Summary
What the comuna hasSource: Catastros institucionales
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Nancagua es una comuna y ciudad de la zona central de Chile de la provincia de Colchagua, en la región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins. Limita al norte con San Vicente, al sur con Chépica, al este con Placilla y Chimbarongo y al oeste con Santa Cruz.
Liveability index · EIU style
48.5 /100AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests
Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Mayoral history · 8 terms
SERVEL · TRICEL (1992-2008) · DecideChile (2024) · Wikidata (pre-1992)
Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL
Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL
Sesiones
En una línea: La sesión estuvo marcada por la tensión entre concejales y la administración por la restitución de un funcionario de salud ordenada por Contraloría y por la falta de información oportuna al Concejo.
Temas tratados
- Falla en correos institucionales (marzo 2026): El encargado de informática explicó la pérdida de correos entre el 16 y 19 de marzo por un fallo del proveedor de hosting; el municipio migra a Microsoft.
- Cuenta del alcalde: Recorridos de obras, reunión con vecinos de la cablería por accidente vial, limpieza de canal, avance de pavimentación en Chacarilla y Canteras, mejoras en Parque Alameda.
- Resoluciones de Contraloría: Se informó el rechazo a la reconsideración del municipio sobre la restitución de un funcionario del SEFAN, y fallo favorable al municipio en recurso de protección de feriantes.
- Modificación presupuestaria y contratos: Aprobación de modificación presupuestaria n.º 12, sustitución de contrato de nichos en cementerio y convenio de salud "Más Salud Comunidad".
- Patentes: Caducación de tres patentes de alcohol por cese de actividad o fallecimiento del titular; patente de empresa "Entre Ruta SpA" postergada para más antecedentes.
Acuerdos y votaciones
- Actas ordinaria n.º 50 y extraordinaria n.º 11: Aprobadas por unanimidad.
- Modificación presupuestaria n.º 12: Aprobada por unanimidad.
- Sustitución de contrato, construcción de nichos cementerio: Aprobada por unanimidad.
- Convenio Servicio de Salud "Más Salud Comunidad" (monto aproximado $36.632.878; cifra según transcripción, verificar): Aprobado por unanimidad.
- Caducación de tres patentes de alcohol (roles 140 y otros): Aprobadas por unanimidad.
- Patente "Entre Ruta SpA": Postergada a próxima sesión a pedido de concejales que solicitaron más antecedentes.
Plata y obras
- Convenio "Más Salud Comunidad": Monto mencionado aproximado de $36.632.878 (cifra dudosa por calidad de transcripción); primera transferencia en julio.
- Pavimentación calle Chacarilla: En ejecución, próxima a terminar; obra en hormigón.
- Canteras (ensanchamiento de camino): Financiado por Vialidad; maquinaria prevista para la semana siguiente.
- Nichos cementerio: Contrato de construcción aprobado (licitación ID 3764, no queda claro el monto total).
- Programa de esterilización de mascotas (financiado por SUBDERE): Ya adjudicado; meta de 1.030 animales (710 perros, 320 gatos) con microchip obligatorio; plazo 240 días.
- Remuneraciones retroactivas funcionario SEFAN: La restitución ordenada por Contraloría implicará pago de sueldos no percibidos desde enero; no se mencionó monto exacto.
Puntos de debate o controversia
- Restitución de funcionario del SEFAN: Los concejales Cáceres y Soares cuestionaron duramente que el municipio haya insistido ante Contraloría pese al dictamen, generando costos retroactivos a los vecinos. El alcalde informó que el funcionario fue reintegrado.
- Falta de información al Concejo: Concejal Cáceres criticó que la falla de correos y el oficio de Contraloría no fueron comunicados proactivamente; la administración argumentó que primero se esperan informes de la ANCI antes de informar.
- Publicaciones del alcalde en redes sociales: La concejala Contreras llamó al alcalde a responder los cuestionamientos en la mesa del concejo y no en Facebook, y cuestionó que el CESFAM tuviera que defenderse públicamente sin respaldo de la autoridad.
- Feriantes del domingo: Fallo de la Corte de Apelaciones de Rancagua favorable al municipio; el concejal Cáceres pidió que el proceso de recuperación de puestos se haga con diálogo previo a los feriantes afectados.
Para seguir
- Patente "Entre Ruta SpA": pendiente de más antecedentes para próxima sesión.
- Concejal Cáceres solicitó informe sobre pago de remuneraciones y cotizaciones del funcionario restituido (enero–mayo 2026) y multas por atraso.
- Concejal Soares pidió calendario de operativos de esterilización de mascotas y mecanismos de control interno.
- Concejal Donoso solicitó respuesta sobre columbarios en cementerio, vestuario de funcionarios, camarines Club La Orilla y planificación de emergencias de invierno.
- Concejala Tapia solicitó regularización de entrega de pañales a niños con dependencia severa (vía oficio) y visitas a terreno por perros callejeros e iglesia en Jacky La Riva.
- Reunión con director regional de CENAPREC prevista para el día siguiente en el cuartel de Bomberos (preparación ante temporada de lluvias/fenómeno El Niño).
- Alcalde comprometió minuta de avances sobre solución de alcantarillado para sector mencionado (no queda claro el nombre exacto del sector en la transcripción).
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)
Official council minutesSource: CPLT · Active Transparency inventory (Law 20.285)
- Actas de sesiones del Consejo N° 39 · 2026 ↗
- Actas de sesiones del Consejo N° 40 · 2026 ↗
- Actas de sesiones del Consejo N° 41 · 2026 ↗
- Actas de sesiones del Consejo N° 45 · 2026 ↗
- Actas de sesiones del Consejo N° 46 · 2026 ↗
- Actas de sesiones del Consejo N° 47 · 2026 ↗
Documents indexed from the Transparency Portal (Law 20.285); they link to the PDF published by the municipality.
What the council resolvesSource: Official minutes · AI extraction (ongoing)
What the council resolvesSource: Official minutes · AI extraction (ongoing)
| Resolution | Type | Amount | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 · Autorización cometido al extranjero del Sr. Alcalde a la ciudad de Córdoba, Argentina. | Appointment | — | — |
| 4.4 · Aprobación solicitud de patente de alcoholes solicitada por Sociedad Siria Limitada. | License | — | — |
| 4.3 · Aprobación Modificación Presupuestaria N°9 del Departamento de Salud. | Budget amendment | — | — |
| 4.2 · Aprobación Modificación Presupuestaria N°8 de la Gestión Municipal. | Budget amendment | — | — |
| 4.1 · Aprobación respuestas a observaciones fundadas del Plan Regulador Comunal. | Regulation | — | — |
| Aprobación de actas anteriores | Other | — | — |
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
Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory
| Year | Findings | Altam. | Compl. | Median. | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | — | 8 | 11 | — |
| 2020 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | — |
| 2019 | 52 | — | 19 | 33 | — |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 2016 | 30 | 6 | 20 | 4 | — |
| 2015 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — |
CGR severity classification · audit findings on the municipality and its corporations
Who requests meetings with the municipalitySource: InfoLobby · CPLT (Law 20,730)
Who requests meetings with the municipalitySource: InfoLobby · CPLT (Law 20,730)
- CDCompania de Petroleos de Chile Copec S aLobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2025–2026
- LLigupLobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019–2021
- IIstLobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018–2025
- BEBanco EstadoLobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017–2018
- CGCompañía General de Electricidad S.A.Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018–2026
- SMSalud Moderna de Chile SpA, MediclicLobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2020–2021
- AGAPS Gestión SpALobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2020–2024
- ADAsesorías Deportivas Hp Ltda.Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018–2020
- FRFundación Revalora ChileLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021
- AGAsoc. Gremial Extractores de Áridos del Tinguiririca A.g.Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017–2021
- STSba Torres Chile SpALobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
- OAOtec Agencia Internacional de Formación para la Excelencia Ltda.Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018
- rrRld Respaldo Legal de DocumentosLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
- SFSeguridad FapLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
- SBServicios Bpsystem LimitadaLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2023
- CMCentro Medico BioimagenLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
- CICiudad InteligenteLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
- WWomLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
- MIMaoz Inmobiliaria e Inversiones SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
- CNCompañia Nacional de Telefonos, Telefonica del Sur S.A.Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
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
How it has changedSource: Official INE series 2002–2026 (2017 base).
See the full trajectory to 2050 →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.
| Indicator | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Homes with public water supply (2017 Census) | 96,66 % | CENSO 2017 2017 |
| School disengagement (leaves the system) | 0,8 % | MINEDUC 2023 |
| School enrollment | 165 students | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| Municipal enrollment | 50 % | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE) | 588,3 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE) | 628,8 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| poblacion_censo | 18.723 inh. | 2024 Census 2024 |
| Income poverty (CASEN 2022) | 8,9 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022) | 15,5 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Indigenous peoples | 3,6 % | 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 130 students registered for the PAES.
Registro Social de Hogares
| Elderly (60+) | 4.447 | 24% of RSH |
| Children and adolescents (<18) | 3.820 | 21% of RSH |
| Foreign nationals | 637 | 3% of RSH |
| Belonging to indigenous peoples | 430 | 2% of RSH |
| People with moderate/severe dependency | 255 | 1% of RSH |
| Single-person households | 4.640 | 48% |
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
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
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.
| Center | Type | Provider type | Enrollees | % brackets A-B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centro de Salud Familiar Cunaco | Family Health Center (CESFAM) | Municipal | 7.514 | 64% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Puquillay Bajo | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 1.865 | 64% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Puquillay Alto | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 714 | 64% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Yáquil | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 543 | 65% |
FONASA brackets A-B ≈ lowest incomes (A: without resources). Source: FONASA, as of Dec 31, 2025, DEIS code.
Indigenous peoplesSource: 2024 Census (INE) · CONADI via IDE SMA
| People | People | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Mapuche | 585 | 86.8% |
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
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.
3 Local media · 2 Comunitaria · 1 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
3 Local media · 2 Comunitaria · 1 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
| Local media | Type | dial |
|---|---|---|
| MMADRIGAL | FM | 99.5 FM |
| MMAGALLANES | Comunitaria | 107.1 FM |
| CGCentro General de Padres y Apoderados del Colegio Basico Consolidado de Nancagua · holder | Comunitaria | 107.5 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
International immigrants per the 2024 Census (people born outside Chile living in the comuna). Nationwide they are 1,608,650 people, 8.8% of the population.
Housing and housing deficitSource: MINVU (Encampment Registry + 2024 Census deficit + subsidies) · INE
Encampments: 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
Housing type: 2017 Census · tenure: 2002 Census (INE).
Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA
Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA
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
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios
Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)
Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025
Special-law revenues · 2025
Distributed by law to specific comunas; they arrive via transfers.
Revenue by sector · 2025
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Evolución por fuente de ingreso
Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend
FCM received · trend
State transfers · trend
Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Accrued spending · trend
Distribution by management area · 2025
What the budget is spent on · 2025
| Spending line | Amount | % of spending | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance | $2.799.432.000 | 33.9% | |
| Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending | $2.474.643.000 | 29.9% | |
| Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees | $2.050.353.000 | 24.8% | |
| Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal | $836.547.000 | 10.1% | |
| Investment (works and projects) | $643.728.000 | 7.8% | |
| Electricity (facilities) | $443.308.000 | 5.4% | |
| Transfers to health | $132.715.000 | 1.6% | |
| Councillor stipends | $81.114.000 | 1.0% | |
| Water (facilities) | $52.387.000 | 0.6% | |
| Street lighting | $31.809.000 | 0.4% | |
| Travel allowances | $8.597.000 | 0.1% |
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
Personnel by contract type · 2025
Municipal headcount · 2023
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
Basic and general services · 2025
Final works approvals (DOM) · per year
Building permits issued · per year
What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
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What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
Purchase-order amount · trend
| Top suppliers | Amount | POs |
|---|---|---|
| Demarco S.A. | $2.192.500.801 | 31 |
| Serv de Ingenieria Electrica y Telecom Traza Limitada | $1.669.861.872 | 8 |
| Luis Horacio Olave Polanco | $1.598.834.734 | 1 |
| Starco S a | $1.481.488.604 | 76 |
| Constructora e Inmobiliaria Yáquil SpA | $1.199.590.478 | 28 |
| Juan Alfonso Rencoret Valencia | $735.693.936 | 38 |
| Servicios Generales de Aseos Aromos Limitada | $691.754.856 | 42 |
| Constructora y Transportes Berrios y Asociados Lim | $653.972.080 | 17 |
Purchase mechanism · 2026
| Tender | $2.750.497.001 | 78% |
| Agile Purchase | $382.026.356 | 11% |
| Framework Agreement | $251.536.066 | 7% |
| Direct award discretionary | $160.778.418 | 5% |
Companies and economic activitySource: SII · company statistics and roster (domicile/HQ)
Pyramid by sales bracket
Largest companies domiciled in the comuna
| Company | Line of business | Sales bracket | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constructora Santo Domingo I Limitada | CONSTRUCCION | Large 2 | 401 |
| Agricola Rio Grande Sociedad Anonima | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Large 2 | 171 |
| Agricola Tenquelen S a | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Large 2 | 126 |
| Agricola Casagrande Limitada | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Large 1 | 103 |
| Inmobiliaria Acacios Limitada | ACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIAS | Large 1 | 28 |
| Agricola las Tres Marias Ltda. | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Medium 2 | 66 |
| Agricola Pacifico Sociedad Anonima | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Medium 2 | 48 |
| Soc Agricola Santa Maria de Puquillay SpA | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Medium 2 | 18 |
| Inversiones Hierro Viejo SpA | ACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROS | Medium 2 | 12 |
| Agricola el Tranque Limitada | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Medium 2 | 10 |
SII roster of legal entities (public). Due to tax secrecy sales come in brackets, never amounts. The comuna is that of the domicile/HQ: operations may be elsewhere.
Investment in SEIA projects
| Project | Owner | Status | Investment (US$M) | Constr. jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sistema de Almacenamiento de Energía AlgolDIA | Sph Bess Algol SpA | Approved | 45 | 45 |
| Nueva Línea de Transmisión Eléctrica 2X154 Kv Tinguiririca - Santa CruDIA | Alto Huemul Transmision SpA | Approved | 28 | 97 |
| Proyecto Habitacional Senderos de Nancagua D.S N°49DIA | Constructora Malpo SpA | Under Review | 12,143 | 80 |
| Parque Fotovoltaico YaquilDIA | Metis SpA | Approved | 9 | 70 |
| Ampliación Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Servidas NancaguaDIA | Essbio S.A. | Approved | 2,1 | 40 |
| Extracción Mecanizada de Áridos en río Tinguiririca, comunas de NancagDIA | Maquinarias Tierra del Valle Limita | Approved | 1,8 | 3 |
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
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 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
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.
CR critically endangered · EN endangered · VU vulnerable · NT near threatened (Species Classification Regulation / IUCN). ★ endemic to Chile. Extracted from SEIA studies by kingdom; presence reflects what baselines characterized, not a census.
1 Wetlands · 1 urban · 272 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
1 Wetlands · 1 urban · 272 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
| Code | Wetland | Hectares |
|---|---|---|
| HUR-06-57 | Rio Tinguiririca y trib.urban | 272 /2.293 |
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$ 424 million, approved between 2014 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.
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
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 areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)
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)
Territorial burdensSource: SUBDERE (waste, Jun 2023) · Gendarmería (Jun 2025) · SISS (WWTP)
Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.
| Facility | Type | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| PTAS - NANCAGUA | PTAS · lagunas aireadas | ESSBIO S.A. · discharges into río tinguiririca |
Official registries: they exclude illegal dumps and rural WWTPs (no consolidated public registry).
Forest firesSource: CONAF · Occurrence and damage statistics (2023-2024)
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)
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)
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)
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
| Crime | Cases | Rate/100k |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic violence | 282 | 1.430 |
| Alcohol and drug use in public spaces | 209 | 1.060 |
| Threats | 140 | 710 |
| Property damage | 115 | 583 |
| Larceny | 69 | 350 |
| Burglary of an uninhabited place | 58 | 294 |
| Minor injuries | 53 | 269 |
| Burglary of an inhabited place | 44 | 223 |
| Robbery with violence or intimidation | 33 | 167 |
| Weapons-related crimes | 30 | 152 |
| Drug-related crimes | 25 | 127 |
| Crimes and offenses under the arms law | 20 | 101 |
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.
Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)
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.
