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Chaitén

Región de Los LagosFounded 19335.078 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20248.252 km² of area1 inh./km²$6.468M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Society
-29%
9th that lost the most population (since 2002)
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Education
129 km to the nearest campus
12th most isolated from higher education
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Society
71%
18th lowest electoral turnout
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Finance
-14 pts
29th biggest gain in autonomy from the Common Fund (since 2001)
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Population
+3,5%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Finance
$1,3 million
per inhabitant per year · rank 54 of 346
Finance
71,16%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Safety
3.939
cases per 100k inhab. · 309th in the country
Finance
171st
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

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

Chaitén es una comuna de la zona sur de Chile ubicada en la provincia de Palena, Región de Los Lagos. Limita al norte con la comuna de Hualaihué, al oeste con el golfo de Ancud y el golfo de Corcovado, al oriente con las comunas de Futaleufú y de Palena y parte de la provincia del Chubut (Argentina), y al sur con la Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo. Su capital es la ciudad de Chaitén. Esta comuna es lugar de tradiciones gauchescas y huasas.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

49.7 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#158 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety51
Health49
Culture and environment39
Education65
Infrastructure55
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Clara Lazcano F.
CHILE VAMOS · INDEPENDIENTE
2.180
votes (66.38%)
4.872
Electoral roll
70,71%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
CL
Clara Lazcano F.
2024-2028 · INDEPENDIENTE
2.180
votes
PR
Pedro Ronny Vasquez Celedon
2021-2024 · IND
1.219
votes
PV
Pedro Vásquez Celedón
2008-2012 · ILE
1.483
votes
JM
José Miguel Fritis Pérez
2004-2008 · IND
1.350
votes
JM
Jose Miguel Fritis Perez
2000-2004 · PDC
1.503
votes
FR
Fernando Roldan Lopez
1996-2000 · ILDUD
934
votes
PB
Pietro Bastasín Dughera
1992-1996 · ILD
446
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

JA
Juan Alvarado T.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · FRENTE AMPLIO
360
votes
VC
Victor Catalan R.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
346
votes
CV
Camila Vivar V.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
335
votes
ML
Maria Lopez M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
267
votes
RB
Ricardo Barrientos M.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · FRENTE AMPLIO
246
votes
FN
Francisco Nuñez M.
TU COMUNA RADICAL · INDEPENDIENTE
154
votes

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

193 minutes publishedindex updated on 29-07-2026Municipal transparency

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

Resolutions extracted
6
of 9 minutes read
Money involved
$1.560.000
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
Subvenciones Municipales a OOCC por Actividades de Verano 2022Subsidy
4.3 · Asignación especial transitoria a personal del DESAMOther
4.1 · Aprobación de absorción de los costos de operación y mantención del proyecto 'Reposición graderías y normalización ruta accesible estadio municipal de Chaitén'Other$1.560.000
Otorgamiento de subvención especial a las juntas de vecinos de la península de Huequi para financiar el traslado de dirigentesSubsidyunanimidad
Aprobación de acta de la segunda sesión ordinaria del mes de abril 2025Otherunanimidad
Aprobación de acta de la primera sesión ordinaria del mes de abril 2025Otherunanimidad

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
62
Highly complex
11
Audit reports
3
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
202520201
20195141
201637112061

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

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

  • SC
    Salmones Camanchaca S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2018–2025
  • TS
    Telefonica S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • CP
    Cía Pesquera Camanchaca
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
  • Cd
    Club de Leones
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2025
  • CF
    Conjunto Folclórico Mahuida
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016
  • CS
    Crecic S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • UD
    Universidad de Concepcion
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2017
  • Cd
    Club Deportivo Colo Colo Continental de Chaitén
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • Ad
    Asociación de Futbol de Chaitén
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • FR
    Fundacion Rescatar
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • OA
    Otec Agencia Internacional de Formación para la Excelencia Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
  • SA
    Salmones Austral S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • cp
    Comercializadora Playplas SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • EP
    Electro Productos
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos Nuevo Amanecer
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos Isla Llahuén
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • FD
    Fundación Derecho y Defensa Animal
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos Santa Bárbara
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • Z
    Zalmed
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • ES
    Edtek SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
and 10 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

7.178
inhabitants
5.094
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
-29%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
5.291
+0% vs. 2035 (5.278)
Over 60 · 2050
40,45%
29,23% in 2035 · +11 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)49,44 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,5 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment23 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)601,8 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)599,9 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo4.025 inh.2024 Census 2024
Indigenous peoples28,27 %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 42 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
4.907
2.453 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
1.359
55% of RSH households
Female-headed households
45%
1.101
Elderly (60+)1.09022%
Children and adolescents (<18)90819%
Foreign nationals631%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1.03621%
People with moderate/severe dependency581%
Single-person households1.11245%

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
751
16 schools
Students per teacher
8,2
92 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
89,3%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
66,8%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 98%Private subsidized 2%
Pass rate
98,1%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
0,74%
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
9
FONASA enrollees
1.129
22% of the population
Doctors employed
0
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 27Contract staff: 17Fee contracts: 21
Primary-care medical visits · per year
2.010
20.732
20102025
Medical specialties served · 6 in the comuna (public system)
Adult GynecologyInternal MedicineAdult NeurologyPediatricsPediatric NeurologyPediatric Gynecology

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
539
284
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 (1.151 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Posta de Salud Rural HuequeRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal29870%
Posta de Salud Rural BuillRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal29066%
Posta de Salud Rural el Frío O Santa LucíaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal20164%
Posta de Salud Rural Nayahue - AuteniRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal9184%
Posta de Salud Rural Casa de PescaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal7477%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar de AyacaraCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal4768%
Posta de Salud Rural ChumeldénRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal4779%
Posta de Salud Rural TalcánRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal3982%
Posta de Salud Rural AyacaraRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal3459%
Posta de Salud Rural ChulínRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1747%
Posta de Salud Rural ChanaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal1346%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $1.781.667.000 ($1.578.093/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $633.199.000Municipal contribution: $479.000.000

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

Indigenous population
1.138
28.3% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
8
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche1.10897.4%

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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
1F105,7 FMFM105.7 FM
EDESTRELLA DEL MARFM97.1 FM
RCRadio Carretera Austral SpA · holderFM102.7 FM
RJRadioemisoras Jose Simon Barrientos Ruiz E.I.R.L. · holderFM93.7 FM
SFSoc. Futuro Ltda. · holderFM93.5 FM
SRSoc. Radioemisora Corcovado Ltda. · holderFM89.5 FM
TyTelecomunicaciones y Difusion Alex Manuel Nahuelquin Nahuelquin E.I.R.L. Hoy Telecomunicaciones y Difusion Jorgelina del Carmen Nahuelquin Nahuelquin E.I.R.L. · holderFM88.1 FM
WTWicom Telecomunicaciones SpA · holderFM90.7 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

Foreign nationals
110
2,7% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
50 people · 45% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
50 Venezuela
32 Argentina
4 Bolivia
3 Colombia

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

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

Encampments
0
no encampments registered
Housing deficit
64
3,8% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
29
1.827 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
49
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
78
beneficiaries · 2015–2023
Subsidies Rental · DS52
1
paid · 2016–2024

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

3.825homes · by type (2017)
House
2.110 · 97.6%
House
1.636 · 98.3%
Other private
24 · 1.4%
Shack/hut/shanty
23 · 1.1%
Other private
15 · 0.7%
Mobile
7 · 0.3%
Apartment
5 · 0.2%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
3 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
1 · 0%
Shack/improvised dwelling
1 · 0.1%
74%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
1.258 · 68.5%
Rented
268 · 14.6%
Provided for work
166 · 9%
Owned, being paid off
99 · 5.4%
Free of charge
46 · 2.5%

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

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

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

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

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

17% de remuneraciones imponibles (con tope)· vigenteSource
Ley Austral — crédito tributario a la inversióncompanies
Ley 19.606

Crédito contra renta de 1ª categoría por inversiones sobre 500 UTM destinadas a producción de bienes/servicios. Por tramos: 32% hasta 200.000 UTM, 15% entre 200k–2,5M UTM, 10% sobre 2,5M UTM; tope 80.000 UTM por contribuyente.

Crédito 10–32% de la inversión· vigenteSource
Zona Franca de Extensiónresidentspreliminary data
DL 1.055/1975; gravamen Ley 18.211

Los residentes compran mercaderías en la zona franca primaria sin pagar impuestos ni derechos de internación, pagando solo un gravamen especial de 0,46% sobre el valor CIF (tasa vigente desde 1-abr-2019, se reajusta). Caveat: la cobertura exacta de la extensión (p. ej. Alto Hospicio) es ambigua en la propia documentación BCN 2025.

Gravamen 0,46% CIF en vez de impuestos de internación· vigenteSource
Subsidized connectivity
Subsidio aéreo provincia de Palenaresidents
Programa MTT (zonas aisladas)

Más de 50% de descuento en pasajes en rutas Chaitén/Ayacara/Isla Talcán–Puerto Montt para habitantes de la provincia de Palena.

>50% de descuento en pasajes aéreos· activo 2026Source
Subsidio MTT a transporte en zonas aisladasresidents
Ley 20.378 mod. por Ley 20.696

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

Tarifa rebajada (gratis solo 65+/discapacidad)· vigenteSource
Others
Asignación de zona 90% (DL 249)workers
DL 249/1974 art. 7 · DL 3.551/1980 art. 25 · Ley 19.354 · Ley 21.405 art. 40

Sobresueldo mensual a funcionarios públicos según aislamiento/costo de vida: 90% 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.

90% del sueldo base (municipal: ×1,4 por Ley 19.354)· vigente (art. 7 versión 22-dic-2021, verificado 2026-07-02)Source

Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Total revenue · 2025
$6.468.124.000
Own revenue
$1.351.242.000
21% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$3.334.583.000
52% of the total
State transfers
$2.166.309.000
33% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$1.121.442.000
$6.468.124.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

6.7%
18.7%
68.7%
Property tax$90.122.000
Business licenses$253.132.000
Vehicle permits$67.284.000
Cleaning fees$12.242.000
Other own revenue$928.462.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $6.929.000Aquaculture licenses (Law 20.033): $639.749.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
47.8%
39.4%
12.7%
Municipal$6.468.124.000
Education$5.335.324.000
Health$1.723.674.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $3.221.504.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$115.106.000
$1.351.242.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$636.114.000
$3.334.583.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$357.663.000
$2.166.309.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$11.068.292.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$6.682.444.000
Execution rate
60.4%
Unexecuted: $4.385.848.000
Low execution: it only executed 60.4% of the budget — $4.385.848.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$1.133.747.000
$6.682.444.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

91.6%
Internal management$6.118.407.000
Community services$383.560.000
Social programs$121.980.000
Municipal activities$36.391.000
Recreational programs$21.229.000
Cultural programs$877.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$2.253.453.00033.7%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$1.781.667.00026.7%
Investment (works and projects)$1.491.333.00022.3%
Transfers to education$738.500.00011.1%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$736.021.00011.0%
Transfers to health$479.000.0007.2%
Electricity (facilities)$233.996.0003.5%
Councillor stipends$79.493.0001.2%
Street lighting$29.988.0000.4%
Travel allowances$28.023.0000.4%
Water (facilities)$24.630.0000.4%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$774.0000.0%
Commissions and representation$259.0000.0%

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

Personal y dotación municipal

Spending composition · 2025

33.7%
11.0%
55.3%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$2.253.453.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$736.021.000
Others$3.692.970.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

37.7%
16.1%
20.6%
19.1%
6.5%
Permanent staff$1.142.354.000
Contract staff$486.906.000
Fee contracts$624.193.000
Labor Code$578.570.000
Community progs.$195.350.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

50.8%
30.5%
18.6%
Permanent staff30
Contract staff18
Fee contracts11
Total: 59 staffFee contracts: 18.6% of the headcountWomen: 29.2%Professionalization: 33.3%
Cost/staffer permanent: $32.493.000/yearCost/staffer contract: $25.501.111/yearCost/staffer fees: $26.869.455/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: $1.491.333.000 (22.3% of spending)Councillor stipends: $79.493.000Travel allowances: $28.023.000Commissions and representation: $259.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $774.000Street lighting: $29.988.000Electricity: $233.996.000Water: $24.630.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

128
26
20022025

Building permits issued · per year

9
91
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$39.211.429.229
Purchase orders
37.191

Purchase-order amount · trend

$1.401.470.266
$1.706.950.211
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Alonso Enrique Schilling Peña$2.764.714.6079
Elías Desiderio Alarcón Roa$1.166.098.9838
Eduardo Patricio Barrientos Plasencio$1.109.666.36410
Elías Alarcón Roa$1.090.904.9196
Constructora Alex Fritz Oyarzun$1.049.400.28110
Copec S.A.$848.990.334267
Comercial el Rayo Ltda.$700.778.7471.864
Ricardo Alejandro$640.863.05932

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $1.185.759.48169%
Agile Purchase $349.196.80720%
Framework Agreement $138.589.3048%
Direct award discretionary$33.404.6172%

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

Registered companies
570
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
826

Pyramid by sales bracket

72.8%
11.2%
15.6%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)415 companies
Small (≤25k UF)64 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)2 companies
No sales/no info89 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Soc Comercial Americanos LimitadaCOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 116
Lodge Caleta Gonzalo SpAACTIVIDADES DE ALOJAMIENTO Y DE SERVICIO DE CSmall 354
I Municipalidad de ChaitenADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SMicro 2454

SII roster of legal entities (public). Due to tax secrecy sales come in brackets, never amounts. The comuna is that of the domicile/HQ: operations may be elsewhere.

Investment in SEIA projects

Under review
0
US$ 0 M declared
Approved last 5 years
2
US$ 7 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
20
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
MODIFICACIÓN DE PROYECTO TÉCNICO CENTRO DE CULTIVO DE SALMÓNIDOS, NORTDIACermaq Chile S.A.Approved510
?AMPLIACIÓN BIOMASA CENTRO DE CULTIVO RIO REÑIHUE?DIAProductos del Mar Ventisqueros S.A.Approved210

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
183 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.

100
Species
47
Flora
51
Fauna
2
Funga
41
In conservation status
10
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
SapoInsuetophrynus acarpicusENTolloDiplomystes camposensisENPuyeGalaxias globicepsENCarmelitaPercilia gillissiENPochaCheirodon kilianiENPocha del surCheirodon australeVUPuyeBrachygalaxias bullockiVULamprea de agua dulceMordacia lapicidaENDelfín chilenoCephalorhynchus eutropiaVUHuillínLontra provocaxENBallena azulBalaenoptera musculusENLamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENPeladillaAplochiton taeniatusENBagrecitoTrichomycterus areolatusVUOlivillo, teque, tique, palo muerto, aceitunilloAextoxicon punctatumVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUHuemul, taruca, wümul, güemul, shoan, shoen, trula, hueque, ciervo sur andinoHippocamelus bisulcusCRAguilucho de cola rojizaButeo ventralisVUGüiñaLeopardus guignaVUHongo oloroso, hongo ajo, ajo de duendeMarasmiellus alliiodorusCRAlerceFitzroya cupressoidesENPudúPudu puduVUDelfín naríz de botellaTursiops truncatusENCaiquén, cauquén comúnChloephaga pictaVUAraucaria, pehuén, piñonero, pino piñonero, pino chileno, pino araucaria, pewen, guiliuAraucaria araucanaENCiprés de cordillera, lenAustrocedrus chilensisVURanita de darwinRhinoderma darwiniiENPumaPuma concolorNTCarpintero negro, gallos del monte, rere (mapudungún)Campephilus magellanicusNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTCoral de piedraDesmophyllum dianthusNTLobo fino australArctocephalus australisNTPalito negro, doradillaAdiantum chilenseNTPerca truchaPercichthys truchaNTLilePhalacrocorax gaimardiNTPato anteojillo, pato perro (argentina y chile), pato de anteojos, ánade anteojillo (español), spectacled duck, bronze-winged duck (inglés)Speculanas specularisNTSapito de cuatro ojosPleurodema thaulNTRana de ceja, ranita de antifazBatrachyla taeniataNT

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.

15 Wetlands · 14 urban · 1.624 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-10-61Rio Azul - Arroyo Blancourban1.131 /2.501
HPU-10-13Chaiten 1211
HUR-10-60Rio Chaitenurban153
HUR-10-87Sin informaciónurban70
HUR-10-86Sin informaciónurban20
HUR-10-85Rio Friourban12
HUR-10-92Sin informaciónurban10 /12
HUR-10-93Sin informaciónurban9
HUR-10-91Sin informaciónurban3
HUR-10-88Sin informaciónurban3
HUR-10-62Rio Azulurban1
HUR-10-90Sin informaciónurban1

+ 3 more wetlands

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. 3 projects totaling US$ 181 million, approved between 2008 and 2014. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 100 M · 2014
Salmones Humboldt SpADECLARACIÓN DE IMPACTO AMBIENTAL MODIFICACION AL MANEJO DE MORTALIDAD MEDIANTE UN SISTEMA DE ENSILAJE EN CENTRO CULTIVO SALMONES SUR ISLA LLAHUEN.
Others2 projects · US$ 81 M · 2008–2010
Ministerio de Obras PúblicasConstrucción Conexión Vial Futaleufú Termas del Amarillo, X Región · Reposición Aeródromo Sector Chaitén

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
Edelaysén
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
ESSAL
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Castro at 128.9 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
12 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
Nature sanctuaries
1

Monuments declared by decree (official CMN roster). Excludes archaeological and public monuments. Declaration entails legal protection and intervention restrictions.

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

Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.

FacilityTypeDetail
Vertedero Municipal de Chaitén-Basural Península ComauBasural3.435 t/year
PTAS - CHAITENPTAS · lodos activadosSURALIS S.A. · discharges into rio blanco
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero Municipal de Chaitén-Basural Península Comau (Chaitén) · 3.435 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
5
Area affected
1 ha
mostly shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
4 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
53
At high or very high risk
14
3 very high
Main threat
Interrupción de caminos

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

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

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
6,98°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,17°C
Annual precipitation
3.429 mm
projection: 0%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +0 days
Frost days
96

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
200
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
3.939
Police cases · trend
175
200
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces41807
Property damage38748
Domestic violence37729
Threats19374
Larceny16315
Minor injuries12236
Drug-related crimes8158
Burglary of an uninhabited place6118
Other burglaries (forcible entry)479
Serious or very serious injuries479
Less serious injuries359
Theft of items from vehicles239

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 19.

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
5
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 5.078 hab
Patrol fleet
1
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Cars: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
3
5
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
9
Deaths
1
19,7 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
7

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.