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Queilén

Región de Los Lagos5.542 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 2024327 km² of area17 inh./km²$6.059M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Society
29%
27th highest multidimensional poverty in the country
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Population
−6,8%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
29,3%
Multidimensional poverty · 27th highest of 346
Finance
$1,1 million
per inhabitant per year · rank 65 of 346
Finance
81,4%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Finance
77th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

12 Schools
5 Health centers
3 Hospitals
2 Squares and green areas
1 Fire stations
1 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
1 Carabineros
1 Kindergartens
1 Pharmacies

Queilén o Queilen es una comuna del archipiélago de Chiloé, en la zona sur de Chile. Se localiza en el sudeste de la Isla Grande, entre las comunas de Chonchi y Quellón, Según el censo de 2017, posee 5385 habitantes.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

48.1 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#186 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety59
Health26
Culture and environment44
Education71
Infrastructure50
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Marcos Vargas O.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
2.430
votes (54.13%)
6.121
Electoral roll
77,27%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
MV
Marcos Vargas O.
2024-2028 · PARTIDO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO
2.430
votes
MP
Marcos Patricio Vargas Oyarzun
2021-2024 · DC
1.730
votes
CH
Carlos Heriberto Gómez Miranda
2008-2012 · PDC
2.247
votes
CG
Carlos Gómez Miranda
2004-2008 · PDC
2.002
votes
CG
Carlos Gomez Miranda
2000-2004 · PDC
1.289
votes
CG
Carlos Gomez Miranda
1996-2000 · DC
851
votes
WN
Washington Navarro Vargas
1994-1996 · RN
336
votes
CG
Carlos Gomez Miranda
1992-1994 · DC
369
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

MG
Manuel Godoy V.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
577
votes
KR
Karina Remolcoy C.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
565
votes
AB
Arcides Barria A.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
447
votes
YS
Yasna Segovia P.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
349
votes
JB
Juan Barrientos P.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
348
votes
JM
Jose Macias G.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · INDEPENDIENTE
191
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión27 de febrero de 202566 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó, con tres votos a favor y uno en contra, la licitación del servicio de aseo y ornato para el período marzo–diciembre 2025, pese a irregularidades detectadas en las bases.

Temas tratados

  • Licitación servicio de aseo y ornato: único punto de la sesión; segunda convocatoria tras la revocación del proceso de enero por problemas presupuestarios en la primera.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Aprobación de la licitación (3–1): se adjudica a la única oferente (la transcripción la nombra como "Carmen Saldivia Silva" en un momento y luego como "Ingrid Saldivia" reiteradamente — probable error de transcripción; se trata de la misma persona). Aprobaron los concejales Macías, Barriento (o nombre similar — dudoso en la transcripción) y el concejal que presidía la sesión. Rechazó la concejala Remolcoy.

Plata y obras

  • Monto ofertado: $199.911.990 (≈ 200 millones de pesos) por 10 meses de servicio.
  • El municipio aporta además: camión recolector, chofer municipal, combustible, desrozadora y tractor — sin que esos costos queden explicitados en la licitación.
  • El contrato contempla 20 trabajadores a cargo de la contratista.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Contraloría no tomó razón de las bases: la concejala Remolcoy argumentó que la Ley 19.886 exige toma de razón de Contraloría para contratos de recolección de residuos sólidos domiciliarios; sin ese trámite, la licitación podría constituir una falta administrativa grave. El director de SECPLAC sostuvo que no aplica porque el servicio no es una concesión total.
  • Tres errores en las bases detectados por la concejala que preside la sesión: fecha de inicio (bases dicen 3 de marzo, contrato dice 1 de marzo); sueldo mínimo exigido ($500.000) inferior al legal vigente ($510.600); jornada señalada de 45 horas cuando la ley ya establece 44 (43 a partir de julio).
  • Propuesta económica de la oferente no fue remitida al concejo junto con los antecedentes; tampoco se adjuntó borrador de contrato.
  • Antigüedad y derechos laborales: varios concejales señalaron que el esquema anual de licitación impide a los trabajadores acumular antigüedad real, y que históricamente no se habrían aplicado multas por incumplimiento del servicio.
  • Rentabilidad del esquema: concejales cuestionaron que se paguen ~200 millones a una empresa privada y además se le entreguen camión, chofer y combustible municipales.

Para seguir

  • Alcaldesa subrogante debe solicitar pronunciamiento formal de la Unidad de Control y del asesor jurídico sobre la legalidad del esquema (toma de razón, uso de recursos municipales en contrato privado).
  • Para futuras licitaciones: bases deben pasar por Control antes de publicarse y contemplar jornada, sueldo mínimo y bonos actualizados; concejales solicitaron participar en la revisión de bases.
  • Sesión ordinaria convocada para el martes siguiente.

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)

4 minutes publishedindex updated on 12-08-2026Municipal transparency
Recent minutes indexed

Documents indexed from the Transparency Portal (Law 20.285); they link to the PDF published by the municipality.

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

Resolutions extracted
4
of 1 minutes read
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
Audiencia con Sra. Sofia Gueicha Gueicha para aclarar situación sobre solicitud de ripioOther
Análisis y consenso sobre cambio del día para reuniones ordinarias del Concejo MunicipalOther
Solicitud de subvención municipal para el Cuerpo de Bomberos de QueilenSubsidy
Aprobación del Acta anterior y correspondencia despachadaOtherunanimidad

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
37
Highly complex
0
Audit reports
2
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2015372262

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

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

  • SI
    Servicios Integrales Matilde Rozas Rozas
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • AS
    Aguas Sipra S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • FS
    Fedok SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • CP
    Consultorías Públicas División Digital
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • TS
    Telefonica S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • NS
    Newen Smolt SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • AA
    Amichile Ag
    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

5.342
inhabitants
5.539
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+4%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
5.163
-6% vs. 2035 (5.496)
Over 60 · 2050
43,45%
31,11% 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)45,55 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,8 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment55 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)573,6 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)571,3 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo5.690 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)12,3 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)29,3 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples50,9 %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 45 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
6.054
3.314 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
2.136
64% of RSH households
Female-headed households
51%
1.706
Elderly (60+)1.42624%
Children and adolescents (<18)1.15919%
Foreign nationals421%
Belonging to indigenous peoples3.31755%
People with moderate/severe dependency701%
Single-person households1.67851%

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
853
13 schools
Students per teacher
7
121 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
90,5%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
81,8%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 80%Private subsidized 20%
Pass rate
98,9%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
0,67%
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
0
Rural health posts
8
FONASA enrollees
3.826
69% of the population
Doctors employed
1
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 41Contract staff: 15Fee contracts: 9
Primary-care medical visits · per year
9.017
29.080
20102025
Medical specialties served · 7 in the comuna (public system)
Medical ImagingOphthalmologyAdult NeurologyAdult Orthopedics and TraumaAdult CardiologyAdult PsychiatryAdult Urology

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
439
864
20192024

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

Comuna's primary-care centers · FONASA 2025 enrollees (3.833 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Posta de Salud Rural Agoni AltoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal2.52367%
Posta de Salud Rural Pío - PíoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal42669%
Posta de ContuyRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal32568%
Posta de Salud Rural AlquiRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal12970%
Posta de Salud Rural ApecheRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal11472%
Posta de Salud Rural San JoséRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal11255%
Posta de Salud Rural PureoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal10770%
Posta de Salud Rural NepúeRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal9764%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $1.526.962.000 ($399.101/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $513.502.000Municipal contribution: $560.000.000

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

Indigenous population
2.896
50.9% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
30
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche2.86198.8%

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
29
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
5.2
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
219
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
66
Sports
38
Social and aid
21
For the elderly
8
Foundations and corporations
8
Cultural
3
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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
MMARANATAComunitaria107.5 FM
NNAHUELFM91.7 FM
NHNUEVO HORIZONTEFM98.3 FM
CdCorporacion de Desarrollo Corcovado · holderComunitaria107.9 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
76
1,3% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Argentina
33 people · 43% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
33 Argentina
17 Venezuela
6 Colombia
2 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

Encampments
0
no encampments registered
Housing deficit
50
2,2% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
15
1.269 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
217
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
265
beneficiaries · 2012–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
15
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

4.657homes · by type (2017)
House
2.394 · 98.5%
House
2.221 · 99.8%
Shack/hut/shanty
20 · 0.8%
Other private
12 · 0.5%
Other private
2 · 0.1%
Indigenous dwelling
2 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
2 · 0.1%
Shack/improvised dwelling
2 · 0.1%
Apartment
1 · 0%
Room in old house/tenement
1 · 0%
86%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
1.124 · 80.2%
Rented
96 · 6.9%
Owned, being paid off
86 · 6.1%
Provided for work
57 · 4.1%
Free of charge
38 · 2.7%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
11
8,5 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.

Tax exemptions
Bonificación a la mano de obra en zonas extremasworkers
DL 889/1975 → Ley 19.853

17% de las remuneraciones imponibles (hasta tope base ~$182.000 reajustable IPC) de trabajadores con domicilio y trabajo permanente en la zona. En Aysén/Magallanes/Chiloé/Palena solo si la remuneración supera en 20% el salario mínimo.

17% de remuneraciones imponibles (con tope)· vigenteSource
Subsidized connectivity
Subsidio MTT a transporte en zonas aisladasresidents
Ley 20.378 mod. por Ley 20.696

Tarifas rebajadas en 5 modos de transporte (+900.000 personas), con complemento extra para zonas extremas/australes. La "Tarifa Cero" da pasaje GRATUITO, pero solo para 65+ y personas con discapacidad (con sola cédula), en 130+ servicios incluyendo barcazas. Para el residente común es descuento, no gratuidad.

Tarifa rebajada (gratis solo 65+/discapacidad)· vigenteSource
Others
Asignación de zona 40% (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: 40% 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.

40% 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
$6.058.742.000
Own revenue
$690.465.000
11% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$3.022.625.000
50% of the total
State transfers
$2.309.204.000
38% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$573.734.000
$6.058.742.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

11.8%
10.1%
9.3%
67.5%
Property tax$81.737.000
Business licenses$70.078.000
Vehicle permits$63.917.000
Cleaning fees$8.702.000
Other own revenue$466.031.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Aquaculture licenses (Law 20.033): $234.517.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
79.9%
20.1%
Municipal$6.058.742.000
Health$1.526.962.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $2.915.175.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$36.117.000
$690.465.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$430.643.000
$3.022.625.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$16.995.000
$2.309.204.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$7.102.094.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$6.723.822.000
Execution rate
94.7%
Unexecuted: $378.272.000
Medium execution: it executed 94.7%. Left unspent: $378.272.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$537.169.000
$6.723.822.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

36.3%
56.5%
Internal management$2.437.682.000
Community services$3.795.860.000
Social programs$256.375.000
Municipal activities$17.277.000
Recreational programs$88.243.000
Cultural programs$128.385.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Transfers to health$1.678.230.00025.0%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$1.526.962.00022.7%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.387.454.00020.6%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$944.479.00014.0%
Investment (works and projects)$894.296.00013.3%
Transfers to education$536.650.0008.0%
Electricity (facilities)$147.380.0002.2%
Councillor stipends$80.305.0001.2%
Travel allowances$37.281.0000.6%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$29.270.0000.4%
Water (facilities)$4.011.0000.1%

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

20.6%
14.0%
65.3%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.387.454.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$944.479.000
Others$4.391.889.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

55.3%
18.9%
7.7%
15.9%
Permanent staff$937.143.000
Contract staff$319.864.000
Fee contracts$130.447.000
Labor Code$38.464.000
Community progs.$269.045.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

61.5%
30.8%
7.7%
Permanent staff24
Contract staff12
Fee contracts3
Total: 39 staffFee contracts: 7.7% of the headcountWomen: 38.9%Professionalization: 33.3%

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: $894.296.000 (13.3% of spending)Councillor stipends: $80.305.000Travel allowances: $37.281.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $29.270.000Electricity: $147.380.000Water: $4.011.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

33
19
20022025

Building permits issued · per year

55
33
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
5 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
18
Security/patrol pickups
1
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
0
Primary-care medical visits
29.080
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
81,4%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
24
Permanent own revenue
11,4%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
1
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
33
Health staff
15
contract
Health staff
9
fee-based
Health staff
41
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
3.826
municipal health
Rural health posts
8
Street-market stalls
68
Final works approvals
19

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$25.713.644.141
Purchase orders
9.645

Purchase-order amount · trend

$1.800.224.465
$1.025.332.403
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Patricio Eloy$1.672.188.844277
Sociedad Comercial Elcom Ltda.$1.472.597.658460
Miguel Angel Vilches Rivera$1.306.692.8211
Perfosym SpA$1.093.871.6746
Becsa Inmobiliaria y Construcción S.A.$1.048.047.48515
Constructora Alex Fritz Oyarzun$756.800.3344
Komatsu Chile S.a.- Casa Matriz$558.828.5774
Mauricio Omar Muñoz Pacheco$558.006.228587

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $643.073.05763%
Direct award discretionary$269.917.35626%
Agile Purchase $89.228.8479%
Framework Agreement $23.113.1442%

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

Registered companies
426
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
933

Pyramid by sales bracket

70.4%
14.1%
14.3%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)300 companies
Small (≤25k UF)60 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)5 companies
No sales/no info61 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Sociedad de Inversiones Misurina LimitadaCONSTRUCCIONMedium 267
Sociedad Efrain Andrade e Hijos Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 211
Queilen Bus Norte Ltda.TRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOMedium 182
Sociedad Comercial Elcom LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 15
Bahia Queilen SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERASmall 367
Pesquera Queitao LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERASmall 153
Corp Municipal Educacion Salud y AtencioENSEÑANZANo sales240

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
2
US$ 6 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
16
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
MODIFICACIÓN RCA N°202/2013 CENTRO DE ENGORDA DE SALMÓNIDOS, SUR ISLA DIACermaq Chile S.A.Approved56
MODIFICACIÓN RCA N°60/2009 CENTRO DE ENGORDA DE SALMÓNIDOS, AHONÍ. CÓDDIASalmones Camanchaca S.A.Approved110

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 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)
ChiloéNational Parkat 40.5 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.

8
Species
5
Flora
3
Fauna
2
In conservation status
1
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Delfín chilenoCephalorhynchus eutropiaVULobo fino australArctocephalus australisNT

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

1 Wetlands · 0 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HPU-10-46Sector Norte area urbana0

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. 2 projects totaling US$ 86 million, approved between 2012 and 2017. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Fishing and Aquaculture2 projects · US$ 86 M · 2012–2017
Cultivos Newen Super Smolt SpAEcopiscicultura Estero Compu · Modificación de proyecto de acuicultura del centro de cultivo de salmonidos Chauco. Comuna de Queilen, Decima Región. Numero Pert 211103102

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
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Castro at 50.3 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
5 m²
50% of the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

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

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
Vertedero Municipal de QueilénVertedero721 t/year
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero Municipal de Queilén (Queilén) · 721 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
15
Area affected
5 ha
mostly forest
Cumulative last 5 seasons
14 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
28
At high or very high risk
17
8 very high
Main threat
Congelamiento de caminos

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)

Under water-scarcity decreeDecreto MOP N°93 16-03-2026 (prórroga N°47/2025) · in force until 16-03-2027
Years under decree since 2008
2
latest: 2026 · 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
10,05°C
2035-2065 projection: +0,83°C
Annual precipitation
1.653 mm
projection: 0%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +0 days
Frost days
2

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
229
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
4.132
Police cases · trend
204
229
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Threats51920
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces51920
Property damage37668
Domestic violence28505
Minor injuries18325
Larceny12217
Less serious injuries590
Burglary of an inhabited place590
Weapons-related crimes472
Burglary of an uninhabited place354
Sexual abuse354
Drug-related crimes354

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 18.

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
18
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 5.542 hab
Patrol fleet
1
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
18
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
2
Deaths
0
0 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
1

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.