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Cisnes

Región Aisén del Gral. Carlos Ibáñez del Campo5.872 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 202415.363 km² of area0 inh./km²$7.985M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Finance
-37 pts
2nd biggest gain in autonomy from the Common Fund (since 2001)
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Education
94 km to the nearest campus
23rd most isolated from higher education
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Population
−5,8%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
12,3%
Multidimensional poverty · 303rd highest of 346
Finance
$1,4 million
per inhabitant per year · rank 51 of 346
Education
593,2 pts
around the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
260th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

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

Cisnes es una comuna de la zona austral de Chile, perteneciente a la provincia de Aysén, en la Región de Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, en la Patagonia occidental. Su capital y ciudad más grande es Puerto Cisnes.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

56.9 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#73 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety61
Health74
Culture and environment50
Education51
Infrastructure47
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Francisco Roncagliolo L.Re-elected
CHILE VAMOS · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.955
votes (54.11%)
4.848
Electoral roll
77,91%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
FR
Francisco Roncagliolo L.
2024-2028 · RENOVACION NACIONAL
1.955
votes
FJ
Francisco Javier Roncagliolo Lepio
2021-2024 · RN
1.162
votes
LA
Luis Arsenio Valdés Gutiérrez
2008-2012 · PS
1.219
votes
LA
Luis Arsenio Valdés Gutiérrez
2004-2008 · PS
1.282
votes
YA
Yuri Arre Krause
2000-2004 · RN
547
votes
YA
Yuri Arre Krause
1996-2000 · RN
510
votes
EP
Eugenia Pirzio-Biroli Marini
1994-1996 · RN
269
votes
BO
Benjamín Ortuzar Aguirre
1992-1994 · ILD
280
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

CJ
Cristian Jaramillo P.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
467
votes
FA
Francisco Abarca A.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
357
votes
XA
Ximena Arevalo S.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
306
votes
LL
Larry Letcher M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
283
votes
FS
Fabiola Soto V.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
240
votes
VC
Valeska Corball V.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
208
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión9 de junio de 2026185 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo aprobó por unanimidad seis materias relevantes: dos transacciones judiciales laborales, un convenio con el SII, la designación de la directora de Control Interno, una modificación presupuestaria de ~$47 millones y una adjudicación de obra, además de recibir la presentación de estudiantes del LICEO local sobre educación digital.

Temas tratados

  • Torneo Libera (estudiantes LICEO Arturo Prat): Alumnos de cuarto medio presentaron una propuesta para modificar la Ley 21.040 (SLEP) incorporando competencias digitales, ciudadanía digital y uso ético de IA en la educación pública.
  • Convenio SII–Municipalidad: El Servicio de Impuestos Internos propuso un convenio de colaboración para actualizar el catastro de bienes raíces de la comuna y atender contribuyentes en localidades alejadas de forma remota.
  • Modificación presupuestaria: Creación de ítems para estrategia energética local (consultoría) y construcción de salón multipropósito en Puerto Cisnes.
  • Dos transacciones judiciales laborales: Causas O5-2026 y O4-2026, ambas por reconocimiento de relación laboral con ex contratados a honorarios.
  • Nombramiento directora de Control Interno: Presentación de resultados de concurso público (19 postulantes, 6 avanzaron a pruebas).
  • Pasarelas peatonales Puerto Gaviota: Prórroga del convenio de transferencia con el gobierno regional hasta diciembre de 2026.
  • Adjudicación multicancha Batallón Atacama: Adjudicación de obra civil con discusión sobre solución de aguas lluvias pendiente.
  • Subvención Club HULAR: Asignación directa al club de fútbol femenino campeón de FANFU Puerto Cisnes.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Convenio SII: Aprobado por unanimidad (5 concejales a favor).
  • Modificación presupuestaria (~$46,8 millones): Aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Patente de alcoholes restaurante (localidad Puerto Cisnes): Aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Transacción judicial Causa O5-2026 (Carreño vs. Municipalidad), $16.720.000: Aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Transacción judicial Causa O4-2026 (Ojea vs. Municipalidad), $9.900.000: Aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Nombramiento Sofía Sipérez como directora de Control Interno: Aprobado por unanimidad.
  • Prórroga convenio pasarelas Puerto Gaviota: Aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Adjudicación multicancha Batallón Atacama: Aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Asignación directa Club HULAR ($2.000.000): Aprobada por unanimidad.

Plata y obras

  • Modificación presupuestaria: Aumento de $46.838.000 con cargo al Fondo Nacional Iniciativa Regional; incluye $6.000.000 para consultoría de estrategia energética local y $40.838.000 para construcción de salón multipropósito en Puerto Cisnes.
  • Transacciones judiciales: $16.720.000 (Causa O5) y $9.900.000 (Causa O4), ambas equivalen a ~67–68% de lo demandado; la abogada asesora recomendó aceptar por ser menor al costo estimado de sentencia desfavorable.
  • Club HULAR: $2.000.000 municipales para transporte, vestimenta y equipamiento deportivo.
  • Pasarelas Puerto Gaviota y multicancha Batallón Atacama: En proceso de licitación; montos no quedan del todo claros en la transcripción.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Causa judicial honorarios: Concejala planteó inquietud respecto a que los municipios quedan "atados de manos" ante demandas de ex honorarios, dado que la jurisprudencia sistemáticamente falla a favor del trabajador; el alcalde aclaró que la municipalidad defiende su postura conforme a la normativa vigente y los dictámenes de Contraloría, aunque existe una brecha con lo que resuelven los tribunales.
  • Dictámenes de Contraloría sobre rol de concejales: Concejala advirtió públicamente que nuevos dictámenes restringen a los concejales de gestionar trámites individuales para vecinos, lo que afecta especialmente a comunas rurales y aisladas como Cisnes.
  • Aguas lluvias multicancha Batallón Atacama: Vecinos afectados por inundaciones producto del pavimento elevado; la solución (conexión a colector existente) aún no está ejecutada.

Para seguir

  • Coordinación interna previa al encuentro nacional de concejales en Coquimbo (viaje desde el 15 del mes) para llevar propuestas sobre realidad de comunas extremas y los dictámenes de Contraloría.
  • Avanzar en operacionalización del convenio SII: definir en qué localidades y bajo qué modalidad se atenderá a contribuyentes.
  • Solución de aguas lluvias en Batallón Atacama: equipo técnico trabajando en proyecto de colector antes del término de la obra de la multicancha.
  • Licitación pasarelas Puerto Gaviota: pendiente de resolución en Contraloría para proceder.
  • Socializar con vecinos de Puerto Gaviota el diseño de las pasarelas (el director de obras se comprometió a enviar láminas explicativas).

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)

742 minutes publishedindex updated on 12-08-2026Municipal transparency

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

Resolutions extracted
58
of 355 minutes read
Money involved
$1.082.422.432
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
4.10 · Aprobación de prórroga de rendición asignación directa 2023 del Comité de Electrificación y Agua Potable MelimoyuSettlementunanimidad
4.9 · Aprobación de prórroga para la devolución de recursos asignados a la Agrupación de Mujeres Emprendedoras de la PatagoniaSettlementunanimidad
4.8 · Aprobación de recursos para la compra de materiales de construcción casa minga 2024, Agrupación Cultural y Social Pesca´o FritoSubsidyunanimidad
4.7 · Aprobación de la propuesta PMG 2024 nivel institucional y colectivo, asignación de mejoramiento de la gestión municipalRegulationunanimidad
4.6 · Aprobación del traspaso de fondos municipales y de asignaciones directas 2023 al presupuesto 2024Budget amendmentunanimidad
4.5 · Aprobación de la iniciativa y compromiso de financiamiento para el proyecto 'construcción electrificación Fotovoltaica Sectores Cercanos a Ruta los Valles'Subsidyunanimidad

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
219
Highly complex
41
Audit reports
6
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
20222578102
2020241771
20171703498373

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

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

  • Jd
    Junta de Vecinos N° 3, de Raúl Marín Balmaceda
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2015
  • Ad
    Asociación de la Industria del Salmón de Chile A.g.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • Sp
    Sociedad Pro Ayuda del Niño Lisiado
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • FD
    Fundación Derecho y Defensa Animal
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • RA
    Radio Auténtica F.m.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • Ag
    Asociacion Gremial Camara de Comercio
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015
  • CC
    Cámara Chilena de la Construcción A.g.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
  • Cd
    Cámara de Comercio y Turismo de Puyuhuapi
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2015

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

5.501
inhabitants
5.878
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+7%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
5.544
-5% vs. 2035 (5.860)
Over 60 · 2050
29,43%
21,81% in 2035 · +8 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)89,01 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)0 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment19 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment100 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)593,2 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)583,7 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo5.137 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)5 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)12,3 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples34,92 %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 65 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
6.116
3.518 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
1.861
53% of RSH households
Female-headed households
49%
1.719
Elderly (60+)1.21720%
Children and adolescents (<18)1.26221%
Foreign nationals992%
Belonging to indigenous peoples1.49624%
People with moderate/severe dependency451%
Single-person households1.97656%

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
958
8 schools
Students per teacher
6,6
145 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
85,1%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
68,3%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 100%Private subsidized 0%
Pass rate
97,8%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
1,36%
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

FONASA enrollees
0
0% of the population
Primary-care medical visits · per year
6.817
30.058
20102025
Medical specialties served · 16 in the comuna (public system)
PediatricsAdult UrologyPediatric NeurologyAdult General SurgeryDermatologyInternal MedicinePediatric SurgeryNeurosurgeryFamily MedicineAdult NeurologyAdult Orthopedics and TraumaAdult GastroenterologyAdult Respiratory MedicineAdult RheumatologyPediatric GastroenterologyAdult 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
654
570
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 (3.125 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Hospital Dr. Jorge Ibar (Cisnes)HospitalHealth Service3.10355%
Posta de Salud Rural PuyuhuapiRural Health Post (PSR)Health Service1267%
Posta de Salud Rural las JuntasFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Health Service580%
Posta de Salud Rural Raúl Marín BalmacedaRural Health Post (PSR)Health Service20%
Posta de Salud Rural MelimoyuRural Health Post (PSR)Health Service2100%
Posta de Salud Rural Isla TotoRural Health Post (PSR)Health Service10%

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

Indigenous population
1.794
34.9% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
3
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche1.72796.3%

2024 Census: people who consider themselves as belonging to an indigenous people (small counts are suppressed for confidentiality at the source and not shown). Communities: CONADI national registry as of March 2024 — Araucanía and Los Lagos not refreshed in that update, the count is a floor. Land grants: 2022 registry.

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

Local mediaTypedial
AALMENDRAFM94.1 FM
MMADIPROFM96.1 FM
RREVELACIONFM89.9 FM
VVENTISQUEROSFM104.7 FM
APAmalia Patricia Parra Pradel Comunicación Integral y Productora de Eventos Unzion E.I.R.L. · holderFM99.5 FM
CRComunicaciones Rafael Eduardo Gomez Peralta E.I.R.L. · holderFM104.1 FM
RSRadiodifusora Serrania Vidal y Contreras Ltda. · holderFM91.1 FM
SdServicio de Radiodifusión Margarita del Carmen Planzer Almonacid E.I.R.L. · holderFM88.9 FM
SRServicios Rvo SpA · holderFM90.1 FM
SdSoc. de Comunicaciones el Shaddai Ltda. · holderFM90.5 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
129
2,5% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Argentina
43 people · 33% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
43 Argentina
29 Venezuela
19 Colombia
4 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
10
1 encampment (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
109
5% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
70
3.691 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
136
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
238
beneficiaries · 2012–2024
Subsidies Rental · DS52
28
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

4.977homes · by type (2017)
House
2.743 · 97.8%
House
2.113 · 97.3%
Other private
43 · 2%
Shack/hut/shanty
39 · 1.4%
Other private
17 · 0.6%
Shack/improvised dwelling
10 · 0.5%
Room in old house/tenement
4 · 0.2%
Apartment
3 · 0.1%
Room in old house/tenement
3 · 0.1%
Mobile
1 · 0%
Mobile
1 · 0%
68%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
901 · 60.6%
Rented
252 · 17%
Provided for work
142 · 9.6%
Owned, being paid off
110 · 7.4%
Free of charge
81 · 5.5%

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 al cabotaje de combustiblesresidents
Subsidio estatal al cabotaje (Magallanes/Aysén)

Cubre el flete de combustibles desde refinerías del norte hasta Cabo Negro (Magallanes), evitando sumar hasta +$48/litro en Magallanes y +$28/litro en Aysén. Sensibilidad política alta: estuvo en disputa oct-2025 (se eliminó y se revirtió en horas).

Evita +$28–$48/litro de sobrecosto· vigente (revisado oct-2025)Source
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 125% (DL 249)workers
DL 249/1974 art. 7 · DL 3.551/1980 art. 25 · Ley 19.354 · Ley 19.185 art. 12

Sobresueldo mensual a funcionarios públicos según aislamiento/costo de vida: 125% 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.

125% 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
$7.985.266.000
Own revenue
$2.979.780.000
37% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$2.824.504.000
35% of the total
State transfers
$3.776.761.000
47% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$795.169.000
$7.985.266.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

15.9%
73.8%
Property tax$169.555.000
Business licenses$475.203.000
Vehicle permits$129.931.000
Cleaning fees$7.161.000
Other own revenue$2.197.930.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $629.000Aquaculture licenses (Law 20.033): $2.078.554.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
54.4%
45.6%
Municipal$7.985.266.000
Education$6.700.347.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $2.601.296.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$76.774.000
$2.979.780.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$454.326.000
$2.824.504.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$70.662.000
$3.776.761.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$12.762.003.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$7.940.446.000
Execution rate
62.2%
Unexecuted: $4.821.557.000
Low execution: it only executed 62.2% of the budget — $4.821.557.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$628.580.000
$7.940.446.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

41.7%
47.3%
7.3%
Internal management$3.308.623.000
Community services$3.752.537.000
Social programs$576.243.000
Municipal activities$86.168.000
Recreational programs$98.100.000
Cultural programs$118.775.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.772.444.00022.3%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$1.721.403.00021.7%
Investment (works and projects)$1.051.497.00013.2%
Electricity (facilities)$278.782.0003.5%
Councillor stipends$82.242.0001.0%
Travel allowances$55.425.0000.7%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$32.611.0000.4%
Water (facilities)$18.924.0000.2%
Commissions and representation$1.904.0000.0%

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

22.3%
21.7%
56.0%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.772.444.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$1.721.403.000
Others$4.446.599.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

29.6%
10.7%
6.0%
51.0%
Permanent staff$1.132.705.000
Contract staff$408.469.000
Fee contracts$231.270.000
Labor Code$102.444.000
Community progs.$1.950.212.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

73.8%
26.2%
Permanent staff31
Contract staff11
Total: 42 staffWomen: 47.6%Professionalization: 47.6%
Cost/staffer permanent: $38.001.290/yearCost/staffer contract: $21.290.000/year

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

Inversión, servicios básicos y obras

Investment and authorities' expenses · 2025

Municipal investment: $1.051.497.000 (13.2% of spending)Councillor stipends: $82.242.000Travel allowances: $55.425.000Commissions and representation: $1.904.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $32.611.000Electricity: $278.782.000Water: $18.924.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

48
37
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

28
14
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$22.979.080.220
Purchase orders
37.759

Purchase-order amount · trend

$661.430.792
$1.408.738.531
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Sociedad Comercial Cisneaustral Ltda.$872.252.4872.001
Copec S.A.$760.371.955208
Pena Spoerer y Cia S a$695.781.1702
Alto Melimoyu S.A.$513.725.594219
Guaiteca Austral S.A.$482.473.91673
Administradora de Ventas al Detalle Limitada$435.404.450142
Compania de Petroleos de Chile Copec S.A.$409.743.339175
Hdi Seguros S.A.$313.427.76131

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $737.659.80152%
Agile Purchase $475.615.96034%
Framework Agreement $184.050.33313%
Direct award discretionary$11.412.4351%

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

Registered companies
919
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
1.442

Pyramid by sales bracket

70.9%
12.5%
15.6%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)652 companies
Small (≤25k UF)115 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)9 companies
No sales/no info143 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Víamar Chile SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 252
Servicios Industriales B y B LimitadaAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCAMedium 246
Empresa S y Q Energia Total SpAINDUSTRIA MANUFACTURERAMedium 153
Dustin Frank Mazzey Inostroza Arriendo de Embarcaciones Empresa Individual de ReTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOMedium 116
Comercial Cisneaustral Ltda.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACMedium 16
Soc de Inversiones Marsano Hermanos LimitadaACTIVIDADES DE SERVICIOS ADMINISTRATIVOS Y DEMedium 1
Servicios Acuícolas Río Rosselot SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCASmall 383
I Municipalidad de CisnesADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SNo sales82

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

Investment in SEIA projects

Under review
0
US$ 0 M declared
Approved last 5 years
1
US$ 2 M declared
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
18
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Aumento en la Producción de Salmónidos del Centro de Engorda Isla JameDIAMowi Chile S.A.Approved1,518

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
134 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

State protected wilderness areas (SNASPE) in the comuna
Las GuaitecasNational Reserve1.061.702 ha
Isla MagdalenaNational Park165.006 ha
QueulatNational Park153.430 ha
Isla GuamblinNational Park15.728 ha
Lago RosselotNational Reserve13.949 ha

Species of flora, fauna and funga documented in the baselines of the projects evaluated by SEIA in the comuna — what their environmental studies recorded in the territory. Conservation status (RCE/IUCN) and Chilean endemism are flagged.

91
Species
35
Flora
56
Fauna
29
In conservation status
2
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Delfín chilenoCephalorhynchus eutropiaVUPatagua, patahuaCrinodendron pataguaVUHuillínLontra provocaxENChungungo, nutria marina, gato de mar, chinchiménLontra felinaENCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENLamprea de bolsaGeotria australisVUBallena azulBalaenoptera musculusENPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUPudúPudu puduVUHuemul, taruca, wümul, güemul, shoan, shoen, trula, hueque, ciervo sur andinoHippocamelus bisulcusCRPeladillaAplochiton marinusENDelfín naríz de botellaTursiops truncatusENBallena franca australEubalaena australisENElefante marinoMirounga leoninaVUCaranca, cagüe, cauquén costero, cauquén blancoChloephaga hybridaVUCaiquén, cauquén comúnChloephaga pictaVUGuanacoLama guanicoeVUPingüino de magallanesSpheniscus magellanicusNTLilePhalacrocorax gaimardiNTPumaPuma concolorNTPejerrey, pejerrey atagónicoOdontesthes hatcheriNTLobo fino australArctocephalus australisNTCanquén común, avutarda, cauquén realChloephaga poliocephalaNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTPicheZaedyus pichiyNTCarpintero negro, gallos del monte, rere (mapudungún)Campephilus magellanicusNTGato montés argentinoLeopardus geoffroyiNTQuetru no volador, pato quetru no volador, pato vaporTachyeres pteneresNTSapo espinudo australAlsodes australisNT

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.

12 Wetlands · 11 urban · 6.659 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-11-02Sist. Cuenca Rio Palenaurban5.283
HUR-11-26Humedal Sector Las Juntasurban714
HUR-11-24Sin informaciónurban347
HPU-11-05Humedal sector Puyuhuapi244
HUR-11-25Sin informaciónurban39
HUR-11-27Sin informaciónurban13
HUR-11-01Rio Aysén y tributariosurban7 /3.044
HUR-11-08Estero sector Puyuhuapiurban6
HUR-11-23Sin informaciónurban2
HUR-10-92Sin informaciónurban2 /12
HUR-11-22Sin informaciónurban1
HUR-10-61Rio Azul - Arroyo Blancourban0 /2.501

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. 12 projects totaling US$ 226 million, approved between 2003 and 2012. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Fishing and Aquaculture9 projects · US$ 158 M · 2003
Aquainnovo SpACentro de Engorda de Salmones Canal sin nombre Sector 1 Norte Isla Sin nombre Pert. 200111454 · Centro de Engorda de Salmones Canal sin Nombre Sector 1 Sur Isla Francisco Pert. 200111445
Others1 project · US$ 37 M · 2012
Ministerio de Obras PúblicasMejoramiento Ruta 7 Longitudinal Austral, Sector Parque Nacional Queulat Mejoramiento Ruta 7, Sector P. N. Queulat
Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 16 M · 2010
Empresas Aquachile S.A.Modificacion Manejo de Mortalidades con Sistema de Ensilaje Centro de Cultivo Coca 2 - XI Región
Port Infrastructure1 project · US$ 15 M · 2011
Ministerio de Obras PúblicasDiseño para el Mejoramiento de Conectividad Marítima Región de Aysén Melinka - Puerto Cisnes. Sector Puerto Cisnes

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)
Aguas Patagonia
Higher education
No campus · nearest in Aysén at 94.5 km

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

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

Final SMA sanctions

Final sanctions
1
Sanctioned entities
1
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
3.142 UTA
1 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Exportadora los Fiordos Ltda.CER PUNTA GANSO (RNA 110703)Fishing and Aquaculture3.142

Environmental sanctions final from the SMA (no pending appeals) whose auditable unit sits in the comuna: companies, individuals and institutions (including the municipality). Fine in UTA (Annual Tax Unit). Source: Public Sanctions Registry, SNIFA.

Appeals before the Environmental Courts

Appeals
1
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
1
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
38340-2016
3TA
Exportadora Los Fiordos Limitada con SMA · in several comunas
Centros de Engorda de Salmones
Environmental sanction proceedingUpheld

Appeals resolved by the Environmental Courts (Law 20.600) on the comuna's projects or facilities, geolocated by the associated project (SEIA) or sanctioned facility (SMA). Partial coverage: Supreme Court appeals and cases without a locatable act are excluded. Source: 1st Environmental Court's Environmental Search.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
32 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
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
Vertedero La Junta de CisnesVertedero
Vertedero Municipal CisnesVertedero2.047 t/year
Vertedero Municipal Puerto GalaBasural
Vertedero Municipal Puerto GaviotaBasural
Vertedero Municipal Puerto Raúl MarínVertedero
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero Municipal Cisnes (Cisnes) · 2.047 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 shrubland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
0 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
14
At high or very high risk
9
Main threat
Anegamiento de caminos/pasos…
Anegamiento de caminos/pasos a desnivel

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.

Climate and climate changeSource: ARClim · MMA + CR2/UC (CMIP6 modeling)

Mean annual temperature
7,15°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,16°C
Annual precipitation
3.050 mm
projection: 0%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +0 days
Frost days
80

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
451
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
7.681
Police cases · trend
477
451
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces1803.065
Property damage591.005
Domestic violence56954
Threats42715
Minor injuries30511
Larceny28477
Burglary of an uninhabited place15255
Burglary of an inhabited place7119
Drug-related crimes7119
Threats or brawls (misdemeanor)6102
Sexual abuse351
Other burglaries (forcible entry)351

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.

Surveillance cameras
10
Guards and inspectors
2
1 per 2.936 hab
Patrol fleet
3
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 3
Surveillance cameras · trend
12
10
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
12
Deaths
1
17 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
9
1 serious

Crashes georeferenced by CONASET (urban + highway) during 2024. The only per-comuna source; covers ~70% of the country's deaths (non-geolocatable ones are excluded), so it slightly underestimates the total. Pedestrian collision is the leading cause of pedestrian death.