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El Bosque

Región Metropolitana de Santiago169.855 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 202414 km² of area11.901 inh./km²$42.631M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Oversight
256
2nd most serious Comptroller findings
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Power
489 organizations
3rd most organizations requesting lobby meetings with it
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Finance
$232.248/inhab.
8th lowest budget per inhabitant
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Environment
26 µg/m³
11th worst air quality (PM2.5)
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Population
−15,1%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
17,5%
Multidimensional poverty · 199th highest of 346
Finance
$251 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 331 of 346
Finance
79,73%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Environment
26,2 µg/m³
Air above the standard: PM2.5
Education
606,7 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
93rd
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: Catastros institucionales

92 School facilities
45 Pharmacies
19 Parques urbanos
15 Establecimientos de salud vigentes
14 Street markets
3 Train and metro stations
2 Cuarteles de Carabineros
2 Compañías de Bomberos
1 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.

Liveability index · EIU style

52.7 /100
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#122 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety74
Health49
Culture and environment41
Education26
Infrastructure57
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Manuel Zúñiga A.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
49.269
votes (49.79%)
131.787
Electoral roll
87,39%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
MZ
Manuel Zúñiga A.
2024-2028 · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
49.269
votes
MF
Manuel Francisco Zuñiga Aguilar
2021-2024 · PS
16.444
votes
SM
Sadi Melo Moya
2008-2012 · PS
30.203
votes
SM
Sadi Melo Moya
2004-2008 · PS
31.361
votes
SM
Sadi Melo Moya
2000-2004 · PS
21.081
votes
SM
Sadi Melo Moya
1996-2000 · PS
19.613
votes
SM
Sadi Melo Moya
1992-1996 · PS
9.281
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

SM
Simon Melo C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
5.929
votes
RV
Rafael Valenzuela P.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
5.151
votes
LD
Lorena Downey B.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
4.939
votes
CC
Carlos Contreras M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
4.735
votes
PA
Patricia Arriagada N.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
3.741
votes
JL
Jose Laiño G.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · PARTIDO COMUNISTA DE CHILE
3.272
votes
RP
Rosa Peralta V.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
2.238
votes
XM
Ximena Maldonado A.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
1.290
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión12 de junio de 2026211 minWatch session ↗

En una línea: El concejo aprobó tres licitaciones relevantes para los vecinos —tarjetas de alimentos, arriendo de vehículos para salud y prórroga del servicio de aseo— y conoció el nuevo Fondo Vecinal de Seguridad de 100 millones de pesos.

Temas tratados

  • Fijación de sesiones de julio: Se acordaron las fechas 8, 15 y 22 de julio.
  • Licitación de tarjetas de alimentos (GIFCAR): Adjudicación para adquirir 2.400 tarjetas de alimentos y artículos de aseo por $120 millones.
  • Arriendo de vehículos para salud: Licitación de hasta 7 vehículos por 36 meses para la Dirección de Salud; solo se pudieron adjudicar 3 de las 7 líneas.
  • Prórroga del servicio de aseo en salud: Extensión de 90 días del contrato con Serlim Limitada mientras se completa la licitación definitiva.
  • Fondo Vecinal de Seguridad 2026: Presentación del fondo concursable de $100 millones para organizaciones comunitarias; postulaciones hasta el 22-23 de junio.
  • Declaración pública de alcaldes (ACHM): El alcalde presentó el acuerdo suscrito en La Serena sobre financiamiento municipal y contribuciones; no se votó por dudas de legalidad.
  • Avenimiento judicial (Adasme con Cisterna): Se trató en sesión cerrada al final; no quedan detalles en la transcripción.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Tarjetas de alimentos: Aprobado por unanimidad. Se adjudica a Conecten SPA, con 2.400 tarjetas de $55.600 c/u, por un total de $120 millones IVA incluido.
  • Arriendo de vehículos para salud: Aprobado por unanimidad. Se adjudican las líneas 1, 2 y 6 (total: ~$146,5 millones exento IVA) a Transportes MEC SPA y Transportes MIM SPA. Las líneas 3, 4, 5 y 7 quedaron desiertas.
  • Prórroga servicio de aseo (salud): Aprobado por unanimidad. Se extiende 90 días con Serlim Limitada.
  • Declaración ACHM: No se sometió a votación; el alcalde postergó el punto ante cuestionamientos sobre su legalidad reglamentaria.

Plata y obras

  • Tarjetas de alimentos: $120 millones IVA incluido; financiamiento municipal. El proveedor tiene comercios asociados en la comuna (Unimarc y un mayorista, según la transcripción —nombres con posible error de transcripción—).
  • Arriendo vehículos salud: Presupuesto total licitado: $343,98 millones exento IVA por 36 meses; monto efectivamente adjudicado: ~$146,5 millones exento IVA.
  • Prórroga aseo salud: 90 días adicionales; monto no se menciona explícitamente.
  • Fondo Vecinal de Seguridad: $100 millones totales; $70M para prevención situacional del delito y $30M para gestión de riesgo. Montos por proyecto: $1,2M (modalidad inicial) y $2M (modalidad avanzada).

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Licitación de vehículos: Un concejal advirtió que es la segunda licitación con líneas desiertas y planteó que el presupuesto podría estar bajo de mercado.
  • Prórroga aseo: El concejal Contreras cuestionó si el contrato estaba vigente al momento de la sesión, dado que venció el 6 de junio. El equipo jurídico aclaró que una extensión de 14 días (sin necesidad de pasar por concejo por su monto) mantiene la vigencia hasta el 20 de junio.
  • Declaración ACHM: Los concejales Contreras y Valenzuela se opusieron a votar una declaración política en el concejo, argumentando que no corresponde legalmente y que hay temas vecinales más urgentes. La consejera Arreagada también cuestionó la procedencia legal de votarla. El director jurídico se reservó opinión para entregarla por escrito.
  • Auditoría municipal: El concejal Rafael solicitó información sobre el estado de la auditoría. El alcalde informó que está terminada, pero su presentación se posterga porque el Director de Finanzas sufrió un accidente automovilístico y se espera su regreso.
  • Fiscalización de buses del colegio María Inmaculada: Una concejala denunció que inspectores municipales multaron buses escolares. El alcalde aclaró que la instrucción vigente es no cursarles partes mientras se espera respuesta del Ministerio.

Para seguir

  • Declaración ACHM: Se retoma en próxima sesión, con opinión legal por escrito del director jurídico.
  • Auditoría municipal: Se presentará cuando el Director de Finanzas retome funciones (estimado próxima semana).
  • Líneas desiertas de vehículos para salud (4 de 7): Se deberá iniciar un nuevo proceso licitatorio.
  • Licitación definitiva de aseo en salud: Debe resolverse dentro de los 90 días de prórroga.
  • Corporación de Asistencia Judicial: El alcalde comprometió invitar al director de la corporación a exponer ante el concejo.
  • Fondo Vecinal de Seguridad: Cierre de postulaciones el 22-23 de junio; evaluación y adjudicación pendientes.
  • Buses colegio María Inmaculada: Pendiente respuesta formal del Ministerio para que el alcalde se reúna con la directora.

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)

741 minutes publishedindex updated on 08-08-2026Municipal transparency ↗

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

Resolutions extracted
1.191
of 468 minutes read
Money involved
$57.709.242.507
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
Se acuerda agregar un punto a la tabla relacionado con la participación de los concejales en un curso de capacitación.Other——
Se acuerda incorporar a la tabla la discusión respecto de la variación de dietas de los concejales.Other——
Se acuerda retirar los puntos 4 y 5 de la tabla por extensión y tardanza en presentación.Other——
Aprobación para asistir a una Pasantía de Convivencia Escolar a CubaOther—unanimidad
6 · Traslado de Patente de Alcoholes Rol N° 400440License—unanimidad
8 · Participación de los Concejales Manuel Zúñiga Aguilar y Aliro Rojas Reyes en Encuentro Nacional de Concejales en Viña del MarOther—unanimidad

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
651
Highly complex
256
Audit reports
18
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20221311102
202119—2171
2020384226145104
201920—1181
2018611327212
2017791443213

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

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

  • IS
    Innovit SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2017–2025
  • SS
    Sosafe S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2016–2021
  • CG
    Compañía General de Electricidad S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2018–2025
  • EE
    Empresa Editora Zig-Zag
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2021–2026
  • OS
    On Street S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2017–2026
  • AO
    Austral Oils America
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • Iy
    Informática y Marketing SpA - Cleevy
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2015–2019
  • HC
    Health Consulting Partners
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2021–2024
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2017–2026
  • CI
    Constructora Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Oval Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2018–2023
  • MT
    Mobil Touch EIRL
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017–2021
  • PR
    Pozo, Ríos, Rodríguez y Torres Ltda. (Zecovery)
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017–2022
  • SM
    Servicios Medicos Gare Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • BD
    Biomedical Devices SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2018–2024
  • IS
    Innuvo SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2022–2026
  • IA
    Importadora Arquimed Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2019–2022
  • LY
    Letras y Onos Ediciones Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2021
  • VS
    Vigatec S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017–2023
  • TS
    Tier SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2020–2022
  • UM
    Universidad Miguel de Cervantes
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2021
and 467 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

180.585
inhabitants
169.168
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050 →
Since 2002
-7%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
142.985
-11% vs. 2035 (161.410)
Over 60 · 2050
32,6%
25,36% 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)99,92 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,2 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment1.578 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment16,7 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)606,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)621,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo155.257 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)6,2 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)17,5 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples9,64 %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 1.870 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
150.041
82.797 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
47.699
58% of RSH households
Female-headed households
52%
43.424
Elderly (60+)34.80623% of RSH
Children and adolescents (<18)30.83921% of RSH
Foreign nationals8.1225% of RSH
Belonging to indigenous peoples11.5238% of RSH
People with moderate/severe dependency2.5592% of RSH
Single-person households43.68453%

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
34.637
92 schools · all school types
Publicmunicipal + SLEP
5.841
21 schools
Students per teacher
15,8
2.199 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
87,4%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
59,2%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 17%Private subsidized 81%Private paid 2%
Pass rate
97,1%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
3,02%
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
6
Rural health posts
0
FONASA enrollees
182.269
107% of the population
Doctors employed
93
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 713Contract staff: 477Fee contracts: 279
Primary-care medical visits · per year
144.010
320.655
20102025
Medical specialties served · 6 in the comuna (public system)
Adult PsychiatryChild PsychiatryGeriatricsInternal MedicineFamily MedicineAdult 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
11.184
3.047
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 (179.305 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Dr. Carlos LorcaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal34.10957%
Centro de Salud Familiar Dra. Haydeé López CasoouFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal30.59359%
Centro de Salud Familiar Cóndores de ChileFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal29.21056%
Centro de Salud Familiar Santa LauraFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal27.26457%
Centro de Salud Familiar Orlando LetelierFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal24.74355%
Centro de Salud Familiar Dr. Mario SalcedoFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal24.52861%
Cecosf los SaucesCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal4.84361%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Santa LauraCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal4.01564%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $48.037.765.000 ($263.554/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $30.871.494.000Municipal contribution: $333.882.000

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

Indigenous population
14.969
9.6% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche14.09094.1%
Diaguita2821.9%
Aymara2361.6%
Otro1551.0%
Quechua690.5%
Rapa Nui510.3%

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
12
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.1
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
2.722
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
769
Sports
649
Cultural
198
Social and aid
197
For the elderly
151
Religious
10
Foundations and corporations
9
Trade associations and cooperatives
3
Fire brigades
3

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.

2 Local media · ComunitariaSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
AdAgrupacion de Comunicadores Comunitarios de el Bosque Acobos · holderComunitaria107.9 FM
AIAgrupacion Integral y Familiar San Francisco · holderComunitaria106.3 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
11.347
7,3% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
5.270 people · 46% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
5.270 Venezuela
1.784 Haití
1.522 Perú
1.140 Colombia

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

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

Encampments
0
no encampments registered
Housing deficit
5.809
11,6% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
14
1.458 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
1.642
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
3.027
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
193
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

95.309homes · by type (2017)
House
38.863 · 81.1%
House
38.533 · 81.3%
Apartment
8.406 · 17.7%
Apartment
7.774 · 16.2%
Shack/hut/shanty
547 · 1.1%
Room in old house/tenement
454 · 0.9%
Other private
243 · 0.5%
Room in old house/tenement
220 · 0.5%
Other private
158 · 0.3%
Shack/improvised dwelling
48 · 0.1%
Mobile
44 · 0.1%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
8 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
6 · 0%
Mobile
5 · 0%
75%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
24.176 · 58.5%
Rented
6.910 · 16.7%
Owned, being paid off
6.795 · 16.4%
Free of charge
2.583 · 6.2%
Provided for work
864 · 2.1%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
6
Beds
198
5,7 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
$42.630.617.000
Own revenue
$7.032.656.000
16% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$27.655.578.000
65% of the total
State transfers
$2.829.871.000
7% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$6.297.774.000
$42.630.617.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

14.1%
14.9%
21.0%
7.4%
42.5%
Property tax$995.043.000
Business licenses$1.046.641.000
Vehicle permits$1.476.946.000
Cleaning fees$523.458.000
Other own revenue$2.990.568.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
37.7%
21.4%
40.9%
Municipal$42.630.617.000
Education$24.214.767.000
Health$46.274.874.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $25.073.501.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$1.191.142.000
$7.032.656.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$4.602.819.000
$27.655.578.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$131.511.000
$2.829.871.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$55.369.722.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$43.745.853.000
Execution rate
79.0%
Unexecuted: $11.623.869.000
Low execution: it only executed 79.0% of the budget — $11.623.869.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$6.644.638.000
$43.745.853.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

56.4%
35.3%
Internal management$24.688.785.000
Community services$15.431.261.000
Social programs$2.239.635.000
Municipal activities$618.811.000
Recreational programs$481.203.000
Cultural programs$286.158.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$48.037.765.000109.8%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$13.639.726.00031.2%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$13.364.515.00030.6%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$6.895.465.00015.8%
Investment (works and projects)$5.621.767.00012.9%
Electricity (facilities)$1.451.771.0003.3%
Water (facilities)$387.703.0000.9%
Transfers to health$333.882.0000.8%
Councillor stipends$112.125.0000.3%
Travel allowances$15.111.0000.0%
Commissions and representation$4.343.0000.0%

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

30.6%
31.2%
38.3%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$13.364.515.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$13.639.726.000
Others$16.741.612.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

47.4%
22.6%
11.0%
13.8%
Permanent staff$7.816.821.000
Contract staff$3.731.940.000
Fee contracts$1.814.739.000
Labor Code$844.617.000
Community progs.$2.279.892.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

58.1%
33.9%
8.1%
Permanent staff295
Contract staff172
Fee contracts41
Total: 508 staffFee contracts: 8.1% of the headcountWomen: 50.8%Professionalization: 34.0%
Cost/staffer permanent: $25.203.383/yearCost/staffer contract: $15.792.826/yearCost/staffer fees: $33.883.585/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: $5.621.767.000 (12.9% of spending)Councillor stipends: $112.125.000Travel allowances: $15.111.000Commissions and representation: $4.343.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $6.895.465.000Electricity: $1.451.771.000Water: $387.703.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

180
34
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

49
63
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público ↗
Historic amount
$343.115.002.223
Purchase orders
81.923

Purchase-order amount · trend

$5.744.071.899
$14.852.595.056
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Dimension S.A.$42.565.958.282202
Construcciones y Servicios Siglo Verde S.A.$16.934.673.864515
Consorcio Santa Marta S a$16.713.085.987262
Psg-Servicios$14.350.379.836934
Laboratorio Wechsler Ltda.$12.409.821.045333
Coop de Servicios Sermecoop Ltda.$6.124.967.871116
Empresa Constructora Ecr Limitada$5.642.060.838100
Elecnor Chile S.A.$5.591.154.224113

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $13.146.729.22389%
Framework Agreement $837.030.0926%
Agile Purchase $745.811.3935%
Direct award discretionary$123.024.3481%

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

Registered companies
7.063
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
34.220

Pyramid by sales bracket

62.8%
13.7%
21.9%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)4.437 companies
Small (≤25k UF)968 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)88 companies
Large (>100k UF)20 companies
No sales/no info1.550 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Besalco Maquinarias S aACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DELarge 4 (>1M UF)2.035
Empresa Nacional de Aeronautica de ChileINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)1.037
Sociedad Incar Seguridad SpAACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DELarge 22.939
Logistica la Frontera LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 2398
Renta Equipos Besalco LimitadaACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DELarge 2201
Patricio Villarroel SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 238
Sociedad Comercializadora A. A. A. SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 217
Agricola Wila Masi SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 216
Besalco Maquinarias Arrienda SpAACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DELarge 211
Gestión Logística Forestal Ltda.ACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DELarge 1571

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$ 9 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
31
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Mejoramiento de las Condiciones Medioambientales y de Seguridad en TraDIAEmpresa de los Ferrocarriles del EsApproved46156

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
0 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
26,2µg/m³· above the Chilean standard
OMS 5
CL standard 20
5,2× the WHO 2021 guideline · 1,3× the Chilean standard · 45 days above daily standard (50 µg/m³)
MP10 · annual average
65,5µg/m³· above the Chilean standard
OMS 15
CL standard 50
4,4× the WHO 2021 guideline · 1,3× the Chilean standard · 9 days above daily standard (150 µg/m³)
1monitoring stations · 1 from the MMA Network· measures MP2,5; MP10; O3; SO2; NO2; CO· station: El Bosque (Acreditada)
PM2.5 latest reading
28 µg/m³
23-09-2026 · 26 days above standard in the last 12 months
Monthly PM2.5 trend
norma 2008/24: 31 µg/m³09/24: 23,4 µg/m³10/24: 16,7 µg/m³11/24: 13,4 µg/m³12/24: 15,4 µg/m³01/25: 13,3 µg/m³02/25: 15 µg/m³03/25: 13 µg/m³05/26: 45,6 µg/m³06/26: 49,2 µg/m³07/26: 32,8 µg/m³08/26: 25,5 µg/m³09/26: 20,4 µg/m³08/2409/26
20,4 µg/m³
promedio 09/26
PM10 latest reading
97 µg/m³
23-09-2026 · 7 days above standard in the last 12 months
Monthly PM10 trend
norma 5008/24: 58,7 µg/m³09/24: 54,6 µg/m³10/24: 45,2 µg/m³11/24: 42,7 µg/m³12/24: 47,4 µg/m³01/25: 48,9 µg/m³02/25: 57 µg/m³03/25: 45,4 µg/m³04/26: 74 µg/m³05/26: 94,2 µg/m³06/26: 107,6 µg/m³07/26: 81,4 µg/m³08/26: 65,8 µg/m³09/26: 61,3 µg/m³08/2409/26
61,3 µg/m³
promedio 09/26
vigentemixtoMP2,5; MP10; O3
PPDA Región Metropolitana
DS 31/2017 · published 2017 · see plan →

Zone with decontamination plan PPDA Region Metropolitana de Santiago · critical pollutant MP2.5 / MP10 / O3

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

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
Rio ClarilloNational Reserveat 24.3 km

Species of flora, fauna and funga documented in the baselines of the projects evaluated by SEIA in the comuna — what their environmental studies recorded in the territory. Conservation status (RCE/IUCN) and Chilean endemism are flagged.

2
Species
1
Flora
1
Fauna
1
In conservation status
1
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Araucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaEN

CR critically endangered · EN endangered · VU vulnerable · NT near threatened (Species Classification Regulation / IUCN). ★ endemic to Chile. Extracted from SEIA studies by kingdom; presence reflects what baselines characterized, not a census.

1 Wetlands · 1 urban · 1 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-13-106Sin Identificarurban1

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. 9 projects totaling US$ 253 million, approved between 2002 and 2024. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Transport Infrastructure2 projects · US$ 182 M · 2013–2018
Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A. — Extensión Línea 2 a El Bosque y San Bernardo · MEJORAMIENTO INTEGRAL DE LA INFRAESTRUCTURA FERROVIARIA TRAMO: SANTIAGO - RANCAGUA .
Real estate3 projects · US$ 55 M · 2009–2021
Constructora Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Oval Limitada — Conjunto Habitacional La Estancia · Condominio Gran Avenida
Others3 projects · US$ 9 M · 2013–2024
Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado — Mejoramiento de las Condiciones Medioambientales y de Seguridad en Tramo Santiago - Nos. · TRANSPORTE Y LOGÍSTICA INTERREGIONAL DE CARGAS Y/O SUSTANCIAS PELIGROSAS
Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 7 M · 2002
Aguas Andinas S.A. — Mejoramiento y ampliación del Sistema de agua potable Cerro Negro - Nos (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)
Aguas Andinas
Higher education
No campus · nearest in La Granja at 5.8 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.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
3 m²
30% 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
6
Historic monuments
6

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)

Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Santa Marta (Talagante) · 80.444 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
0
Area affected
0 ha
Cumulative last 5 seasons
0 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
24
At high or very high risk
15
5 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
15,38°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,31°C
Annual precipitation
413 mm
projection: -4%
Hot days>30°C
54
projection: +38 days
Frost days
7

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
8.242
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.852
Police cases · trend
10.421
8.242
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats1.677987
Domestic violence1.096645
Larceny670395
Robbery with violence or intimidation655386
Property damage621366
Minor injuries466274
Theft of items from vehicles372219
Motor vehicle theft329194
Weapons-related crimes290171
Burglary of an inhabited place281165
Snatch theft259153
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces229135

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
23
Guards and inspectors
10
1 per 16.986 hab
Patrol fleet
11
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 1Pickups: 10Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
26
23
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
423
Deaths
5
2,9 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
135
25 serious
Pedestrian collisions
29
1 pedestrian 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.