystes nahuelbutaensisENCarmelita de concepciónPercilia irwiniENBagrecitoTrichomycterus chiltoniENPuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVUPejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVUCauqueOdontesthes mauleanumVUPeladillaAplochiton zebraENZorro de chiloéLycalopex fulvipesENPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVUCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENSapo australTelmatobufo australisVUSapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVULinguePersea lingueVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUPudúPudu puduVURanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENPiuquén, piquén, guayataChloephaga melanopteraENAguilucho de cola rojizaButeo ventralisVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVURatón topo del matorralChelemys megalonyxVUSapo de pecho espinoso de verrugasAlsodes verrucosusENPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUSapoRhinella rubropunctataVUCiprés de cordillera, lenAustrocedrus chilensisVUSapoEupsophus vertebralisVUHualoNothofagus glaucaNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTPato anteojillo, pato perro (argentina y chile), pato de anteojos, ánade anteojillo (español), spectacled duck, bronze-winged duck (inglés)Speculanas specularisNTMonito del monteDromiciops gliroidesNTCarpintero negro, gallos del monte, rere (mapudungún)Campephilus magellanicusNTPumaPuma concolorNTColo-coloLeopardus colocoloNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTPato cortacorrientesMerganetta armataNT

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.

6 Wetlands · 6 urban · 422 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-09-12Rio Minincourban269 /372
HUR-09-11Rio Mallecourban100 /554
HUR-09-44Rio Amargosurban36
HUR-09-42Humedal Rio Callinurban9
HUR-09-08Rio Renaicourban7 /42
HUR-09-41Planta Tratamiento Aguas Residualesurban1

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. 19 projects totaling US$ 1.602 million, approved between 1997 and 2024. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy12 projects · US$ 1.345 M · 1997–2024
Gasoducto del Pacífico S.A.Gasoducto Trasandino y Distribución de Gas Natural en Chile · Parque Eólico Malleco
Forestry3 projects · US$ 182 M · 2001–2011
Sociedad Cmpc Maderas SpAOptimización y Ampliación Planta de Contrachapados · Optimización Planta Pacífico PROPAC
Miscellaneous industrial facilities1 project · US$ 50 M · 2005
Comercial e Industrial Erco (Chile) LimitadaPlanta Química de Clorato de Sodio (e-seia)
Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 25 M · 2008
Cmpc Pulp SpAPROAMP (e-seia)
Others2 projects · US$ 0 M · 2017–2020
Enaex Servicios S.A.Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A. · Ampliación Transporte Terrestre de Sustancias Químicas

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
Frontel
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
Aguas Araucania
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Victoria at 34.7 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
1
Sanctioned entities
1
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
1 UTA
1 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Comercial Benito Sanhueza E.I.R.L.TALLER LUBRICENTRO LYNCHIndustrial facility1

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
1
on projects in the comuna
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-219-2019
2TA
Unión Comunal de Juntas de Vecinos Marta González/ Comité de Ministros del Servicio de Evaluación
Hidroeléctrica de Pasada Agua Viva
Environmental assessment - Citizen participationRejects

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
6 m²
60% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

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

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
4
Historic monuments
4

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 Manejo de Residuo Malleco NorteRelleno Sanitario25.812 t/year · receives from 4 comunas
C.C.P. CollipulliPrison (CCP)93 inmates · 93 convicted · 0 awaiting trial · 126% occupancy
PTAS -COLLIPULLIPTAS · primario + desinfecciónA. ARAUCANIA S.A. · discharges into río malleco
PTAS -MININCOPTAS · laguna estabilizacionA. ARAUCANIA S.A. · discharges into río mininco
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero Licura Mulchén (Mulchén) · 14.285 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
151
Area affected
769 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
17.155 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
25
At high or very high risk
15
7 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.

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

Mean annual temperature
11,19°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,27°C
Annual precipitation
2.017 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
5
projection: +9 days
Frost days
33

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
2.059
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
7.753
Police cases · trend
2.089
2.059
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces5772.173
Threats247930
Property damage238896
Domestic violence192723
Larceny142535
Minor injuries110414
Weapons-related crimes97365
Crimes and offenses under the arms law84316
Burglary of an uninhabited place72271
Drug-related crimes45169
Burglary of an inhabited place35132
Other burglaries (forcible entry)29109

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
66
Guards and inspectors
6
1 per 4.426 hab
Patrol fleet
3
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Security booths
1
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 1Pickups: 2Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
16
66
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
94
Deaths
3
11,3 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
78
24 serious
Pedestrian collisions
10

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.