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Escudo de Concepción

Concepción

Región del BiobíoFounded 1550239.776 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024219 km² of area1.094 inh./km²$70.453M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Environment
71 species in conservation status
4th most documented threatened species
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Procurement
36%
9th that buys most through direct contracting
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Environment
23
11th most SMA-sanctioned companies (by domicile)
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Livability
66.2/100
8th most liveable in the country
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Power
477 organizations
18th most organizations requesting lobby meetings with it
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Education
628 pts
22nd best PAES reading comprehension
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Population
−4,6%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
11,5%
Multidimensional poverty · 309th highest of 346
Finance
$294 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 311 of 346
Environment
13,6 µg/m³
Air below the Chilean standard, above the WHO guideline (PM2.5)
Education
627,8 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
317th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: Catastros institucionales

144 Pharmacies
136 School facilities
80 Establecimientos de salud vigentes
24 Parques urbanos
18 Instituciones de educación superior
18 Higher education campuses
10 Compañías de Bomberos
9 Street markets
4 Hospitals
3 Cuarteles de Carabineros
2 Police stations
0 Puntos de cobro en rutas concesionadas

Education uses administrative directories and counts institutions or campuses. OpenStreetMap is retained only as a coverage comparison and does not provide primary equipment figures.

Concepción es una ciudad y comuna ubicada en la zona central de Chile, a aproximadamente 450 km al sur de la capital, Santiago, y a unos 30 km al norte del Centro Geográfico de Chile continental, ubicado en la comuna de Coronel. Concepción es también el centro geográfico y demográfico del área metropolitana de Concepción, así como la capital de la provincia homónima y de la Región del Biobío. El núcleo urbano de Concepción ejerce un significativo impacto en el comercio nacional al ser parte de una de las regiones con mayor industrialización del país, y es una de las tres urbes chilenas más pobladas de la zona central, junto con la de Valparaíso, después de Santiago. Limita al norte con las comunas de Talcahuano y Penco; al sur con las comunas Chiguayante y Hualqui; al este con la comuna de Florida, al oeste con Hualpén, con el río Biobío y la comuna de San Pedro de la Paz.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

66.2 /100
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#8 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety62
Health92
Culture and environment72
Education36
Infrastructure53
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Héctor Muñoz U.
PARTIDO SOCIAL CRISTIANO E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO SOCIAL CRISTIANO
31.155
votes (21.96%)
201.508
Electoral roll
82,96%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 9 terms
HM
Héctor Muñoz U.
2024-2028 · PARTIDO SOCIAL CRISTIANO
31.155
votes
AA
Alvaro Andres Ortiz Vera
2021-2024 · DC
30.028
votes
JV
Jacqueline van Rysselberghe Herrera
2008-2012 · UDI
60.889
votes
JV
Jacqueline van Rysselberghe Herrera
2004-2008 · UDI
55.925
votes
JV
Jacqueline van Rysselberghe Herrera
2000-2004 · UDI
58.361
votes
AU
Ariel Ulloa Azocar
1996-2000 · PS
28.724
votes
AU
Ariel Ulloa Azocar
1994-1996 · PS
12.948
votes
GA
Guillermo Aste Pérez
1992-1994 · DC
23.243
votes
LD
Luis de la Cruz
1796-1806
—
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

JP
Jose Piña F.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
6.984
votes
OR
Oscar Ramirez R.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
5.775
votes
DP
Daniel Pacheco P.
PARTIDO SOCIAL CRISTIANO E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO SOCIAL CRISTIANO
5.084
votes
CA
Claudia Arriagada P.
IZQUIERDA ECOLOGISTA POPULAR · IGUALDAD
4.907
votes
OR
Olimpia Riveros R.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · PARTIDO COMUNISTA DE CHILE
4.640
votes
AE
Andrea Estrada A.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
3.957
votes
CP
Christian Paulsen G.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
3.883
votes
FC
Francisca Collipal L.
PARTIDO SOCIAL CRISTIANO E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO SOCIAL CRISTIANO
3.802
votes
ER
Eric Riquelme S.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · FRENTE AMPLIO
2.941
votes
MB
Miguel Berrios G.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
2.664
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión11 de junio de 2026236 minWatch session ↗

En una línea: Sesión extensa con votaciones sobre patentes de alcohol, subvenciones, licitaciones y modificaciones presupuestarias, marcada por un incidente entre concejales que interrumpió la tabla por varios minutos.

Temas tratados

  • Gestión administrativa: El secretario informó respuestas a requerimientos en tránsito, aseo y ornato, y adjudicaciones recientes de distintas direcciones.
  • Actas: Se aprobaron las actas de audiencia pública N°8, sesión ordinaria N°53 y comisión de desarrollo comunitario (albergue municipal). El acta de la comisión de emprendimiento (Plaza Perú) fue retirada de tabla por un incidente entre concejales.
  • Patentes de alcohol: Se revisó la renovación del rol semestral, incluyendo caducaciones y renovación de 1.035 patentes para el segundo semestre de 2026.
  • Tasa de patente municipal: Se ratificó la tasa única del 5‰ del capital propio tributario, vigente desde julio 2026 a junio 2027.
  • Subvenciones municipales: Tercer grupo de 50 organizaciones; dos quedaron sin quórum.
  • Transacciones judiciales, modificaciones presupuestarias y licitaciones: Varios puntos de hacienda.
  • Gran compra de combustible: Adjudicación a COPEC para la flota municipal.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Actas (3): aprobadas por 11 votos cada una.
  • Transacción judicial ex-funcionaria Paula Martínez: $8.694.000, aprobada por 10 votos.
  • Transacción judicial Pamela Reyes (mismo monto y causa similar): $8.694.000, aprobada por 10 votos.
  • Caducación de 6 patentes limitadas y 21 no limitadas por no pago, y 8 no limitadas por no funcionamiento: aprobadas (~10 votos cada una).
  • Renovación de 1.035 patentes de alcohol: aprobada por 10 votos.
  • Subvenciones a 48 organizaciones por $58.038.339: aprobadas. Otras 48 del mismo grupo también aprobadas (10 votos, una inhabilidad).
  • Asociación Fútbol Barrio Norte ($7 millones) y Club Rayuela Aurelio Vera Pérez ($1 millón): no alcanzaron quórum.
  • Licitación materiales de construcción (COEPSA): $38.865.757, aprobada por 10 votos.
  • Gran compra combustible COPEC: $400 millones, aprobada con una inhabilidad (concejal es abogado externo de la empresa).
  • Patente restaurante Caupolicán 1650: retirada de tabla para aguardar informe de Carabineros.

Plata y obras

  • Modificación presupuestaria reactivos calidad de agua (5 lagunas urbanas): $1.452.000.
  • Modificación presupuestaria letreros de aseo: $5 millones.
  • Modificación presupuestaria publicidad/campañas municipales: $4 millones adicionales (presupuesto base ~$12,7 millones).
  • Modificación presupuestaria entrega de luto-cares: $12 millones.
  • Albergue municipal inaugurado el lunes anterior en Manuel Rodríguez 1935; opera con convenio con el Ministerio de Desarrollo Social.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Incidente entre concejales: El concejal Berríos se retiró de la sesión alegando que un comentario del concejal Ramírez sobre la lectura del acta era discriminatorio hacia su discapacidad. Ramírez pidió disculpas públicas; el acta de la comisión de emprendimiento quedó fuera de tabla.
  • Patente en sector Barrio Brasil (Caupolicán 1650): Debate entre el derecho del contribuyente (jurídico dio visto bueno) y la inseguridad del sector, con cartas de la junta de vecinos en contra. Se retiró para obtener informe de Carabineros.
  • Locatarios Plaza Perú: Concejales denunciaron retrasos graves de la Dirección de Obras en regularizar observaciones, dejando patentes en riesgo de caducidad. Se analizó posible exención parcial de patentes.
  • Subvención Barrio Norte: El presidente de la organización tiene sumario administrativo vigente y es funcionario municipal; varios concejales se abstuvieron o rechazaron por falta de antecedentes a tiempo.
  • Desvinculaciones por 180 días de licencia médica: Concejales expresaron preocupación por casos de cáncer y hospitalizados incluidos en el proceso. La administración informó que se revisa caso a caso.
  • Minera Aclara en Penco: La concejala Arregada anunció impugnación de la RCA ante el SEA antes del 12 de junio y convocó a una comisión de medio ambiente para el 24 de junio.

Para seguir

  • Acta comisión de emprendimiento (Plaza Perú): próxima sesión, con presencia del concejal Berríos.
  • Patente restaurante Caupolicán 1650: vuelve a tabla cuando llegue informe de Carabineros.
  • Subvenciones sin quórum (Barrio Norte y Club Rayuela): próxima sesión con más antecedentes.
  • Propuesta de exención/reducción de patentes para locatarios Plaza Perú: análisis técnico-jurídico pendiente.
  • Ordenanza de alcohol (zonas saturadas, actualización de cobros): en elaboración con la dirección jurídica.
  • Comisión de medio ambiente: 24 de junio (minera Aclara).
  • Informe de auditoría por ~$80 millones y preinforme de caja solicitados por concejala Estrada: sin plazos definidos en la sesión.

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)

505 minutes publishedindex updated on 12-08-2026Municipal transparency ↗
Recent minutes indexed

Documents indexed from the Transparency Portal (Law 20.285); they link to the PDF published by the municipality.

What the council resolvesSource: Official minutes · AI extraction (ongoing)

Resolutions extracted
236
of 331 minutes read
Money involved
$221.968.136.558
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
4.4 · Entrega de Acta de Traspaso, según lo indica en el Art 67° de la Ley 18.695.Other——
4.3 · Acuerdo que fija los días y horario de las sesiones ordinarias del concejo MunicipalOther——
Toma de juramento o promesa alcalde y concejalesOther——
Lectura de la sentencia de proclamación del tribunal Electoral, Región del Bio-BíoOther——
1 · Autorización para omitir el trámite de la propuesta pública relativa a la contratación de la concesión para la mantención de las Áreas Verdes de la comuna de Concepción.Tender$183.283.000unanimidad
4-9-2021 CE · Autorización para omitir el trámite de la propuesta pública relativa a la contratación de la concesión para la mantención de las áreas verdes de la comuna de Concepción.Tender—mayoria

Resolutions voted by the council, automatically extracted from the official minutes (extraction ongoing: coverage grows as the 94.917 indexed minutes are processed). May contain reading errors; the official document is the municipality's PDF.

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
337
Highly complex
31
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202613—112—
202530—228—
202416771—
20222—11—
202121—147—
201912—51—

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

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

  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 13 audiencias · 2018–2026
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • AT
    Andean Telecom Partners Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 12 audiencias · 2018–2026
  • GS
    Galilea S.a. de Ingeniería y Construcción
    Lobby / interest management · 12 audiencias · 2016–2025
  • ND
    Nuevos Desarrollos S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 11 audiencias · 2016–2025
  • GS
    Gas Sur S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 9 audiencias · 2015–2019
  • UD
    Universidad de Concepcion
    Lobby / interest management · 9 audiencias · 2015–2025
  • SE
    Saba Estacionamientos de Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 9 audiencias · 2015–2021
  • CC
    Cámara Chilena de la Construcción A.g.
    Lobby / interest management · 9 audiencias · 2018–2025
  • IS
    Innovit SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2017–2024
  • EP
    Empresa Preserva Servicios Medioambientales Ltda. Aseo y Ornato
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2018–2021
  • CS
    Crecic S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2017–2023
  • AL
    Agricola Laguna Redonda
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2019–2025
  • CL
    Comercial Liquidos Off SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2022
  • FT
    Fundación Todo Mejora
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2018–2019
  • W
    Wom
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2019–2023
  • MS
    Madesal SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2016–2021
  • I
    Inmobiliaria
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2017–2021
  • SF
    Servicios Financieros e Inmobiliarios SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2022–2025
  • CS
    Corporacion Sistema Colectivo de Gestion de Envases y Embalajes Resimple
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • WC
    Walmart Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2016–2022
and 454 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

226.751
inhabitants
240.075
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050 →
Since 2002
+6%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
229.347
-5% vs. 2035 (240.563)
Over 60 · 2050
38,92%
28,86% in 2035 · +10 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)98,47 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,3 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment3.475 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment40,4 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)627,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)649,6 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo230.375 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)5,4 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)11,5 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples6,63 %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 4.853 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
185.846
101.282 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
46.285
46% of RSH households
Female-headed households
52%
53.110
Elderly (60+)46.12725% of RSH
Children and adolescents (<18)31.65517% of RSH
Foreign nationals10.1495% of RSH
Belonging to indigenous peoples8.3494% of RSH
People with moderate/severe dependency3.4662% of RSH
Single-person households52.74352%

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
46.313
136 schools · all school types
Publicmunicipal + SLEP
9.512
34 schools
Students per teacher
11,8
3.922 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
86,8%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
44,4%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 21%Private subsidized 61%Private paid 14%
Pass rate
97,1%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,37%
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
6
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
0
FONASA enrollees
145.078
61% of the population
Doctors employed
99
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 868Contract staff: 747Fee contracts: 279
Primary-care medical visits · per year
207.634
464.760
20102025
Medical specialties served · 64 in the comuna (public system)
Adult Orthopedics and TraumaOphthalmologyAdult GynecologyAdult NeurologyOtorhinolaryngologyAdult General SurgeryAdult PsychiatryPediatric Orthopedics and TraumaAdult CardiologyInternal MedicineMedical OncologyDermatologyFamily MedicineAdult RheumatologyAdult UrologyPediatric SurgeryNeurosurgeryAdult Endocrinology+41 more
surgery:NeurosurgeryOther specialtiesGeneral SurgeryOtorhinolaryngologyCardiovascular SurgeryOphthalmologyUrologyMaxillofacial SurgeryObstetrics and Gynecology

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
19.838
23.867
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 (192.534 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Víctor Manuel FernándezFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Health Service37.46756%
Centro de Salud Familiar O'higginsFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal36.01653%
Centro de Salud Familiar TucapelFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal28.75456%
Centro de Salud Familiar Lorenzo ArenasFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal23.20154%
Centro de Salud Familiar Santa SabinaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal22.24151%
Centro de Salud Familiar Villa Nonguén (Organizaciones Sin Fines de Lucro y ONG)Family Health Center (CESFAM)Other institution16.54055%
Centro de Salud Familiar Juan Soto FernándezFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal15.49158%
Centro de Salud Familiar Pedro de Valdivia (Concepción)Family Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal10.40556%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar ChaimávidaCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal2.41863%
Centro de Referencia de Salud MunicipalSpecialty CenterHealth Service10%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $39.065.208.000 ($269.270/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $26.216.493.000Municipal contribution: $3.450.000.000

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

Indigenous population
15.271
6.6% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
1
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche14.38394.2%
Aymara2501.6%
Otro1821.2%
Diaguita1741.1%
Quechua800.5%
Atacameño o Lickanantay770.5%

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
8
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.0
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
1.095
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
160
Foundations and corporations
139
Sports
53
Cultural
53
For the elderly
18
Trade associations and cooperatives
13
Religious
13
Social and aid
7
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.

25 Local media · 8 AM · 6 Comunitaria · 9 FM · 2 Digital pressSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
ARADN RADIOFM104.1 FM
ALALMIRANTE LATORREAM820 AM
BBIO-BIOAM620 AM
CCHILENAAM1030 AM
CCONCEPCIONAM550 AM
CTConcepción Tv/Bl ProductoraDigital press—
DIDOÑA INESFM88.5 FM
ECEL CONQUISTADORFM98.9 FM
FFEMENINAFM96.7 FM
IDINES DE SUAREZAM860 AM
IINNOVACIONAM590 AM
NNAHUELFM94.5 FM
PSPUNTO SIETEFM88.5 FM
ssabes.clDigital press—
UDUNIVERSIDAD DEL BIO-BIOAM1360 AM
BCBio-Bio Comunicaciones S.A. · holderFM93.5 FM
CdCasa de la Mujer Barrio Norte · holderComunitaria107.7 FM
CCCentro Cultural Artistico y de Comunicacion Radiofonica Biela · holderComunitaria107.9 FM
CCCentro Cultural Manantial de Nonguen · holderComunitaria106.9 FM
CCCentro Cultural y de Comunicacion Radiofonica Construyendo · holderComunitaria107.3 FM
CCCentro Cultural y de Comunicacion Radiofonica Lorenzo Arenas · holderComunitaria107.1 FM
CECongregacion Esmirna · holderComunitaria107.5 FM
RCRadiodifusora Castel SpA · holderAM720 AM
SRSoc. Radiodifusora Fm 102 Ltda. · holderFM99.5 FM
UdUniversidad de Concepcion · holderFM95.1 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
15.088
6,5% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
10.258 people · 68% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
10.258 Venezuela
1.377 Colombia
659 Perú
503 Argentina

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
472
14 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
6.638
7,2% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
1.609
114.573 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
3.513
paid · 2011–2026
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
4.630
beneficiaries · 2012–2026
Subsidies Rental · DS52
834
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

173.319homes · by type (2017)
House
53.132 · 62.3%
House
49.758 · 56.6%
Apartment
37.072 · 42.1%
Apartment
30.302 · 35.5%
Room in old house/tenement
803 · 0.9%
Shack/hut/shanty
767 · 0.9%
Room in old house/tenement
544 · 0.6%
Other private
407 · 0.5%
Other private
338 · 0.4%
Shack/improvised dwelling
164 · 0.2%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
15 · 0%
Mobile
7 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
6 · 0%
Mobile
4 · 0%
67%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
27.577 · 49%
Rented
13.458 · 23.9%
Owned, being paid off
9.848 · 17.5%
Free of charge
3.687 · 6.5%
Provided for work
1.749 · 3.1%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
11
Beds
351
6,5 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

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 20% (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: 20% 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.

20% 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
$70.452.651.000
Own revenue
$42.892.413.000
61% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$10.908.959.000
15% of the total
State transfers
$5.791.608.000
8% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$14.356.949.000
$70.452.651.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

34.7%
25.6%
8.8%
7.4%
23.6%
Property tax$14.878.480.000
Business licenses$10.968.339.000
Vehicle permits$3.758.259.000
Cleaning fees$3.185.805.000
Other own revenue$10.101.530.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $6.472.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
50.4%
21.7%
27.9%
Municipal$70.452.651.000
Education$30.397.610.000
Health$39.070.134.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $4.261.117.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$8.997.625.000
$42.892.413.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$1.500.479.000
$10.908.959.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$133.179.000
$5.791.608.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$88.916.622.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$77.012.728.000
Execution rate
86.6%
Unexecuted: $11.903.894.000
Medium execution: it executed 86.6%. Left unspent: $11.903.894.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$14.356.238.000
$77.012.728.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

61.0%
31.5%
Internal management$47.014.682.000
Community services$24.286.801.000
Social programs$868.144.000
Municipal activities$4.205.841.000
Recreational programs$93.815.000
Cultural programs$543.445.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$39.065.208.00050.7%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$30.694.652.00039.9%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$19.279.857.00025.0%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$11.544.612.00015.0%
Investment (works and projects)$5.373.086.0007.0%
Transfers to health$3.450.000.0004.5%
Electricity (facilities)$2.760.857.0003.6%
Water (facilities)$982.724.0001.3%
Street lighting$615.572.0000.8%
Councillor stipends$154.824.0000.2%
Travel allowances$25.839.0000.0%
Commissions and representation$19.629.0000.0%

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

25.0%
39.9%
35.1%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$19.279.857.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$30.694.652.000
Others$27.038.219.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

51.6%
26.1%
9.6%
12.3%
Permanent staff$11.395.632.000
Contract staff$5.760.750.000
Fee contracts$2.123.475.000
Labor Code$85.981.000
Community progs.$2.712.194.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

64.9%
29.4%
Permanent staff413
Contract staff187
Fee contracts36
Total: 636 staffFee contracts: 5.7% of the headcountWomen: 39.3%Professionalization: 44.0%
Cost/staffer permanent: $27.782.712/yearCost/staffer contract: $25.971.209/yearCost/staffer fees: $18.221.111/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: $5.373.086.000 (7.0% of spending)Councillor stipends: $154.824.000Travel allowances: $25.839.000Commissions and representation: $19.629.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $11.544.612.000Street lighting: $615.572.000Electricity: $2.760.857.000Water: $982.724.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

200
208
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

599
294
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público ↗
Historic amount
$221.274.071.690
Purchase orders
96.372

Purchase-order amount · trend

$2.908.737.832
$9.099.945.360
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Servicios Audiovisuales Sono Limitada$5.625.814.085438
Servitrans$5.313.605.5171
Preserva Ltda.$4.782.540.9367
Renta Nacional Cia de Seguros Generales S a$3.724.480.19029
Roche Chile Limitada$3.626.457.239303
Emco Ltda.$3.366.381.559335
Sociedad Constructora Proarco SpA$3.280.290.87023
Soloverde S.A.$3.104.047.0635

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $5.229.700.26857%
Agile Purchase $1.814.199.50820%
Framework Agreement $1.270.313.29314%
Direct award discretionary$785.732.2919%

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

Registered companies
30.333
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
187.848

Pyramid by sales bracket

55.3%
19.2%
22.2%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)16.760 companies
Small (≤25k UF)5.821 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)741 companies
Large (>100k UF)272 companies
No sales/no info6.739 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Universidad de ConcepcionENSEÑANZALarge 4 (>1M UF)5.916
Universidad San SebastianENSEÑANZALarge 4 (>1M UF)3.386
Automotriz Cordillera S.A.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)2.628
Clinica Sanatorio Aleman S.A.ACTIVIDADES DE ATENCION DE LA SALUD HUMANA Y Large 4 (>1M UF)1.828
Universidad del DesarrolloENSEÑANZALarge 4 (>1M UF)1.704
Universidad del Bio BioENSEÑANZALarge 4 (>1M UF)1.307
Universidad Catolica de la Santisima ConcepcionENSEÑANZALarge 4 (>1M UF)1.298
Essbio S.A.SUMINISTRO DE AGUA; EVACUACION DE AGUAS RESIDLarge 4 (>1M UF)1.092
Bruno Fritsch S.A.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)1.054
Laboratorio Pasteur S.A.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)620

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
4
US$ 116 M declared
Approved last 5 years
10
US$ 323 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
677
+ 96 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
2.684
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Sistema de Transmisión Zonal Grupo 3 S/E Itahue- S/E HualquiEIAMataquito Transmisora de Energía S.Approved324,02698
Proyecto de Desarrollo Minero de Extracción de Arcillas para ProduccióEIARee Uno SpAApproved130745
Proyecto Inmobiliario Terreno KornerDIAInmobiliaria Valle Noble S.A.Approved59,55150
Edificios San Martín 777DIAInmobiliaria y Constructora ConcepcUnder Review41,5277
Proyecto Inmobiliario Edificio CruzDIAIcc Inmobiliaria SpAApproved33,327300
Proyecto inmobiliario Los MolinosDIAMaestra Quilpue dos SpAApproved33,133450
Modificación Proyecto Inmobiliario Edificio Cruz - Ampliación EdificioDIAIcc Inmobiliaria SpAApproved32250
Proyecto Inmobiliario Cruz y Prieto ConcepcionDIAConstructora Inmobiliaria e InversiUnder Review3280
Proyecto Habitacional Social DS 49 MINVU, Parque Solidario, Sandra OliDIAServicios Financieros e InmobiliariUnder Review30,725220
Condominio Fuentes de Aníbal Pinto I y IIDIAInmobiliaria Fuentes de Aníbal PintApproved27,675160
Conjunto Habitacional Cipreses de Torreones IVDIAInmobiliaria Villa Pacifico SpAApproved24,5480
Conjunto Habitacional Cipreses de Torreones IIIDIAInmobiliaria Villa Pacifico SpAApproved22,7345

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
102 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

MP2,5 · annual average
13,6µg/m³· above the WHO guideline, below the Chilean standard
OMS 5
CL standard 20
2,7× the WHO 2021 guideline · 0,7× the Chilean standard · 4 days above daily standard (50 µg/m³)
MP10 · annual average
26,5µg/m³· above the WHO guideline, below the Chilean standard
OMS 15
CL standard 50
1,8× the WHO 2021 guideline · 0,5× the Chilean standard · 0 days above daily standard (150 µg/m³)
1monitoring stations · 1 from the MMA Network· measures MP2,5; MP10; O3; SO2; NO2; CO· station: Kingston College
PM2.5 latest reading
3 µg/m³
26-09-2026
Monthly PM2.5 trend
norma 2008/24: 24 µg/m³09/24: 9,8 µg/m³10/24: 9,1 µg/m³11/24: 6,2 µg/m³12/24: 6,8 µg/m³01/25: 7 µg/m³02/25: 8,6 µg/m³03/25: 8,5 µg/m³04/25: 10,9 µg/m³05/25: 21 µg/m³06/25: 28,2 µg/m³07/25: 20,4 µg/m³08/25: 15,3 µg/m³09/25: 9,3 µg/m³10/25: 6,4 µg/m³11/25: 6,3 µg/m³12/25: 5,1 µg/m³01/26: 10 µg/m³02/26: 4,4 µg/m³03/26: 5,1 µg/m³04/26: 13,2 µg/m³05/26: 22 µg/m³06/26: 23,2 µg/m³07/26: 17,3 µg/m³08/26: 13,9 µg/m³09/26: 8,9 µg/m³08/2409/26
8,9 µg/m³
promedio 09/26
PM10 latest reading
7 µg/m³
26-09-2026
Monthly PM10 trend
norma 5008/24: 29,5 µg/m³09/24: 19 µg/m³10/24: 21,2 µg/m³11/24: 18,7 µg/m³12/24: 26,3 µg/m³01/25: 25 µg/m³02/25: 29,3 µg/m³03/25: 26,1 µg/m³04/25: 17,6 µg/m³05/25: 30,9 µg/m³06/25: 37,6 µg/m³07/25: 29,2 µg/m³08/25: 23,6 µg/m³09/25: 17,9 µg/m³10/25: 17,5 µg/m³11/25: 18,5 µg/m³12/25: 20,1 µg/m³01/26: 25,1 µg/m³02/26: 16,8 µg/m³03/26: 15,8 µg/m³04/26: 23,8 µg/m³05/26: 30,4 µg/m³06/26: 29,7 µg/m³07/26: 23,9 µg/m³08/26: 22,9 µg/m³09/26: 18,3 µg/m³08/2409/26
18,3 µg/m³
promedio 09/26
vigenteleña residencialMP2,5
PPDA Concepción Metropolitano
DS 6/2018 · published 2019 · see plan →

Zone with decontamination plan Plan Concepcion Metropolitano · critical pollutant MP2.5

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

Air quality observed at MMA's SINCA stations within the comuna (2024); 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.

344
Species
192
Flora
141
Fauna
11
Funga
100
In conservation status
64
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
QueuleGomortega keuleEN★PitaoPitavia punctataEN★Rana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVU★RuilNothofagus alessandriiEN★Pocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVU★Belloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVU★Lagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVU★Belloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaEN★Huillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVU★Carmelita de concepciónPercilia irwiniEN★PuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVU★Bagre grandeNematogenys inermisEN★Pejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVU★SapoEupsophus roseusVU★PancoraAegla concepcionensisEN★BagrecitoBullockia maldonadoiEN★BagrecitoTrichomycterus chiltoniEN★CarmelitaPercilia gillissiEN★Sapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVU★Perca negraPercichthys melanopsVU★Sapo de barrosAlsodes barrioiEN★Patagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVU★PancoraAegla laevisEN★CauqueOdontesthes mauleanumVU★PeladillaAplochiton zebraEN★Lamprea de agua dulceMordacia lapicidaEN★Palma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisEN★Pejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVU★Lagartija de herman núñezLiolaemus hermannuneziCR★Tollo de agua dulceDiplomystes chilensisEN★Sapo hermosoTelmatobufo venustusEN★Sapo de pecho espinoso de mallecoAlsodes vittatusCR★HongoHygrocybe striatellaVU★Sapo de vanzoliniAlsodes vanzoliniiEN★SapoInsuetophrynus acarpicusEN★Sapo de hugoAlsodes hugoiVU★Sapo de contulmoEupsophus contulmoensisEN★Sapo de bullockTelmatobufo bullockiVU★Lagartija pintada septentrional, northern painted lizard (inglés)Liolaemus septentrionalisEN★Guindo santo, ñire, ñirreEucryphia glutinosaVU★Lagarto del escorial, slag lizard (inglés)Liolaemus scorialisEN★TolloDiplomystes nahuelbutaensisEN★Roble de santiago, roble blanco, roble, hualle, pellín,hualoNothofagus macrocarpaVU★Zorro de chiloéLycalopex fulvipesEN★RanitaRhinoderma rufumCR★Lagartija de cristiánLiolaemus cristianiVU★Sapo de miguelEupsophus migueliEN★LinguePersea lingueVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUPudúPudu puduVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVULamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENChungungo, nutria marina, gato de mar, chinchiménLontra felinaENAbejorro, abejorro colorado, moscardón, duillin, diwmeñ, abejorro gigante de la patagonia, don basilioBombus dahlbomiiENRanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiEN
and 40 more

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.

16 Wetlands · 11 urban · 660 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-08-78Ríos Biobío- Laja y Trib.urban477 /25.795
HUR-08-06Sistema Humedal Rocuant - Rio Andalienurban76 /1.301
HRU-08-05Laguna Lo Pineda37
HUR-08-13Tucapel Bajo _Paicavíurban20
HUR-08-60Vasco de Gamaurban11 /43
HUR-08-16Laguna Tres Pascualasurban8
HRU-08-01Chaimavida6
HRU-08-07Sin identificar5
HRU-08-08Sin identificar4
HUR-08-53Laguna Lo Mendezurban4
HUR-08-49Laguna Lo Galindourban4
HUR-08-47Laguna Redondaurban3

+ 4 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. 35 projects totaling US$ 1.705 million, approved between 1997 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Real estate23 projects · US$ 1.328 M · 1998–2026
Inmobiliaria Gestora Valmar Limitada — LOTEO, LOTE 1, RESERVA NORTE, FUNDO LAS ULLOAS · Valle Paicaví
Transport Infrastructure1 project · US$ 110 M · 2020
Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado — CONSTRUCCIÓN NUEVO PUENTE FERROVIARIO BIOBÍO
Others2 projects · US$ 83 M · 2011–2017
Sociedad Concesionaria Valles del Bio Bio S.A. — Concesión Autopista Concepción - Cabrero · Ampliación Transporte Terrestre de Sustancias Químicas
Hydraulic Infrastructure3 projects · US$ 66 M · 2008–2014
Ministerio de Obras Públicas — Mejoramiento Interconexión Vial Costanera Concepción Chiguayante, Provincia de Concepción, Región de Biobío · Diseño de Obras Fluviales Río Andalién, Esteros Nonguén y Palomares, VIII Región del Bío Bío OBRAS RIO ANDALIEN (e-seia)
Mining1 project · US$ 65 M · 2026
Ree Uno SpA — Proyecto de Desarrollo Minero de Extracción de Arcillas para Producción de Concentrado de Tierras Raras
Energy4 projects · US$ 36 M · 1997–2024
Gasoducto del Pacífico S.A. — Gasoducto Trasandino y Distribución de Gas Natural en Chile · Sistema de Transmisión Zonal Grupo 3 S/E Itahue- S/E Hualqui
Territorial Planning and Real Estate in Zones1 project · US$ 17 M · 2008
Paz Inmobiliaria Limitada — Edificio Civic (e-seia)

Approved is not the same as built or operating: the RCA authorises the project, but some were never carried out and others have since closed.

Source: projects with an RCA approved by SEIA (investment declared by the developer, split among the comunas the project spans). Under each sector are its two largest projects by investment. It is the best public proxy for large industrial sites; SERNAGEOMIN’s registry of active mining operations (by mineral and type of operation) is a layer not yet incorporated.

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
CGE
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSBIO
Higher education
18 campuses in the comuna

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
23
Sanctioned entities
21
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
427 UTA
23 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Constructora Novatec S.A. ↗EDIFICIO CHACABUCO 180 - INMOBILIARIA ACONCAGUAHousing and Real Estate67
Constructora Pdp SpA ↗EDIFICIO NEW CENTER FREIRE CISSHousing and Real Estate62
Constructora Lontue SpA ↗EDIFICIO LONTUE FREIRE 1780- CONCEPCIONHousing and Real Estate52
Ebco S.A. ↗EDIFICIO EBCO ONGOLMOHousing and Real Estate42
Constructora Avatar Ltda. ↗EDIFICIO HERAS 1565 - CONSTRUCTORA AVATAR LTDAHousing and Real Estate33
Constructora Pdp SpA ↗Edificio Roosevelt CCPHousing and Real Estate32
Constructora Avatar Ltda. ↗EDIFICIO VIVO RENGO- CONSTRUCTORA AVATAR LTDAHousing and Real Estate29
Inmobiliaria Almiral SpA ↗PROYECTO INMOBILIARIO ALMIRALHousing and Real Estate26
Sociedad Comercial Tandil Ltda. ↗PUB RESTOBAR LATITUD SURAmenities25
Sociedad la Cocina SpA ↗PUB RESTAURANTE LA COCINA - CONCEPCIONAmenities25
La Bodeguita de Nicanor SpA ↗BODEGUITA DE NICANORAmenities9
Xyme Ltda. ↗PUB LA COCINAAmenities5

Showing the 12 largest of 23 sanctions.

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
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-28-2023 ↗
3TA
Sociedad Comercial El Tandil Ltda. con Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Pub Restobar Latitud Sur
Environmental sanction proceeding — noise emission standardRejects
R-15-2023 ↗
3TA
Suiza Inversiones SpA/Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Bar Verde Secreto
Environmental sanction proceeding — noise emission standardRejects

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

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

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

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

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
15
Historic monuments
14
Nature sanctuaries
1

Monuments declared by decree (official CMN roster). Excludes archaeological and public monuments. Declaration entails legal protection and intervention restrictions.

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
C.C.P. Bío BíoPrison (CCP)
CP Bio BioPrison (CP)3.067 inmates · 1.870 convicted · 1.197 awaiting trial · 101% occupancy
C.P. ConcepciónPrison (CP)
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Cemarc (Penco) · 100.536 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
40
Area affected
26 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
78 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
180
At high or very high risk
157
26 very high
Main threat
Colapso colectores de aguas …
Colapso colectores de aguas lluvia/alcantarillados

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
13,03°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,2°C
Annual precipitation
1.081 mm
projection: -2%
Hot days>30°C
3
projection: +8 days
Frost days
3

Modeled climatology (CMIP6 downscaling ~5 km): present ≈ 1980-2010, projection ≈ 2035-2065 middle scenario. Not recent weather observation.

SafetyCrime, road crashes and municipal security infrastructure

Crimes (police cases)Source: CEAD · Ministry of Public Security

Police cases · 2025
16.769
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
6.994
Police cases · trend
21.206
16.769
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Larceny3.5411.477
Property damage1.986828
Threats1.588662
Domestic violence1.332556
Theft of items from vehicles1.043435
Robbery with violence or intimidation890371
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces888370
Minor injuries885369
Burglary of an uninhabited place779325
Motor vehicle theft641267
Burglary of an inhabited place483201
Snatch theft392164

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 29.

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
162
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 239.776 hab
Patrol fleet
17
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 3Pickups: 10Motorcycles: 4Drones: 4
Surveillance cameras · trend
74
162
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
1.617
Deaths
8
3,3 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
732
148 serious
Pedestrian collisions
165
7 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.