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Loncoche

Región de la AraucaníaFounded 190024.785 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024973 km² of area25 inh./km²$10.859M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Population
−7,3%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
15,7%
Multidimensional poverty · 242nd highest of 346
Finance
$438 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 225 of 346
Finance
77,63%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
597 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
109th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: Catastros institucionales

26 School facilities
9 Pharmacies
7 Establecimientos de salud vigentes
6 Compañías de Bomberos
5 Parques urbanos
4 Cuarteles de Carabineros
2 Street markets
2 Puntos de cobro en rutas concesionadas
1 Police stations
1 Hospitals

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

Loncoche es una comuna de la Provincia de Cautín, en la Región de Araucanía, a 80 km al sur de la comuna de Temuco, en la zona sur de Chile.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

57.6 /100
Ver el ranking y simular →
#56 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety74
Health53
Culture and environment58
Education62
Infrastructure38
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Alexis Pineda R.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
7.562
votes (40.76%)
24.118
Electoral roll
81,55%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
AP
Alexis Pineda R.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
7.562
votes
AA
Alexis Arturo Pineda Ruiz
2021-2024 · IND
3.752
votes
RP
Ricardo Peña Riquelme
2008-2012 · RN
6.671
votes
RP
Ricardo Peña Riquelme
2004-2008 · RN
5.688
votes
AP
Arturo Pineda Rivera
2000-2004 · PDC
4.909
votes
AP
Arturo Pineda Rivera
1996-2000 · DC
3.556
votes
LO
Leopoldo Ortiz Poblete
1992-1996 · DC
1.966
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

VV
Victor Vejar C.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.811
votes
MC
Matias Cuitiño S.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · INDEPENDIENTE
1.486
votes
AQ
Adriana Quintana J.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · INDEPENDIENTE
1.442
votes
JS
Jose Soto Z.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.212
votes
AV
Alberto Velasquez C.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · INDEPENDIENTE
1.105
votes
EM
Elba Matuz A.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
901
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión77 minWatch session ↗

En una línea: La Comisión N°10 del Consejo Regional de La Araucanía sesionó en Loncoche y aprobó por unanimidad financiar la reposición de calle Manuel Bulnes por más de 2.600 millones de pesos.

> Nota: Esta no es una sesión del Concejo Municipal de Loncoche, sino de la Comisión N°10 de Transporte y Telecomunicaciones del Consejo Regional de La Araucanía, celebrada en terreno en la comuna. El alcalde y un concejal participaron como invitados, no como presidentes de la mesa.

Temas tratados

  • Proyecto principal: Análisis y votación del Mensaje N°104 (3 de junio de 2026) para financiar la reposición de calle Manuel Bulnes, entre Av. José Manuel Balmaceda y el puente, en Loncoche.
  • Contexto de obras en curso: El alcalde mencionó proyectos paralelos ya financiados o en licitación: Av. Balmaceda (semáforos antes del 10 de julio), Calle Techada, centros comunitarios de Cayetechada y Copiguelpe, y escuela de Wiscapi.
  • Proyectos futuros anunciados: Av. Brasil y Av. José Miguel Carrera (~5.400 millones, pendientes de admisibilidad), costanera en el Río Cruce, y ambición de transformar Loncoche en centro logístico regional.
  • Reclamo vecinal: Una emprendedora de calle Bulnes denunció cortes de luz reiterados en el sector, dos a cuatro veces por semana durante más de un año.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Mensaje N°104 aprobado por unanimidad en comisión (sin votos en contra ni abstenciones, según el ministro de fe). El proyecto deberá ratificarse al día siguiente en el pleno del Consejo Regional.
  • La consejera Gilda Mendoza, aun no siendo integrante titular de la comisión, anunció explícitamente su voto a favor.

Plata y obras

  • Reposición calle Manuel Bulnes: $2.615.907.000 con cargo al Programa de Inversiones del Gobierno Regional 2026 y siguientes. Desglose: obras civiles $2.592.458.000, consultorías $21.449.000, gastos administrativos $2.000.000.
  • El proyecto contempla 797 metros lineales: calzada nueva (apta para camiones de alto tonelaje), veredas, cicloruta, evacuación de aguas lluvias, señalización y cinco refugios peatonales.
  • Plazo estimado de ejecución: 14 meses desde adjudicación; licitación aún no iniciada.
  • Proyectos futuros mencionados sin financiamiento aprobado: Av. Brasil + Av. José Miguel Carrera (~$5.400 millones, en trámite de admisibilidad en el Gobierno Regional).

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Un consejero (identificado como Lissama, oriundo de Pitmfquén —nombre aproximado—) preguntó por la coordinación con redes sanitarias (alcantarillado y agua potable) para evitar romper la calle después de construida. El alcalde respondió que las matrículas y evacuación de aguas lluvias están incluidas en el diseño.
  • Vecina Lucía Fernández denunció cortes frecuentes de alumbrado público en calle Bulnes, con riesgo de atropellos; el presidente de la comisión trasladó el reclamo al alcalde y concejal, sin que quedara resolución formal en la sesión.

Para seguir

  • Votación definitiva del Mensaje N°104 en el pleno del Consejo Regional, convocado para el día siguiente a las 15:00 h (sede en Temuco; se anunció bus coordinado desde Loncoche para vecinos).
  • Apertura económica de licitación de la escuela de Wiscapi, programada para el día siguiente.
  • Activación de semáforos en Av. Balmaceda, antes del 10 de julio.
  • Gestión de admisibilidad de proyectos Av. Brasil y Av. José Miguel Carrera en el Gobierno Regional.
  • Consejera Mendoza mencionó viaje a Santiago a fin de mes para gestionar financiamiento del futuro hospital tipo 4 de Loncoche.
  • Problema de alumbrado público en calle Bulnes queda pendiente de respuesta municipal.

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)

61 minutes publishedindex updated on 10-08-2026Municipal transparency ↗
Recent minutes indexed

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

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
86
Highly complex
23
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20237331—
202212912—
202116—16——
201844111518—
20167—43—

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

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

  • UC
    Unión Comunal de Talleres Laborales y Manualidades
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2015–2018
  • UC
    Unión Comunal de Adultos Mayores
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2015–2021
  • CI
    Comunidad Indígena José María Colpihueque Paya
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2016–2018
  • CD
    Consejo Desarrollo Hospital Consultorio Loncoche
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • CI
    Comunidad Indigena Perez Molfinqueo
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018–2019
  • UC
    Union Comunal de Juntas de Vecinos Urbanas y Rurales
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2017
  • CG
    Centro General de Padres y Apoderados Escuela Domitila Pinna Parra la Paz
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • CP
    Comite Pro Adelanto Feriantes y Artesanos de Loncoche
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Rampehue
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2019
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos los Aromos
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2018
  • DM
    Deportivo Municipcl Loncoche
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018–2020
  • pa
    Plug And Play Net S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2017
  • CD
    Cuerpo de Bomberos Loncoche
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2020
  • A
    Agrupación Santa Gemita de Molco
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Huiñoco Unidad Vecinal Nº 12
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018–2019
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos los Notros
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2018
  • CS
    Coordinadora Salon Cultural Estacion
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017
  • CE
    Comite Expo Rural la Paz
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2018
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Blas Reyes
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018–2020
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Villa Estadio Nº 3
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015
and 114 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

24.180
inhabitants
24.783
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050 →
Since 2002
+2%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
22.973
-6% vs. 2035 (24.536)
Over 60 · 2050
41,57%
31,56% 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)74,42 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment282 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment66,7 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)597 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)604 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo25.158 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)12,3 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)15,7 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples33,36 %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 328 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
26.497
12.782 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
8.861
69% of RSH households
Female-headed households
52%
6.641
Elderly (60+)6.92926% of RSH
Children and adolescents (<18)5.46321% of RSH
Foreign nationals1781% of RSH
Belonging to indigenous peoples7.78229% of RSH
People with moderate/severe dependency4802% of RSH
Single-person households5.43643%

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
4.428
26 schools · all school types
Publicmunicipal + SLEP
2.461
15 schools
Students per teacher
9,3
475 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
89,6%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
75%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 56%Private subsidized 44%
Pass rate
98,2%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,13%
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
0
Clinics
1
Rural health posts
5
FONASA enrollees
13.590
55% of the population
Doctors employed
8
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 82Contract staff: 62Fee contracts: 3
Primary-care medical visits · per year
24.251
43.468
20102025
Medical specialties served · 1 in the comuna (public system)
Family 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
1.187
879
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 (19.505 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Hospital de LoncocheHospitalHealth Service6.93763%
Posta de Salud Rural PulmahueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal5.19274%
Posta de Salud Rural HuiscapiRural General Clinic (CGR)Municipal4.50265%
Posta de Salud Rural la PazRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.94871%
Posta de Salud Rural ManhueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal46972%
Posta de Salud Rural Molco ( Loncoche )Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal23284%
Posta de Salud Rural CopihuelpeRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal22583%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $4.232.177.000 ($311.418/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $2.725.433.000Municipal contribution: $80.748.000

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

Indigenous population
8.392
33.4% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
121
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
Land grants
163
indigenous lands registry 2022
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche8.32999.2%

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
26
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
1.0
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
273
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
94
Sports
32
For the elderly
29
Social and aid
14
Cultural
7
Fire brigades
1

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

6 Local media · 1 AM · 5 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
FGFM GENTEFM99.7 FM
LLONCOCHEAM1410 AM
MMONTECARLOFM94.1 FM
UUNIVERSALFM105.1 FM
SCSoc. Comercial y Comunicaciones S.p. Ltda. Hoy Soc. Comercial y Comunicaciones S.p. SpA · holderFM88.7 FM
SRSoc. Radiodifusora Morales y Devaud Ltda. · holderFM99.1 FM

The dial (frequency) of every FM, AM and community radio with a studio in the comuna (SUBTEL, active sound broadcasting concessions). National networks appear in their headquarters' comuna, not necessarily where they broadcast. When SUBTEL records no brand name, its holder (the concession holder).

Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE

Foreign nationals
232
0,9% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Argentina
106 people · 46% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
106 Argentina
28 Venezuela
20 Colombia
12 Haití

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
130
1 encampment (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
340
3,6% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
105
9.232 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
224
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
694
beneficiaries · 2012–2024
Subsidies Rental · DS52
88
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

19.573homes · by type (2017)
House
9.852 · 97.9%
House
9.427 · 99.1%
Shack/hut/shanty
144 · 1.4%
Other private
52 · 0.5%
Other private
36 · 0.4%
Room in old house/tenement
19 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
16 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
8 · 0.1%
Apartment
6 · 0.1%
Indigenous dwelling
4 · 0%
Apartment
4 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
3 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
77%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
4.522 · 69.4%
Rented
672 · 10.3%
Owned, being paid off
498 · 7.6%
Provided for work
453 · 7%
Free of charge
367 · 5.6%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
2
Beds
44
7,1 per 1,000 over-60s

Long-stay facilities for the elderly registered in Chile Cuida. Comunas without ELEAM send their elders to other comunas. With projected ageing (see Demographic projection), this capacity defines whether one can age in one's own comuna.

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Benefits under special regimesSource: Laws/SII/BCN/MTT/Treasury · deep-research verified

Fiscal or economic treatments that apply only to this comuna or its zone, not the rest of Chile. The chip color shows who it reaches: municipality, community, residents, companies or workers.

Others
Asignación de zona 20% (DL 249)workerspreliminary data
DL 249/1974 art. 7 · DL 3.551/1980 art. 25 · Ley 19.354

Sobresueldo mensual a funcionarios públicos según aislamiento/costo de vida: 20% del sueldo base (art. 7 DL 249). A los funcionarios municipales llega vía art. 25 del DL 3.551/1980 y el monto se aumenta en 40% (Ley 19.354) — salud primaria municipal (Ley 19.378) la percibe sin ese aumento; asistentes de la educación y personal de corporaciones no la perciben (Código del Trabajo). El %/territorio usa la división de 1974: dentro de una comuna pueden regir % mayores en localidades específicas (retenes, islas, cordillera) no reflejados acá; la CGR resuelve caso a caso. Comunas sin asignación no aparecen.

20% del sueldo base (municipal: ×1,4 por Ley 19.354)· vigente (art. 7 versión 22-dic-2021, verificado 2026-07-02)Source ↗

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$10.859.451.000
Own revenue
$2.101.440.000
19% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$7.293.234.000
67% of the total
State transfers
$593.196.000
5% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$991.980.000
$10.859.451.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

26.0%
10.4%
15.7%
46.1%
Property tax$545.570.000
Business licenses$218.192.000
Vehicle permits$330.435.000
Cleaning fees$38.644.000
Other own revenue$968.599.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $46.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
40.7%
42.7%
16.6%
Municipal$10.859.451.000
Education$11.405.319.000
Health$4.423.360.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $6.726.954.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$297.898.000
$2.101.440.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$631.216.000
$7.293.234.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$23.212.000
$593.196.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$13.280.049.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$10.838.205.000
Execution rate
81.6%
Unexecuted: $2.441.844.000
Medium execution: it executed 81.6%. Left unspent: $2.441.844.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$978.454.000
$10.838.205.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

58.6%
27.5%
8.3%
Internal management$6.347.403.000
Community services$2.977.504.000
Social programs$904.915.000
Municipal activities$107.061.000
Recreational programs$359.412.000
Cultural programs$141.910.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$4.232.177.00039.0%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$3.506.069.00032.3%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$3.469.045.00032.0%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$964.708.0008.9%
Transfers to education$834.640.0007.7%
Investment (works and projects)$684.559.0006.3%
Electricity (facilities)$466.311.0004.3%
Councillor stipends$94.749.0000.9%
Transfers to health$80.748.0000.7%
Travel allowances$66.686.0000.6%
Water (facilities)$64.257.0000.6%
Commissions and representation$4.472.0000.0%

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

32.3%
32.0%
35.6%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$3.506.069.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$3.469.045.000
Others$3.863.091.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

52.9%
21.1%
19.6%
Permanent staff$2.321.265.000
Contract staff$928.419.000
Fee contracts$256.385.000
Labor Code$24.887.000
Community progs.$860.219.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

55.0%
40.8%
Permanent staff66
Contract staff49
Fee contracts5
Total: 120 staffFee contracts: 4.2% of the headcountWomen: 35.6%Professionalization: 33.0%
Cost/staffer permanent: $29.950.758/yearCost/staffer contract: $17.778.245/yearCost/staffer fees: $50.206.200/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: $684.559.000 (6.3% of spending)Councillor stipends: $94.749.000Travel allowances: $66.686.000Commissions and representation: $4.472.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $964.708.000Electricity: $466.311.000Water: $64.257.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

810
122
20022025

Building permits issued · per year

380
139
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público ↗
Historic amount
$65.363.091.054
Purchase orders
43.389

Purchase-order amount · trend

$844.661.764
$3.361.767.042
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Servicios de Aseo e Inversiones Sivemaq SpA$4.760.914.4998
Constructora Carlos Garcia Gross Limitada$1.829.649.3401
Comercial Chahuan Ltda.-$1.686.340.89568
Copec S.A.$1.526.472.818296
René Manuel Erices Figueroa$1.508.870.20012
Melirayen Ltda.$1.391.882.5464
Importadora y Exportadora Nueva Atlanta Limitada$1.151.081.038589
Compania de Petroleos de Chile Copec S.A.$1.147.024.386745

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $2.124.432.27263%
Agile Purchase $869.988.53726%
Framework Agreement $357.869.16311%
Direct award discretionary$8.554.9670%
Coordinated Purchase $922.1040%

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

Registered companies
1.671
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
4.540

Pyramid by sales bracket

63.7%
10.5%
24.7%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.064 companies
Small (≤25k UF)175 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)17 companies
Large (>100k UF)2 companies
No sales/no info413 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Aserradero Loncoche S.A.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 2639
Sociedad Constructora Ortiz y Compania LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONLarge 2537
Sociedad Comercial la Mundial LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 246
Sociedad Arrayanes de Loncoche LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERAMedium 214
Canelillo Solar SpASUMINISTRO DE ELECTRICIDAD, GAS, VAPOR Y AIREMedium 2—
Maestranza Leiva LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERAMedium 1197
Constructora Alaskan LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 161
Forestal Multiservicios LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 157
Belenfrut SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERAMedium 141
Farmacias Mifarma SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 116

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
2
US$ 11 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
56
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Canelillo SolarDIACanelillo Solar SpAApproved1050
Aumento de Extracción y Procesamiento, Pozo El ValleDIAForestal Arauco S.A.Approved0,56

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
31 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)
5 t MP10
5 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

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
VillarricaNational Reserveat 53.3 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.

58
Species
48
Flora
10
Fauna
14
In conservation status
7
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Belloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVU★RuilNothofagus alessandriiEN★QueuleGomortega keuleEN★Belloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaEN★PitaoPitavia punctataEN★SapoEupsophus roseusVU★LinguePersea lingueVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUPudúPudu puduVUPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNT

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.

11 Wetlands · 5 urban · 598 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-09-29Rio Crucesurban347 /393
HPU-09-18Loncoche 1155
HUR-09-06Sist. Rio Toltén y Trib.urban34 /12.313
HPU-09-21Loncoche 233
HUR-09-51Sin informaciónurban7
HPU-09-29Loncoche 114
HUR-09-62Humedal Huiscapiurban4
HPU-09-24Loncoche 124
HPU-09-14Loncoche 64
HPU-09-13Loncoche 54
HUR-14-60Sist. de Rios Valdivianos- Rios Cruces , Calle- Calle y Trib. (incluye rio Cau Cau)urban2 /10.819

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$ 11 million, approved between 2002 and 2021. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy1 project · US$ 10 M · 2021
Canelillo Solar SpA — Canelillo Solar
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
CGE · also SAESA, Codiner
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
Aguas Araucania
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Villarrica at 38.3 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 (2024)

Green space per capita
8 m²
80% 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 -LONCOCHEPTAS · primario + desinfecciónA. ARAUCANIA S.A. · discharges into río cruces
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Villarrica (Villarrica) · 6.068 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
14
Area affected
119 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
322 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
17
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
11,83°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,21°C
Annual precipitation
1.991 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
3
projection: +6 days
Frost days
16

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
1.308
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.277
Police cases · trend
1.434
1.308
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats227916
Property damage206831
Domestic violence201811
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces167674
Larceny132533
Minor injuries108436
Burglary of an inhabited place54218
Burglary of an uninhabited place48194
Weapons-related crimes30121
Crimes and offenses under the arms law1769
Theft of items from vehicles1561
Carrying a bladed or pointed weapon1353

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
33
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 24.785 hab
Patrol fleet
5
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 2Pickups: 3
Surveillance cameras · trend
18
33
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
117
Deaths
0
0 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
71
13 serious
Pedestrian collisions
5

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.