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Calbuco

Región de Los Lagos37.626 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024595 km² of area63 inh./km²$13.358M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Society
33%
14th highest multidimensional poverty in the country
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Livability
1 m²/hab
25th fewest green areas per inhabitant
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Population
+2,6%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
33,1%
Multidimensional poverty · 14th highest of 346
Finance
$355 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 283 of 346
Education
566,6 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
221st
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

49 Schools
17 Health centers
7 Kindergartens
3 Carabineros
2 Fire stations
1 Hospitals
1 Pharmacies
1 Squares and green areas

Liveability index · EIU style

43.6 /100
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#253 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety46
Health42
Culture and environment43
Education45
Infrastructure43
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Marco Silva M.
INDEPENDIENTE
8.464
votes (34.26%)
33.442
Electoral roll
82,25%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
MS
Marco Silva M.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
8.464
votes
JF
Juan Francisco Calbucoy Guerrero
2021-2024 · IND
3.274
votes
RC
Rubén Cárdenas Gómez
2008-2012 · PRSD
5.935
votes
RC
Rubén Cárdenas Gómez
2004-2008 · PRSD
6.524
votes
RC
Ruben Cardenas Gomez
2000-2004 · PRSD
5.267
votes
RC
Ruben Cardenas Gomez
1996-2000 · PRSD
4.224
votes
NV
Nelson Villarroel Castrillon
1994-1996 · RN
1.879
votes
RC
Ruben Cardenas Gomez
1992-1994 · PR
1.631
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

PY
Pedro Yañez U.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · INDEPENDIENTE
3.763
votes
AV
Antonio Villarroel M.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.756
votes
OG
Oscar Gonzalez A.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
1.546
votes
CA
Claudio Aguilante V.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.116
votes
JM
Juan Mansilla V.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
1.063
votes
ES
Elke Soto M.
CENTRO DEMOCRATICO · INDEPENDIENTE
212
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión9 de junio de 202652 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó en sesión extraordinaria las modificaciones presupuestarias rechazadas el día anterior —que incluyen fondos para asistentes de la educación y licitaciones de aseo y parques— en medio de un fuerte cruce entre concejales y el alcalde por la forma en que se gestionó la votación previa.

Temas tratados

  • Modificaciones presupuestarias (Oficios 75 y 79): Ampliación de presupuesto para el contrato de parques y jardines y transferencia al departamento de educación para bonos/aumentos de asistentes de la educación; fueron rechazadas el día anterior por haberse votado como un solo bloque.
  • Licitaciones de aseo integral y mejoramiento de plazas: Se espera adjudicar ambos servicios a partir del 1 de julio de 2026.
  • Subvención al Comité de Pro Ayuda de Discapacitados de Calbuco: Subvención ordinaria por $17.980.000 para remuneraciones profesionales, insumos básicos (agua, luz, internet, calefacción) entre mayo y diciembre de 2026.
  • Estado general del proceso de subvenciones 2026: Concejales alertaron sobre el retraso en la entrega a organizaciones que postularon desde octubre de 2025.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Modificaciones presupuestarias (Oficios 75 y 79): Aprobadas. El concejal Yáñez dejó constancia en acta de votar a favor únicamente por los fondos de los asistentes de la educación, con reparos explícitos sobre el ítem de parques y jardines. No se detallan votos en contra.
  • Subvención Comité de Pro Ayuda de Discapacitados: Aprobada por unanimidad.

Plata y obras

  • Subvención discapacidad: $17.980.000 (mayo–diciembre 2026).
  • Contrato de parques y jardines: trato directo vigente a un costo 30–40% superior al año anterior (cifra exacta no queda clara en la transcripción).
  • Bomberos: $112.000.000 comprometidos este año, lo que presiona el presupuesto de subvenciones.
  • Licitaciones de aseo integral y parques: inicio de servicio proyectado para el 1 de julio de 2026.
  • Deuda pendiente con transportistas escolares: algunos aún sin pago de marzo 2026 (según concejal Antonio, nombre no del todo claro).

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • El concejal Yáñez acusó al alcalde de mala fe: señaló que la votación del día anterior fusionó dos oficios distintos, lo que hizo que el rechazo de uno arrastrara al otro, afectando los fondos de los asistentes de la educación. Denunció además que el alcalde publicó un audio en redes sociales responsabilizando al concejo.
  • La directora de Administración y Finanzas (nombre "Tania", no del todo seguro) y el concejal Yáñez discreparon sobre la interpretación del artículo 25 de la Ley de Compras Públicas respecto a si existía riesgo legal en licitar sin presupuesto formalmente aprobado.
  • Varios concejales diagnosticaron un quiebre visible entre el concejo y el municipio, y reclamaron mesas de trabajo previas a las sesiones que no se han concretado.

Para seguir

  • Alcalde se comprometió a presentar a finales de junio una proyección presupuestaria del segundo semestre para definir cuánto queda disponible para subvenciones pendientes (infraestructura, adulto mayor, deporte, equipamiento).
  • Comisión de subvenciones debe revisar puntajes y admisibilidad de postulaciones aún sin resolver.
  • Dirección de Administración y Finanzas debe entregar informe razonado sobre los aumentos del contratista actual de parques y jardines (trato directo).
  • Queda pendiente retomar reuniones de trabajo previas al concejo, compromiso que concejales señalaron como incumplido.

Summary generated by AI (claude-sonnet-4-6) from the official broadcast transcript · may contain inaccuracies

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

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
155
Highly complex
13
Audit reports
8
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2025383342
20245141
20193134221
20182341091
20172716201
20162031251

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

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

  • CD
    Compania de Petroleos de Chile Copec S a
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2017–2022
  • Sy
    Servicios y Productos Educativos Crisol Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2024
  • IS
    Invermar S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2024
  • Cy
    Comunicación y Telefonía Rural S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • Fu
    Fundación Un Techo para Chile
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017
  • PC
    Portuaria Cabo Froward S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2017–2023
  • Cd
    Consejo del Salmon
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • DJ
    Distribuciones Jurídicas de Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • ES
    E-Concept, SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • CD
    Colegio de Profesoras y Profesores de Chile Rm
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • PR
    Pozo, Ríos, Rodríguez y Torres Ltda. (Zecovery)
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2023
  • TS
    Telefonica S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • AE
    Aspha Energia
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • CP
    Consultorias Publicas Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2023
  • N
    Nutreco
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • CL
    Constructora Ln
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • JD
    Junta de Vecinos Quihua II
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • K
    Kilita
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • CC
    Cámara Chilena de la Construcción A.g.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
and 63 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

32.271
inhabitants
37.813
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+18%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
38.965
0% vs. 2035 (39.055)
Over 60 · 2050
42,21%
29,92% in 2035 · +12 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)71,08 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment137 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)566,6 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)589,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo36.474 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)8,5 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)33,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples32,14 %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 373 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
36.322
17.308 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
10.282
59% of RSH households
Female-headed households
48%
8.252
Elderly (60+)8.63524%
Children and adolescents (<18)7.55621%
Foreign nationals4111%
Belonging to indigenous peoples11.60732%
People with moderate/severe dependency4711%
Single-person households7.15941%

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

School enrollment
6.757
54 schools
Students per teacher
10,1
667 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
89,3%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
67,9%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 59%Private subsidized 41%
Pass rate
97,4%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,43%
dropout during the year
national median: 1,77%

Aggregate of all the comuna's schools (RBD → comuna). Pass/withdrawal and attendance are from the 2025 school year. SIMCE is not published as open data (managed by the Quality Agency, by request only); the available quality proxy is passing, dropout and attendance. The PAES result appears in the social section.

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

CESFAM
1
Clinics
3
Rural health posts
18
FONASA enrollees
38.304
102% of the population
Doctors employed
12
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 222Contract staff: 131Fee contracts: 27
Primary-care medical visits · per year
25.802
82.432
20102025
Medical specialties served · 12 in the comuna (public system)
ObstetricsInternal MedicineAdult GynecologyAdult PsychiatryPediatricsAdult General SurgeryPediatric NeurologyDermatologyChild PsychiatryAdult NeurologyColoproctologyMedical Imaging

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
1.294
2.711
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 (38.318 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar CalbucoFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal24.32260%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar TexasCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal3.66765%
Posta de Salud Rural ParguaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.93157%
Posta de Salud Rural San Antonio (Calbuco)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.14070%
Posta de Salud Rural PeñasmoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal84466%
Posta de Salud Rural ChayahueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal77964%
Posta de Salud Rural ChopeRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal76571%
Posta de Salud Rural ChauquearRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal69471%
Posta de Salud Rural AguantaoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal60973%
Posta de Salud Rural Huar - AlfaroRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal52372%
Posta de Salud Rural MachilRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal44573%
Posta de Salud Rural AvellanalRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal41958%
Posta de Salud Rural PergueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal34478%
Posta de Salud Rural San Agustín (Calbuco)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal34084%
Posta de Salud Rural HuayúnRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal31171%

Showing the 15 centers with most enrollees of 20.

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $11.373.606.000 ($296.930/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $8.635.193.000Municipal contribution: $397.000.000

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

Indigenous population
11.723
32.1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
57
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche11.56798.7%

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
7
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.2
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
226
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
91
Social and aid
29
Sports
23
Cultural
23
For the elderly
4
Foundations and corporations
2
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.

7 Local media · 2 Comunitaria · 5 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
AAMIGAFM100.7 FM
BBELLAVISTAComunitaria107.5 FM
CCALBUCOFM90.3 FM
AVAlejandro Vivar Comunicaciones E.I.R.L. · holderFM94.3 FM
CVCom. Vasquez Ltda. · holderFM95.7 FM
FdFundacion de Educacion para el Desarrollo Indigena Luis Aburto Aquiñanko de Niguen · holderComunitaria107.1 FM
SeSoc. el Insular Ltda. · holderFM91.1 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
956
2,6% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
495 people · 52% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
495 Venezuela
231 Argentina
84 Colombia
30 Haití

International immigrants per the 2024 Census (people born outside Chile living in the comuna). Nationwide they are 1,608,650 people, 8.8% of the population.

Housing and housing deficitSource: MINVU (Encampment Registry + 2024 Census deficit + subsidies) · INE

Families in informal settlements
221
5 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
600
4,5% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
259
17.446 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
128
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
335
beneficiaries · 2012–2024
Subsidies Rental · DS52
44
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

26.879homes · by type (2017)
House
13.239 · 97.8%
House
12.994 · 97.4%
Other private
253 · 1.9%
Shack/hut/shanty
165 · 1.2%
Apartment
65 · 0.5%
Apartment
63 · 0.5%
Other private
41 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
21 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
16 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
14 · 0.1%
Indigenous dwelling
3 · 0%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
87%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
6.768 · 84%
Rented
622 · 7.7%
Owned, being paid off
274 · 3.4%
Provided for work
262 · 3.3%
Free of charge
135 · 1.7%

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
$13.358.333.000
Own revenue
$4.350.417.000
33% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$7.201.313.000
54% of the total
State transfers
$1.871.585.000
14% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.838.827.000
$13.358.333.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

13.2%
38.9%
8.8%
37.8%
Property tax$575.076.000
Business licenses$1.693.309.000
Vehicle permits$380.991.000
Cleaning fees$57.215.000
Other own revenue$1.643.826.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $10.002.000Aquaculture licenses (Law 20.033): $853.428.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
30.1%
44.1%
25.7%
Municipal$13.358.333.000
Education$19.564.778.000
Health$11.410.402.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $6.563.780.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$384.241.000
$4.350.417.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$976.762.000
$7.201.313.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$386.136.000
$1.871.585.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$16.317.973.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$13.726.307.000
Execution rate
84.1%
Unexecuted: $2.591.666.000
Medium execution: it executed 84.1%. Left unspent: $2.591.666.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.688.407.000
$13.726.307.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

64.9%
15.2%
14.1%
Internal management$8.904.631.000
Community services$2.081.642.000
Social programs$1.933.954.000
Municipal activities$499.575.000
Recreational programs$181.396.000
Cultural programs$125.109.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$11.373.606.00082.9%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$4.149.756.00030.2%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$3.808.537.00027.7%
Investment (works and projects)$1.741.837.00012.7%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$1.581.219.00011.5%
Transfers to health$397.000.0002.9%
Transfers to education$329.970.0002.4%
Electricity (facilities)$314.338.0002.3%
Travel allowances$92.487.0000.7%
Councillor stipends$84.493.0000.6%
Water (facilities)$44.081.0000.3%
Commissions and representation$3.262.0000.0%

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

27.7%
30.2%
42.0%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$3.808.537.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$4.149.756.000
Others$5.768.014.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

49.0%
19.6%
6.4%
21.9%
Permanent staff$2.488.362.000
Contract staff$996.928.000
Fee contracts$323.247.000
Labor Code$154.629.000
Community progs.$1.113.859.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

52.2%
41.7%
6.1%
Permanent staff60
Contract staff48
Fee contracts7
Total: 115 staffFee contracts: 6.1% of the headcountWomen: 48.1%Professionalization: 24.1%
Cost/staffer permanent: $25.157.883/yearCost/staffer contract: $14.103.396/yearCost/staffer fees: $37.358.286/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: $1.741.837.000 (12.7% of spending)Councillor stipends: $84.493.000Travel allowances: $92.487.000Commissions and representation: $3.262.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $1.581.219.000Electricity: $314.338.000Water: $44.081.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

28
45
20022025

Building permits issued · per year

46
118
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$166.874.420.142
Purchase orders
109.438

Purchase-order amount · trend

$1.813.422.669
$10.382.054.893
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Cas-Chile S. A. de I.$31.974.754.197143
Gestion Ambiente$10.535.972.912153
Alejandro Andrés Mansilla Miranda$6.579.081.48256
Jose Maldonado Soto$4.698.057.422460
Anita$3.727.562.546387
Miguel Ernesto$2.780.802.36030
Ingenieria y Construcciones Santa Candelaria$2.079.029.1782
Alejandro Andres$2.012.888.436100

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $7.254.402.22970%
Agile Purchase $1.614.193.15516%
Direct award discretionary$883.076.9409%
Framework Agreement $630.382.5706%

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

Registered companies
2.179
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
7.502

Pyramid by sales bracket

66.2%
14.8%
17.4%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.443 companies
Small (≤25k UF)322 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)27 companies
Large (>100k UF)8 companies
No sales/no info379 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Consorcio Puente Chacao S.A.CONSTRUCCIONLarge 4 (>1M UF)955
Sociedad Comercial Tenaun SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)539
Pesquera Fiordo Austral S.A.INDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)244
Danisco Chile S.A.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)145
Salmonoil S aINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 3106
Consorcio Ruta V-85 el Yale Calbuco SpACONSTRUCCIONLarge 2307
Sociedad Comercial Perez - Herrera LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 234
Comercial Calbumar LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 1105
Mantencion Industriales Metal Electro LimitadaACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DEMedium 270
Buceo Codihue LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 268

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
2
US$ 3 M declared
Approved last 5 years
13
US$ 281 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
16
+ 40 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
861
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Parque Eólico Los PortonesEIAEngie Energía Chile S.A.Approved250450
Sistema de Transmisión S/E Tineo - S/E Nueva AncudEIATransmisora del Pacífico S.A.Approved107573
Ampliación planta elaboradora de productos congeladosDIASalmones Camanchaca S.A.Approved70300
Ampliación Piscicultura de Recirculación AuchaDIAInvermar S.A.Approved2460
PMGD DalcaDIADalca SpAApproved1650
PMGD Eólico CharaDIAParque Eólico Chara SpAApproved11,750
Planta de Proceso CalbucoDIAGranja Marina Tornagaleones S.A.Approved10
MEJORA Y OPTIMIZACIÓN ENERGÉTICA PISCICULTURA PRE ENGORDADIASalmones Humboldt SpAApproved310
EXTRACCIÓN Y PROCESAMIENTO DE ÁRIDOS EN POZO LASTRERO CALBUCODIAMelón Áridos LimitadaUnder Review2,58
Planta Astilladora Coala Calbuco 2DIACoala Industrial Ltda.Approved225
AMPLIACION PLANTA SAN JOSEDIASalmones Camanchaca S.A.Approved131
REGULARIZACIÓN POR AMPLIACIÓN DE BIOMASA DEL CENTRO DE CULTIVO DE MITIDIAJosé María Mansilla SotoUnder Review0,458

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

Roads and motorwaysSource: OpenStreetMap · 2026 snapshot

Kilometres of trunk road
26 km
Motorways and trunk roads crossing the comuna

Road infrastructure of the MOP and concession holders, not the municipality: it measures how much highway crosses the territory, not municipal management. Only comunas with roads of this category are counted.

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)
64 t MP10
36 t MP2,5
4 t SO₂
0 t Material particulado

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

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
Alerce AndinoNational Parkat 45.4 km

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

138
Species
70
Flora
68
Fauna
39
In conservation status
13
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
QueuleGomortega keuleENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVURuilNothofagus alessandriiENPitaoPitavia punctataENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENGruñidor del sur, lagarto de corbataPristidactylus torquatusVUDelfín chilenoCephalorhynchus eutropiaVURana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVURanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENPudúPudu puduVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENMusola moteadaMustelus mentoCRLinguePersea lingueVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUTricahueCyanoliseus patagonusENComadrejita trompudaRhyncholestes raphanurusVUHuillínLontra provocaxENHidrocoralErrina antarcticaVULátigo de marPrimnoella chilensisENSapoAlsodes monticolaNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTMonito del monteDromiciops gliroidesNTCarpintero negro, gallos del monte, rere (mapudungún)Campephilus magellanicusNTCoral de piedraDesmophyllum dianthusNTPingüino de magallanesSpheniscus magellanicusNTBecacina grandeGallinago stricklandiiNTLilePhalacrocorax gaimardiNTPumaPuma concolorNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTPelícano peruano, pelícano de humboldtPelecanus thagusNTQuetru no volador, pato quetru no volador, pato vaporTachyeres pteneresNTPilpilén, pilpilén común, american oystercatcher (inglés)Haematopus palliatusNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNT

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.

4 Wetlands · 2 urban · 25 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-10-50Des. Rio Huinamurban11 /4.919
HPU-10-34Humedal 1 costado Ruta V-8438
HPU-10-35Humedal 2 costado Ruta V-8435
HUR-10-64Rio Trapenurban2 /46

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. 29 projects totaling US$ 970 million, approved between 2000 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Fishing and Aquaculture11 projects · US$ 307 M · 2012–2025
Salmones Camanchaca S.A.Ampliación planta elaboradora de productos congelados · Piscicultura de Pre Engorda
Energy7 projects · US$ 260 M · 2009–2026
Engie Energía Chile S.A.Parque Eólico Los Portones · Sistema de Transmisión S/E Tineo - S/E Nueva Ancud
Others4 projects · US$ 256 M · 2002–2009
Ministerio de Obras PúblicasPuente Sobre el Canal del Chacao X Región Chile · Concesión Ruta 5 Tramo Puerto Montt - Pargua (e-seia)
Miscellaneous industrial facilities6 projects · US$ 127 M · 2000–2013
Trouw ChileProyecto Ballena · Modificación al Layout Proyecto Ballena
Port Infrastructure1 project · US$ 20 M · 2008
Ministerio de Obras Públicas"Construcción Terminales Portuarios Canal de Chacao" (e-seia)

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
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSAL
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Llanquihue at 52.9 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.

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

Final SMA sanctions

Final sanctions
3
Sanctioned entities
3
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
8.937 UTA
3 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Marine Harvest Chile S.A.CES PUNTA REDONDA (RNA 102833)Fishing and Aquaculture8.914
Salmones Maullin Ltda.CES ISLA GUAR (RNA 100974)Fishing and Aquaculture19
Inversiones Doña Ermelinda SpAÁridos Inversiones Doña Ermelinda SpAMining4

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
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
104563-2023
3TA
Hildegard Eisele Mayorga y otros con Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental Región de Los Lagos
Sistema de Transmisión S/E Tineo -S/E Nueva Ancud
Environmental assessment – Administrative invalidationRejects
R-3-2021
3TA
Comunidad Indígena Huayún Mapu y Otros con Director Ejecutivo del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Parque Eólico Calbuco
Environmental assessment - Citizen participationRejects
R-2-2020
3TA
Ilustre Municipalidad de Calbuco con Comité de Ministros
Parque Eólico Calbuco
Environmental Assessment - Citizen Participation - MunicipalitiesRejects

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
1 m²
10% 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
Heritage zones
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 - CALBUCOPTAS · lodos activadosSURALIS S.A. · discharges into canal batuco
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario La Laja (Puerto Varas) · 10.875 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
11
Area affected
11 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
186 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
24
At high or very high risk
9
3 very high
Main threat
Deslizamiento/Derrumbe/Rodad…
Deslizamiento/Derrumbe/Rodado/Caída

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
1
latest: 2021 · 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
10,68°C
2035-2065 projection: +0,83°C
Annual precipitation
1.765 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +0 days
Frost days
1

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
2.704
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
7.187
Police cases · trend
2.530
2.704
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces8542.270
Domestic violence4641.233
Threats4151.103
Property damage306813
Larceny170452
Minor injuries124330
Burglary of an uninhabited place56149
Burglary of an inhabited place54144
Sexual abuse39104
Weapons-related crimes39104
Crimes and offenses under the arms law3285
Less serious injuries3080

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
113
Guards and inspectors
19
1 per 1.980 hab
Patrol fleet
4
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 4Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
16
113
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
114
Deaths
6
15,9 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
88
18 serious
Pedestrian collisions
14
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.

Calbuco, Región de Los Lagos · Monitor Municipios