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Escudo de Río Negro

Río Negro

Región de Los LagosFounded 189614.085 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20241.281 km² of area11 inh./km²$5.982M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Population
−12%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
23%
Multidimensional poverty · 79th highest of 346
Finance
$425 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 239 of 346
Finance
73,43%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
563,3 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
149th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

28 Schools
7 Health centers
6 Squares and green areas
4 Fire stations
3 Kindergartens
3 Carabineros
2 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)
1 Libraries
1 Hospitals

Río Negro es una comuna chilena ubicada en la Provincia de Osorno, en la Región de Los Lagos, en la zona sur de Chile. Está ubicada a 39 km al sur de Osorno y a 7 km de la Ruta 5 Sur. Su capital comunal es el centro urbano de Río Negro. Integra junto con las comunas de Puyehue, Puerto Octay, Purranque, Fresia, Frutillar, Llanquihue, Puerto Varas y Los Muermos el Distrito Electoral N.º 25 y pertenece a la 10.ª Circunscripción Senatorial, Su actual alcalde es Sebastián Cruzat.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

47.8 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#195 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety57
Health35
Culture and environment55
Education42
Infrastructure42
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Sebastián Cruzat C.Re-elected
CHILE VAMOS · RENOVACION NACIONAL
6.981
votes (66.35%)
13.218
Electoral roll
86,19%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
SC
Sebastián Cruzat C.
2024-2028 · RENOVACION NACIONAL
6.981
votes
SA
Sebastian Alejandro Cruzat Carcamo
2021-2024 · RN
2.487
votes
CS
Carlos Schwalm Urzúa
2008-2012 · RN
3.273
votes
AA
Arturo Andrade Cano
2004-2008 · IND
3.193
votes
HH
Hugo Huaiquian Aros
2000-2004 · PS
1.665
votes
AA
Arturo Andrade Cano
1996-2000 · DC
3.308
votes
AA
Arturo Andrade Cano
1992-1996 · DC
1.935
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

RB
Renato Barrientos A.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.371
votes
DV
Daniela Vergara D.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
1.241
votes
PC
Pedro Carreño M.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.109
votes
JM
Julia Moreira M.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · UNION DEMOCRATA INDEPENDIENTE
1.067
votes
JR
Jaime Ramos P.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
1.031
votes
EO
Evelyn Ojeda U.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
517
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión18 de junio de 202668 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó adjudicar la compra de dos camiones tolva por $318,9 millones y un traspaso de derechos de agua a un comité rural, mientras dejó pendiente la modificación presupuestaria de salud por no cumplir los plazos reglamentarios.

Temas tratados

  • Acta anterior: Aprobada con observación menor (se omitieron puntos varios del acta del 10 de junio).
  • Correspondencia: Solicitud de muro de contención de comunidad indígena Costa Río Blanco afectada por construcción de posta; solicitud de apoyo para bingo de la Escuela Riachuelo; oficios despachados a Vialidad (rutas U-500, U-588, U-720 y refugio peatonal Buenaventura) y a la DOH (catastro derechos de agua).
  • Derechos de agua Casa de Lata: Traspaso en usufructo al Comité de Agua Predial Casa de Lata (33 usuarios, problema de turbiedad conocido).
  • Modificaciones presupuestarias municipalidad: Incorporación de fondos para dos centros comunitarios, gastos de informática, indemnización por dictamen de Contraloría y reposición de fondos sociales.
  • Modificaciones presupuestarias salud: Postergadas por no cumplir el plazo de cinco días hábiles.
  • Adjudicación camiones tolva: Licitación con seis oferentes; quedaron dos en evaluación y se propuso adjudicar a MG Equipos SPA.
  • Informes de comisiones: Tránsito, Hacienda y Régimen Interno.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Aprobado por unanimidad: Usufructo de derechos de agua (3,42 L/s, 30 años renovables) al Comité de Agua Predial Casa de Lata.
  • Aprobado por unanimidad: Modificaciones presupuestarias del área municipalidad (concejales Vergara, Moreira y Aguilar, más Alcalde).
  • Aprobado: Adjudicación de dos camiones tolva a MG Equipos SPA por $318.920.000 (IVA incluido), plazo de entrega 89 días corridos.
  • Postergado: Modificaciones presupuestarias de salud al próximo consejo.

Plata y obras

  • Camiones tolva: $318.920.000 (de $346.338.000 disponibles, fondos FNDR); diferencia sin asignar queda disponible.
  • Centro comunitario Sanchán: $24.260.000; centro comunitario Chauquemó (nombre no queda claro en la transcripción): $25.479.000.
  • Servicios informáticos (gestor documental, orden de compra anterior): $18.500.000.
  • Indemnización por dictamen de Contraloría (bono de desahucio a funcionario): cifra no queda clara en la transcripción.
  • Fondo de Emergencia y Asistencia Social: +$10.000.000 cada uno; cinco celulares: monto aproximado no queda claro en la transcripción.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Camiones tolva: Concejales cuestionaron que la empresa adjudicada no tiene experiencia acreditada en venta de camiones y que la diferencia con el segundo oferente fue apenas dos meses de garantía adicional (5 años 2 meses vs. 5 años). Se solicitó que las bases de futuras licitaciones sean revisadas por el concejo antes de publicarse.
  • Modificaciones presupuestarias de salud: El concejo exigió respetar el plazo de cinco días hábiles como regla permanente, salvo emergencias declaradas por el Alcalde.
  • Agua en Casa de Lata: El agua tiene problemas de turbiedad; el sistema es predial adaptado para consumo humano y requiere mejoramiento.

Para seguir

  • Modificaciones presupuestarias de salud (incluyendo asignación por desempeño difícil): próximo consejo.
  • Reunión comisión de Hacienda sobre patentes de alcoholes: tentativa martes 23 de junio, 14:30 h (por confirmar).
  • Informe completo de proyectos con rendición pendiente (solicitado al municipio).
  • Sanción del reglamento de régimen interno: se busca aprobarlo en el último consejo de junio para entrar en vigencia en julio.
  • Estudio de flujo vehicular y orientación de calles: solicitud formal a Carabineros pendiente.
  • Carabineros deberá pronunciarse sobre decreto de emergencia para sector El Túnel (Av. Padre Hurtado) por heladas.

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)

582 minutes publishedindex updated on 15-07-2026Municipal transparency

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

Resolutions extracted
1.002
of 516 minutes read
Money involved
$20.093.190.030
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
5 · Acuerdo para anticipo de subvención ley 20.964 asistentes de la educación beneficiarios del cupo 2019, sobre retiro voluntarioSubsidy$44.025.597
4.1 · Modificaciones presupuestarias para el año 2021Budget amendment$241.882unanimidad
Informe sobre contrataciones y adjudicacionesAppointment$124.463.799
Lectura y despacho de correspondenciaOther
Aprobación del acta de la sesión anteriorOtherunanimidad
6 · Transferencia de un inmueble municipalSettlement

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
146
Highly complex
27
Audit reports
7
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20172817553
20162511681
201593946353

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

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

  • EC
    Empresa Constructora Mara SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2017
  • FC
    Fundacion Coaniquem
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2019–2024
  • AD
    Aridos Dowling & Schilling S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2015–2017
  • TS
    Transelec S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2016–2018
  • CD
    Corporación de Emprendedores de Turismo Rural Región de los Lagos
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • SP
    Sociedad Periodisrtica Araucania S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015–2017
  • PC
    Pacifico Cable SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2024
  • DJ
    Distribuciones Jurídicas de Chile SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
  • CL
    Comercializadora Lizette Faundez Martinez EIRL
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • Ad
    Asociación de Funcionarios Municipales de Río Negro
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • IR
    Inmobiliaria Río Voipir S. A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • FH
    Fundación Huella Local
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • HC
    Health Consulting Partners
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • OE
    Orange Energías Renovables
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • GC
    Godoy Concha Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • ED
    Este Deportes SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • CC
    Consultora Contable Asesorías Tributarias y Administrativas e Inmobiliaria SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • LD
    La Directiva SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • HS
    Hho SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
and 44 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

15.312
inhabitants
14.037
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
-9%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
12.309
-9% vs. 2035 (13.592)
Over 60 · 2050
48,62%
35,97% in 2035 · +13 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)68,94 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0,7 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment201 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment75 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)563,3 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)589,2 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo13.874 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)8,3 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)23 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples37,73 %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 147 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
15.165
8.287 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
5.348
65% of RSH households
Female-headed households
47%
3.931
Elderly (60+)3.95826%
Children and adolescents (<18)2.95820%
Foreign nationals670%
Belonging to indigenous peoples6.84545%
People with moderate/severe dependency3162%
Single-person households4.22951%

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

School educationSource: MINEDUC Open Data 2025

School enrollment
2.315
16 schools
Students per teacher
11,3
205 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
92,2%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
73,9%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 50%Private subsidized 34%
Pass rate
96,8%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,11%
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
0
Rural health posts
3
FONASA enrollees
14.422
102% of the population
Doctors employed
6
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 102Contract staff: 53Fee contracts: 3
Primary-care medical visits · per year
13.286
44.809
20102025
Medical specialties served · 2 in the comuna (public system)
Adult Physical Medicine & RehabPediatric Physical Medicine & Rehab

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
1.292
623
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 (14.385 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Practicante Pablo Araya (Ex Río Negro)Family Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal10.88663%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar RiachueloCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal2.34266%
Posta de Salud Rural HuilmaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal71071%
Posta de Salud Rural Tres EsterosRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal44766%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $4.953.547.000 ($343.472/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $2.573.250.000Municipal contribution: $253.465.000

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

Indigenous population
5.234
37.7% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
31
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche5.17798.9%

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
17
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
1.2
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
296
the entire active civil fabric
Committees (water, housing, progress)
99
Sports
69
For the elderly
21
Social and aid
20
Cultural
11
Foundations and corporations
2
Fire brigades
1
Religious
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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
AANAHIFM96.1 FM
AAYERFM100.7 FM
SSABROSITAFM102.5 FM
ASAgrupacion Social y Cultural Crecer · holderComunitaria107.1 FM
CICentro Infanto-Juvenil Emanuel · holderComunitaria107.9 FM

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

Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE

Foreign nationals
107
0,8% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
46 people · 43% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
46 Venezuela
21 Argentina
6 Haití
5 Perú

International immigrants per the 2024 Census (people born outside Chile living in the comuna). Nationwide they are 1,608,650 people, 8.8% of the population.

Housing and housing deficitSource: MINVU (Encampment Registry + 2024 Census deficit + subsidies) · INE

Families in informal settlements
35
2 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
266
5% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
325
22.462 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
193
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
827
beneficiaries · 2012–2025
Subsidies Rental · DS52
37
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

10.883homes · by type (2017)
House
5.481 · 96.8%
House
5.102 · 97.7%
Shack/hut/shanty
95 · 1.7%
Other private
68 · 1.3%
Apartment
50 · 0.9%
Apartment
40 · 0.8%
Other private
30 · 0.5%
Shack/improvised dwelling
8 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
3 · 0.1%
Mobile
3 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
2 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
1 · 0%
64%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
2.425 · 57.9%
Provided for work
919 · 21.9%
Rented
397 · 9.5%
Owned, being paid off
257 · 6.1%
Free of charge
192 · 4.6%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
1
Beds
8
2,1 per 1,000 over-60s

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

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

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

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

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

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

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$5.981.935.000
Own revenue
$1.287.624.000
22% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$3.557.643.000
59% of the total
State transfers
$617.429.000
10% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$771.282.000
$5.981.935.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

44.4%
9.8%
18.6%
26.6%
Property tax$572.209.000
Business licenses$126.091.000
Vehicle permits$239.599.000
Cleaning fees$7.123.000
Other own revenue$342.602.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $5.698.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
36.1%
34.2%
29.7%
Municipal$5.981.935.000
Education$5.660.446.000
Health$4.923.983.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $3.149.912.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$274.675.000
$1.287.624.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$384.007.000
$3.557.643.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$11.010.000
$617.429.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$8.155.177.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$7.066.424.000
Execution rate
86.6%
Unexecuted: $1.088.753.000
Medium execution: it executed 86.6%. Left unspent: $1.088.753.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$723.075.000
$7.066.424.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

72.7%
17.3%
6.1%
Internal management$5.137.024.000
Community services$1.221.418.000
Social programs$430.593.000
Municipal activities$207.491.000
Recreational programs$56.201.000
Cultural programs$13.697.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$4.953.547.00070.1%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.915.100.00027.1%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.864.795.00026.4%
Investment (works and projects)$1.025.726.00014.5%
Transfers to education$585.180.0008.3%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$466.912.0006.6%
Transfers to health$253.465.0003.6%
Electricity (facilities)$229.453.0003.2%
Water (facilities)$94.853.0001.3%
Councillor stipends$85.763.0001.2%
Travel allowances$25.857.0000.4%
Street lighting$11.663.0000.2%
Commissions and representation$4.164.0000.1%

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

Personal y dotación municipal

Spending composition · 2025

27.1%
26.4%
46.5%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.915.100.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.864.795.000
Others$3.286.529.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

56.5%
24.2%
14.1%
Permanent staff$1.270.055.000
Contract staff$543.111.000
Fee contracts$101.934.000
Labor Code$15.622.000
Community progs.$315.763.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

49.1%
43.6%
7.3%
Permanent staff27
Contract staff24
Fee contracts4
Total: 55 staffFee contracts: 7.3% of the headcountWomen: 49.0%Professionalization: 51.0%
Cost/staffer permanent: $32.461.704/yearCost/staffer contract: $20.074.750/yearCost/staffer fees: $31.525.500/year

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

Inversión, servicios básicos y obras

Investment and authorities' expenses · 2025

Municipal investment: $1.025.726.000 (14.5% of spending)Councillor stipends: $85.763.000Travel allowances: $25.857.000Commissions and representation: $4.164.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $466.912.000Street lighting: $11.663.000Electricity: $229.453.000Water: $94.853.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

128
61
20022025

Building permits issued · per year

32
57
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$51.268.562.191
Purchase orders
30.771

Purchase-order amount · trend

$485.139.977
$2.170.306.206
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Dagoberto$2.181.012.43056
Trimetal Ltda.$1.014.831.5911
Hugo Patricio$930.603.2401
Icnova S.A.$912.807.2411
Elec Chile Compania Industrial de Productos Electricos Limitada$889.163.5892
Gesam e Importaciones SpA$772.768.34527
Transportes Kusch SpA$739.146.092152
Constructora P&l Ltda.$674.441.9071

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.356.290.93962%
Direct award discretionary$373.417.65517%
Agile Purchase $331.036.97915%
Framework Agreement $109.560.6335%

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

Registered companies
1.134
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
3.627

Pyramid by sales bracket

60.6%
15.8%
21.4%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)687 companies
Small (≤25k UF)179 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)19 companies
Large (>100k UF)6 companies
No sales/no info243 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Comercial Paillahue SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 2164
Soc Agricola Comercial Treimun Ltda.AGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 2149
Agricola Trucao S aAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 1527
Lacteos Artesanos del Sur SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERALarge 165
Soc Agricola y Ganadera Surber LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 161
Engler y Compania LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 240
Sociedad Agricola Currehue LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 234
Soc Agricola Tres Esteros SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 233
Agricola Remehue S.A.ACTIVIDADES INMOBILIARIASMedium 214
Trucao Berries SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 21

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
1
US$ 15 M declared
Approved last 5 years
3
US$ 66 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
56
+ 7 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
624
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
MACROPROYECTO ALTOS DE CHIFIN, VIVIENDAS DE INTERÉS PÚBLICO PARA EL PRDIAArarat SpAApproved50,564558
Parque Fotovoltaico CaipulliDIAEnergia Renovable Diamante SpAApproved1556
Parque Fotovoltaico Los MaquisDIAEnergía Renovable Turquesa SpAUnder Review1556
Tratamiento y riego de riles Planta Lacteos RafulcoDIAComercial Paillahue Ltda.Approved0,510

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
41 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)
0 t MP10
0 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

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.

78
Species
45
Flora
33
Fauna
24
In conservation status
11
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Belloto del norte, belloto (genérico)Beilschmiedia miersiiVUPitaoPitavia punctataENRuilNothofagus alessandriiENQueuleGomortega keuleENBelloto del surBeilschmiedia berteroanaENSapoEupsophus roseusVUPancoraAegla denticulataCRRana chilenaCalyptocephalella gayiVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENAguilucho de cola rojizaButeo ventralisVUBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVULinguePersea lingueVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUHuillínLontra provocaxENAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENPalmilla, quilquil, arriquilquilBlechnum hastatumNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTMonito del monteDromiciops gliroidesNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNT

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

1 Wetlands · 1 urban · 265 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-10-55Rio Rahue - Damas y Trib. (Rio Negro)urban265 /2.409

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$ 75 million, approved between 2017 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Real estate1 project · US$ 51 M · 2026
Ararat SpAMACROPROYECTO ALTOS DE CHIFIN, VIVIENDAS DE INTERÉS PÚBLICO PARA EL PROGRAMA D.S 49
Energy2 projects · US$ 24 M · 2018–2025
Transelec Concesiones S.A.Sistema de Transmisión S/E Pichirropulli - S/E Tineo · Parque Fotovoltaico Caipulli
Others2 projects · US$ 0 M · 2017–2020
Enaex Servicios S.A.Ampliación de la Actividad de Transporte de Sustancias Peligrosas de ENAEX Servicios S.A. · Ampliación Transporte Terrestre de Sustancias Químicas

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

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

Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC

Distribuidora eléctrica
SAESA · also Luz Osorno
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSAL
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Osorno at 31.2 km

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

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
6 m²
60% 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
1
Historic monuments
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
C.D.P. Río NegroPrison (CDP)
PTAS - RÍO NEGROPTAS · lodos activadosSURALIS S.A. · discharges into río chifin
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero Curaco (Osorno) · 5.512 t/year

Official registries: they exclude illegal dumps and rural WWTPs (no consolidated public registry).

Forest firesSource: CONAF · Occurrence and damage statistics (2023-2024)

Wildfires · 2023-2024
1
Area affected
0 ha
mostly forest
Cumulative last 5 seasons
165 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
13
At high or very high risk
11
2 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)

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
10,7°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,21°C
Annual precipitation
1.971 mm
projection: -1%
Hot days>30°C
1
projection: +3 days
Frost days
18

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
908
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
6.447
Police cases · trend
737
908
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces1651.172
Domestic violence1411.001
Threats118838
Property damage106753
Larceny78554
Minor injuries59419
Burglary of an uninhabited place58412
Burglary of an inhabited place41291
Weapons-related crimes20142
Sexual abuse16114
Crimes and offenses under the arms law1499
Less serious injuries1499

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 26.

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
12
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 14.085 hab
Patrol fleet
1
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
12
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
48
Deaths
0
0 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
39
3 serious
Pedestrian collisions
3

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.