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Río Bueno

Región de Los Ríos32.998 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20242.175 km² of area15 inh./km²$13.605M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Finance
+22 pts
19th biggest rise in Common Fund dependence (lost autonomy since 2001)
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Population
−4,4%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
21%
Multidimensional poverty · 110th highest of 346
Finance
$412 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 248 of 346
Education
581,4 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
181st
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: Catastros institucionales

44 School facilities
15 Establecimientos de salud vigentes
10 Compañías de Bomberos
8 Pharmacies
5 Parques urbanos
5 Street markets
5 Cuarteles de Carabineros
1 Police stations
1 Hospitals
1 Instituciones de educación superior
1 Higher education campuses
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.

Liveability index · EIU style

50.2 /100
Ver el ranking y simular →
#166 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety36
Health48
Culture and environment66
Education62
Infrastructure45
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Luis Reyes A.
CHILE VAMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
9.241
votes (39.17%)
30.770
Electoral roll
84,64%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
LR
Luis Reyes A.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
9.241
votes
CA
Carolina Andrea Silva Perez
2021-2024 · IND
3.384
votes
LR
Luis Reyes Alvarez
2008-2012 · UDI
8.777
votes
WF
Waldo Flores Vera
2004-2008 · PDC
7.866
votes
WF
Waldo Flores Vera
2000-2004 · PDC
7.354
votes
WF
Waldo Flores Vera
1996-2000 · DC
5.539
votes
NA
Nicolás Alfredo Vergara Rodríguez
1994-1996 · UCC
2.864
votes
WF
Waldo Flores Vera
1992-1994 · DC
2.544
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

DQ
Daniel Quezada P.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
2.629
votes
WF
Waldo Flores A.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
2.012
votes
YE
Yuli Estrada A.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.610
votes
VP
Valeska Prieto M.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
1.270
votes
PR
Patricia Rojas M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.123
votes
NB
Norma Baldovino U.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
938
votes

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

539 minutes publishedindex updated on 12-08-2026Municipal transparency ↗

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

Resolutions extracted
40
of 53 minutes read
Money involved
$413.440.501
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
4.1 · Solicitud de aporte financiero para el Club Barriletes y Actividades Ecuestres CruceroSubsidy$2.500.000—
Aprobación del acta anteriorOther—unanimidad
4.1 · Aporte municipal al Club Deportivo Clan Sport Voleibol para traslado a la ciudad de San FelipeSubsidy$1.100.000mayoria
Lectura y respuesta a carta enviada por Club de Ciclismo Yafún Rio Bueno solicitando aporte municipalSubsidy$2.000.000unanimidad
Lectura y derivación de carta enviada por Junta de Vecinos El Arrayán solicitando informe sobre estado de árbolesOther——
Lectura y derivación de carta enviada por Junta de Vecinos Los Maitenes solicitando comodatoLoan for use——

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
188
Highly complex
20
Audit reports
12
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20256—421
20241511131
202310—821
2020112631
20198—621
201832—17151

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

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

  • S
    Statkraft
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2018
  • SC
    Sociedad Concesionaria Región Sur S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2024
  • MC
    Management Chile It SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • IV
    Ingenieria Verde SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • PC
    Pl Constructora e Inmobiliaria Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015
  • HC
    Health Consulting Partners
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • BS
    Buk SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • LC
    Lirmi Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • Il
    Inmobiliaria los Maitenes
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • Cd
    Comite de Agua Potable Rural Litrán
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • PC
    Pensadores Creativos
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • EL
    Empresas Lipigas S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • P
    Proyecsur
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • IP
    Inversiones Puerto Mira SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • IS
    Im2 Solar SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • CI
    Constructora Itinex Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • GI
    Gunckel Ingenieria y Cia Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • ie
    Iglesia Evangelica Asamblea de Dios
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • PS
    Proveesalud S.P.A
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • JI
    Jdh Innovación Tecnológica SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
and 34 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

34.131
inhabitants
33.013
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050 →
Since 2002
-3%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
31.571
-5% vs. 2035 (33.094)
Over 60 · 2050
41,54%
32,21% 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)71,87 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,6 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment313 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment60 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)581,4 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)576,2 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo33.363 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)5,7 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)21 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples28,11 %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 275 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
33.238
16.799 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
10.534
63% of RSH households
Female-headed households
50%
8.445
Elderly (60+)8.74226% of RSH
Children and adolescents (<18)6.55420% of RSH
Foreign nationals2261% of RSH
Belonging to indigenous peoples8.63026% of RSH
People with moderate/severe dependency4071% of RSH
Single-person households7.72946%

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
5.731
44 schools · all school types
Publicmunicipal + SLEP
3.331
27 schools
Students per teacher
9,7
591 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
93,2%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
64,3%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 58%Private subsidized 42%
Pass rate
98,3%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,55%
dropout during the year
national median: 1,77%

Total enrollment includes every school type; public enrollment includes only municipal and SLEP schools. Schools are counted by active RBD, not map objects. Pass/withdrawal and attendance are from the 2025 school year. Source: MINEDUC Open Data.

Municipal healthcare (primary care)Source: SINIM · MINSAL / FONASA

CESFAM
1
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
7
FONASA enrollees
30.492
92% of the population
Doctors employed
8
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 153Contract staff: 69Fee contracts: 10
Primary-care medical visits · per year
20.168
83.072
20102025
Medical specialties served · 8 in the comuna (public system)
PediatricsAdult PsychiatryAdult Orthopedics and TraumaPediatric Orthopedics and TraumaInternal MedicineAdult General SurgeryAdult GastroenterologyAnesthesiology

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
966
711
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 (30.355 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Río BuenoFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal28.97662%
Posta de Salud Rural Crucero (Río Bueno)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal45566%
Posta de Salud Rural MantilhueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal24066%
Posta de Salud Rural CayurrucaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal22764%
Posta de Salud Rural CarimallínRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal15168%
Posta de Salud Rural FutahuenteRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal12864%
Posta de Salud Rural VivancoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal9265%
Posta de Salud Rural TrapiRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal8670%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $8.466.991.000 ($277.679/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $5.509.431.000Municipal contribution: $50.000.000

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

Indigenous population
9.379
28.1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
47
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
Land grants
48
indigenous lands registry 2022
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche9.29999.1%

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
31
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.9
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
230
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
103
For the elderly
28
Sports
16
Social and aid
15
Cultural
6
Fire brigades
2
Religious
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.

9 Local media · 1 AM · 2 Comunitaria · 6 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
ERENTRE RIOSFM104.9 FM
FFELINNAFM103.9 FM
RRAYENFM94.1 FM
ACAgrupacion Cultural de Comunicación, Difusion y Desarrollo Nehuen · holderComunitaria107.1 FM
ACAsociacion Cultural Comision Bicentenario de Rio Bueno · holderComunitaria107.5 FM
CJComunicaciones Jacqueline Zamorano Estrada E.I.R.L. · holderAM1540 AM
CJComunicaciones Juan Carlos Cañoles Henriquez E.I.R.L. · holderFM88.7 FM
CLComunicaciones Lucia Saez E.I.R.L. · holderFM102.7 FM
CLComunicaciones Luis Heriberto Tapia Martinez E.I.R.L. · holderFM95.5 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

Foreign nationals
325
1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Argentina
98 people · 30% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
98 Argentina
65 Venezuela
50 Colombia
22 Bolivia

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
89
5 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
531
4,1% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
61
6.238 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
788
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
1.296
beneficiaries · 2013–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
93
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

26.129homes · by type (2017)
House
12.751 · 95.9%
House
12.548 · 97.8%
Apartment
230 · 1.7%
Shack/hut/shanty
202 · 1.5%
Apartment
170 · 1.3%
Other private
74 · 0.6%
Other private
64 · 0.5%
Shack/improvised dwelling
35 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
32 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
12 · 0.1%
Mobile
4 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
3 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
3 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
69%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
5.482 · 59.1%
Provided for work
1.604 · 17.3%
Owned, being paid off
921 · 9.9%
Rented
888 · 9.6%
Free of charge
386 · 4.2%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
4
Beds
63
7,3 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
$13.605.065.000
Own revenue
$3.325.967.000
24% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$7.534.618.000
55% of the total
State transfers
$1.458.611.000
11% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.563.004.000
$13.605.065.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

36.4%
7.9%
17.9%
34.5%
Property tax$1.212.228.000
Business licenses$263.813.000
Vehicle permits$596.458.000
Cleaning fees$106.882.000
Other own revenue$1.146.586.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $2.496.000Aquaculture licenses (Law 20.033): $119.779.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
35.6%
42.3%
22.1%
Municipal$13.605.065.000
Education$16.132.594.000
Health$8.432.862.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $6.487.523.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$639.816.000
$3.325.967.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$575.801.000
$7.534.618.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$148.929.000
$1.458.611.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$15.418.888.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$13.766.274.000
Execution rate
89.3%
Unexecuted: $1.652.614.000
Medium execution: it executed 89.3%. Left unspent: $1.652.614.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.570.346.000
$13.766.274.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

47.8%
37.1%
8.8%
Internal management$6.583.025.000
Community services$5.103.962.000
Social programs$1.210.760.000
Municipal activities$540.880.000
Recreational programs$124.352.000
Cultural programs$203.295.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$8.466.991.00061.5%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$4.858.448.00035.3%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$3.752.325.00027.3%
Investment (works and projects)$1.162.391.0008.4%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$1.124.654.0008.2%
Electricity (facilities)$591.221.0004.3%
Transfers to education$210.000.0001.5%
Water (facilities)$165.934.0001.2%
Travel allowances$159.430.0001.2%
Councillor stipends$80.832.0000.6%
Transfers to health$50.000.0000.4%
Commissions and representation$206.0000.0%

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

27.3%
35.3%
37.5%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$3.752.325.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$4.858.448.000
Others$5.155.501.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

45.7%
24.6%
23.9%
Permanent staff$2.292.408.000
Contract staff$1.235.576.000
Fee contracts$224.341.000
Labor Code$69.196.000
Community progs.$1.197.165.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

57.5%
34.5%
8.0%
Permanent staff65
Contract staff39
Fee contracts9
Total: 113 staffFee contracts: 8.0% of the headcountWomen: 44.2%Professionalization: 43.3%
Cost/staffer permanent: $32.446.292/yearCost/staffer contract: $26.397.051/yearCost/staffer fees: $13.134.111/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: $1.162.391.000 (8.4% of spending)Councillor stipends: $80.832.000Travel allowances: $159.430.000Commissions and representation: $206.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $1.124.654.000Electricity: $591.221.000Water: $165.934.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

210
73
20022025

Building permits issued · per year

126
217
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público ↗
Historic amount
$109.372.012.779
Purchase orders
39.031

Purchase-order amount · trend

$947.041.332
$9.482.959.409
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Pablo Esteban Rodríguez Muñoz$4.724.204.28342
Mario Orlando Carrasco Arriagada$4.134.148.533119
Sociedad Constructora y Ensayes de Materiales Limitada$3.859.000.0011
Supervision de Obras y Aseo y Ornato$3.479.383.063124
Patricio$2.958.961.357110
Constructora San Ignacio Limitada$2.635.337.19712
Jfcconstrucciones$2.475.717.34451
Constructora Luis Navarro S. A.$2.340.819.2191

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $7.420.845.99778%
Agile Purchase $1.082.245.06111%
Direct award discretionary$814.454.5349%
Framework Agreement $165.413.8172%

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

Registered companies
2.978
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
6.508

Pyramid by sales bracket

63.7%
13.9%
20.0%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.897 companies
Small (≤25k UF)414 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)62 companies
Large (>100k UF)9 companies
No sales/no info596 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Aridos Vicat Sur SpAEXPLOTACION DE MINAS Y CANTERASLarge 2205
Coop Rural Electrica Rio Bueno Ltda.SUMINISTRO DE ELECTRICIDAD, GAS, VAPOR Y AIRELarge 2121
Agricola Puquitran S aAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 226
Rio Futuro Procesos SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 1405
Agro-Ganadera Cardal LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 178
Blumland SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 147
Knoop y Cia Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 144
Agricola Melitue LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 132
Constructora Arturo Leal SpACONSTRUCCIONMedium 2117
Juan Carlos Martinez y Compania LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 265

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
4
US$ 47 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
182
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
REPOSICIÓN RUTA 215 - CH, TRAMO PUENTE GOL GOL N°1 ? ADUANA PAJARITOSEIAMinisterio de Obras PúblicasApproved18,31661
Parque Solar Rio BuenoDIABlue Light Energy SpAApproved1875
PARQUE FOTOVOLTAICO LOS TAMBORESDIAEnergia Renovable Rubi SpAApproved1556
Piscicultura San PabloDIADesarrollos Acuícolas San Pablo SpAApproved1040

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
619 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.

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

State protected wilderness areas (SNASPE) in the comuna
PuyehueNational Park125.165 ha

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

172
Species
100
Flora
72
Fauna
49
In conservation status
18
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Belloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVU★RuilNothofagus alessandriiEN★QueuleGomortega keuleEN★Rana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVU★Belloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaEN★PitaoPitavia punctataEN★Pejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVU★CarmelitaPercilia gillissiEN★Pocha del surCheirodon australeVU★SapoEupsophus roseusVU★PeladillaAplochiton zebraEN★Gruñidor del sur, lagarto de corbataPristidactylus torquatusVU★PuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVU★TolloDiplomystes camposensisEN★GüiñaLeopardus guignaVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVULinguePersea lingueVUPudúPudu puduVULamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUAguilucho de cola rojizaButeo ventralisVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENCaiquén, cauquén comúnChloephaga pictaVUComadrejita trompudaRhyncholestes raphanurusVUHuemul, taruca, wümul, güemul, shoan, shoen, trula, hueque, ciervo sur andinoHippocamelus bisulcusCRSapoRhinella rubropunctataVUBecacina pintadaNycticryphes semicollarisENRanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENPidencitoLaterallus jamaicensisENPeladillaAplochiton taeniatusENRatón topo del matorralChelemys megalonyxVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENHuillínLontra provocaxENRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTMonito del monteDromiciops gliroidesNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTAguilucho chicoButeo albigulaNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTPumaPuma concolorNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTColo-coloLeopardus colocoloNTSapo de cuatro ojos del surPleurodema bufoninaNTCuervo de pantanoPlegadis chihiNT

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.

8 Wetlands · 7 urban · 7.957 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-10-57Lago Puyehueurban6.210 /15.873
HUR-14-01Sist. Rios Llollelhue- Bueno- Radimadiurban1.490 /4.325
HUR-14-74H.Desembocadura Rio Golgolurban220 /239
HUR-14-78Sin informaciónurban18
HUR-14-75Naciente Rio Pilmaiquenurban12 /21
HUR-14-76Sin informaciónurban6
HPU-14-24Sin identificar1
HUR-14-77Rio Golgol C.F. Cardenal Samoreurban1 /2

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. 17 projects totaling US$ 283 million, approved between 2002 and 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy11 projects · US$ 263 M · 2004–2025
Transelec Concesiones S.A. — Sistema de Transmisión S/E Pichirropulli - S/E Tineo · Central Hidroeléctrica Los Lagos
Fishing and Aquaculture2 projects · US$ 10 M · 2018–2025
Inversiones Futaleufu Ltda. — Piscicultura Colonia Entre Lagos · Piscicultura San Pablo
Transport Infrastructure1 project · US$ 9 M · 2023
Ministerio de Obras Públicas — REPOSICIÓN RUTA 215 - CH, TRAMO PUENTE GOL GOL N°1 ? ADUANA PAJARITOS
Others3 projects · US$ 1 M · 2002–2020
Enaex Servicios S.A. — Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A. · Transporte de Gas Propano desde Argentina a Temuco - Chile IX - X Región

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

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

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
SAESA · also Cooprel, Luz Osorno
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSAL
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.

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

Final SMA sanctions

Final sanctions
1
Sanctioned entities
1
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
22 UTA
1 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Servicios de Transportes y Aridos Vicat Limitada ↗ÁRIDOS VICATMining22

Environmental sanctions final from the SMA (no pending appeals) whose auditable unit sits in the comuna: companies, individuals and institutions (including the municipality). Fine in UTA (Annual Tax Unit). Source: Public Sanctions Registry, SNIFA.

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
3
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
1
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
R-227-2020 ↗
2TA
Huichalaf Pradines Millaray Virginia y otros/Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Central Hidroeléctrica los Lagos
RCA review (Art. 25 quinquies, Law 19.300)Rejects
20994-2020 ↗
2TA
Huichalaf Pradines, Millaray y otro en contra de la Dirección Ejecutiva del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Central Hidroeléctrica Osorno
Interpretation of the RCAUpheld
R-12-2015 ↗
3TA
Inversiones Los Inkas S.A con SMA
Central Hidroeléctrica Los Lagos
Environmental sanction proceeding — SEIA entryRejects

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

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
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.

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
9
Historic monuments
9

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
C.C.P. Río BuenoPrison (CCP)53 inmates · 53 convicted · 0 awaiting trial · 82% occupancy
PTAS - RIO BUENOPTAS · lodo activadoSURALIS S.A. · discharges into río bueno
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero de Morrompulli (Valdivia) · 12.242 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
9
Area affected
22 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
211 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
33
At high or very high risk
19
7 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.

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

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

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

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

Mean annual temperature
10,19°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,17°C
Annual precipitation
2.438 mm
projection: 0%
Hot days>30°C
1
projection: +2 days
Frost days
38

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
1.994
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
6.043
Police cases · trend
2.364
1.994
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces5001.515
Threats294891
Domestic violence269815
Property damage244739
Larceny158479
Minor injuries106321
Burglary of an inhabited place79239
Burglary of an uninhabited place65197
Weapons-related crimes47142
Crimes and offenses under the arms law38115
Drug-related crimes33100
Robbery with violence or intimidation2885

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
70
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 32.998 hab
Patrol fleet
7
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 2Pickups: 1Motorcycles: 4Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
30
70
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
131
Deaths
10
30,3 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
95
7 serious
Pedestrian collisions
14
5 pedestrians killed

Crashes georeferenced by CONASET (urban + highway) during 2024. The only per-comuna source; covers ~70% of the country's deaths (non-geolocatable ones are excluded), so it slightly underestimates the total. Pedestrian collision is the leading cause of pedestrian death.