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Región de Los Ríos18.050 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024531 km² of area34 inh./km²$8.450M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Livability
1 m²/hab
24th fewest green areas per inhabitant
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Population
+4,5%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
15,6%
Multidimensional poverty · 244th highest of 346
Finance
$468 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 202 of 346
Finance
79,82%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
543,8 pts
below the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
92nd
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

24 Schools
20 Squares and green areas
5 Fire stations
3 Kindergartens
2 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
2 Carabineros
2 Health centers
1 Hospitals
1 Libraries
1 Pharmacies

Liveability index · EIU style

46.5 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#210 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety47
Health41
Culture and environment41
Education70
Infrastructure48
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Juan Rocha A.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
6.725
votes (50.68%)
17.157
Electoral roll
83,03%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
JR
Juan Rocha A.
2024-2028 · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
6.725
votes
JJ
Juan Javier Rocha Aguilera
2021-2024 · PS
2.764
votes
LC
Luis Cuvertino Gómez
2008-2012 · PS
3.618
votes
LC
Luis Cuvertino Gómez
2004-2008 · PS
3.133
votes
OS
Omar Santana Añazco
2000-2004 · RN
2.552
votes
LC
Luis Cuvertino Gomez
1996-2000 · PS
3.168
votes
HP
Hernán Peters Monsalve
1994-1996 · UCC
1.916
votes
LC
Luis Cuvertino Gomez
1992-1994 · PS
1.898
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

JS
Juan Santana P.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.138
votes
PQ
Patricia Quilapan M.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · PARTIDO RADICAL DE CHILE
1.008
votes
RM
Rosendo Manqui M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
987
votes
MP
Monica Patiño F.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
820
votes
PA
Pascual Alarcon L.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
766
votes
LR
Lidia Rivas G.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
576
votes

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

419 minutes publishedindex updated on 08-08-2026Municipal transparency

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
140
Highly complex
8
Audit reports
9
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202310821
201928313121
201838518133
2017191442
201610821
2015352781

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

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

  • R
    Rensur SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2015
  • Ed
    Empresa de Servicios Sanitarios de los Lagos S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • Cd
    Club Deportivo Ajedrez para Todos
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • CD
    Comite de Vivienda Villa Bernardo Felmer
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016
  • Ay
    Asesorías y Servicios Grupo Educativo SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021
  • CJ
    Constructora Jomar Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016
  • TY
    Transporte y Maderas el Maiten Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • CF
    Comite Frambueseros Nehuen
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015
  • CO
    Club On Line
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021
  • RD
    Ruta de la Araucania Sociedad Concesionaria S.a. y Ruta de los Rios Sociedad Concesionaria S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • OS
    Ocean Spray SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2022
  • TS
    Telefonica S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • SA
    Sociedad Agroforestal Río Cruces Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • C1
    Coding 12 SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • SZ
    Servicios Z y S SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • C
    Comité Jjvv Melefquén
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Sector Aylin
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • HS
    Health Systems Design & Connection
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • II
    Ingetal Ingenieria y Construccion S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • PS
    Partido Socialista de Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
and 52 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

15.326
inhabitants
18.140
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+19%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
19.054
+1% vs. 2035 (18.880)
Over 60 · 2050
38,7%
29,36% 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)74,48 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,8 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment231 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment40 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)543,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)563,6 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo16.876 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)3,9 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)15,6 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples33,26 %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 245 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
19.791
11.087 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
7.262
66% of RSH households
Female-headed households
53%
5.874
Elderly (60+)4.74824%
Children and adolescents (<18)4.22321%
Foreign nationals940%
Belonging to indigenous peoples5.93630%
People with moderate/severe dependency2861%
Single-person households5.88653%

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
3.379
21 schools
Students per teacher
9
374 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
92,9%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
77,3%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 43%Private subsidized 57%
Pass rate
99%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
0,54%
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
1
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
1
FONASA enrollees
9.161
51% of the population
Doctors employed
6
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 71Contract staff: 33Fee contracts: 0
Primary-care medical visits · per year
16.143
55.622
20102025
Medical specialties served · 3 in the comuna (public system)
Adult General SurgeryPediatricsFamily Medicine

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
320
695
20192024

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 (14.677 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar MalalhueFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal9.01363%
Hospital de LancoHospitalHealth Service5.66464%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $3.263.520.000 ($356.241/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $1.718.209.000Municipal contribution: $329.000.000

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

Indigenous population
5.613
33.3% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
43
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
Land grants
91
indigenous lands registry 2022
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche5.57799.4%

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
24
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
1.3
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
441
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
168
Social and aid
58
Sports
48
Cultural
15
For the elderly
12
Religious
6
Foundations and corporations
1
Trade associations and cooperatives
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.

7 Local media · 1 Comunitaria · 6 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
EESPERANZAFM96.7 FM
FFRATERNAFM106.7 FM
LLANCOFM104.3 FM
NMNUEVO MUNDOFM93.3 FM
CdCentro de Educacion, Comunicación y Cultura Kimche Mapu · holderFM88.5 FM
RCRadio Comunitaria y Cultural de Malalhue · holderComunitaria107.5 FM
SCSoc. Comercial y Comunicacional Malalhue Ltda. · holderFM100.3 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
140
0,8% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Argentina
73 people · 52% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
73 Argentina
22 Venezuela
10 Colombia
4 Perú

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

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

Families in informal settlements
99
5 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
254
3,9% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
16
1.089 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
219
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
738
beneficiaries · 2012–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
80
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

12.797homes · by type (2017)
House
6.323 · 99.4%
House
6.320 · 98.2%
Shack/hut/shanty
69 · 1.1%
Other private
24 · 0.4%
Other private
20 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
10 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
8 · 0.1%
Indigenous dwelling
6 · 0.1%
Apartment
5 · 0.1%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
4 · 0.1%
Apartment
4 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
2 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
79%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
2.666 · 65.6%
Owned, being paid off
535 · 13.2%
Rented
441 · 10.8%
Provided for work
265 · 6.5%
Free of charge
160 · 3.9%

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
$8.449.729.000
Own revenue
$1.428.380.000
17% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$5.649.130.000
67% of the total
State transfers
$663.992.000
8% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.878.870.000
$8.449.729.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

28.1%
20.2%
17.6%
32.1%
Property tax$401.213.000
Business licenses$288.987.000
Vehicle permits$251.940.000
Cleaning fees$27.968.000
Other own revenue$458.272.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
46.4%
35.5%
18.1%
Municipal$8.449.729.000
Education$6.471.676.000
Health$3.306.082.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $5.224.994.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$286.439.000
$1.428.380.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$596.484.000
$5.649.130.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$797.885.000
$663.992.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$9.882.493.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$8.450.114.000
Execution rate
85.5%
Unexecuted: $1.432.379.000
Medium execution: it executed 85.5%. Left unspent: $1.432.379.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.815.994.000
$8.450.114.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

65.5%
21.4%
8.4%
Internal management$5.535.669.000
Community services$1.804.129.000
Social programs$707.143.000
Municipal activities$157.065.000
Recreational programs$90.559.000
Cultural programs$155.549.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$3.263.520.00038.6%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.649.046.00031.3%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$2.331.198.00027.6%
Investment (works and projects)$769.713.0009.1%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$479.147.0005.7%
Transfers to health$329.000.0003.9%
Electricity (facilities)$231.480.0002.7%
Councillor stipends$92.609.0001.1%
Travel allowances$51.584.0000.6%
Water (facilities)$47.115.0000.6%
Street lighting$12.681.0000.2%
Commissions and representation$11.700.0000.1%

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

31.3%
27.6%
41.1%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.649.046.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$2.331.198.000
Others$3.469.870.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

47.1%
28.8%
6.4%
13.3%
Permanent staff$1.518.163.000
Contract staff$926.106.000
Fee contracts$204.777.000
Labor Code$142.217.000
Community progs.$429.598.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

48.4%
47.3%
Permanent staff45
Contract staff44
Fee contracts4
Total: 93 staffFee contracts: 4.3% of the headcountWomen: 46.1%Professionalization: 40.4%
Cost/staffer permanent: $29.244.756/yearCost/staffer contract: $17.954.045/yearCost/staffer fees: $25.653.750/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: $769.713.000 (9.1% of spending)Councillor stipends: $92.609.000Travel allowances: $51.584.000Commissions and representation: $11.700.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $479.147.000Street lighting: $12.681.000Electricity: $231.480.000Water: $47.115.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

3
51
20022025

Building permits issued · per year

37
62
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$47.549.910.218
Purchase orders
37.409

Purchase-order amount · trend

$715.787.574
$1.866.653.112
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Constructora Luis Navarro S. A.$2.942.383.0292
Constructora Rusti-K$1.790.345.3172
Caiquen Limitada$1.763.931.47617
Aseo y Ornato Jg SpA$1.275.399.2385
José Florencio González Manríquez$1.129.433.16713
Sociedad Constructora y Ensayes de Materiales Limitada$970.961.5384
Copec S.A.$913.845.049240
Constructora Jorge Gallardo Vera EIRL$726.685.4793

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $720.088.44739%
Direct award discretionary$448.107.15824%
Framework Agreement $349.870.05519%
Agile Purchase $348.587.45019%

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

Registered companies
1.364
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
3.738

Pyramid by sales bracket

66.6%
12.0%
20.3%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)909 companies
Small (≤25k UF)163 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)12 companies
Large (>100k UF)3 companies
No sales/no info277 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Ocean Spray Cranberries.inc.agencia en ChileINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)
Ocean Spray Chile SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 3203
Comercializadora e Inversiones Silva Hermanos LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 151
Oscar Javier Martinez Urrutia Contratista E.I.R.L.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 2127
Sociedad Forestal y de Transportes Carrillo e Hijos LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOMedium 28
Fundo Rucahue S aAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 1378
Soc Agricola Rio Chepu Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 1308
Forestal Cudico SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 127
Nelson Ruben Molina Acuña Deposito de Bebidas Alcoholicas E.I.R.L.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 19
Agricola y Forestal Natalhue Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 13

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.

TerritoryClimate, biodiversity, national heritage, SEIA-approved projects and more

Roads and motorwaysSource: OpenStreetMap · 2026 snapshot

Kilometres of trunk road
23 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.

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
VillarricaNational Reserveat 45.5 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.

37
Species
26
Flora
11
Fauna
16
In conservation status
7
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
PitaoPitavia punctataENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUQueuleGomortega keuleENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENPocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVUPuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENLinguePersea lingueVUPudúPudu puduVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUHuillínLontra provocaxENAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNT

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.

4 Wetlands · 4 urban · 346 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-14-60Sist. de Rios Valdivianos- Rios Cruces , Calle- Calle y Trib. (incluye rio Cau Cau)urban343 /10.819
HUR-09-29Rio Crucesurban1 /393
HUR-14-69Sin informaciónurban1
HUR-14-68Sin informaciónurban1

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. 4 projects totaling US$ 29 million, approved between 2002 and 2020. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Forestry1 project · US$ 28 M · 2015
Louisiana Pacific Chile S.A.Ampliación Planta de Tableros Panguipulli
Others3 projects · US$ 1 M · 2002–2020
Enaex Servicios S.A.Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A. · Transporte de Gas Propano desde Argentina a Temuco - Chile IX - X Región

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
SAESA
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSAL
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Villarrica at 39.8 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.

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

Final SMA sanctions

Final sanctions
2
Sanctioned entities
2
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
3 UTA
1 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
R y M Colpo Maderas SpAASERRADERO CRISTIAN COLPOForestry3
Ocean Spray Chile SpAOCEAN SPRAY LANCOEnvironmental Sanitation

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.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
1 m²
10% 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
1
Historic monuments
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
PTAS - LANCOPTAS · lodo activadoSURALIS S.A. · discharges into río cruces
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero de Morrompulli (Valdivia) · 4.764 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
4
Area affected
3 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
47 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
28
At high or very high risk
9
Main threat
Inundación por desborde de c…
Inundación por desborde de cauce

Points in the comuna where SENAPRED identifies winter-rain risk (channel overflows, flooding, collector collapse, landslides, mudflows, snow), with risk level and the agency responsible for the fix.

Water scarcitySource: DGA · MOP (scarcity-zone decrees)

No scarcity decree in force today.
Years under decree since 2008
2
latest: 2022 · drought chronicity

DGA water-scarcity zone decrees (by comuna, province or region; basin decrees are not counted here, so chronicity is a floor). The decree enables extraordinary water redistribution measures. At the megadrought's peak (2021) 286 comunas were under decree; today 26.

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

Mean annual temperature
11,78°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,21°C
Annual precipitation
2.012 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
2
projection: +5 days
Frost days
17

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
939
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.202
Police cases · trend
952
939
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces1971.091
Domestic violence127704
Threats122676
Property damage107593
Larceny71393
Weapons-related crimes71393
Crimes and offenses under the arms law65360
Burglary of an uninhabited place30166
Burglary of an inhabited place23127
Sexual abuse20111
Minor injuries18100
Drug-related crimes1583

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 26.

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
11
Guards and inspectors
1
1 per 18.050 hab
Patrol fleet
2
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Security booths
2
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
1
11
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
40
Deaths
1
5,5 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
57
13 serious
Pedestrian collisions
4
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.