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Fresia

Región de Los Lagos12.571 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20241.276 km² of area10 inh./km²$6.116M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Population
−8,6%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
28,6%
Multidimensional poverty · 32nd highest of 346
Finance
$487 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 194 of 346
Finance
78,59%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
570 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
101st
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

29 Schools
13 Squares and green areas
10 Health centers
6 Kindergartens
3 Fire stations
3 Carabineros
1 Hospitals
1 Libraries
1 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)

Liveability index · EIU style

43.2 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#260 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety44
Health30
Culture and environment55
Education51
Infrastructure37
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Miguel Cárdenas B.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
4.423
votes (43.93%)
12.565
Electoral roll
86,84%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
MC
Miguel Cárdenas B.
2024-2028 · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
4.423
votes
JM
Jose Miguel Cardenas Barria
2021-2024 · DC
2.592
votes
BE
Bernardo Espinoza Villalobos
2008-2012 · PS
3.315
votes
NS
Nelson Schwerter Siebald
2004-2008 · RN
3.915
votes
NS
Nelson Schwerter Siebald
2000-2004 · RN
2.830
votes
BE
Bernardo Espinoza Villalobos
1996-2000 · PS
3.930
votes
BE
Bernardo Espinoza Villalobos
1992-1996 · PS
2.957
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

YO
Yoanna Ovando N.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
702
votes
CA
Carlos Alarcon A.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
649
votes
MM
Marcial Muñoz N.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
621
votes
SB
Soledad Barria A.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
473
votes
JA
Jose Alvarado P.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
315
votes
KA
Karin Altamirano O.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
290
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión10 de junio de 202677 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó la adjudicación de dos obras clave —mejoramiento de plaza y construcción de pozo profundo— y respaldó una declaración política transversal contra los recortes al Fondo Común Municipal.

*(Nota: la transcripción indica que la sesión se realizó el martes 9 de junio de 2026.)*

Temas tratados

  • Actas anteriores: Aprobación de las actas de sesiones 306 (extraordinaria) y 1190 (ordinaria).
  • Cuenta del alcalde: Incluyó la lectura de una declaración política de la Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades contra recortes presupuestarios; también se informó sobre problemas en el módulo dental, la clínica móvil y la farmacia comunitaria.
  • Modificación presupuestaria de Salud: Ajuste de fondos de programas PRAPS y cambio de nombre del programa "Elige Vida Sana" a "Más Salud en Comunidad".
  • Adjudicación plaza Villas Esperanza II: Licitación de mejoramiento de plaza aprobada.
  • Adjudicación pozo profundo San Nicolás: Construcción de pozo con filtro por manganeso detectado.
  • Incidentes: Cierre de plazo para preuniversitario municipal; solicitud de subvención del Club Deportivo Alberto (nombre aproximado, podría ser "Alberto Eid") por $800.000 en traslados.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Actas 306 y 1190: aprobadas por unanimidad (concejal Alvarado se abstuvo en la 306 por no haber estado presente).
  • Cuarta modificación presupuestaria de Salud: aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Adjudicación plaza Villas Esperanza II a Ronald Heriberto Mancillas Soto: aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Adjudicación pozo profundo San Nicolás a Drill Terra: aprobada; concejala Karen Altamirano se abstuvo por conflicto de interés (vive en el sector).
  • Solicitud de subvención del club deportivo: sin votación, queda pendiente para la próxima sesión.

Plata y obras

  • Mejoramiento plaza Villas Esperanza II: $134.789.390, plazo 114 días corridos. Dos ofertas se presentaron; la otra era Inmobiliaria LMC SpA por ~$133.861.159 (oferta más barata, pero menor puntaje global).
  • Pozo profundo San Nicolás: $72.932.081, plazo 80 días corridos. Incluye filtro para manganeso, cerco perimetral y empalme eléctrico.
  • Modificación presupuestaria Salud: Ajustes menores (Chile Crece Contigo +$287.000, farmacia $350.000, equidad +~$1.925.000); no queda claro el monto total de la modificación.
  • Calefacción municipal: Compra ágil por ~$4.500.000 para reparación de bomba de calefacción (cifra aproximada según transcripción, podría ser "cuatro millones y medio").
  • Deuda pendiente: El municipio mantiene un pago adeudado a Mancillas Soto por una obra anterior (cancha de "igualdad", no queda claro el nombre exacto); la inauguración está condicionada al pago, gestionado con SUBDERE.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Transparencia en licitaciones: Concejal Alarcón pidió más antecedentes previos; el Director de SECPLAN presentó el acta de evaluación completa en sesión. Problema técnico con correos institucionales impide envío oportuno de documentación a concejales.
  • Módulo dental cerrado: Problema de alcantarillado de responsabilidad de SURALIS afecta el módulo; horas reagendadas en el consultorio y el hospital.
  • Clínica móvil dañada: Daños menores por incendio en escuela de Mañillo; pendiente respuesta del seguro.
  • Declaración contra recortes: Concejal José (apellido no claro) matizó el debate sobre exención de contribuciones a adultos mayores, señalando que aplica solo a primera vivienda.
  • Subvención club deportivo: El secretario advirtió que no corresponde subvencionar gastos ya ejecutados; se debe presentar proyecto previo.

Para seguir

  • Próxima sesión: resolver solicitud de subvención de los tres clubes deportivos clasificados a fase regional.
  • SURALIS debe resolver el alcantarillado para reabrir el módulo dental.
  • Seguro debe autorizar reparación de clínica móvil (estimado: lunes siguiente).
  • Pago pendiente a Mancillas Soto gestionado con SUBDERE antes de inauguración de cancha.
  • Convenio CENABAS para farmacia comunitaria operativo desde agosto 2026.
  • Municipio evaluará impacto concreto de recortes al Fondo Común Municipal en Fresia.

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)

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

Resolutions extracted
641
of 445 minutes read
Money involved
$17.437.770.530
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
3070 · Aprobación de modificación presupuestaria y subvención al Comité de Trabajo del Sector Los PinitosOther$2.000.000unanimidad
3.069 · Prórroga del plazo de presentación de trabajos para el concurso 'Crea la Bandera, Identidad para Fresia'Otherunanimidad
7.1 · Aprobación del Reglamento FONDEVE 2019 con discrepancia sobre financiamiento directo de los cinco primeros proyectos mejor evaluadosRegulationunanimidad
5.1 · Ampliación de beca Concejo Municipal al alumno Cristian Alejandro Aguila Perez por un año másSubsidyunanimidad
4.1 · Aumento de ingresos e incorporación de recursos al presupuesto municipal para financiar proyectosBudget amendment$70.699.999unanimidad
3106 · No enviar al Tribunal Electoral Regional los antecedentes de este sumario administrativo.Othermayoria

Resolutions voted by the council, automatically extracted from the official minutes (extraction ongoing: coverage grows as the 94.917 indexed minutes are processed). May contain reading errors; the official document is the municipality's PDF.

Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory

Findingstotal
70
Highly complex
15
Audit reports
5
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20246151
2019221
201855921252
20157521

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

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

  • CS
    Colbun S..a.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • GC
    Grrd Consultores SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • As
    Ararat SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • Cm
    Control Minera Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • CL
    Creatimus Linuxcorp Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • DJ
    Distribuciones Jurídicas de Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • CC
    Capacitación Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • PR
    Pozo, Ríos, Rodríguez y Torres Ltda. (Zecovery)
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023

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

13.131
inhabitants
12.551
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
-5%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
11.451
-7% vs. 2035 (12.347)
Over 60 · 2050
47,22%
34,83% 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)71,51 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment157 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment50 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)570 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)583,4 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo12.320 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)11,2 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)28,6 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples23,57 %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 138 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
12.797
6.285 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
4.329
69% of RSH households
Female-headed households
48%
2.999
Elderly (60+)3.48227%
Children and adolescents (<18)2.53720%
Foreign nationals1271%
Belonging to indigenous peoples3.75529%
People with moderate/severe dependency2072%
Single-person households2.67443%

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
2.321
23 schools
Students per teacher
10,6
220 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
89,8%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
72%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 51%Private subsidized 49%
Pass rate
99,2%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,29%
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
0
Clinics
1
Rural health posts
8
FONASA enrollees
7.572
60% of the population
Doctors employed
2
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 51Contract staff: 30Fee contracts: 37
Primary-care medical visits · per year
10.942
36.943
20102025
Medical specialties served · 8 in the comuna (public system)
Internal MedicineAdult GynecologyPediatricsDermatologyAdult NeurologyPediatric NeurologyAdult General SurgeryAdult Psychiatry

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
485
720
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 (7.497 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Posta de Salud Rural Línea Sin NombreRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal3.02268%
Posta de Salud Rural TegualdaRural General Clinic (CGR)Municipal2.46866%
Posta de Salud Rural PargaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal69571%
Posta de Salud Rural PolizonesRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal47366%
Posta de Salud Rural las Cruces ( Fresia)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal21884%
Posta de Salud Rural MañíoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal19584%
Posta de Salud Rural Traiguén (Fresia)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal14981%
Posta de Salud Rural Cau-CauRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal14769%
Posta de Salud Rural el MiradorRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal13070%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $2.611.764.000 ($344.924/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $1.367.914.000Municipal contribution: $287.280.000

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

Indigenous population
2.904
23.6% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
19
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche2.85298.2%

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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
NANUEVO AMANECERFM93.3 FM
RRESTAURACIONComunitaria107.1 FM
SGSAN GABRIELFM96.3 FM
CFCorporacion Fresia Avanza · holderComunitaria107.5 FM

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

Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE

Foreign nationals
167
1,4% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Bolivia
79 people · 47% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
79 Bolivia
27 Argentina
26 Venezuela
7 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
460
9,5% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
33
2.418 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
84
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
635
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
14
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

10.090homes · by type (2017)
House
5.179 · 98.6%
House
4.491 · 92.9%
Other private
338 · 7%
Shack/hut/shanty
50 · 1%
Other private
16 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
5 · 0.1%
Shack/improvised dwelling
3 · 0.1%
Apartment
2 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
Apartment
1 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
65%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
2.064 · 58.2%
Provided for work
454 · 12.8%
Free of charge
448 · 12.6%
Rented
350 · 9.9%
Owned, being paid off
233 · 6.6%

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 15% (DL 249)workerspreliminary data
DL 249/1974 art. 7 · DL 3.551/1980 art. 25 · Ley 19.354

Sobresueldo mensual a funcionarios públicos según aislamiento/costo de vida: 15% del sueldo base (art. 7 DL 249). A los funcionarios municipales llega vía art. 25 del DL 3.551/1980 y el monto se aumenta en 40% (Ley 19.354) — salud primaria municipal (Ley 19.378) la percibe sin ese aumento; asistentes de la educación y personal de corporaciones no la perciben (Código del Trabajo). El %/territorio usa la división de 1974: dentro de una comuna pueden regir % mayores en localidades específicas (retenes, islas, cordillera) no reflejados acá; la CGR resuelve caso a caso. Comunas sin asignación no aparecen.

15% del sueldo base (municipal: ×1,4 por Ley 19.354)· vigente (art. 7 versión 22-dic-2021, verificado 2026-07-02)Source

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$6.116.202.000
Own revenue
$997.233.000
16% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$3.661.516.000
60% of the total
State transfers
$908.144.000
15% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$715.007.000
$6.116.202.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

42.6%
8.3%
19.4%
27.9%
Property tax$424.498.000
Business licenses$83.089.000
Vehicle permits$193.479.000
Cleaning fees$18.160.000
Other own revenue$278.007.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
68.3%
31.7%
Municipal$6.116.202.000
Health$2.832.507.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $3.332.022.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$178.619.000
$997.233.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$384.338.000
$3.661.516.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$41.855.000
$908.144.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$9.531.403.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$6.552.799.000
Execution rate
68.7%
Unexecuted: $2.978.604.000
Low execution: it only executed 68.7% of the budget — $2.978.604.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$624.177.000
$6.552.799.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

61.6%
27.6%
Internal management$4.035.022.000
Community services$1.808.480.000
Social programs$332.409.000
Municipal activities$168.203.000
Recreational programs$106.453.000
Cultural programs$102.232.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$2.611.764.00039.9%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.922.206.00029.3%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.074.612.00016.4%
Investment (works and projects)$850.829.00013.0%
Transfers to health$287.280.0004.4%
Electricity (facilities)$239.448.0003.7%
Councillor stipends$85.638.0001.3%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$51.368.0000.8%
Travel allowances$28.025.0000.4%
Water (facilities)$21.831.0000.3%
Commissions and representation$4.407.0000.1%

Share of total accrued spending. Lines overlap (personnel sits inside several areas), so they don't add to 100%. Source: SINIM.

Personal y dotación municipal

Spending composition · 2025

29.3%
16.4%
54.3%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.922.206.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.074.612.000
Others$3.555.981.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

48.3%
19.6%
25.7%
Permanent staff$1.270.040.000
Contract staff$514.084.000
Fee contracts$138.082.000
Labor Code$31.694.000
Community progs.$675.606.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

76.3%
23.7%
Permanent staff45
Contract staff14
Total: 59 staffWomen: 40.7%Professionalization: 42.4%
Cost/staffer permanent: $26.062.356/yearCost/staffer contract: $14.423.214/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: $850.829.000 (13.0% of spending)Councillor stipends: $85.638.000Travel allowances: $28.025.000Commissions and representation: $4.407.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $51.368.000Electricity: $239.448.000Water: $21.831.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

40
28
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

24
48
20132025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
16 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
19
Security/patrol pickups
0
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
0
Primary-care medical visits
36.943
Clinics
1
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
78,59%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
44
Permanent own revenue
16,3%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
2
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
48
Health staff
30
contract
Health staff
37
fee-based
Health staff
51
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
7.572
municipal health
Rural health posts
8
Street-market stalls
238
Final works approvals
28

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$57.005.848.816
Purchase orders
29.758

Purchase-order amount · trend

$418.965.009
$1.852.485.570
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Juan Jose Siles Carvajal$3.999.351.8166
Constructora Luis Navarro S. A.$3.140.404.6602
Robert Williams$2.557.167.55417
Constructora Stange Hermanos Limitada$2.516.644.98822
Inversiones Marsan Limitada$1.797.666.5305
Importaciones e Instalaciones de Superficies Deportivas Dis SpA$1.752.513.9362
Constructoraoyarzun$1.530.411.89050
Ronald Heriberto Mansilla Soto$1.292.740.72529

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $957.335.33752%
Direct award discretionary$379.604.72720%
Agile Purchase $305.805.29917%
Framework Agreement $209.740.20611%

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

Registered companies
1.050
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
1.632

Pyramid by sales bracket

63.3%
15.4%
19.7%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)665 companies
Small (≤25k UF)162 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)15 companies
Large (>100k UF)1 companies
No sales/no info207 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Distribuidora Marcos el 46 S.A.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 245
Agricola Maule SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 241
Control Plus SpAACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DEMedium 1311
Agricola Nkb LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 127
Sociedad Comercial Somos Campo LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 118
Distribuidora Lactosur LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 112
Comercial Alejandro Giacomozzi E.I.R.L.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 18
Sociedad Agricola y Comercial Sarfer LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 17
I Municipalidad de FresiaADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SMicro 391
I Municipalidad de Fresia Departamento de SaludADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SMicro 1103

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
1
US$ 62 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
65
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Parque Eólico Los Lagos del SurEIAEólica los Lagos SpAApproved312325

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

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 SO₂
0 t MP10
0 t MP2,5

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.

14
Species
9
Flora
5
Fauna
4
In conservation status
2
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
PancoraAegla manniVUPuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVULamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVULinguePersea lingueVU

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

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-10-84Rio Norteurban2
HUR-10-55Rio Rahue - Damas y Trib. (Rio Negro)urban1 /2.409

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. 1 project totaling US$ 62 million, approved in 2024. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy1 project · US$ 62 M · 2024
Eólica los Lagos SpAParque Eólico Los Lagos del Sur

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

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

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
SAESA · also Crell
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSAL
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Llanquihue at 42.3 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
16 m²
above 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
PTAS - FRESIAPTAS · lodos activadosSURALIS S.A. · discharges into río norte
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario La Laja (Puerto Varas) · 3.362 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
6
Area affected
51 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
80 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
18
At high or very high risk
8
Main threat
Anegamiento de caminos/pasos…
Anegamiento de caminos/pasos a desnivel

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
10,59°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,31°C
Annual precipitation
1.657 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
1
projection: +2 days
Frost days
21

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
815
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
6.483
Police cases · trend
726
815
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces2692.140
Threats122971
Domestic violence102811
Property damage77613
Larceny46366
Other burglaries (forcible entry)40318
Minor injuries38302
Burglary of an inhabited place26207
Burglary of an uninhabited place15119
Weapons-related crimes13103
Crimes and offenses under the arms law13103
Serious or very serious injuries1188

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 22.

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
19
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 12.571 hab
Surveillance cameras · trend
8
19
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
51
Deaths
1
8 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
35
8 serious
Pedestrian collisions
2

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.