Summary
What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap
Puyehue, antes llamada Villa de Entre Lagos, es una comuna de la zona sur de Chile ubicada en la provincia de Osorno, región de Los Lagos.
Liveability index · EIU style
41.7 /100AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests
Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Mayoral history · 7 terms
SERVEL · TRICEL (1992-2008) · DecideChile (2024) · Wikidata (pre-1992)
Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL
Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL
Official council minutesSource: CPLT · Active Transparency inventory (Law 20.285)
Official council minutesSource: CPLT · Active Transparency inventory (Law 20.285)
- Actas Concejo Municipal N° Secretaría Municipal · 2027 ↗
- Actas Concejo Municipal N° 49 · 2026 ↗
- Actas Concejo Municipal N° 43 · 2026 ↗
- Actas Concejo Municipal N° 1 · 2026 ↗
- Actas Concejo Municipal N° 3 · 2026 ↗
- Actas Concejo Municipal N° Secretaría Municipal · 2026 ↗
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)
What the council resolvesSource: Official minutes · AI extraction (ongoing)
| Resolution | Type | Amount | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2 · Iniciativas del Fondo de Mejoramiento a la Gestión Educativa Municipal 2011 | Other | — | — |
| 4.1 · Problemas con la locomoción colectiva y resolución de conflictos relacionados | Other | — | — |
| Aprobación del acta anterior | Other | — | unanimidad |
| 22 · Exposición sobre programas FOSIS por DIDECO | Other | — | — |
| 21 · Aprobación de solicitud del Sr. Andrés Silva para $300,000 | Subsidy | $300.000 | unanimidad |
| 27 · Aprobación de la participación del Honorable Concejo en el primer Capítulo Regional de la Asociación de municipios de la región de los Lagos en Puerto Montt. | Other | — | unanimidad |
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
Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory
| Year | Findings | Altam. | Compl. | Median. | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 70 | 9 | 32 | 29 | 2 |
| 2016 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
CGR severity classification · audit findings on the municipality and its corporations
Who requests meetings with the municipalitySource: InfoLobby · CPLT (Law 20,730)
Who requests meetings with the municipalitySource: InfoLobby · CPLT (Law 20,730)
- SStatkraftLobby / interest management · 9 audiencias · 2017–2019
- OGONG GreenlabLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
- EDEmpresa de Capacitacion Inmatra LimitadaLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
- BCBrotec Construccion Ltda.Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
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
How it has changedSource: Official INE series 2002–2026 (2017 base).
See the full trajectory to 2050 →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.
| Indicator | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Homes with public water supply (2017 Census) | 57,63 % | CENSO 2017 2017 |
| School disengagement (leaves the system) | 1,4 % | MINEDUC 2023 |
| School enrollment | 118 students | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| Municipal enrollment | 50 % | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE) | 573,5 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE) | 578,5 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| poblacion_censo | 11.712 inh. | 2024 Census 2024 |
| Income poverty (CASEN 2022) | 9,6 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022) | 23,9 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Indigenous peoples | 32,58 % | 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 93 students registered for the PAES.
Registro Social de Hogares
| Elderly (60+) | 3.102 | 26% |
| Children and adolescents (<18) | 2.396 | 20% |
| Foreign nationals | 108 | 1% |
| Belonging to indigenous peoples | 3.018 | 25% |
| People with moderate/severe dependency | 241 | 2% |
| Single-person households | 2.450 | 42% |
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
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
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.
| Center | Type | Provider type | Enrollees | % brackets A-B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centro de Salud Familiar Entre Lagos | Family Health Center (CESFAM) | Municipal | 14.302 | 61% |
| Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar el Encanto | Community Family Health Center (CECOSF) | Municipal | 544 | 66% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Ñadi Pichi-Damas | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 325 | 69% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Desagüe Rupanco | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 177 | 73% |
| Posta de Salud Rural Puyehue | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Municipal | 27 | 37% |
FONASA brackets A-B ≈ lowest incomes (A: without resources). Source: FONASA, as of Dec 31, 2025, DEIS code.
Indigenous peoplesSource: 2024 Census (INE) · CONADI via IDE SMA
| People | People | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Mapuche | 3.794 | 99.4% |
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
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.
5 Local media · 1 Comunitaria · 4 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
5 Local media · 1 Comunitaria · 4 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
| Local media | Type | dial |
|---|---|---|
| AACOGIDA | FM | 100.9 FM |
| CdCentro de Accion Social Invita · holder | FM | 103.7 FM |
| CdCentro de Padres y Apoderados Escuela e-489 Entre Lagos · holder | Comunitaria | 107.3 FM |
| CJComunicaciones Jeremias Enoc Fuentes Figueroa E.I.R.L. · holder | FM | 89.5 FM |
| XMXplora Multimedios SpA · holder | FM | 93.7 FM |
The dial (frequency) of every FM, AM and community radio with a studio in the comuna (SUBTEL, active sound broadcasting concessions). National networks appear in their headquarters' comuna, not necessarily where they broadcast. When SUBTEL records no brand name, its holder (the concession holder).
Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE
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: 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
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.
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.
Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios
Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)
Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025
Special-law revenues · 2025
Distributed by law to specific comunas; they arrive via transfers.
Revenue by sector · 2025
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Evolución por fuente de ingreso
Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend
FCM received · trend
State transfers · trend
Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Accrued spending · trend
Distribution by management area · 2025
What the budget is spent on · 2025
| Spending line | Amount | % of spending | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending | $5.014.776.000 | 81.0% | |
| Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance | $2.023.694.000 | 32.7% | |
| Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees | $1.572.614.000 | 25.4% | |
| Investment (works and projects) | $510.291.000 | 8.2% | |
| Electricity (facilities) | $277.087.000 | 4.5% | |
| Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal | $277.002.000 | 4.5% | |
| Councillor stipends | $91.211.000 | 1.5% | |
| Transfers to health | $72.944.000 | 1.2% | |
| Water (facilities) | $24.175.000 | 0.4% | |
| Travel allowances | $20.195.000 | 0.3% | |
| Commissions and representation | $10.155.000 | 0.2% | |
| Street lighting | $2.138.000 | 0.0% |
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
Personnel by contract type · 2025
Municipal headcount · 2022
Municipal staff by contract status (SINIM, 2022). Cost per staffer = annual spending of the type ÷ same-year headcount.
Inversión, servicios básicos y obras
Investment and authorities' expenses · 2025
Basic and general services · 2025
Final works approvals (DOM) · per year
Building permits issued · per year
What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
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What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
Purchase-order amount · trend
| Top suppliers | Amount | POs |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Marin e Hijo Ltda. | $4.088.758.646 | 4 |
| Helmuth Ricardo Yovani Barría | $1.430.725.398 | 13 |
| Dagoberto | $1.060.179.164 | 16 |
| Leonardo Patricio | $956.341.637 | 439 |
| Movitex Construccion SpA | $950.776.316 | 2 |
| Sergio Ivan | $832.563.576 | 15 |
| Mirada Infantil | $694.600.061 | 5 |
| Helmuth Yovany | $633.514.103 | 25 |
Purchase mechanism · 2026
| Tender | $1.576.725.934 | 64% |
| Direct award discretionary | $394.111.819 | 16% |
| Agile Purchase | $281.801.638 | 11% |
| Framework Agreement | $227.054.335 | 9% |
Companies and economic activitySource: SII · company statistics and roster (domicile/HQ)
Pyramid by sales bracket
Largest companies domiciled in the comuna
| Company | Line of business | Sales bracket | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel Termas de Puyehue Ltda. | ACTIVIDADES DE ALOJAMIENTO Y DE SERVICIO DE C | Large 2 | 409 |
| Movitex Construccion SpA | CONSTRUCCION | Large 2 | 408 |
| Comercializadora Southern Tulips SpA | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Large 2 | 206 |
| Bulbos de los Andes SpA | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Large 2 | 176 |
| Soc Agric Ganadera y Forestal Aitue Ltda. | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Large 1 | 75 |
| Agricola Moncopulli S.A. | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Large 1 | 62 |
| Agricola Westfalia SpA | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Large 1 | 56 |
| Agricola y Ganadera Hm SpA | AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA | Large 1 | 20 |
| Empresa Electrica la Leonera S.A. | SUMINISTRO DE ELECTRICIDAD, GAS, VAPOR Y AIRE | Large 1 | 5 |
| Inversiones Agua Mansa SpA | ACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIAS | Large 1 | — |
SII roster of legal entities (public). Due to tax secrecy sales come in brackets, never amounts. The comuna is that of the domicile/HQ: operations may be elsewhere.
Investment in SEIA projects
| Project | Owner | Status | Investment (US$M) | Constr. jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sistema de Almacenamiento de Energía y Transmisión ChiliquesDIA | Sae Volcán Chiliques SpA | Approved | 45 | 45 |
| REPOSICIÓN RUTA 215 - CH, TRAMO PUENTE GOL GOL N°1 ? ADUANA PAJARITOSEIA | Ministerio de Obras Públicas | Approved | 18,316 | 61 |
| Refugio de Montaña AntillancaDIA | Club Andino Osorno | Approved | 10 | 80 |
| Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Servidas Domiciliarias de Entre Lagos, DIA | Ilustre Municipalidad de Puyehue | Under Review | 2,588 | 25 |
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
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 quality observed at MMA's SINCA stations within the comuna (2020); when there are several, the worst is shown. The scale compares the annual average with the WHO 2021 guideline (PM2.5 = 5 · PM10 = 15 µg/m³, international health reference) and the Chilean annual primary standard (PM2.5 = 20 · PM10 = 50 µg/m³): green within the WHO guideline, amber between guideline and standard, red above the national standard. "Days above standard" use the 24-h daily standard (PM2.5 = 50 · PM10 = 150 µg/m³). RETC emissions = declared point sources (industry/energy), excludes diffuse sources like residential firewood.
Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines
Species of flora, fauna and funga documented in the baselines of the projects evaluated by SEIA in the comuna — what their environmental studies recorded in the territory. Conservation status (RCE/IUCN) and Chilean endemism are flagged.
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.
7 Wetlands · 7 urban · 20.159 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
7 Wetlands · 7 urban · 20.159 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
| Code | Wetland | Hectares |
|---|---|---|
| HUR-10-58 | Lago Rupancourban | 10.423 /23.479 |
| HUR-10-57 | Lago Puyehueurban | 9.663 /15.873 |
| HUR-10-55 | Rio Rahue - Damas y Trib. (Rio Negro)urban | 41 /2.409 |
| HUR-14-74 | H.Desembocadura Rio Golgolurban | 19 /239 |
| HUR-14-75 | Naciente Rio Pilmaiquenurban | 10 /21 |
| HUR-10-101 | Estero Pichulurban | 1 |
| HUR-14-77 | Rio Golgol C.F. Cardenal Samoreurban | 1 |
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. 13 projects totaling US$ 226 million, approved between 2002 and 2025. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.
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
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
Appeals before the Environmental Courts
| Case no. | Parties / project | Subject | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19.616-2026 ↗ 3TA | Comunidad Indígena Ñelay Mapu con Dirección Ejecutiva del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental Refugio Montaña Antillanca | Administrative invalidation | Rejects |
| R-227-2020 ↗ 2TA | Huichalaf Pradines Millaray Virginia y otros/Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental Central Hidroeléctrica los Lagos | RCA review (Art. 25 quinquies, Law 19.300) | Rejects |
| 20994-2020 ↗ 2TA | Huichalaf Pradines, Millaray y otro en contra de la Dirección Ejecutiva del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental Central Hidroeléctrica Osorno | Interpretation of the RCA | Upheld |
| 11512-2015 ↗ 3TA | Beltrán Buendía, Carlos y otros con Comisión de Evaluación Ambiental Los Lagos y Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental Los Lagos. Piscicultura Rupanco | Untimeliness of the action | Rejects |
| R-12-2015 ↗ 3TA | Inversiones Los Inkas S.A con SMA Central Hidroeléctrica Los Lagos | Environmental sanction proceeding — SEIA entry | Rejects |
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 (2021)
Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2021)
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)
Territorial burdensSource: SUBDERE (waste, Jun 2023) · Gendarmería (Jun 2025) · SISS (WWTP)
Official registries: they exclude illegal dumps and rural WWTPs (no consolidated public registry).
Winter riskSource: SENAPRED · winter critical points 2026 (via FAU U. de Chile)
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)
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)
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
| Crime | Cases | Rate/100k |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic violence | 108 | 914 |
| Threats | 103 | 872 |
| Property damage | 87 | 736 |
| Alcohol and drug use in public spaces | 76 | 643 |
| Larceny | 71 | 601 |
| Burglary of an uninhabited place | 33 | 279 |
| Burglary of an inhabited place | 32 | 271 |
| Weapons-related crimes | 31 | 262 |
| Minor injuries | 29 | 245 |
| Crimes and offenses under the arms law | 28 | 237 |
| Sexual abuse | 15 | 127 |
| Drug-related crimes | 7 | 59 |
Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 24.
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.
Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)
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.