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Escudo de Puerto Octay

Puerto Octay

Región de Los LagosFounded 18919.056 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20241.795 km² of area5 inh./km²$5.606M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Society
-14%
19th that lost the most population (since 2002)
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Society
31%
21st highest multidimensional poverty in the country
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Population
−11,5%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
30,7%
Multidimensional poverty · 21st highest of 346
Finance
$619 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 136 of 346
Education
585,5 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
228th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

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

Puerto Octay es una ciudad y comuna de la zona sur de Chile, ubicada en la provincia de Osorno ubicada a orillas del lago Llanquihue.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

50.2 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#151 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety58
Health39
Culture and environment59
Education65
Infrastructure33
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

María Ojeda B.
CHILE VAMOS · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
2.874
votes (40.84%)
9.226
Electoral roll
81,92%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
MO
María Ojeda B.
2024-2028 · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
2.874
votes
GA
Gerardo Augusto Gunckel Arriagada
2021-2024 · IND
2.006
votes
CA
Carlos Alberto Mancilla Solís
2008-2012 · PDC
3.338
votes
CM
Carlos Mancilla Solís
2004-2008 · PDC
2.671
votes
CO
Carmen Ortiz Ojeda
2000-2004 · RN
2.483
votes
CO
Carmen Ortiz Ojeda
1996-2000 · RN
1.858
votes
CG
Claudio Gatica Navarro
1994-1996 · DC
348
votes
DO
Daniel Osvaldo Barría Sánchez
1992-1994 · DC
1.001
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

JM
Jose Marcos I.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.146
votes
PF
Peter Freitag H.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
540
votes
JC
Jeanette Carcamo S.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
466
votes
GR
Gary Rosemberg W.
PARTIDO DE LA GENTE E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO DE LA GENTE
344
votes
AC
Alex Cardenas G.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
337
votes
JO
Juan Oyarzo G.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · PARTIDO RADICAL DE CHILE
207
votes

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

217 minutes publishedindex updated on 06-08-2026Municipal transparency

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

Resolutions extracted
194
of 72 minutes read
Money involved
$2.928.950.232
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
5.3 · Modificación presupuestaria municipal por $16,050,000 para arriendo de edificios y servicios informáticosBudget amendment$16.050.000mayoria
4.3.c · Ayuda para instalación sistema eléctrico en inmueble entregado en comodatoLoan for use
4.3.b · Dar prioridad a gestión cementerioOther
4.3.a · Gestión normalizar atención Registro CivilOther
4.2.d · Contribuir instalación 17 fosas sépticas en localidad Las JuntasOther
4.2.c · Prioridad traslado pacientes a diálisis retrasa visitas Asistente SocialOther

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
106
Highly complex
25
Audit reports
5
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20225411
20203022171
2019162861
2017551723152

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

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

  • cd
    Comite de Vivienda Esperanza
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2015–2017
  • Ad
    Asociación de Funcionarios Asistentes de la Educación Municipal
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2015–2019
  • ii
    Iglesia Internacional el Aposento Alto
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • cd
    Corporación de Turismo Puerto Octay
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015
  • ad
    Agrupación de Comerciantes Feria Libre Mapu Ray
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2019
  • cd
    Cuerpo de Bomberos Puerto Octay
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2016
  • Ud
    Union de Funcionarios Municipales
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • cf
    Chile Finisher Company
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos las Nieve
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • CM
    Club Musical y Cultural el Copihue
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • cl
    Comite Llaitul Panguinao Indigena
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • CA
    Constructora Avifel Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • FC
    Fundacion Coaniquem
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • TL
    Taller Laboral las Hormiguitas
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • AC
    Asociacion Chilena de Seguridad
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos Carril
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • JN
    Junta Nacional Escolar y Becas
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • JN
    Junta Nacional de Jardines Infantiles Magallanes
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • CL
    Comité Laboral Entre Amigas
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos Río Blanco el Poncho
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
and 1 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

10.536
inhabitants
9.025
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
-15%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
7.962
-9% vs. 2035 (8.760)
Over 60 · 2050
42,65%
30,97% 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)47,91 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,4 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment69 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment50 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)585,5 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)603,3 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo8.865 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)7,5 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)30,7 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples35,35 %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 60 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
9.459
5.070 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
3.180
63% of RSH households
Female-headed households
47%
2.377
Elderly (60+)2.31624%
Children and adolescents (<18)1.85120%
Foreign nationals941%
Belonging to indigenous peoples3.01132%
People with moderate/severe dependency801%
Single-person households2.55350%

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
1.482
12 schools
Students per teacher
9,1
162 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
88,5%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
75,7%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 67%Private subsidized 33%
Pass rate
98,9%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
0,81%
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
5
FONASA enrollees
6.152
68% of the population
Doctors employed
1
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 44Contract staff: 32Fee contracts: 3
Primary-care medical visits · per year
10.658
38.688
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
578
557
20192025

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

Comuna's primary-care centers · FONASA 2025 enrollees (7.716 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Hospital de Puerto OctayHospitalHealth Service1.87161%
Posta de Salud Rural CascadasRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.44764%
Posta de Salud Rural RupancoRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.38053%
Posta de Salud Rural la CaloRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1.25358%
Posta de Salud Rural Coihueco (Puerto Octay)Rural Health Post (PSR)Municipal81162%
Posta de Salud Rural Piedras NegrasRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal51069%
Posta de Salud Rural PellinadaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal44460%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $2.108.225.000 ($342.689/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $1.405.313.000Municipal contribution: $229.049.000

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

Indigenous population
3.134
35.4% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
12
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
Land grants
2
indigenous lands registry 2022
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche3.10299.0%

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
18
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
2.0
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
150
the entire active civil fabric
Sports
36
Committees (water, housing, progress)
30
For the elderly
9
Social and aid
8
Cultural
2
Fire brigades
2
Foundations and corporations
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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
ECEL CONQUISTADORFM102.3 FM
NANUEVO AMANECERFM92.1 FM

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

Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE

Foreign nationals
165
1,9% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
71 people · 43% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
71 Venezuela
24 Argentina
7 Perú
7 Bolivia

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
50
2 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
142
4,2% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
44
6.599 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
18
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
409
beneficiaries · 2012–2024
Subsidies Rental · DS52
11
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

7.391homes · by type (2017)
House
3.987 · 97.7%
House
3.285 · 99.2%
Shack/hut/shanty
59 · 1.4%
Room in old house/tenement
15 · 0.4%
Other private
15 · 0.4%
Other private
13 · 0.4%
Shack/improvised dwelling
9 · 0.3%
Indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
Apartment
2 · 0.1%
Mobile
2 · 0%
Apartment
1 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
55%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
1.400 · 52.4%
Provided for work
903 · 33.8%
Rented
167 · 6.2%
Free of charge
145 · 5.4%
Owned, being paid off
58 · 2.2%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

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

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

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

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

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

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$5.606.190.000
Own revenue
$1.657.493.000
30% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$2.568.865.000
46% of the total
State transfers
$938.190.000
17% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$637.285.000
$5.606.190.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

50.6%
15.3%
28.6%
Property tax$838.851.000
Business licenses$57.831.000
Vehicle permits$253.837.000
Cleaning fees$33.218.000
Other own revenue$473.756.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Aquaculture licenses (Law 20.033): $108.464.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
42.2%
40.7%
17.1%
Municipal$5.606.190.000
Education$5.407.583.000
Health$2.274.862.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $2.127.472.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$282.946.000
$1.657.493.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$291.477.000
$2.568.865.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$0
$938.190.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$7.137.700.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$6.074.441.000
Execution rate
85.1%
Unexecuted: $1.063.259.000
Medium execution: it executed 85.1%. Left unspent: $1.063.259.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$611.050.000
$6.074.441.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

62.8%
27.3%
Internal management$3.813.087.000
Community services$1.658.980.000
Social programs$321.320.000
Municipal activities$9.340.000
Recreational programs$179.457.000
Cultural programs$92.257.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$2.108.225.00034.7%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.690.285.00027.8%
Investment (works and projects)$1.209.172.00019.9%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.122.244.00018.5%
Transfers to education$708.100.00011.7%
Electricity (facilities)$251.164.0004.1%
Transfers to health$211.771.0003.5%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$138.870.0002.3%
Councillor stipends$80.999.0001.3%
Travel allowances$34.711.0000.6%

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

Personal y dotación municipal

Spending composition · 2025

27.8%
18.5%
53.7%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.690.285.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.122.244.000
Others$3.261.912.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

62.1%
23.4%
8.7%
Permanent staff$1.173.590.000
Contract staff$441.227.000
Fee contracts$75.468.000
Labor Code$33.236.000
Community progs.$164.865.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

56.5%
38.7%
Permanent staff35
Contract staff24
Fee contracts3
Total: 62 staffFee contracts: 4.8% of the headcountWomen: 37.3%Professionalization: 35.6%
Cost/staffer permanent: $28.814.886/yearCost/staffer contract: $14.099.208/yearCost/staffer fees: $30.531.000/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: $1.209.172.000 (19.9% of spending)Councillor stipends: $80.999.000Travel allowances: $34.711.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $138.870.000Electricity: $251.164.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

4
42
20022025

Building permits issued · per year

38
113
20122025

Management indicator · 2025

Maintained green areas per inhabitant
17 m²/inh.
Security/patrol cars
0
Security/patrol bicycles
0
Surveillance cameras
4
Security/patrol pickups
1
Security booths
0
CESFAM in the comuna
0
Primary-care medical visits
38.688
Clinics
0
urban and rural
Dependence on the Municipal Common Fund
60,78%
of own revenue
Security drones
0
Permanent staff
39
Permanent own revenue
29,57%
of total revenue
Doctors employed
1
as of Dec 31
Security/patrol motorcycles
0
Building permits
113
Health staff
32
contract
Health staff
3
fee-based
Health staff
44
permanent
FONASA-enrolled population
6.152
municipal health
Rural health posts
5
Final works approvals
42

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$56.807.867.969
Purchase orders
13.464

Purchase-order amount · trend

$446.565.035
$2.494.671.924
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Yessica Montes Velasquez$5.401.923.7502
Juan Claudio$4.597.736.81774
Carlos Marin e Hijo Ltda.$4.014.746.9554
Rodrigoeventos$2.474.031.4444
Constructora Puerto Octay Limitada$2.019.638.2244
Constructora Silcar Ltda.$1.959.786.02910
Constructora Recondo S.A.$1.761.701.6666
Equipos y Construcciones S.A.$1.301.737.5291

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.564.678.33863%
Agile Purchase $491.741.48020%
Direct award discretionary$414.819.24017%
Framework Agreement $23.432.8671%

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

Registered companies
790
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
2.892

Pyramid by sales bracket

57.2%
19.2%
20.5%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)452 companies
Small (≤25k UF)152 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)15 companies
Large (>100k UF)9 companies
No sales/no info162 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Toromiro SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)693
Rimu S.A.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)309
Totara SpAACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASLarge 25
Siete Inversiones LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 148
Agricola y Comercial Sineterra LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 128
Molina Crichton Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 128
Agricola el Volcan SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 126
Comercial la Queseria LimitadaINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 125
Manuka SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 1
Cabildo S aACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASMedium 24

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
3
US$ 1 M declared
Approved last 5 years
1
US$ 6 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
20
+ 84 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
40
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Hidrosolar Nalcas BajoDIAHidronalcas SpAApproved6,240
PLANTEL DE CRIANZA DE GANADO BOVINO ESTABULADO LA CUMBREDIARimu S.A.Under Review0,3510
PLANTEL DE CRIANZA DE GANADO BOVINO ESTABULADO COIHUECODIARimu S.A.Under Review0,3510
PLANTEL DE CRIANZA DE GANADO BOVINO ESTABULADO LOS PUENTESDIARimu S.A.Under Review0,1

Investment DECLARED by the owner upon entering SEIA (not necessarily materialized; the RCA expires after 5 years without works). Multi-comuna projects: prorated investment, jobs counted in full. Jobs = declared peak labor (source PRISMA/SOFOFA). Source: e-SEIA + PRISMA.

TerritoryClimate, biodiversity, national heritage, SEIA-approved projects and more

Environment and air qualitySource: MMA · SINCA + PPDA + RETC

No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.

Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
4 t MP10
4 t MP2,5
0 t SO₂

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

State protected wilderness areas (SNASPE) in the comuna
Vicente Perez RosalesNational Park241.810 ha
PuyehueNational Park125.165 ha

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.

19
Species
15
Flora
4
Fauna
4
In conservation status
2
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
CauqueOdontesthes mauleanumVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUMonito del monteDromiciops gliroidesNT

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.

6 Wetlands · 5 urban · 28.254 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-10-47Lago Llanquihueurban14.667 /86.697
HUR-10-58Lago Rupancourban13.055 /23.479
HUR-10-55Rio Rahue - Damas y Trib. (Rio Negro)urban520 /2.409
HUR-10-100Ribera Lago Llanquihueurban4
HPU-10-40Rio Blanco Las Cascadas4
HUR-10-104Villa El Lagourban3 /6

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. 5 projects totaling US$ 207 million, approved between 2008 and 2019. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy5 projects · US$ 207 M · 2008–2019
Ar Puelche Sur SpAParque Eólico Puelche Sur · Conjunto Hidroeléctrico Bonito

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 Luz Osorno
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Río Bueno at 51 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
1
Sanctioned entities
1
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
9 UTA
1 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Ilustre Municipalidad de Puerto OctayALCANTARILLADO PUERTO OCTAYEnvironmental Sanitation9

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
2
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
1
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
28886-2019
3TA
Comunidad Indígena Mapuche Huiliche Weichan Mapu con Director Ejecutivo del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Parque Eólico Puelche Sur
Environmental assessment - Citizen participationRejects
R-74-2018
3TA
Rentas e Inversiones Harwardt y Cia. Ltda. con SMA
Sistema de tratamiento de residuos industriales líquidos, Planta de Lácteos Puerto Octay
Environmental sanction proceedingUpheld

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
17 m²
above the CNDU standard
standard 10 m²

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

National heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)

National monuments
1
Heritage zones
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)

Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero Curaco (Osorno) · 3.447 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
3
Area affected
1 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
12 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
12
At high or very high risk
10
1 very high
Main threat
Inundación por desborde de c…
Inundación por desborde de cauce

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
9,98°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,05°C
Annual precipitation
2.343 mm
projection: 0%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +1 days
Frost days
29

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
497
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.488
Police cases · trend
486
497
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Domestic violence991.093
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces921.016
Property damage75828
Threats74817
Larceny37409
Burglary of an uninhabited place29320
Minor injuries27298
Burglary of an inhabited place13144
Sexual abuse12133
Less serious injuries666
Weapons-related crimes555
Crimes and offenses under the arms law555

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 21.

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 9.056 hab
Patrol fleet
1
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
4
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
48
Deaths
0
0 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
46
12 serious

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.