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Escudo de Quellón

Quellón

Región de Los LagosFounded 190530.136 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20243.350 km² of area9 inh./km²$22.048M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Finance
+1.915%
19th fastest-growing municipal budget (since 2001)
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Society
30%
25th highest multidimensional poverty in the country
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Population
+7%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
29,9%
Multidimensional poverty · 25th highest of 346
Finance
$732 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 112 of 346
Education
597,2 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
182nd
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

43 Schools
18 Health centers
14 Squares and green areas
5 Fire stations
4 Kindergartens
2 Hospitals
2 Pharmacies
1 Libraries
1 Carabineros

Quellón es una comuna chilena ubicada en la provincia de Chiloé, en la Región de Los Lagos. Según el censo de 2017, tiene una población de 27.192 habitantes.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

50.5 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#144 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety57
Health58
Culture and environment51
Education48
Infrastructure35
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

CB
Claudio Barudy L.
INDEPENDIENTE
3.672
votes (20.2%)
24.531
Electoral roll
82,47%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
CB
Claudio Barudy L.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
3.672
votes
CF
Cristian Felipe Ojeda Chiguay
2021-2024 · DC
5.449
votes
IH
Iván Haro Uribe
2008-2012 · RN
4.543
votes
LU
Luis Uribe Velásquez
2004-2008 · PDC
4.274
votes
IH
Ivan Haro Uribe
2000-2004 · RN
2.245
votes
IH
Ivan Haro Uribe
1996-2000 · RN
3.002
votes
AC
Amador Cárdenas Paredes
1994-1996 · ILA
749
votes
IH
Ivan Haro Uribe
1992-1994 · RN
2.031
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

NH
Natalia Haro P.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.409
votes
GR
Guillermo Roa C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
1.245
votes
CH
Cristian Hueicha H.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.172
votes
FR
Francisco Rubilar R.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
1.052
votes
AP
Ana Parada O.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
913
votes
JM
Jose Miranda V.
VERDES LIBERALES POR UNA COMUNA SEGURA · INDEPENDIENTE
650
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión4 de octubre de 202454 minWatch session

En una línea: La sesión estuvo dominada por el conflicto laboral en la Corporación de Educación, cuyos funcionarios mantienen una movilización parcial mientras el municipio busca recursos para pagar finiquitos y compromisos financieros pendientes.

Temas tratados

  • Corporación de Educación: Funcionarios de la administración central trabajan a media jornada; el municipio gestiona recursos para finiquitos y negociación de regreso a funciones normales.
  • Legalidad de organizaciones comunitarias: Varios concejales insistieron en obtener un informe formal sobre el estado jurídico de juntas de vecinos dadas de baja por la Secretaría Municipal (sector Morurco y otro sector cuyo nombre no queda claro en la transcripción).
  • Río Matadero: Se anunció que el encauzamiento comenzaría en la primera semana de octubre.
  • Infraestructura vial y luminarias: Solicitudes sobre baches en Ruta W881, deterioro de cuesta de acceso a Quellón, mantención de caminos rurales y mejoras de alumbrado público.
  • Subvenciones: Se solicitó informe con montos disponibles y transferencias pendientes; una concejala mencionó haber declarado ante la PDI por situaciones relacionadas.
  • Proyecto Escuela Punta Huay: La licitación, paralizada por la movilización de la corporación, fue tomada por el municipio y estaría pronta a publicarse en Mercado Público.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Se votaron los puntos varios al final de la sesión; todos los concejales presentes votaron a favor (resultado unánime), incluyendo una nota de mérito para un funcionario municipal. Los detalles específicos de cada punto no quedan del todo claros en la transcripción.
  • No hubo votaciones formales sobre otros temas de fondo.

Plata y obras

  • 6 millones de pesos ya destinados a la Corporación de Educación para gastos de trabajadores.
  • 100 millones de pesos disponibles para transferir a la corporación en octubre; se espera nómina de funcionarios a finiquitar para acelerar el proceso.
  • Encauzamiento del Río Matadero: obras en inicio, sin monto explícito.
  • Presupuesto 2025 en construcción; debe ingresar al proceso municipal en octubre.
  • Licitación Escuela Punta Huay: bases elaboradas por el MINEDUC, subida a Mercado Público inminente.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Concejales cuestionaron que funcionarios de la corporación, tras conseguir los 6 millones votados, no retomaron funciones normales; uno señaló haber visto al líder del movimiento en actividades de campaña política.
  • Una concejala exigió disculpas públicas al alcalde por un incidente ocurrido en sesión anterior, frente a público.
  • Se criticó al alcalde por haber entregado información incorrecta sobre proyectos DS-29 y el rol del municipio en ellos.
  • Debate sobre la legalidad de la baja de organizaciones comunitarias: un concejal argumentó que la ley no faculta a la Secretaría Municipal para eliminarlas y solicitó sumario.

Para seguir

  • Informe formal sobre estado legal de juntas de vecinos dadas de baja (plazo legal de 15 días ya vencido según un concejal).
  • Respuesta de la corporación sobre nómina de funcionarios a finiquitar en octubre.
  • Estado del proyecto del gimnasio de la Escuela Oriente (pendiente hace más de 20 años).
  • Informe de SERVIU sobre fechas de entrega de viviendas.
  • Presupuesto 2025: presentación pendiente ante el concejo.
  • Audiencia del alcalde con la junta de vecinos Nueva Esperanza para revisar su plan de trabajo 2024–2027.

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)

687 minutes publishedindex updated on 06-08-2026Municipal 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
5
of 108 minutes read
Money involved
$23.531.098
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
1 · Sancionar que se suscriba contrato para la producción del Festival Voy pa' Quellón conforme a los resultados de la licitación.Tenderrechazado
1 · Sancionar que se suscriba contrato para la producción del Festival Voy pa’ Quellón conforme a los resultados de la licitación.Tenderrechazado
1 · Aprobar modificación presupuestaria municipal Nro. 5Budget amendmentmayoria
4.1 · Aprobar modificación presupuestaria N°7 para el programa PRODESALBudget amendment$23.531.098unanimidad
1 · Nombramiento del Sr. Sebastián Alexis Monzón Gallardo como Director de Control InternoAppointmentunanimidad

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
18
Audit reports
3
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2018248971
2017258891
20152121451

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

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

  • cd
    Club Deportivo Escuela de Boxeo de Quellón
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2023
  • CD
    Club Deportivo Lautaro de Chaildad
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • CD
    Club Deportivo Austral
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • jd
    Junta de Vecinos Coloane
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2023
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos Pedro de Valdivia Coinco Bajo
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos de Cocauque
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos Nueva Esperanza
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos Peumayen
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022–2023
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos Alberto Vanz
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2022
  • Cd
    Comite de Vivienda Eluney
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • CW
    Comunidad Williche Weketrumao
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • cd
    Comite de Vivienda Isla Paraiso
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
  • FC
    Fundacion Coaniquem
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • CI
    Comunidad Indigena Huilliche Potrero Realengo de Weketrumao
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024
  • SS
    Saesa S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
  • VC
    Vtr Comunicaciones SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • PC
    Pacifico Cable SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • SI
    Sociedad Inmobiliaria Altos de Quellón
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • TA
    Transportes Anymar SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • Cd
    Comite de Vivienda Ruka Chilwe
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
and 74 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

22.553
inhabitants
30.320
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+35%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
32.623
+2% vs. 2035 (31.862)
Over 60 · 2050
29,02%
19,7% in 2035 · +9 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)68,1 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment311 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment40 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)597,2 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)607,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo28.460 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)9 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)29,9 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples44,34 %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 310 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
29.440
14.831 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
7.762
52% of RSH households
Female-headed households
49%
7.316
Elderly (60+)4.76716%
Children and adolescents (<18)6.77323%
Foreign nationals1.0714%
Belonging to indigenous peoples12.52343%
People with moderate/severe dependency2351%
Single-person households7.03847%

A monthly administrative snapshot of the Social Household Registry (self-registration to access benefits), as of abril 2026. The "bracket 40" is the socioeconomic rating of the most vulnerable 40%. It is a registry, not a survey: it complements CASEN (biennial) with fresh data, but well-off comunas under-register. Source: ADIS, Ministry of Social Development and Family.

School educationSource: MINEDUC Open Data 2025

School enrollment
6.269
54 schools
Students per teacher
8,5
737 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
88,4%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
67,6%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 51%Private subsidized 49%
Pass rate
96,4%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,59%
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
14
FONASA enrollees
33.493
111% of the population
Doctors employed
12
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 259Contract staff: 174Fee contracts: 10
Primary-care medical visits · per year
26.136
68.389
20102025
Medical specialties served · 11 in the comuna (public system)
Adult GynecologyAdult General SurgeryPediatricsObstetricsInternal MedicineAnesthesiologyAdult PsychiatryAdult NeurologyOtorhinolaryngologyPediatric Surgery
surgery:DentistryOtorhinolaryngology

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
5.152
3.489
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 (33.459 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar QuellónFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal19.95755%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar RukalafCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal4.17251%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Vista HermosaCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal3.55051%
Cecosf AytueCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal1.60556%
Posta de Salud Rural CoincoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal75165%
Posta de Salud Rural Chadmo CentralRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal69669%
Posta de Salud Rural CompuRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal53264%
Posta de Salud Rural AuchacRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal46057%
Posta de Salud Rural Candelaria (Quellón)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal45361%
Posta de Salud Rural CuranueRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal32758%
Posta de Salud Rural YaldadRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal24664%
Posta de Salud Rural Punta Liles O LaitecRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal21678%
Posta de Salud Rural PeluRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal15884%
Posta de Salud Rural ChaullínRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal9479%
Posta de Salud Rural Piedras BlancasRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal9288%

Showing the 15 centers with most enrollees of 18.

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $12.690.517.000 ($378.901/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $7.079.415.000Municipal contribution: $35.000.000

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

Indigenous population
12.619
44.3% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
40
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche12.36898.0%
Otro1671.3%

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
57
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
1.9
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
343
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
89
Sports
62
Social and aid
27
Cultural
14
For the elderly
11
Foundations and corporations
2
Fire brigades
2

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.

15 Local media · 3 Comunitaria · 11 FM · 1 Digital pressSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
EESTILOFM88.9 FM
EDESTRELLA DEL MARFM102.3 FM
NNAHUELFM95.1 FM
PAPUERTAS AL CIELOFM90.9 FM
QQUELLONFM98.7 FM
wwww.elquellonino.clDigital press
ACAltronix Comunicaciones Ltda. · holderFM90.3 FM
BCBio-Bio Comunicaciones S.A. · holderFM93.7 FM
CdComite de Trabajo y Accion Social Maranata · holderComunitaria107.3 FM
CAComunicaciones Alcides Alejandro Gomez Haro E.I.R.L. · holderFM89.7 FM
CIComunidad Indigena Coihuin de Compu · holderComunitaria107.3 FM
CdCorporacion de Radio Valparaiso Ltda. · holderFM103.9 FM
IdIglesia del Señor Apostolica · holderComunitaria107.7 FM
SASociedad Agüero y Agüero Ltda. · holderFM93.1 FM
TCTelecomunicaciones Carlos Enrique Rogel Vera E.I.R.L. · holderFM105.9 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
1.234
4,3% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
419 people · 34% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
419 Venezuela
285 Colombia
181 Haití
172 Argentina

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
126
5 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
606
5,6% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
21
2.679 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
614
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
353
beneficiaries · 2012–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
95
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

21.703homes · by type (2017)
House
10.619 · 97%
House
10.539 · 98%
Shack/hut/shanty
218 · 2%
Other private
180 · 1.7%
Apartment
43 · 0.4%
Other private
36 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
25 · 0.2%
Shack/improvised dwelling
17 · 0.2%
Apartment
15 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
4 · 0%
Mobile
3 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
74%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
3.739 · 67.8%
Rented
1.105 · 20%
Owned, being paid off
358 · 6.5%
Provided for work
176 · 3.2%
Free of charge
140 · 2.5%

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.

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
$22.047.615.000
Own revenue
$2.777.854.000
13% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$6.281.877.000
28% of the total
State transfers
$12.812.187.000
58% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.094.116.000
$22.047.615.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

14.7%
32.1%
10.6%
39.4%
Property tax$409.408.000
Business licenses$892.760.000
Vehicle permits$294.028.000
Cleaning fees$85.863.000
Other own revenue$1.095.795.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Aquaculture licenses (Law 20.033): $564.376.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
62.5%
36.0%
Municipal$22.047.615.000
Education$541.024.000
Health$12.690.517.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $5.770.926.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$302.963.000
$2.777.854.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$627.011.000
$6.281.877.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$8.650.000
$12.812.187.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$25.916.470.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$21.349.933.000
Execution rate
82.4%
Unexecuted: $4.566.537.000
Medium execution: it executed 82.4%. Left unspent: $4.566.537.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$930.781.000
$21.349.933.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

23.4%
72.8%
Internal management$4.987.009.000
Community services$15.551.063.000
Social programs$506.272.000
Municipal activities$83.502.000
Recreational programs$133.865.000
Cultural programs$88.222.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$12.690.517.00059.4%
Transfers to health$11.716.947.00054.9%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$3.237.077.00015.2%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$2.671.985.00012.5%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$1.096.337.0005.1%
Investment (works and projects)$1.083.032.0005.1%
Transfers to education$692.851.0003.2%
Electricity (facilities)$420.289.0002.0%
Water (facilities)$86.842.0000.4%
Councillor stipends$80.430.0000.4%
Travel allowances$20.314.0000.1%
Commissions and representation$395.0000.0%

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

Personal y dotación municipal

Spending composition · 2025

15.2%
12.5%
72.3%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$3.237.077.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$2.671.985.000
Others$15.440.871.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

64.9%
12.3%
18.8%
Permanent staff$2.599.173.000
Contract staff$491.881.000
Fee contracts$146.023.000
Labor Code$14.425.000
Community progs.$750.917.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

76.9%
19.2%
Permanent staff80
Contract staff20
Fee contracts4
Total: 104 staffFee contracts: 3.8% of the headcountWomen: 45.0%Professionalization: 48.0%
Cost/staffer permanent: $29.871.550/yearCost/staffer contract: $15.084.400/yearCost/staffer fees: $31.310.750/year

Municipal staff by contract status (SINIM, 2023). Cost per staffer = annual spending of the type ÷ same-year headcount.

Inversión, servicios básicos y obras

Investment and authorities' expenses · 2025

Municipal investment: $1.083.032.000 (5.1% of spending)Councillor stipends: $80.430.000Travel allowances: $20.314.000Commissions and representation: $395.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $1.096.337.000Electricity: $420.289.000Water: $86.842.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

41
60
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

171
128
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$55.897.408.416
Purchase orders
11.387

Purchase-order amount · trend

$909.671.657
$2.056.323.488
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Sociedad Austral de Electricidad S.A.$4.179.289.8001
Constructora Capreva S a$3.685.297.1122
G.c. Construcciones Ltda.$3.023.407.2722
Trimetal Ltda.$2.063.560.2788
Patagonia Ingenieria$1.719.511.7465
Jaime Patricio del Río Velásquez$1.417.378.1212
Transportes Anymar SpA$1.241.196.05513
Empresa de Construcciones Luis Antonio Antiñanco Haro E.I.R.L.$1.229.762.48514

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.361.400.23666%
Agile Purchase $289.325.79414%
Framework Agreement $219.991.30011%
Direct award discretionary$185.606.1579%

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

Registered companies
2.057
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
8.931

Pyramid by sales bracket

65.7%
15.2%
16.8%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)1.351 companies
Small (≤25k UF)312 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)37 companies
Large (>100k UF)11 companies
No sales/no info346 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Yadran Quellon S aINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 4 (>1M UF)908
Cultivos Yadran S aAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 4 (>1M UF)274
Corp Munic de Quellon para la Educ SaludCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 31.379
Comercial Q y M LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 2137
Pesquera Yadran S aACTIVIDADES PROFESIONALES, CIENTIFICAS Y TECNLarge 212
Inmobiliaria Fontecilla LimitadaACTIVIDADES FINANCIERAS Y DE SEGUROSLarge 2
Sociedad de Servicios Aerocam SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 1235
Soc Avenbarri Ltda.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 1116
La Quillotana SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 192
Sociedad Comercial, Constructora, Inmobiliaria y de Inversiones Isla Grande LimiCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 134

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$ 1 M declared
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
astillero aquatemDIAServicios Acuicolas Aquatem Ltda.Approved0,648

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
37 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)
7 t MP10
7 t MP2,5
0 t SO₂
0 t Material particulado

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

Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines

Nearest protected wilderness area (SNASPE)
ChiloéNational Parkat 56.2 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.

177
Species
85
Flora
70
Fauna
22
Funga
49
In conservation status
21
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Zorro de chiloéLycalopex fulvipesENCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENBelloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUPerca negraPercichthys melanopsVUPuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVUTolloDiplomystes camposensisENPuyeGalaxias globicepsENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENPitaoPitavia punctataENQueuleGomortega keuleENPocha del surCheirodon australeVUCauqueOdontesthes mauleanumVUPeladillaAplochiton zebraENAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENRanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENPudúPudu puduVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENHuillínLontra provocaxENPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUGaviota garumaLeucophaeus modestusVUHongo oloroso, hongo ajo, ajo de duendeMarasmiellus alliiodorusCRBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVULiquenPseudocyphellaria aurataVUComadrejita trompudaRhyncholestes raphanurusVUHongoEntoloma necopinatumVUChungungo, nutria marina, gato de mar, chinchiménLontra felinaENAbejorro, abejorro colorado, moscardón, duillin, diwmeñ, abejorro gigante de la patagonia, don basilioBombus dahlbomiiENPeladillaAplochiton taeniatusENLamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUZarapito de pico recto, aguja café, becasina de mar, hudsonian godwit (inglés)Limosa haemasticaVUCarpintero negro, gallos del monte, rere (mapudungún)Campephilus magellanicusNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTQuetru no volador, pato quetru no volador, pato vaporTachyeres pteneresNTLobo fino australArctocephalus australisNTMonito del monteDromiciops gliroidesNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTPato anteojillo, pato perro (argentina y chile), pato de anteojos, ánade anteojillo (español), spectacled duck, bronze-winged duck (inglés)Speculanas specularisNTHongoMycena subuliferaNTPumaPuma concolorNTPilpilén, pilpilén común, american oystercatcher (inglés)Haematopus palliatusNTPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTLiquenCaloplaca tucumanensisNTCanquén común, avutarda, cauquén realChloephaga poliocephalaNTPelícano peruano, pelícano de humboldtPelecanus thagusNT

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.

3 Wetlands · 3 urban · 11 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-10-78Humedal Sector Aerodromourban6
HUR-10-10Rio Grandeurban2
HUR-10-11Embalse Quellonurban2

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. 4 projects totaling US$ 68 million, approved between 2000 and 2020. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Fishing and Aquaculture2 projects · US$ 46 M · 2000–2018
Procesadora Cailín SpAPlanta de Procesos Cailín, Quellón · Planta Procesadora de Pesquera Los Fiordos Ltda.
Energy1 project · US$ 12 M · 2008
Energia Siete SpAProyecto Traslado Central Quellon (e-seia)
Port Infrastructure1 project · US$ 10 M · 2020
Puertoquellon S.A.MODIFICACIÓN Y AMPLIACIÓN TERMINAL MARÍTIMO PUERTO QUELLÓN

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

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

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
SAESA
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSAL
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Castro at 74.5 km

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

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

Final SMA sanctions

Final sanctions
2
Sanctioned entities
2
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
8 UTA
2 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Ambrosio Aguilar GallardoASTILLERO ARTESANAL AMBROSIO AGUILAR G.Port Infrastructure5
Centro de Eventos Marcos Alexis Vera Mansilla E.I.R.L.PUB DE-DOSAmenities3

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.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
2 m²
20% 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
Vertedero Municipal de QuellónBasural20.050 t/year
PTAS - QUELLÓNPTAS · lodos activadosSURALIS S.A. · discharges into estero matadero
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero Municipal de Quellón (Quellón) · 20.050 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
22
Area affected
7 ha
mostly forest
Cumulative last 5 seasons
28 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
22
At high or very high risk
13
8 very high
Main threat
Deslizamiento/Derrumbe/Rodad…
Deslizamiento/Derrumbe/Rodado/Caída

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

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

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
3
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
10,14°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,02°C
Annual precipitation
1.781 mm
projection: 0%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +0 days
Frost days
6

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

SafetyCrime, road crashes and municipal security infrastructure

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

Police cases · 2025
1.901
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
6.308
Police cases · trend
2.762
1.901
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces4411.463
Threats3881.288
Property damage226750
Domestic violence200664
Larceny183607
Minor injuries104345
Weapons-related crimes50166
Burglary of an inhabited place36120
Drug-related crimes35116
Carrying a bladed or pointed weapon34113
Robbery with violence or intimidation2996
Burglary of an uninhabited place2996

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
4
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 30.136 hab
Patrol fleet
1
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
40
4
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
116
Deaths
5
16,6 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
61
4 serious
Pedestrian collisions
10

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.