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Escudo de Llanquihue

Llanquihue

Región de Los Lagos18.863 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024432 km² of area44 inh./km²$7.291M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Oversight
88
19th most serious Comptroller findings
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Population
−0,9%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
18%
Multidimensional poverty · 187th highest of 346
Finance
$387 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 261 of 346
Safety
8.222
cases per 100k inhab. · 33rd in the country
Economy
1.321
construction jobs · Investment in the pipeline would promise
Education
575,9 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
244th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

19 Schools
16 Squares and green areas
6 Fire stations
5 Health centers
4 Kindergartens
4 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
3 Carabineros
2 Institutes
1 Libraries
1 Hospitals
1 Pharmacies
1 Universities

Llanquihue es una ciudad y comuna de la zona sur de Chile, ubicada en la provincia de Llanquihue perteneciente al Área metropolitana de Puerto Montt, en conjunto con la comuna homónima y la comuna de Puerto Varas. En 2017, según el censo de ese año, tenía 17.591 habitantes.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

60.0 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#46 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety62
Health59
Culture and environment74
Education50
Infrastructure47
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Víctor Angulo M.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
6.257
votes (46.08%)
16.806
Electoral roll
88,51%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
VA
Víctor Angulo M.
2024-2028 · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
6.257
votes
VR
Victor Ruben Angulo Muñoz
2021-2024 · DC
4.682
votes
JF
Juan Fernando Vásquez Vásquez
2008-2012 · IND
3.438
votes
WV
Walterio Vargas Gómez
2004-2008 · IND
4.801
votes
WV
Walterio Vargas Gomez
2000-2004 · ILC
4.025
votes
WV
Walterio Vargas Gomez
1996-2000 · ILDRN
2.775
votes
RA
Rene Aguilar Aguilar
1992-1996 · PR
2.134
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

CO
Cristian Olavarria N.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · FRENTE AMPLIO
1.622
votes
PC
Piero Carrillanca H.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
1.049
votes
DB
Daniel Byrne I.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
780
votes
EC
Eduardo Caucao M.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
496
votes
CV
Constanza Velasquez M.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · FRENTE AMPLIO
450
votes
JM
Juan Maldonado M.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
418
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión18 de junio de 202681 minWatch session

En una línea: Una agrupación ciudadana expuso ante el concejo su rechazo al trazado propuesto por el MOP para la ruta Llanquihue–Puerto Octay, exigiendo un trazado costero en lugar de uno por campos agrícolas.

> ⚠️ La transcripción indica que la sesión fue el miércoles 17 de junio; el encabezado dice 18. Se usa la fecha del encabezado.

Temas tratados

  • Actas 28 y 29: Aprobadas sin observaciones.
  • Informe jurídico: Se leyó dictamen de asesoría jurídica que valida el voto del alcalde suplente (Cristian Navarro) en sesión extraordinaria N°28, donde se eligió a una concejala para integrar la comisión calificadora del concurso de cargos de salud.
  • Correspondencia: Respuestas de tránsito sobre demarcación inclusiva y señalética en "Los Peyines"; solicitudes de poda en camino a Longotoro y población Nestlé aún sin respuesta.
  • Agrupación Pro Ruta Borde Costero: Presentación ciudadana contra la alternativa de trazado "por la parte alta" propuesta por el MOP, pidiendo una ruta costera bordeando el lago.
  • Varios de concejales: Alcantarillado en sector centro, estudio hidrogeológico en Longotoro, plan regulador, fiscalización de patentes de alcohol, centro de diálisis, y problemas de seguridad vial en varias calles.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Actas 28 y 29 aprobadas por unanimidad (sin votación formal registrada, solo confirmación).
  • Autoconvocatoria a sesión extraordinaria posterior a la ordinaria: aprobada por unanimidad (6 votos a favor, incluyendo al alcalde suplente).

Plata y obras

  • Alcantarillado sector centro: Proyecto de planta elevadora en gestión con Suralis desde hace años; pendiente validación escrita del terreno y de los TDR. Se mencionó la ley 21.814 (promulgada abril 2026) como nueva herramienta legal. Sin montos explícitos.
  • Estudio hidrogeológico Longotoro: Consultora próxima a entregar primer informe; Secplan es unidad técnica.
  • Plan regulador: Sin avance; bloqueado por consulta indígena pendiente. Se requeriría presupuesto para contratar consultora especializada.
  • Centro de diálisis: Terreno municipal ya traspasado al Ministerio de Salud; en etapa de evaluación de suelo por parte del servicio de salud. Sin fecha ni monto.
  • Modificación presupuestaria: Se mencionó una iniciativa en preparación para potenciar unidades de recaudación municipal (Rentas y Patentes). Sin monto explícito.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • La agrupación Pro Ruta Costera denunció falta de transparencia del MOP y que el trazado por campos agrícolas beneficiaría principalmente a privados, no a la comuna. Señalaron que un parlamentario de la región los habría llamado "mentirosos" públicamente.
  • Rentas y Patentes admitió no tener inspector propio ni personal suficiente para fiscalizar locales con patentes de alcohol; solicitaron hace un mes un funcionario adicional, aún sin respuesta.
  • Concejal Daniel advirtió que Llanquihue encabeza la región en "actos de incivilidad" según datos de seguridad pública.

Para seguir

  • Reunión de comisión para analizar la propuesta de ruta costera y posición formal del concejo ante el MOP.
  • Gestión con Suralis para obtener validación escrita del terreno y TDR del alcantarillado.
  • Consulta al Ministerio de Desarrollo Social sobre situación de la consulta indígena del plan regulador (plazo no queda claro en la transcripción).
  • Nueva reunión con Servicio de Salud para presionar avance del centro de diálisis.
  • Oficio a empresas que ejecutan obras en calles para exigir señalización de seguridad.
  • Sesión extraordinaria inmediatamente posterior a esta sesión (tema administrativo no especificado en la transcripción).

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)

357 minutes publishedindex updated on 26-06-2026Municipal transparency

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

Resolutions extracted
257
of 232 minutes read
Money involved
$19.793.279.847
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
Autorización uso de espacios públicos para propaganda electoralTenderunanimidad
4.3 · Renovación del contrato a honorarios del apoyo administrativo para el Concejal Mieres CarimanLoan for useunanimidad
4.2 · Renovación del contrato de arriendo y pago honorarios para oficina del Concejal Olavarría NavarroLoan for useunanimidad
4.1 · Aprobar proyecto de construcción playa inclusiva WiehoffTender$101.000.000unanimidad
2.1 · Modificaciones presupuestarias para enfrentar la emergencia sanitaria y financiera.Budget amendment$110.000.000
1.1 · Sesiones de Concejo Municipal via Streaming de forma Online debido a la contingencia del COVID-19.Budget amendmentunanimidad

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
265
Highly complex
88
Audit reports
10
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2019793924162
20151864969678

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

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

  • IK
    Inmobiliaria Kaufmann S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2022–2024
  • UE
    Ultraman Eventos Deportivos
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018–2020
  • AG
    APS Gestión SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • PR
    Pozo, Ríos, Rodríguez y Torres Ltda. (Zecovery)
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • L
    Ligup
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2026
  • GS
    Gestión Social
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • SE
    Santillana Educacion Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2026
  • SL
    Sisinf Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025–2026
  • FC
    Fundación Cronos
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • HS
    Hobe SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • ii
    Inmobiliaria Ingraur S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • GD
    Gebauer Digital SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • CY
    Comercial y Servicios Dvb SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • ES
    Entorno Social S. A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • EC
    Elecnor Chile S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • EL
    Empresas Lipigas S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • KS
    Kiron Store
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • C1
    Coding 12 SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • AI
    Anzen Intelligent Security SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • TS
    Telefonica S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
and 42 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

17.141
inhabitants
18.912
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+11%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
18.780
-2% vs. 2035 (19.246)
Over 60 · 2050
40,27%
28,88% in 2035 · +11 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)83,86 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)2 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment124 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment50 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)575,9 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)572,4 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo18.088 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)5,9 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)18 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples30,14 %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 121 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
18.646
9.876 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
5.414
55% of RSH households
Female-headed households
49%
4.810
Elderly (60+)4.21323%
Children and adolescents (<18)3.72620%
Foreign nationals2651%
Belonging to indigenous peoples5.20628%
People with moderate/severe dependency4202%
Single-person households4.86449%

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
2.787
15 schools
Students per teacher
10,2
272 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
90,1%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
64,2%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 61%Private subsidized 39%
Pass rate
98,5%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,93%
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
1
Rural health posts
4
FONASA enrollees
19.437
103% of the population
Doctors employed
8
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 94Contract staff: 57Fee contracts: 19
Primary-care medical visits · per year
25.249
85.408
20102025
Medical specialties served · 10 in the comuna (public system)
Internal MedicinePediatricsAdult NeurologyPediatric NeurologyAdult GynecologyObstetricsDermatologyAdult PsychiatryPediatric NephrologyAdult Nephrology

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
647
1.084
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 (19.479 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar los VolcanesFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal19.33855%
Posta de Salud Rural ColegualRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal5443%
Posta de Salud Rural LoncotoroRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal4149%
Posta de Salud Rural Pellines (Llanquihue)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal3956%
Posta de Salud Rural MacalRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal743%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $5.141.723.000 ($264.533/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $2.894.568.000Municipal contribution: $280.000.000

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

Indigenous population
5.452
30.1% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
4
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche5.37698.6%

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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
CCOLONIAFM100.9 FM
NANUEVO AMANECERFM104.9 FM
CSClub Social y Cultural Despierta Llanquihue · holderComunitaria107.7 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
446
2,5% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
247 people · 55% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
247 Venezuela
76 Argentina
42 Colombia
23 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
51
1 encampment (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
354
5,7% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
80
15.277 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
330
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
434
beneficiaries · 2012–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
25
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

12.218homes · by type (2017)
House
6.009 · 98.1%
House
5.975 · 98%
Apartment
61 · 1%
Other private
53 · 0.9%
Shack/hut/shanty
51 · 0.8%
Other private
37 · 0.6%
Room in old house/tenement
15 · 0.2%
Apartment
6 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
4 · 0.1%
Mobile
3 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
Shack/improvised dwelling
2 · 0%
73%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
2.415 · 56.7%
Owned, being paid off
693 · 16.3%
Rented
526 · 12.4%
Provided for work
459 · 10.8%
Free of charge
164 · 3.9%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
31
7,5 per 1,000 over-60s

Long-stay facilities for the elderly registered in Chile Cuida. Comunas without ELEAM send their elders to other comunas. With projected ageing (see Demographic projection), this capacity defines whether one can age in one's own comuna.

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

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

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

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

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

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

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$7.290.715.000
Own revenue
$2.468.474.000
34% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$3.172.541.000
44% of the total
State transfers
$490.530.000
7% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.153.427.000
$7.290.715.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

32.3%
23.9%
20.4%
22.2%
Property tax$797.407.000
Business licenses$591.111.000
Vehicle permits$503.655.000
Cleaning fees$27.897.000
Other own revenue$548.404.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $10.635.000Aquaculture licenses (Law 20.033): $11.396.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
40.3%
30.8%
28.9%
Municipal$7.290.715.000
Education$5.573.697.000
Health$5.219.580.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $2.287.020.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$383.269.000
$2.468.474.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$318.378.000
$3.172.541.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$328.683.000
$490.530.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$7.720.934.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$7.623.027.000
Execution rate
98.7%
Unexecuted: $97.907.000
High execution: the municipality executed 98.7% of its current budget.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.185.965.000
$7.623.027.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

80.1%
9.3%
Internal management$6.107.886.000
Community services$710.809.000
Social programs$324.851.000
Municipal activities$267.352.000
Recreational programs$134.537.000
Cultural programs$77.592.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$5.141.723.00067.4%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$3.171.081.00041.6%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.488.520.00019.5%
Investment (works and projects)$425.905.0005.6%
Electricity (facilities)$300.442.0003.9%
Transfers to health$280.000.0003.7%
Councillor stipends$107.893.0001.4%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$95.898.0001.3%
Water (facilities)$26.434.0000.3%
Travel allowances$15.359.0000.2%

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

41.6%
19.5%
38.9%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$3.171.081.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.488.520.000
Others$2.963.426.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

29.1%
28.5%
17.9%
13.9%
10.6%
Permanent staff$1.221.036.000
Contract staff$1.196.612.000
Fee contracts$753.433.000
Labor Code$585.454.000
Community progs.$444.234.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

30.8%
50.0%
19.2%
Permanent staff45
Contract staff73
Fee contracts28
Total: 146 staffFee contracts: 19.2% of the headcountWomen: 45.8%Professionalization: 31.4%
Cost/staffer permanent: $25.929.044/yearCost/staffer contract: $13.205.767/yearCost/staffer fees: $33.278.500/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: $425.905.000 (5.6% of spending)Councillor stipends: $107.893.000Travel allowances: $15.359.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $95.898.000Electricity: $300.442.000Water: $26.434.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

15
64
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

39
122
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$38.665.537.536
Purchase orders
43.644

Purchase-order amount · trend

$472.523.138
$1.002.889.808
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Sociedad Constructora Lahuen S.A.$2.970.272.6641
Ebco S.A.$1.011.628.9361
Ahimco Ingenieria y Construccion S.A.$988.437.6001
Hernan Augusto Moya Venegas$970.120.9751
Wyr$831.918.7763.528
Copec S.A.$740.762.175141
Claudio Enrique$566.377.0006
Omega Ingeniería SpA$550.193.0956

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Agile Purchase $459.788.90946%
Tender $419.260.41742%
Framework Agreement $103.801.84110%
Direct award discretionary$20.038.6422%

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

Registered companies
1.537
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
7.681

Pyramid by sales bracket

61.1%
15.9%
20.7%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)939 companies
Small (≤25k UF)245 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)25 companies
Large (>100k UF)10 companies
No sales/no info318 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Modinger Hermanos Sociedad AnonimaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)838
Soc Concesionaria de los Lagos S aTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 4 (>1M UF)124
Ria Austral S aCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 3613
Constructora Stange Hermanos LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONLarge 2435
Sociedad Comercial Werner y Raddatz SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 265
Agricola Llanquihue Sociedad AnonimaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 260
Soc Comercial Serlac Chile Sociedad AnonimaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 159
Sociedad Comercial Agricola y Ganadera la Excelencia Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 152
Comercializadora Almar SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 1
Agrícola Neumann SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 251

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
4
US$ 1.329 M declared
Approved last 5 years
4
US$ 98 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
1.321
+ 55 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
331
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Parque Eólico Alto Los MuermosEIAAlto los MuermosUnder Review1.000645
Parque Eólico TrumaoEIAWpd Trumao SpAUnder Review700283
Parque Eólico Cuatro VientosEIAColbún S.A.Under Review540739
Parque Eólico Los Lagos del SurEIAEólica los Lagos SpAApproved312325
Parque Eólico Loma VerdeEIAEngie Energía Chile S.A.Under Review212450
Sistema de Transmisión S/E Tineo - S/E Nueva AncudEIATransmisora del Pacífico S.A.Approved107573
Ampliación y Mejoramiento Obras de Saneamiento Puerto Varas-LlanquihueEIASuralis S.A.Approved10,24590
Reemplazo Tap-Off Aurora por Línea de Transmisión 1x220 kV para conexiDIATranselec S.A.Approved7,180

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
27 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)
2 t MP10
2 t MP2,5
1 t SO₂
1 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)
LlanquihueNational Reserveat 37.4 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.

132
Species
71
Flora
59
Fauna
2
Funga
34
In conservation status
14
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
QueuleGomortega keuleENPuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVUBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENPitaoPitavia punctataENPancoraAegla denticulataCRRuilNothofagus alessandriiENRanitaRhinoderma rufumCRSapoEupsophus roseusVUPancoraAegla manniVURana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVULinguePersea lingueVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUAguilucho de cola rojizaButeo ventralisVUHuillínLontra provocaxENTarántula zorro austral, araña pollitoPhrixotrichus vulpinusENZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENRanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENComadrejita trompudaRhyncholestes raphanurusVULamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTMonito del monteDromiciops gliroidesNTCarpintero negro, gallos del monte, rere (mapudungún)Campephilus magellanicusNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTPumaPuma concolorNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTHongoMycena subuliferaNT

CR critically endangered · EN endangered · VU vulnerable · NT near threatened (Species Classification Regulation / IUCN). ★ endemic to Chile. Extracted from SEIA studies by kingdom; presence reflects what baselines characterized, not a census.

8 Wetlands · 8 urban · 6.637 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-10-47Lago Llanquihueurban6.500 /86.697
HUR-10-50Des. Rio Huinamurban110 /4.919
HUR-10-51Estero Saraourban13
HUR-10-80Los Helechosurban5
HUR-10-49Humedal el Lotourban3
HUR-10-53Humedal Camping BaunBachurban2
HUR-10-79Las Ranasurban2
HUR-10-52Humedal Baquedanourban0

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. 9 projects totaling US$ 528 million, approved between 2015 and 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy5 projects · US$ 503 M · 2015–2024
Aela Eólica Llanquihue SpAProyecto Parque Eólico Aurora · Parque Eólico Los Lagos del Sur
Real estate1 project · US$ 15 M · 2017
Junta Nacional de Cuerpos de Bomberos de ChileCentro de Entrenamiento de Bomberos Zona Sur
Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 10 M · 2025
Suralis S.A.Ampliación y Mejoramiento Obras de Saneamiento Puerto Varas-Llanquihue
Others2 projects · US$ 0 M · 2017–2020
Enaex Servicios S.A.Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A. · Ampliación Transporte Terrestre de Sustancias Químicas

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
1 campus in the comuna

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

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

Final SMA sanctions

Final sanctions
1
Sanctioned entities
1
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
2 UTA
1 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Midesa S.A.C.RILES PRODUCTORA DE AGAR S.AFishing and Aquaculture2

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
1
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

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

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
8 m²
80% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

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

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
2
Historic monuments
1
Nature sanctuaries
1

Monuments declared by decree (official CMN roster). Excludes archaeological and public monuments. Declaration entails legal protection and intervention restrictions.

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
PTAS - LLANQUIHUEPTAS · lodos activadosSURALIS S.A. · discharges into río maullín
Where this comuna's waste goes
Relleno Sanitario La Laja (Puerto Varas) · 6.623 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
1
Area affected
1 ha
Cumulative last 5 seasons
1 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
15
At high or very high risk
12
2 very high
Main threat
Colapso colectores de aguas …
Colapso colectores de aguas lluvia/alcantarillados

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

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

No scarcity decree in force today.
Years under decree since 2008
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
11,02°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,06°C
Annual precipitation
1.581 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +1 days
Frost days
10

Modeled climatology (CMIP6 downscaling ~5 km): present ≈ 1980-2010, projection ≈ 2035-2065 middle scenario. Not recent weather observation.

SafetyCrime, road crashes and municipal security infrastructure

Crimes (police cases)Source: CEAD · Ministry of Public Security

Police cases · 2025
1.551
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
8.222
Police cases · trend
929
1.551
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces6223.298
Domestic violence1891.002
Threats168891
Property damage155822
Minor injuries80424
Larceny77408
Burglary of an uninhabited place50265
Burglary of an inhabited place32170
Serious or very serious injuries23122
Weapons-related crimes22117
Theft of items from vehicles1790
Drug-related crimes1580

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 27.

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
29
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 18.863 hab
Patrol fleet
1
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
17
29
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
115
Deaths
2
10,6 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
70
13 serious
Pedestrian collisions
8
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.