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Las Cabras

Región del Libertador Gral. Bernardo O'HigginsFounded 192827.749 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024753 km² of area37 inh./km²$12.249M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Livability
39.1/100
20th least liveable in the country
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Population
+10,6%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
16,5%
Multidimensional poverty · 225th highest of 346
Finance
$441 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 223 of 346
Education
564,5 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
285th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: Catastros institucionales

20 School facilities
12 Establecimientos de salud vigentes
10 Pharmacies
6 Street markets
4 Compañías de Bomberos
3 Cuarteles de Carabineros
2 Puntos de cobro en rutas concesionadas
1 Parques urbanos

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Las Cabras es una comuna y pueblo de la zona central de Chile, de la provincia de Cachapoal, en la Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, donde se encuentra el Lago Rapel, el lago artificial más grande de dicho país y sitio turístico de la comuna. Dentro de la producción de esta destaca la actividad turística y agrícola basada en la exportación de uva en la época estival, la producción de maíz de grano y siembra de papas; su clima es mediterráneo. Dentro de Las Cabras destacan localidades como El Manzano, Las Palmas de Cocalán, Santa Inés, Llallauquén, Los Quillayes, Las Balsas, El Estero, Llavería, entre otras.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

39.1 /100
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#327 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety32
Health41
Culture and environment40
Education31
Infrastructure49
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Juan Flores A.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
6.642
votes (34.01%)
22.916
Electoral roll
91,76%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
JF
Juan Flores A.
2024-2028 · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
6.642
votes
JP
Juan Pablo Flores Astorga
2021-2024 · PRO
3.491
votes
JF
Jaime Fabia Reyes
2008-2012 · IND
5.043
votes
JE
Jaime Eugenio Fabia Reyes
2004-2008 · IND
3.625
votes
JV
Jacqueline Vidal Delaigue
2000-2004 · UDI
3.939
votes
MJ
Miriam Jerez Cortes
1996-2000 · PPD
2.586
votes
FA
Fernando Arredondo Huerta
1992-1996 · DC
1.926
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

PM
Pamela Marambio R.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
2.343
votes
FC
Fernando Correa C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
2.296
votes
CG
Cesar Guzman A.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
1.124
votes
MR
Matias Rubio O.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
909
votes
RZ
Renato Zuñiga V.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · PARTIDO RADICAL DE CHILE
783
votes
JA
Jaime Acevedo G.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · INDEPENDIENTE
662
votes

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

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

Resolutions extracted
328
of 147 minutes read
Money involved
$4.678.632.760
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
4.3 · Realización de Sesión extraordinaria para tratar permisos municipales en Fiestas Patrias 2022Other—unanimidad
4.2 · Transferencia a título gratuito de bien inmueble denominado 'Sitio Cuatro' al Comité de Vivienda Kuyen RayLoan for use—unanimidad
4.1 · Modificación del cronograma de Bases FONDEVE Las Cabras año 2022Regulation—unanimidad
Aprobación de acta anteriorOther—unanimidad
Aprobación Modificación Ordenanza ferias libres de la comuna de Las CabrasRegulation—unanimidad
Aprobación Conciliación en causa Rol N° 521-2021, ante el Juzgado de Policía LocalSettlement—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
157
Highly complex
7
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20198624326—
20187—52—
201749444——
2015151121—

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 · 12 audiencias · 2019–2026
  • CT
    Constructora Tafca Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2021–2023
  • GO
    Galgo Omnibus Asociacion Gremial de Transportistas
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • SC
    Servicios Castro S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • se
    Sociedad Educacional Charles Darwin las Cabras Requínoa Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2017
  • FL
    Feria Libre Nueva Esperanza
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2017
  • J
    Junta de Vecinos Villa Cabaña Blanca
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos Cabaña Blanca
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015
  • AS
    Andes Solar S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • Cd
    Club de Ciclismo las Cabras
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • E
    Enersis
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • CD
    Colegio de Profesoras y Profesores de Chile Rm
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2018
  • SC
    Solek Chile Services SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024
  • Cd
    Camara de Turismo del Lago Rapel Ag
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2023
  • IY
    Ingenieria y Gestion en la Construcción Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos San Jose de Cocalan
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • Cd
    Comite de Adelanto y Desarrollo Esperanza
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • E
    Endesa
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • Cd
    Club Deportivo Real Santa Julia
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecino San Martín
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2017
and 100 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

20.887
inhabitants
27.972
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050 →
Since 2002
+35%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
31.174
+5% vs. 2035 (29.811)
Over 60 · 2050
40,14%
30,07% 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)91,4 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment322 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment33,3 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)564,5 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)583,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo27.554 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)7,6 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)16,5 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples6,06 %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 331 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
29.161
15.349 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
9.617
63% of RSH households
Female-headed households
49%
7.519
Elderly (60+)6.89224% of RSH
Children and adolescents (<18)6.06021% of RSH
Foreign nationals1.8616% of RSH
Belonging to indigenous peoples9153% of RSH
People with moderate/severe dependency3181% of RSH
Single-person households7.45949%

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
5.655
20 schools · all school types
Publicmunicipal + SLEP
3.688
15 schools
Students per teacher
12,6
448 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
88,7%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
61,3%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 65%Private subsidized 35%
Pass rate
97,8%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,38%
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
1
Clinics
1
Rural health posts
8
FONASA enrollees
29.929
108% of the population
Doctors employed
20
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 214Contract staff: 96Fee contracts: 2
Primary-care medical visits · per year
24.601
76.798
20102025
Medical specialties served · 2 in the comuna (public system)
Adult GynecologyInternal 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
573
1.651
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 (29.990 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar las CabrasFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal21.11862%
Posta de Salud Rural el ManzanoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2.84470%
Posta de Salud Rural Santa InésRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2.14471%
Posta de Salud Rural el Carmen ( las Cabras)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.11468%
Posta de Salud Rural el Durazno (las Cabras)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.01566%
Posta de Salud Rural LlallauquénRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal92869%
Posta de Salud Rural la CebadaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal35874%
Posta de Salud Rural CocalanRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal34466%
Posta de Salud Rural la PanchinaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal12567%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $9.276.937.000 ($309.965/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $5.942.286.000Municipal contribution: $820.596.000

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

Indigenous population
1.670
6.1% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche1.46887.9%
Quechua835.0%
Aymara533.2%

2024 Census: people who consider themselves as belonging to an indigenous people (small counts are suppressed for confidentiality at the source and not shown). Communities: CONADI national registry as of March 2024 — Araucanía and Los Lagos not refreshed in that update, the count is a floor. Land grants: 2022 registry.

Community organizationSource: RPJSFL Civil Registry (Law 20.500/19.418) · as of Jun 2026

Active neighborhood councils
45
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
1.6
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
204
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
66
For the elderly
24
Sports
21
Cultural
3
Social and aid
2
Fire brigades
1

All the comuna's active non-profit legal entities (Law 20.500 / 19.418), classified by organization name. It portrays the civil fabric: not just neighborhood councils, also committees, sports clubs, cultural and elderly groups, foundations and fire brigades.

6 Local media · 2 Comunitaria · 4 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
AFAZUCAR FMFM107.9 FM
EENERGIAComunitaria107.1 FM
MMANANTIALComunitaria107.3 FM
RFRAPEL FMFM104.1 FM
AeAsesorias e Inversiones San Miguel Ltda. · holderFM88.1 FM
CJCentro Juvenil de Extension Cultural y Ecologico Evolucion · holderFM91.7 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
1.653
6% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Bolivia
568 people · 34% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
568 Bolivia
543 Venezuela
142 Haití
108 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
26
2 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
562
5,7% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
75
10.690 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
442
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
276
beneficiaries · 2012–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
44
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

21.488homes · by type (2017)
House
11.321 · 95.4%
House
9.455 · 98.2%
Shack/hut/shanty
251 · 2.1%
Apartment
143 · 1.2%
Apartment
125 · 1.3%
Other private
74 · 0.6%
Room in old house/tenement
68 · 0.6%
Other private
23 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
18 · 0.2%
Mobile
4 · 0%
Room in old house/tenement
3 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
71%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
3.498 · 64.5%
Provided for work
742 · 13.7%
Rented
441 · 8.1%
Free of charge
372 · 6.9%
Owned, being paid off
369 · 6.8%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
13
2 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
$12.249.018.000
Own revenue
$5.580.786.000
46% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$3.787.622.000
31% of the total
State transfers
$1.849.469.000
15% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.311.556.000
$12.249.018.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

27.5%
50.0%
8.3%
10.5%
Property tax$1.533.678.000
Business licenses$2.791.981.000
Vehicle permits$463.753.000
Cleaning fees$204.653.000
Other own revenue$586.721.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
35.4%
38.9%
25.7%
Municipal$12.249.018.000
Education$13.443.443.000
Health$8.890.601.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $2.973.366.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$611.091.000
$5.580.786.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$345.426.000
$3.787.622.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$2.542.000
$1.849.469.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$13.748.482.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$12.564.720.000
Execution rate
91.4%
Unexecuted: $1.183.762.000
Medium execution: it executed 91.4%. Left unspent: $1.183.762.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.464.147.000
$12.564.720.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

56.2%
25.6%
13.9%
Internal management$7.066.480.000
Community services$3.214.652.000
Social programs$1.748.901.000
Municipal activities$183.120.000
Recreational programs$167.575.000
Cultural programs$183.992.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$9.276.937.00073.8%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$3.348.455.00026.6%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$3.103.584.00024.7%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$1.110.734.0008.8%
Investment (works and projects)$831.038.0006.6%
Transfers to health$820.596.0006.5%
Electricity (facilities)$381.976.0003.0%
Street lighting$343.428.0002.7%
Transfers to education$274.333.0002.2%
Councillor stipends$83.816.0000.7%
Travel allowances$74.706.0000.6%
Water (facilities)$52.916.0000.4%

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

26.6%
24.7%
48.6%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$3.348.455.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$3.103.584.000
Others$6.112.681.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

38.0%
23.1%
32.4%
Permanent staff$1.900.497.000
Contract staff$1.154.728.000
Fee contracts$293.230.000
Labor Code$28.359.000
Community progs.$1.620.502.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

45.4%
42.3%
12.3%
Permanent staff59
Contract staff55
Fee contracts16
Total: 130 staffFee contracts: 12.3% of the headcountWomen: 43.9%Professionalization: 42.1%
Cost/staffer permanent: $28.591.576/yearCost/staffer contract: $19.277.618/yearCost/staffer fees: $17.603.813/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: $831.038.000 (6.6% of spending)Councillor stipends: $83.816.000Travel allowances: $74.706.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $1.110.734.000Street lighting: $343.428.000Electricity: $381.976.000Water: $52.916.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

403
53
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

405
62
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público ↗
Historic amount
$69.633.516.484
Purchase orders
22.755

Purchase-order amount · trend

$1.516.086.711
$4.365.858.451
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Alvarez Alarcon Luis P. y Otros$3.699.810.15055
Servicios Castro S.A.$2.872.408.22919
Citelum Chile SpA$2.419.216.3731
Hector Efrain Nuñez Cerda Limitada$2.024.429.45123
Ingeniería y Construcción Incor Limitada$1.656.034.66618
Sociedad Ferretera Esmeralda Limitada$1.632.436.1412.599
Copec S.A.$1.446.612.82697
Constructora Vmo$1.137.537.22111

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $2.710.468.70362%
Direct award discretionary$932.737.41621%
Framework Agreement $417.617.64210%
Agile Purchase $305.034.6877%

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

Registered companies
2.549
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
11.656

Pyramid by sales bracket

59.1%
17.4%
20.1%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.506 companies
Small (≤25k UF)443 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)43 companies
Large (>100k UF)44 companies
No sales/no info513 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Sociedad Agricola el Porvenir S aAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 4 (>1M UF)2.909
Sociedad Exportadora Verfrut SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)95
Inversiones Nilo S aACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASLarge 4 (>1M UF)—
Forestal Bureo S.A.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 4 (>1M UF)—
Inversiones Pvc LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 4 (>1M UF)—
Inversiones Andalucia LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 4 (>1M UF)—
Forestal Cominco S.A.ACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 4 (>1M UF)—
Servicios y Consultoria LimitadaACTIVIDADES PROFESIONALES, CIENTIFICAS Y TECNLarge 4 (>1M UF)—
Inversiones Libra SpAACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 4 (>1M UF)—
Inversiones Orinoco S aACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 4 (>1M UF)—

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
3
US$ 82 M declared
Approved last 5 years
4
US$ 13 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
182
+ 15 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
122
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Variantes de la Concesión Ruta 66 Camino de la FrutaEIADirección General de Concesiones deUnder Review400,5800
Parque Fotovoltaico BuganviliaDIASociedad Cve Proyecto Cuarenta y UnApproved12100
Proyecto Regularización Hídrica de los Tranques QuilamutaDIASociedad Agrícola el Porvenir S. A.Under Review1,80512
Regularización Tranque Interanual Las VegasDIAAgrícola Pilares Verdes SpAApproved0,73512
Regularización Tranque Oro VerdeDIASociedad Agrícola el Porvenir S. A.Under Review0,510
DIA Mejoramiento del Sistema Riego Predio El CardoDIAInversiones el Cardo SpAApproved0,4810
DISTRIBUCIÓN DE ANHIDRIDO SULFUROSO ENTRE LAS REGIONES V, VI, VII Y MEDIASulfoquim S.A.Approved0,03—

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
226 km
National Road Network routes crossing the municipality

Infrastructure under the authority of the Roads Directorate, not the municipality. Each segment's official length is allocated by its intersection with municipal boundaries; it is neither the entire street network nor a measure of municipal management.

Environment and air qualitySource: MMA · SINCA + PPDA + RETC

No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.

Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
0 t MP10
0 t MP2,5
0 t SO₂

Air quality observed at MMA's SINCA stations within the comuna (2020); when there are several, the worst is shown. The scale compares the annual average with the WHO 2021 guideline (PM2.5 = 5 · PM10 = 15 µg/m³, international health reference) and the Chilean annual primary standard (PM2.5 = 20 · PM10 = 50 µg/m³): green within the WHO guideline, amber between guideline and standard, red above the national standard. "Days above standard" use the 24-h daily standard (PM2.5 = 50 · PM10 = 150 µg/m³). RETC emissions = declared point sources (industry/energy), excludes diffuse sources like residential firewood.

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

State protected wilderness areas (SNASPE) in the comuna
Las Palmas de CocalanNational Park1.529 ha

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

130
Species
76
Flora
50
Fauna
4
Funga
43
In conservation status
40
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Palma chilena, palmera chilena, palmera de coquitos, palma de miel, palma de vino de chile, can – canJubaea chilensisEN★Belloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVU★Bagre grandeNematogenys inermisEN★Pejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVU★RuilNothofagus alessandriiEN★Huillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVU★Pejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVU★CarmelitaPercilia gillissiEN★PochaCheirodon pisciculusVU★Sapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVU★Pocha de los lagosCheirodon galusdaeVU★GuayacánPorlieria chilensisVU★CauqueOdontesthes mauleanumVU★Perca negraPercichthys melanopsVU★Belloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaEN★Sapo de atacamaRhinella atacamensisVU★Patagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVU★Lagartija de schröederLiolaemus schroederiVU★Rana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVU★Tollo de agua dulceDiplomystes chilensisEN★Lagarto gruñidor de álvaroPristidactylus alvaroiCR★Roble de santiago, roble blanco, roble, hualle, pellín,hualoNothofagus macrocarpaVU★Gruñidor de valeriaPristidactylus valeriaeEN★QueuleGomortega keuleEN★PitaoPitavia punctataEN★BagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENLinguePersea lingueVULamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENGuanacoLama guanicoeVUTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVULagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNT★Degú costinoOctodon lunatusNT★Sapo arrieroAlsodes nodosusNT★HualoNothofagus glaucaNT★Sapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTCóndorVultur gryphusNT

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 · 2 urban · 5.295 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-06-14Embalse Rapelurban5.053 /6.801
HUR-06-04Rio Cachapoal y Trib.urban237 /5.137
HPU-06-12Embalse 5 Las Cabras4
HPU-13-07Estero Alhue0 /1.975

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. 16 projects totaling US$ 457 million, approved between 1998 and 2022. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy5 projects · US$ 164 M · 2016–2022
Solar Ti Veintisiete SpA — Proyecto Parque Fotovoltaico Albatros · Parque Fotovoltaico Buganvilia
Mining2 projects · US$ 122 M · 2021
Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) - División el Teniente — Actualizaciones de Ingeniería y Construcción Obras 7ª, 8ª y 9ª Etapas Peraltamiento Embalse Carén · Nuevo Campamento Carén - División El Teniente
Hydraulic Infrastructure1 project · US$ 98 M · 2008
Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) - División el Teniente — Peraltamiento Embalse Carén
Others7 projects · US$ 59 M · 1998–2017
Sociedad Concesionaria Ruta de la Fruta S.A. — Concesión Ruta 66 - Camino de La Fruta · TRANSPORTE Y LOGÍSTICA INTERREGIONAL DE CARGAS Y/O SUSTANCIAS PELIGROSAS
Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 14 M · 2004
Agrícola Super Limitada — Modernización del Sistema de Tratamiento para planteles de Cerdos de la Localidad de Valdebenito- las Cabras (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
No campus · nearest in San Vicente at 36.1 km

Almost no comuna has its own utility: it is served by a major regional concession holder. Water = urban operational territory (SISS; rural goes via APR); electric = concession distributor per the tariff decree (CNE); higher education = university, IP and CFT campuses (MINEDUC/SIES), with the nearest comuna when there are none.

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

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
2
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
1
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-264-2020 ↗
2TA
Ilustre Municipalidad de Pichidegua / Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Concesión Ruta 66-Camino de la Fruta
Administrative invalidationRejects
7451-2013 ↗
2TA
Sergio Reiss Greenwood en contra de la Dirección Ejecutiva del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Concesión Ruta 66 - Camino de la Fruta
Administrative invalidation - Environmental AssessmentUpheld

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

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
4 m²
40% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

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

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
PTAS - LAS CABRASPTAS · lagunas aireadasESSBIO S.A. · discharges into canal lo pereira
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Colihues La Yesca (Requínoa) · 10.288 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
22
Area affected
567 ha
mostly forest
Cumulative last 5 seasons
912 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
50
At high or very high risk
19
7 very high
Main threat
Inundación por desborde de c…
Inundación por desborde de cauce

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

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

No scarcity decree in force today.
Years under decree since 2008
4
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
14,26°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,25°C
Annual precipitation
621 mm
projection: -3%
Hot days>30°C
26
projection: +26 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
1.795
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
6.469
Police cases · trend
1.347
1.795
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats3521.269
Domestic violence3181.146
Property damage200721
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces198714
Minor injuries158569
Burglary of an uninhabited place105378
Larceny105378
Burglary of an inhabited place95342
Less serious injuries35126
Robbery with violence or intimidation34123
Sexual abuse2694
Weapons-related crimes2279

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
155
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 27.749 hab
Patrol fleet
3
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Security booths
1
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 1Pickups: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
15
155
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
96
Deaths
4
14,4 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
138
16 serious
Pedestrian collisions
13
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.