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Romeral

Región del Maule16.925 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20241.603 km² of area11 inh./km²$8.481M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Livability
39.9/100
27th least liveable in the country
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Population
+20,4%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
16,4%
Multidimensional poverty · 230th highest of 346
Finance
$501 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 187 of 346
Education
553,8 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
252nd
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: Catastros institucionales

11 School facilities
5 Establecimientos de salud vigentes
3 Parques urbanos
3 Pharmacies
3 Cuarteles de Carabineros
3 Compañías de Bomberos
1 Puntos de cobro en rutas concesionadas
0 Street markets

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

Romeral es una comuna de la provincia de Curicó, que se encuentra ubicada en la Región del Maule en la zona central de Chile.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

39.9 /100
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#320 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety29
Health46
Culture and environment35
Education52
Infrastructure48
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

José Arellano L.
CHILE VAMOS · RENOVACION NACIONAL
4.598
votes (36.07%)
14.881
Electoral roll
91,93%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
JA
José Arellano L.
2024-2028 · RENOVACION NACIONAL
4.598
votes
CA
Carlos Alberto Vergara Zerega
2021-2024 · PS
5.157
votes
CC
Carlos Cisterna Negrete
2008-2012 · PDC
3.423
votes
CC
Carlos Cisterna Negrete
2004-2008 · PDC
4.385
votes
SC
Segundo Contardo Galdames
2000-2004 · RN
2.465
votes
SC
Segundo Contardo Galdames
1996-2000 · RN
2.610
votes
SC
Segundo Contardo Galdames
1994-1996 · ILD
1.854
votes
CG
Carlos Gabriel Cisterna Negrete
1992-1994 · DC
1.265
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

MD
Marco Dauvin M.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · PARTIDO RADICAL DE CHILE
1.249
votes
PS
Pablo Santelices S.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
998
votes
JO
Juan Olivos Z.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
929
votes
MT
Marisol Torres Q.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · INDEPENDIENTE
737
votes
JS
Julio Saavedra O.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
570
votes
LH
Laura Hernandez A.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
469
votes

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

Este municipio no publica actas del concejo en su Transparencia Activa (obligación de la Ley 20.285); sus sesiones pueden estar solo en video.

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
85
Highly complex
10
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202012192—
20177394518—

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 · 6 audiencias · 2023–2026
  • AG
    APS Gestión SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2025
  • FL
    Fonroche Lighting America Latina
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2026
  • CB
    Constructora Bmf
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2025
  • EC
    Esg Compas
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • AD
    Asesorías Deportivas Hp Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2017
  • W
    Wom
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2020–2021
  • CI
    Ciudad Inteligente
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • DJ
    Distribuciones Jurídicas de Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • SS
    Salar SpA / Sportflex
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • FC
    Fundación Coaniquen
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • FC
    Fundacion Coaniquem
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2025
  • CL
    Creatimus Linuxcorp Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • SL
    Sisinf Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2026
  • Sf
    Servicios Frío Romeral Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016
  • SE
    Santillana Educacion Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2026
  • JS
    Janus SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2020
  • CB
    Cementos Bío Bío S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • FM
    Fundación Multitudes
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • SL
    Sociedad Literaria Anita Cabrera SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
and 67 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

13.062
inhabitants
17.109
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050 →
Since 2002
+32%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
20.821
+10% vs. 2035 (18.887)
Over 60 · 2050
35,3%
26,75% 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)87,48 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment146 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment33,3 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)553,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)554,1 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo17.233 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)7,7 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)16,4 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples7,48 %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 75 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
18.240
10.070 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
6.267
62% of RSH households
Female-headed households
48%
4.871
Elderly (60+)3.89021% of RSH
Children and adolescents (<18)3.92021% of RSH
Foreign nationals5063% of RSH
Belonging to indigenous peoples7064% of RSH
People with moderate/severe dependency2711% of RSH
Single-person households5.26252%

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
2.537
11 schools · all school types
Publicmunicipal + SLEP
1.791
10 schools
Students per teacher
10,1
252 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
93,4%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
68,8%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 71%Private subsidized 29%
Pass rate
98,6%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,22%
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
3
FONASA enrollees
17.623
104% of the population
Doctors employed
11
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 102Contract staff: 59Fee contracts: 9
Primary-care medical visits · per year
12.485
32.552
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
619
830
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 (17.486 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar RomeralFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal17.07062%
Posta de Salud Rural el CalabozoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal22871%
Posta de Salud Rural los QueñesRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal13674%
Posta de Salud Rural el PeumalRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal5260%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $4.877.734.000 ($276.782/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $4.221.181.000Municipal contribution: $291.000.000

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

Indigenous population
1.289
7.5% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche1.24196.3%

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
32
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
1.9
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
279
the entire active civil fabric
Sports
51
For the elderly
14
Committees (water, housing, progress)
11
Cultural
10
Social and aid
9
Foundations and corporations
4

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.

Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE

Foreign nationals
535
3,1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
215 people · 40% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
215 Venezuela
83 Bolivia
66 Haití
46 Colombia

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
0
no encampments registered
Housing deficit
375
6,1% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
33
3.634 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
174
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
1.089
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
40
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

11.681homes · by type (2017)
House
5.893 · 98.3%
House
5.421 · 95.4%
Shack/hut/shanty
198 · 3.5%
Other private
82 · 1.4%
Room in old house/tenement
33 · 0.6%
Other private
28 · 0.5%
Shack/improvised dwelling
13 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
6 · 0.1%
Apartment
2 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
Apartment
1 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
66%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
1.889 · 60%
Provided for work
618 · 19.6%
Rented
231 · 7.3%
Free of charge
209 · 6.6%
Owned, being paid off
200 · 6.4%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$8.481.460.000
Own revenue
$3.230.957.000
38% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$3.348.437.000
39% of the total
State transfers
$633.257.000
7% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$888.429.000
$8.481.460.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

27.7%
35.3%
19.5%
16.6%
Property tax$894.410.000
Business licenses$1.141.708.000
Vehicle permits$629.425.000
Cleaning fees$29.420.000
Other own revenue$535.994.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $33.628.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
38.3%
39.9%
21.8%
Municipal$8.481.460.000
Education$8.851.058.000
Health$4.829.935.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $2.287.007.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$357.894.000
$3.230.957.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$281.684.000
$3.348.437.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$64.401.000
$633.257.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$10.180.993.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$8.189.433.000
Execution rate
80.4%
Unexecuted: $1.991.560.000
Medium execution: it executed 80.4%. Left unspent: $1.991.560.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$977.554.000
$8.189.433.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

80.4%
11.4%
Internal management$6.586.972.000
Community services$935.771.000
Social programs$158.722.000
Municipal activities$328.107.000
Recreational programs$88.539.000
Cultural programs$91.322.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$4.877.734.00059.6%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.382.365.00029.1%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.696.313.00020.7%
Investment (works and projects)$896.209.00010.9%
Transfers to education$817.000.00010.0%
Electricity (facilities)$521.161.0006.4%
Transfers to health$291.000.0003.6%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$111.511.0001.4%
Councillor stipends$82.067.0001.0%
Water (facilities)$72.855.0000.9%
Street lighting$44.696.0000.5%
Travel allowances$6.687.0000.1%
Commissions and representation$836.0000.0%

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

29.1%
20.7%
50.2%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.382.365.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.696.313.000
Others$4.110.755.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

63.4%
26.0%
6.7%
Permanent staff$1.572.355.000
Contract staff$644.329.000
Fee contracts$165.681.000
Labor Code$4.380.000
Community progs.$91.833.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

53.4%
41.7%
Permanent staff55
Contract staff43
Fee contracts5
Total: 103 staffFee contracts: 4.9% of the headcountWomen: 51.0%Professionalization: 41.8%
Cost/staffer permanent: $26.887.400/yearCost/staffer contract: $12.083.674/yearCost/staffer fees: $17.496.200/year

Municipal staff by contract status (SINIM, 2023). Cost per staffer = annual spending of the type ÷ same-year headcount.

Inversión, servicios básicos y obras

Investment and authorities' expenses · 2025

Municipal investment: $896.209.000 (10.9% of spending)Councillor stipends: $82.067.000Travel allowances: $6.687.000Commissions and representation: $836.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $111.511.000Street lighting: $44.696.000Electricity: $521.161.000Water: $72.855.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

134
48
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

133
81
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público ↗
Historic amount
$47.064.074.709
Purchase orders
28.696

Purchase-order amount · trend

$835.279.578
$2.879.903.738
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Erik Alonso Alfaro Moscoso$1.543.898.81929
Gonzalo Esteban$943.750.14958
Resam$895.912.565220
Copec S.A.$885.017.490102
Constructora B+v Limitada$835.073.00121
Constructora Lc2 Limitada$732.598.05718
Ramón Osvaldo Yáñez Moreno$615.626.001300
Import Export Global Tec Limitada$591.449.8714

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.628.589.46557%
Agile Purchase $877.029.73930%
Framework Agreement $220.528.8658%
Direct award discretionary$153.755.6705%

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

Registered companies
2.112
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
34.365

Pyramid by sales bracket

49.6%
20.1%
23.2%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.048 companies
Small (≤25k UF)424 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)103 companies
Large (>100k UF)46 companies
No sales/no info491 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Copefrut S aCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)5.536
Agroindustria Pinochet Fuenzalida LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 4 (>1M UF)2.068
Valle Frio SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)894
Agroindustrial Surfrut SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)546
Expafruit LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)5
Purefruit Chile S.A.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 3248
Agricola los Cerezos Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 3239
Exportadora Alsu SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 34
Servicios Trinitaria SpAACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DELarge 22.986
Fruticola Jose Soler S.A.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 21.997

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$ 41 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
139
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Loteo Doña PaulaDIAConstructora Nuevos Aires S.A.Approved20,366100
REGULARIZACION PLANTA DDC ? CURICÓDIADavid del Curto SpAApproved19,96930
Extracción y Procesamiento de Áridos GeoroguDIAConstructora Georogu SpAApproved1,74618
Sistema de Acondicionamiento De Riles Planta Unifrutti RomeralDIAExportadora Unifrutti Traders SpAApproved0,13

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
182 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.

vigenteleña residencialMP2,5
PDA Valle Central de Curicó
DS 44/2017 · published 2019 · see plan →

Zone with decontamination plan Plan Valle Central provincia de Curico · critical pollutant MP2.5

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

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

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

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.

47
Species
30
Flora
17
Fauna
15
In conservation status
16
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Belloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaEN★Belloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVU★QueuleGomortega keuleEN★PitaoPitavia punctataEN★RuilNothofagus alessandriiEN★Sapo de ruloRhinella aruncoVU★Rana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVU★PancoraAegla laevisEN★Huillipatagua, naranjillo, pataguaCitronella mucronataVU★Pejerrey chilenoBasilichthys australisVU★PuyeGalaxias maculatusVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENSapo arrieroAlsodes nodosusNT★HualoNothofagus glaucaNT★Palito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNT

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 · 1.995 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-07-02Sist. Rios Mataquito, Lontue, Teno y trib.urban1.994 /12.100

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. 11 projects totaling US$ 94 million, approved between 1997 and 2024. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Real estate2 projects · US$ 39 M · 2018–2024
Constructora Nuevos Aires S.A. — Loteo Doña Paula · EL ROMERAL
Energy4 projects · US$ 34 M · 1997–2020
Gasoducto del Pacífico S.A. — Gasoducto Trasandino y Distribución de Gas Natural en Chile · "Línea Ancoa - Alto Jahuel 2 x 500 kV: Primer Circuito"
Miscellaneous industrial facilities1 project · US$ 20 M · 2022
David del Curto SpA — REGULARIZACION PLANTA DDC ? CURICÓ
Others4 projects · US$ 1 M · 2013–2020
Enaex Servicios S.A. — Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A. · TRANSPORTES DE SUSTANCIAS PELIGROSAS REGIONES XV, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, RM, TRANSPORTES BELLO E HIJOS LTDA.

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

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

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
CGE · also Cec
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ANSM
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Curicó at 26 km

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

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
2 m²
20% 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
2
Historic 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
PTAS -LOS QUEÑESPTAS · lodos activadosNUEVOSUR S.A. · discharges into río teno
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario Parque El Guanaco (Teno) · 5.694 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
4 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
2.866 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
35
At high or very high risk
30
14 very high
Main threat
Inundación por desborde de c…
Inundación por desborde de cauce

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

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

No scarcity decree in force today.
Years under decree since 2008
8
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
9,23°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,48°C
Annual precipitation
1.512 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
7
projection: +6 days
Frost days
87

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
1.233
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
7.285
Police cases · trend
611
1.233
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats2021.194
Property damage1731.022
Domestic violence164969
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces131774
Larceny98579
Weapons-related crimes79467
Crimes and offenses under the arms law76449
Burglary of an uninhabited place75443
Minor injuries59349
Burglary of an inhabited place34201
Theft of items from vehicles24142
Drug-related crimes19112

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
193
Guards and inspectors
2
1 per 8.463 hab
Patrol fleet
2
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Security booths
1
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 2
Surveillance cameras · trend
4
193
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
88
Deaths
4
23,6 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
60
5 serious
Pedestrian collisions
4
1 pedestrian killed

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