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Toltén

Región de la AraucaníaFounded 18669.937 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024851 km² of area12 inh./km²$6.565M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Finance
92%
10th most dependent on the Municipal Common Fund in the country
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Society
-15%
17th that lost the most population (since 2002)
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Population
−10,9%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
26,7%
Multidimensional poverty · 44th highest of 346
Finance
$661 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 124 of 346
Finance
91,78%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
561,9 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
14th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: Catastros institucionales

21 School facilities
7 Establecimientos de salud vigentes
6 Street markets
4 Compañías de Bomberos
2 Cuarteles de Carabineros
2 Parques urbanos
2 Pharmacies
1 Hospitals
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

42.2 /100
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#298 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety42
Health30
Culture and environment50
Education71
Infrastructure31
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Guillermo Martínez S.Re-elected
CHILE VAMOS · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
4.063
votes (51.45%)
10.426
Electoral roll
80,29%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
GM
Guillermo Martínez S.
2024-2028 · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
4.063
votes
GA
Guillermo Antonio Martinez Soto
2021-2024 · UDI
3.095
votes
RG
Rafael García Ferlice
2008-2012 · UDI
2.791
votes
RG
Rafael García Ferlice
2004-2008 · UDI
3.033
votes
RG
Rafael Garcia Ferlice
2000-2004 · UDI
1.218
votes
ED
Eduardo Díaz Herrera
1996-2000 · PDS
1.465
votes
FL
Fernando Lataste Muñoz
1992-1996 · PS
1.184
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

DD
Diego del Rio H.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.672
votes
RA
Rory Arellano N.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
940
votes
NC
Nelson Castro T.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · PARTIDO RADICAL DE CHILE
481
votes
JR
Jeremias Rivera C.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
460
votes
BS
Braulio Silva U.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · PARTIDO RADICAL DE CHILE
395
votes
MM
Maria Moreno S.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
259
votes

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

635 minutes publishedindex updated on 30-07-2026Municipal transparency ↗

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
26
Highly complex
2
Audit reports
0
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20187—25—
20175—5——
201614239—

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

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

  • DJ
    Distribuciones Jurídicas de Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • PR
    Pozo, Ríos, Rodríguez y Torres Ltda. (Zecovery)
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024
  • CP
    Consultorias Publicas Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • SL
    Sisinf Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • Ep
    Entidad Patrocinante Sylvia del Carmen Gonzalez Millahueque Empresa de Responsabilidad Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015
  • BS
    Buk SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024–2025
  • GC
    Godoy Concha Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024
  • C
    Curumi
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • CS
    Crecic S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • PS
    Proveesalud S.P.A
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • AG
    APS Gestión SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • AS
    Ah Soluciones Empresariales Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • EC
    Empresas Cmpc S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • IS
    Innovit SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • ES
    Etpay SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • BS
    Beebrain SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • SI
    Servicios Informáticos Santiago Tech SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • XL
    Xp Latam SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • Sd
    Sociedad de Capacitación Desarrollo e Innovación Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • EM
    Embajada Mundial de Activistas por la Paz Corp.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
and 16 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

11.606
inhabitants
9.909
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050 →
Since 2002
-15%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
8.799
-9% vs. 2035 (9.643)
Over 60 · 2050
43,57%
33,16% in 2035 · +10 pts of ageing

INE projects comuna population only through 2035; the 2050 values are an own estimate by the monitor, anchored to the official INE 2050 national total (21,626,079 inhab, 32.1% aged 60+). Not an official comuna figure.

IndicatorValueSource
Homes with public water supply (2017 Census)53,12 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,9 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment79 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)561,9 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)561,9 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo10.041 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)16,8 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)26,7 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples45,19 %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 67 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
10.600
5.070 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
3.846
76% of RSH households
Female-headed households
48%
2.434
Elderly (60+)2.92528% of RSH
Children and adolescents (<18)2.12920% of RSH
Foreign nationals470% of RSH
Belonging to indigenous peoples4.30241% of RSH
People with moderate/severe dependency921% of RSH
Single-person households2.12042%

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
1.781
21 schools · all school types
Publicmunicipal + SLEP
942
12 schools
Students per teacher
7,5
238 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
91,4%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
81%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 53%Private subsidized 47%
Pass rate
99,6%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,16%
dropout during the year
national median: 1,77%

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

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

CESFAM
0
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
6
FONASA enrollees
7.031
71% of the population
Doctors employed
3
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 46Contract staff: 23Fee contracts: 4
Primary-care medical visits · per year
15.396
36.262
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
187
439
20192024

REM-26 section A (DEIS/MINSAL): comprehensive family visits, summed across the comuna's facilities. The last year is partial while DEIS consolidates monthly reports.

Comuna's primary-care centers · FONASA 2025 enrollees (8.003 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Posta de Salud Rural QueuleRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal3.02073%
Hospital de TolténHospitalHealth Service1.58762%
Posta de Salud Rural Villa BoldosRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.39771%
Posta de Salud Rural PocoyanRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.11175%
Posta de Salud Rural Puralaco - Puerto EsperanzaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal66678%
Posta de Salud Rural Boroa SurRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal14383%
Posta de Salud Rural las Quemas (Toltén)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal7976%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $2.158.655.000 ($307.020/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $1.820.978.000Municipal contribution: $51.268.000

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

Indigenous population
4.538
45.2% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
39
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
Land grants
37
indigenous lands registry 2022
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche4.49999.1%

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
25
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.5
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
412
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
189
Sports
51
Social and aid
20
For the elderly
17
Cultural
6
Fire brigades
1

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

2 Local media · FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
SASAN ANTONIOFM100.3 FM
TCTelevisiva Cruz del Sur Ltda. · holderFM89.1 FM

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

Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE

Foreign nationals
82
0,8% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Argentina
57 people · 70% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
57 Argentina
10 Venezuela
4 Perú

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
40
2 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
163
4,2% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
38
3.182 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
392
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
113
beneficiaries · 2013–2024
Subsidies Rental · DS52
50
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

7.972homes · by type (2017)
House
4.057 · 97.9%
House
3.796 · 99.2%
Shack/hut/shanty
57 · 1.4%
Other private
24 · 0.6%
Shack/improvised dwelling
23 · 0.6%
Other private
5 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
5 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
3 · 0.1%
Indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
78%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
2.308 · 75.5%
Free of charge
229 · 7.5%
Provided for work
224 · 7.3%
Rented
212 · 6.9%
Owned, being paid off
82 · 2.7%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

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

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

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

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

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

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$6.565.322.000
Own revenue
$490.441.000
7% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$5.479.566.000
83% of the total
State transfers
$350.477.000
5% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$682.800.000
$6.565.322.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

25.5%
11.2%
26.5%
35.5%
Property tax$125.306.000
Business licenses$54.921.000
Vehicle permits$129.861.000
Cleaning fees$6.030.000
Other own revenue$174.323.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Aquaculture licenses (Law 20.033): $254.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
62.4%
19.1%
18.6%
Municipal$6.565.322.000
Education$2.007.596.000
Health$1.956.242.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $5.256.966.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$44.557.000
$490.441.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$556.728.000
$5.479.566.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$29.906.000
$350.477.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$9.630.491.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$7.131.214.000
Execution rate
74.0%
Unexecuted: $2.499.277.000
Low execution: it only executed 74.0% of the budget — $2.499.277.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$668.727.000
$7.131.214.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

51.4%
28.5%
8.1%
8.6%
Internal management$3.665.107.000
Community services$2.029.277.000
Social programs$574.172.000
Municipal activities$614.203.000
Recreational programs$61.367.000
Cultural programs$187.088.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$3.014.929.00042.3%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$2.158.655.00030.3%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.965.906.00027.6%
Investment (works and projects)$448.245.0006.3%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$357.458.0005.0%
Electricity (facilities)$160.119.0002.2%
Councillor stipends$102.653.0001.4%
Travel allowances$84.538.0001.2%
Transfers to health$68.522.0001.0%
Street lighting$32.893.0000.5%
Commissions and representation$28.252.0000.4%
Water (facilities)$18.905.0000.3%

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

27.6%
42.3%
30.2%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.965.906.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$3.014.929.000
Others$2.150.379.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

54.1%
22.2%
18.2%
Permanent staff$1.312.555.000
Contract staff$538.010.000
Fee contracts$115.341.000
Labor Code$17.957.000
Community progs.$442.233.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

58.8%
38.2%
Permanent staff40
Contract staff26
Fee contracts2
Total: 68 staffFee contracts: 2.9% of the headcountWomen: 47.0%Professionalization: 43.9%
Cost/staffer permanent: $28.505.425/yearCost/staffer contract: $17.301.192/yearCost/staffer fees: $30.672.500/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: $448.245.000 (6.3% of spending)Councillor stipends: $102.653.000Travel allowances: $84.538.000Commissions and representation: $28.252.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $357.458.000Street lighting: $32.893.000Electricity: $160.119.000Water: $18.905.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

60
46
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

91
95
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público ↗
Historic amount
$36.310.662.069
Purchase orders
35.390

Purchase-order amount · trend

$459.002.152
$2.561.112.976
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Salvalle Ltda.$2.052.011.15948
Comercial Nueva Tolten Limitada$1.538.396.7631.104
Transportes y Servicios Generales Limitada$1.423.267.89438
Supermercado Holzapfel$965.069.2015.749
Comercial y Supermercado Pachi Pap Limitada$922.616.2471.154
Constructora Nelco Ltda.$676.366.78313
Sociedad de Inversiones y Servicios Electrotek SpA$665.102.2918
Kaufmann S a Vehiculos Motorizados$646.772.976491

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.521.019.49759%
Direct award discretionary$596.610.75723%
Agile Purchase $327.978.65313%
Framework Agreement $115.504.0705%

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

Registered companies
727
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
641

Pyramid by sales bracket

69.2%
10.2%
19.8%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)503 companies
Small (≤25k UF)74 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)5 companies
Large (>100k UF)1 companies
No sales/no info144 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Comercial y Supermercado Pachi Pap LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 296
Soc Comercial Nueva Tolten LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 211
Sociedad Comercial Elias Sandoval y Compania LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 115
Comercial Holzapfel LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 111
Sociedad Comercial H & D LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 110
Agricola las Tranqueras SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 1—
I Municipalidad de ToltenADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SNo sales167

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.

TerritoryClimate, biodiversity, national heritage, SEIA-approved projects and more

MOP road networkSource: Dirección de Vialidad / MOP · 2026

Kilometres of MOP road network
1 km
National Road Network routes crossing the municipality

Infrastructure under the authority of the Roads Directorate, not the municipality. Each segment's official length is allocated by its intersection with municipal boundaries; it is neither the entire street network nor a measure of municipal management.

Environment and air qualitySource: MMA · SINCA + PPDA + RETC

No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.

Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
0 t MP10
0 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.

67
Species
19
Flora
47
Fauna
1
Funga
30
In conservation status
13
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Sapo de miguelEupsophus migueliEN★SapoEupsophus roseusVU★Pocha del surCheirodon australeVU★PuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVU★PancoraAegla manniVU★SapoInsuetophrynus acarpicusEN★Rana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVU★Rana de pecho espinoso de tolhuacaAlsodes igneusVU★Pejerrey chilenoBasilichthys microlepidotusVU★CarmelitaPercilia gillissiEN★Canelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENSapoEupsophus vertebralisVURanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVULinguePersea lingueVUPeladillaAplochiton taeniatusENBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVULamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUAguilucho de cola rojizaButeo ventralisVUCarpintero negro, gallos del monte, rere (mapudungún)Campephilus magellanicusNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTPumaPuma concolorNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTAguilucho chicoButeo albigulaNTMonito del monteDromiciops gliroidesNT

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.

2 Wetlands · 2 urban · 1.832 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-09-05Humedal Desembocadura Rio Boldo o Queuleurban1.007
HUR-09-06Sist. Rio Toltén y Trib.urban824 /12.313

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).

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
Frontel · also SAESA
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
Aguas Araucania
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Temuco at 71 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
5 m²
50% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

Municipally maintained green area per inhabitant (SINIM). The National Urban Development Council recommends a minimum of 10 m²/inhab (WHO, ~9). Self-reported by municipalities, with quality varying across comunas.

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
Vertedero Fundo TraiguénVertedero5.141 t/year
PTAS -NUEVA TOLTÉNPTAS · laguna aireadaA. ARAUCANIA S.A. · discharges into río toltén
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero Fundo Traiguén (Toltén) · 5.141 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
5
Area affected
8 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
279 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
40
At high or very high risk
31
13 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.

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

Mean annual temperature
12,05°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,09°C
Annual precipitation
1.714 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
1
projection: +3 days
Frost days
6

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
440
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.428
Police cases · trend
511
440
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Domestic violence91916
Threats88886
Property damage57574
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces51513
Minor injuries28282
Larceny23232
Burglary of an inhabited place13131
Burglary of an uninhabited place13131
Sexual abuse12121
Weapons-related crimes12121
Threats or brawls (misdemeanor)10101
Crimes and offenses under the arms law881

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 24.

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
0
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 9.937 hab
Patrol fleet
2
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 1Pickups: 1Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
0
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
29
Deaths
1
10,1 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
26
5 serious
Pedestrian collisions
7
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.