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Escudo de Monte Patria

Monte Patria

Coquimbo32.672 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20244.211 km² of area8 inh./km²$15.050M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Livability
35.3/100
5th least liveable in the country
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Education
539 pts
23rd worst PAES reading comprehension
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Population
−5,3%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
23,2%
Multidimensional poverty · 74th highest of 346
Finance
$461 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 206 of 346
Finance
86,19%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
539 pts
below the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
47th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: Catastros institucionales

46 School facilities
17 Establecimientos de salud vigentes
7 Compañías de Bomberos
7 Street markets
6 Cuarteles de Carabineros
3 Pharmacies
1 Higher education campuses
1 Instituciones de educación superior
0 Puntos de cobro en rutas concesionadas

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

Monte Patria es una comuna de la provincia de Limarí y limita al norte con la comuna de Río Hurtado, al sur con la comuna de Combarbalá y la provincia de Choapa, al este con Argentina y al oeste con la comuna de Ovalle.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

35.3 /100
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#342 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety30
Health32
Culture and environment37
Education44
Infrastructure38
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Cristián Herrera P.
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
11.187
votes (50.48%)
28.023
Electoral roll
84,71%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
CH
Cristián Herrera P.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
11.187
votes
CD
Cristian Daniel Herrera Peña
2021-2024 · IND
6.531
votes
JC
Juan Carlos Castillo Boilet
2008-2012 · PDC
6.333
votes
JC
Juan Carlos Castillo Boilet
2004-2008 · PDC
7.328
votes
JC
Juan Carlos Castillo Boilet
2000-2004 · PDC
5.203
votes
JC
Juan Carlos Castillo Boilet
1996-2000 · DC
3.122
votes
JC
Juan Carlos Castillo Boilet
1992-1996 · DC
1.844
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

MM
Mery Mora A.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
2.767
votes
GS
Gonzalo Soto G.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
1.276
votes
AH
Ana Herrera C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.223
votes
CR
Carolina Rojas B.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
951
votes
CL
Cristian Lazo L.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · INDEPENDIENTE
559
votes
MA
Marjorie Araya R.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
487
votes

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

405 minutes publishedindex updated on 05-08-2026Municipal transparency ↗

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

Resolutions extracted
363
of 145 minutes read
Money involved
$12.118.248.303
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
Votación propuesta de nombres de calles y pasajes Comité Pro-Casa El Milagro de El Palqui.Appointment——
Pronunciamiento acerca de solicitud de patente de alcohol para expendio de cervezas.License——
4.3 · Votación del anexo 2: Manual procesos administrativos para funcionarios del departamento de educación municipal.Regulation—unanimidad
4.2 · Votación del reglamento interno, higiene y seguridad del departamento de educación municipal.Regulation—unanimidad
4.1 · Adquisición de vehículo modelo similar a cargo Hyundai HD65 para uso del municipio en dirección de medio ambiente, aseo y ornato.Tender$29.000.000unanimidad
Votación de acuerdos sostenidos en sesiones extraordinarias N°26 y N°116Other—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
140
Highly complex
15
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202012—93—
201923—122—
2017643—61—
2016247151—
201517535—

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 · 3 audiencias · 2021–2023
  • CP
    Compañia Pisquera de Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2024
  • TE
    Transporte e Ingeneria Berrios & Bersnier Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016
  • ME
    Mg Equipos
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • IA
    Importadora Arquimed Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • CP
    Corporación para la Estimulación Neurosensorial Auditiva
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • CS
    Corporación Santo Tomás
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • FL
    Fundación Logros para Un Desarrollo Social Integral
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • dg
    Direccion General del Credito Prendario
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • SC
    Sociedad Comercial y Agricola Carvajal y Salinas Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • FI
    Fundacion Integra
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • VS
    Vista3d SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • DS
    D&p SpA,
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • AS
    Agrícola San Clemente Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • Iy
    Inversiones y Asesorias Triacorp
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • CB
    Constructora Bl SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • UC
    Union Comunal de Vecinos de el Palqui
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • FC
    Fundacion Coaniquem
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • Cy
    Comercializadora y Distribuidora Lpj
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • PC
    Pacifico Cable SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
and 13 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

31.314
inhabitants
32.682
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050 →
Since 2002
+4%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
30.966
-5% vs. 2035 (32.641)
Over 60 · 2050
37,3%
28,1% 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)89,35 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,2 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment260 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment75 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)539 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)567,5 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo29.997 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)12,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)23,2 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples13,34 %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 218 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
32.476
16.836 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
10.570
63% of RSH households
Female-headed households
47%
7.944
Elderly (60+)7.77024% of RSH
Children and adolescents (<18)6.83721% of RSH
Foreign nationals4771% of RSH
Belonging to indigenous peoples1.6525% of RSH
People with moderate/severe dependency3531% of RSH
Single-person households8.19949%

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
5.267
46 schools · all school types
Publicmunicipal + SLEP
4.327
42 schools
Students per teacher
11,3
466 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
90,2%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
72,3%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 82%Private subsidized 18%
Pass rate
97,8%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,04%
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
4
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
9
FONASA enrollees
33.457
102% of the population
Doctors employed
16
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 213Contract staff: 230Fee contracts: 0
Primary-care medical visits · per year
25.092
93.395
20102025
Medical specialties served · 10 in the comuna (public system)
OphthalmologyInternal MedicineAdult General SurgeryOtorhinolaryngologyAdult NeurologyAdult Orthopedics and TraumaPediatricsPediatric NeurologyDermatologyAdult Urology

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
2.112
1.763
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 (33.269 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Consultorio Monte PatriaFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal13.35160%
Consultorio el PalquiFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal8.36462%
Consultorio Chañaral AltoFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal5.00961%
Consultorio CarénFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal4.55863%
Posta de Salud Rural TulahuénRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal47974%
Posta de Salud Rural HuatulameRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal39671%
Posta de Salud Rural Rapel (Monte Patria)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal31662%
Posta de Salud Rural PedregalRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal19566%
Posta de Salud Rural Ramadas de TulahuénRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal17475%
Posta de Salud Rural Hacienda ValdiviaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal13862%
Posta de Salud Rural MialquiRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal12079%
Posta de Salud Rural ChilecitoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal9971%
Posta de Salud Rural el MaiténRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal7069%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $11.474.565.000 ($342.965/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $7.562.730.000Municipal contribution: $556.750.000

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

Indigenous population
4.001
13.3% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
1
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
PeoplePeople% of total
Diaguita2.96874.2%
Mapuche66916.7%
Aymara1583.9%

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
37
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
1.1
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
143
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
28
Sports
23
Social and aid
12
Cultural
4
For the elderly
1
Foundations and corporations
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.

8 Local media · 7 FM · 1 Digital pressSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
MMARIAFM105.9 FM
SBSAN BARTOLOMEFM88.1 FM
TTULAHUENFM97.3 FM
VVALENTINAFM99.1 FM
wwww.elmontepatrino.clDigital press—
CVCinco Valles SpA · holderFM97.3 FM
JCJm Comunicaciones SpA · holderFM90.3 FM
SCSoc. Comunicacional Daher & Gomez Ltda. · holderFM93.9 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
452
1,5% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Bolivia
198 people · 44% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
198 Bolivia
48 Venezuela
43 Argentina
42 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
8
2 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
1.071
9,6% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
184
12.176 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
588
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
805
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
25
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

23.857homes · by type (2017)
House
12.084 · 92.6%
House
10.685 · 98.8%
Shack/hut/shanty
810 · 6.2%
Room in old house/tenement
80 · 0.6%
Other private
65 · 0.6%
Other private
59 · 0.5%
Shack/improvised dwelling
54 · 0.5%
Mobile
6 · 0%
Room in old house/tenement
4 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
4 · 0%
Apartment
3 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
65%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
5.251 · 63.2%
Free of charge
1.100 · 13.2%
Provided for work
978 · 11.8%
Rented
819 · 9.9%
Owned, being paid off
163 · 2%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
20
2,8 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 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
$15.049.555.000
Own revenue
$1.694.174.000
11% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$10.570.187.000
70% of the total
State transfers
$2.018.799.000
13% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$2.179.726.000
$15.049.555.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

14.9%
8.9%
21.7%
54.0%
Property tax$253.201.000
Business licenses$151.363.000
Vehicle permits$367.633.000
Cleaning fees$7.377.000
Other own revenue$914.600.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $129.610.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
33.1%
41.5%
25.4%
Municipal$15.049.555.000
Education$18.834.598.000
Health$11.524.715.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $9.958.247.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$177.267.000
$1.694.174.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$1.263.412.000
$10.570.187.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$565.424.000
$2.018.799.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$18.604.454.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$13.994.957.000
Execution rate
75.2%
Unexecuted: $4.609.497.000
Low execution: it only executed 75.2% of the budget — $4.609.497.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.963.259.000
$13.994.957.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

45.6%
37.7%
9.0%
Internal management$6.387.188.000
Community services$5.272.769.000
Social programs$1.255.787.000
Municipal activities$478.606.000
Recreational programs$469.345.000
Cultural programs$131.262.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$11.474.565.00082.0%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$3.179.708.00022.7%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$3.112.006.00022.2%
Investment (works and projects)$1.626.971.00011.6%
Electricity (facilities)$761.107.0005.4%
Transfers to health$556.750.0004.0%
Transfers to education$273.636.0002.0%
Water (facilities)$173.976.0001.2%
Councillor stipends$102.908.0000.7%
Travel allowances$66.330.0000.5%
Commissions and representation$9.193.0000.1%

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

22.7%
22.2%
55.0%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$3.179.708.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$3.112.006.000
Others$7.703.243.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

30.1%
16.3%
45.8%
Permanent staff$1.898.887.000
Contract staff$1.027.138.000
Fee contracts$253.683.000
Labor Code$240.036.000
Community progs.$2.893.959.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

58.1%
36.3%
Permanent staff72
Contract staff45
Fee contracts7
Total: 124 staffFee contracts: 5.6% of the headcountWomen: 49.6%Professionalization: 35.9%
Cost/staffer permanent: $25.231.528/yearCost/staffer contract: $15.494.511/yearCost/staffer fees: $12.397.429/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: $1.626.971.000 (11.6% of spending)Councillor stipends: $102.908.000Travel allowances: $66.330.000Commissions and representation: $9.193.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Electricity: $761.107.000Water: $173.976.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

585
38
20022025

Building permits issued · per year

85
38
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público ↗
Historic amount
$123.517.798.740
Purchase orders
76.031

Purchase-order amount · trend

$2.376.585.673
$9.478.920.379
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Renta Nacional Cia de Seguros Generales S a$7.307.453.85926
Rb,construcciones$5.884.445.3939
Constructora del Arte SpA$3.988.441.1051
Juan Luis Parra Farres$3.367.973.3407
Ingenieria Proyectos y Construcciones Ltda.$3.340.385.7003
Constructora Stc SpA$3.267.451.3935
Constructora San Fernando S a$2.696.311.0481
Margarita del Carmen Morgado Tapia$2.174.726.4901.137

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $7.369.331.24378%
Agile Purchase $1.362.288.05114%
Framework Agreement $447.428.7835%
Direct award discretionary$299.872.3033%

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

Registered companies
2.196
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
9.196

Pyramid by sales bracket

69.0%
10.7%
18.9%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.516 companies
Small (≤25k UF)234 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)22 companies
Large (>100k UF)8 companies
No sales/no info416 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Agricola Uni-Agri Ovalle SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 31.006
Sociedad Agricola Cerro Campanario SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2323
Soc Comercial y Agricola Carvajal y Salinas LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2180
Citricos Uni Agri SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 1186
Aguirre y Aguirre LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 1178
Comercial Agro Raisins LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 119
Exportadora Bou Fruits LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 17
Agricola y Comercial Dona Patricia LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 12
Soc Agricola Forestal Ganadera y Comercial Agro Palqui LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 2168
Servicios Agromostazal SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 299

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
1
US$ 13 M declared
Approved last 5 years
1
US$ 21 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
80
+ 6 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
20
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Línea de Transmisión y Central BESS Halcón 15DIABess Halcón 15 SpAApproved21,1220
Planta Solar Monte Patria IIIDIACld Generacion 5 SpAUnder Review13,2480

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
319 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)
1 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)
PichascaNatural Monumentat 59.1 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.

24
Species
20
Flora
4
Fauna
12
In conservation status
12
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
GuayacánPorlieria chilensisVU★PitaoPitavia punctataEN★Belloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaEN★RuilNothofagus alessandriiEN★Belloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVU★QueuleGomortega keuleEN★Frangel, olivillo de la cordillera, pulpicaKageneckia angustifoliaNT★Carbonillo, mendozaCordia decandraNT★Lagarto nítidoLiolaemus nitidusNT★IguanaCallopistes maculatusNT★Murciélago gris, murciélago de atacama, murciélago orejas de ratón del norteMyotis atacamensisNTPumaPuma concolorNT

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.

5 Wetlands · 5 urban · 3.553 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-04-09Emb. La Palomaurban2.500
HUR-04-12Sist. Rio Grande- Rio Rapel y triburban419
HUR-04-11Rio Cogotiurban407 /734
HUR-04-10Rio Grandeurban227
HUR-05-18Embalseurban0

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. 3 projects totaling US$ 33 million, approved between 2011 and 2024. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy2 projects · US$ 33 M · 2019–2024
Bess Halcón 15 SpA — Línea de Transmisión y Central BESS Halcón 15 · Parque Fotovoltaico Don Pedro
Others1 project · US$ 0 M · 2011
Enaex Servicios S.A. — Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas Enaex Servicios S.A

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

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

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
CGE
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
Aguas del Valle
Higher education
1 campus in the comuna

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

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.

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
1
Nature sanctuaries
1

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

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
Vertedero Cerro ManchadoVertedero11.108 t/year
PTAS - CHAÑARAL ALTOPTAS · lodos activadosAGUAS DEL VALLE S.A. · discharges into río huatumale
PTAS - EL PALQUIPTAS · lagunas aireadasAGUAS DEL VALLE S.A. · discharges into río hutulame
PTAS - MONTE PATRIAPTAS · lagunas aireadasAGUAS DEL VALLE S.A. · discharges into río grande
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero Cerro Manchado (Monte Patria) · 11.108 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
7
Area affected
17 ha
mostly forest
Cumulative last 5 seasons
284 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
421
At high or very high risk
339
227 very high
Main threat
Activación de quebradas

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)

Under water-scarcity decreeDecreto MOP N°74 07-07-2025 · in force until 09-07-2026
Years under decree since 2008
10
latest: 2026 · 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
10,43°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,55°C
Annual precipitation
291 mm
projection: -6%
Hot days>30°C
4
projection: +9 days
Frost days
68

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
1.539
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.710
Police cases · trend
1.356
1.539
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces4921.506
Threats244747
Domestic violence167511
Property damage135413
Minor injuries94288
Burglary of an uninhabited place81248
Burglary of an inhabited place61187
Larceny58178
Sexual abuse2989
Weapons-related crimes2680
Drug-related crimes2474
Crimes and offenses under the arms law2061

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 28.

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
152
Guards and inspectors
24
1 per 1.361 hab
Patrol fleet
2
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 1Pickups: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
3
152
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
25
Deaths
3
9,2 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
17
3 serious
Pedestrian collisions
2

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.