Summary
What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap
Guaitecas es una comuna de la provincia de Aysén, en la Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, en la zona austral de Chile. Comprende el archipiélago de las Guaitecas, ubicado en el extremo noroccidental de la región, al sur del archipiélago de Chiloé. Limita al norte con la comuna de Quellón,, al oeste con el océano Pacífico, y al sur y este con la comuna de Cisnes. Según el censo de 2024, tiene una población de 1 598 habitantes.
Liveability index · EIU style
47.9 /100AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests
Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL
Mayoral history · 7 terms
SERVEL · TRICEL (1992-2008) · DecideChile (2024) · Wikidata (pre-1992)
Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL
Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL
Sesiones
En una línea: El concejo aprobó los integrantes del Comité de Bienestar, escuchó la nueva propuesta educativa del Liceo Melinka y declaró emergencia comunal por la crisis del suministro eléctrico.
Temas tratados
- Comité de Bienestar: Solicitud de aprobación de los tres funcionarios designados por el alcalde para integrar el comité.
- Liceo Melinka: El director del liceo presentó el nuevo proyecto educativo institucional, con foco en identidad local, medioambiente y postulación al sello "Escuela Azul" de la UNESCO.
- Cuenta del alcalde: Informe de viaje a Quellón, firma de convenio de colaboración intermunicipal, organización de horarios del gimnasio y estado de procedimiento disciplinario a funcionaria.
- Puntos varios: Cortes de luz, estado de canchas del estadio, operativo veterinario pendiente, calles en mal estado que impiden acceso de ambulancias, y gestión de horarios para clubes deportivos.
Acuerdos y votaciones
- Acuerdo N°133: Aprobación de Alexis Quezada, Pablo Cuyul y Cecilia Hernández como representantes del alcalde en el Comité de Bienestar. Resultado: 4 votos a favor, 1 abstención.
- Emergencia eléctrica comunal (número de acuerdo no queda claro en la transcripción): Aprobado por unanimidad a solicitud del concejal Soto, para gestionar ante el gobierno central la compra urgente de un motor generador. Costo estimado mencionado: ~429 millones de pesos.
Plata y obras
- Motor generador: Cotizaciones mencionadas en torno a 429 millones de pesos; se busca financiamiento del gobierno central.
- Estadio municipal: Proyecto integral de mejoramiento en desarrollo con el gobierno regional; monto mencionado vagamente como "millones de pesos" (cifra exacta no queda clara en la transcripción).
- Infraestructura Liceo Melinka: Se mencionó postulación a fondos (FNDR u otros) con topes en torno a 140–150 millones de pesos para mejoras de patios y casas fiscales aledañas; el SLEP aportaría diseño y el municipio gestionaría financiamiento.
- Proyecto alga/repoblamiento: Estimado en ~20 millones de pesos; aún sin fuente de financiamiento definida.
Puntos de debate o controversia
- Concejala cuestionó que la información del Comité de Bienestar llegó solo 45 minutos antes de la sesión, reiterando que el concejo no es "un buzón de aprobación"; otros concejales adhirieron al reclamo.
- Discusión sobre responsabilidad de mantención de casas fiscales aledañas al liceo: no queda claro si corresponde al municipio o al SLEP; una de ellas genera problemas sanitarios a un vecino sin que nadie asuma la responsabilidad.
- Concejal planteó que los clubes deportivos Ballesteros y Melinka llevan desde el 9 de marzo esperando respuesta para usar espacios, mientras otro club ya tiene horario asignado, lo que genera sensación de trato desigual.
Para seguir
- El alcalde y concejales deben coordinar viaje a Santiago esta semana para reunirse con la ministra de Energía (nombre mencionado como "Jimena Rancón", verificar ortografía) y gestionar el motor generador.
- Operativo veterinario reprogramado para el 27 del mes en curso.
- Encargado de deportes debe reunir a presidentes de clubes para distribuir horarios del gimnasio y canchas.
- Licitación de transporte para infantes (jardín infantil) en gestión con Fundación Integra desde Coyhaique.
- Reunión pendiente entre concejales, Liceo Melinka y jardín infantil para abordar situación de los menores.
- Reunión con SECPLAN solicitada para que concejales conozcan cartera de proyectos y puedan priorizar.
- Convenio intermunicipal con Quellón en trámite administrativo; acuerdos de salud aún en conversación.
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)
Official council minutesSource: CPLT · Active Transparency inventory (Law 20.285)
- Concejo ordinario N° 67 · 2024 ↗
- concejo ordinario N° 68 · 2024 ↗
- concejo ordinario N° 69 · 2024 ↗
- concejo ordinario N° 110 · 2024 ↗
- concejo ordinario N° 111 · 2024 ↗
- Concejo ordinario N° 112 · 2024 ↗
Documents indexed from the Transparency Portal (Law 20.285); they link to the PDF published by the municipality.
What the council resolvesSource: Official minutes · AI extraction (ongoing)
What the council resolvesSource: Official minutes · AI extraction (ongoing)
| Resolution | Type | Amount | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aprobación de PADEM 2022 | Other | — | unanimidad |
| Varios | Other | — | — |
| Solicitud de ratificación de acuerdo para avenimiento Causa RIT O-4-2021, Srta. Nathaly Montero | Settlement | — | — |
| Solicitud de ratificación de acuerdo para avenimiento Causa RIT: M-1-2021, Sr. Cristian Lavados | Settlement | — | — |
| Entrega informe trimestral Dirección de Control | Other | — | — |
| Presentación SECPLAN: Informe Semestral | Other | — | — |
Resolutions voted by the council, automatically extracted from the official minutes (extraction ongoing: coverage grows as the 94.917 indexed minutes are processed). May contain reading errors; the official document is the municipality's PDF.
Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory
Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory
| Year | Findings | Altam. | Compl. | Median. | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 35 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 1 |
| 2018 | 41 | 7 | 26 | 8 | 1 |
| 2017 | 49 | 16 | 29 | 4 | 1 |
CGR severity classification · audit findings on the municipality and its corporations
Who requests meetings with the municipalitySource: InfoLobby · CPLT (Law 20,730)
Who requests meetings with the municipalitySource: InfoLobby · CPLT (Law 20,730)
- OAOtec Agencia Internacional de Formación para la Excelencia Ltda.Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2018
Organisations that registered Lobby Law meetings with this municipality. Registering the meeting is mandatory for the official, so the list shows who asked to be heard, not whether they got anything.
PopulationWho lives here, how they study, their healthcare and more
Population and living conditionsSource: INE · CENSO · MINEDUC · ADIS
Population trend
How it has changedSource: Official INE series 2002–2026 (2017 base).
See the full trajectory to 2050 →INE projects comuna population only through 2035; the 2050 values are an own estimate by the monitor, anchored to the official INE 2050 national total (21,626,079 inhab, 32.1% aged 60+). Not an official comuna figure.
| Indicator | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Homes with public water supply (2017 Census) | 95,84 % | CENSO 2017 2017 |
| School disengagement (leaves the system) | 0,4 % | MINEDUC 2023 |
| School enrollment | 17 students | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| Municipal enrollment | 100 % | MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024 |
| PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE) | 565 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE) | 540,3 pts | DEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026 |
| poblacion_censo | 1.598 inh. | 2024 Census 2024 |
| Indigenous peoples | 57,95 % | 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 17 students registered for the PAES — far too few: this comuna’s average is unreliable.
Registro Social de Hogares
| Elderly (60+) | 284 | 16% |
| Children and adolescents (<18) | 360 | 21% |
| Foreign nationals | 40 | 2% |
| Belonging to indigenous peoples | 1.050 | 60% |
| People with moderate/severe dependency | 14 | 1% |
| Single-person households | 298 | 38% |
A monthly administrative snapshot of the Social Household Registry (self-registration to access benefits), as of abril 2026. The "bracket 40" is the socioeconomic rating of the most vulnerable 40%. It is a registry, not a survey: it complements CASEN (biennial) with fresh data, but well-off comunas under-register. Source: ADIS, Ministry of Social Development and Family.
School educationSource: MINEDUC Open Data 2025
Aggregate of all the comuna's schools (RBD → comuna). Pass/withdrawal and attendance are from the 2025 school year. SIMCE is not published as open data (managed by the Quality Agency, by request only); the available quality proxy is passing, dropout and attendance. The PAES result appears in the social section.
Municipal healthcare (primary care)Source: SINIM · MINSAL / FONASA
REM-26 section A (DEIS/MINSAL): comprehensive family visits, summed across the comuna's facilities. The last year is partial while DEIS consolidates monthly reports.
| Center | Type | Provider type | Enrollees | % brackets A-B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Posta de Salud Rural Melinka | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Health Service | 12 | 58% |
FONASA brackets A-B ≈ lowest incomes (A: without resources). Source: FONASA, as of Dec 31, 2025, DEIS code.
Indigenous peoplesSource: 2024 Census (INE) · CONADI via IDE SMA
| People | People | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Mapuche | 904 | 97.6% |
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.
6 Local media · FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
6 Local media · FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
| Local media | Type | dial |
|---|---|---|
| EDESTRELLA DEL MAR | FM | 98.5 FM |
| MMELINKANA | FM | 101.7 FM |
| NNAMAR | FM | 95.9 FM |
| CPComunicaciones Patricio Valdivia E.I.R.L. · holder | FM | 104.9 FM |
| IMIlustre Municipalidad de Guaitecas · holder | FM | 93.1 FM |
| NSNamar Servicios SpA · holder | FM | 97.3 FM |
The dial (frequency) of every FM, AM and community radio with a studio in the comuna (SUBTEL, active sound broadcasting concessions). National networks appear in their headquarters' comuna, not necessarily where they broadcast. When SUBTEL records no brand name, its holder (the concession holder).
Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE
International immigrants per the 2024 Census (people born outside Chile living in the comuna). Nationwide they are 1,608,650 people, 8.8% of the population.
Housing and housing deficitSource: MINVU (Encampment Registry + 2024 Census deficit + subsidies) · INE
Encampments: MINVU National Registry 2024 (irregular settlements and the families living in them). Quantitative deficit: homes missing per the 2024 Census (doubling-up + unrecoverable overcrowding). Permits: new homes authorized by the Works Directorate in 2024 (INE) — measures future construction, not stock. Subsidies: MINVU by application comuna — DS49 accrues beneficiaries by resolution year; DS01 and DS52 accrue payments by application cohort (national totals in the source file differ ~1–6% from the comuna sum; the comuna series is published).
What the homes are like
Housing type: 2017 Census · tenure: 2002 Census (INE).
ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more
Benefits under special regimesSource: Laws/SII/BCN/MTT/Treasury · deep-research verified
Fiscal or economic treatments that apply only to this comuna or its zone, not the rest of Chile. The chip color shows who it reaches: municipality, community, residents, companies or workers.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
Budget and revenue sourcesSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios
Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)
Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025
Special-law revenues · 2025
Distributed by law to specific comunas; they arrive via transfers.
Revenue by sector · 2025
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Evolución por fuente de ingreso
Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend
FCM received · trend
State transfers · trend
Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE
Accrued spending · trend
Distribution by management area · 2025
What the budget is spent on · 2025
| Spending line | Amount | % of spending | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending | $1.758.638.000 | 46.9% | |
| Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees | $1.716.170.000 | 45.8% | |
| Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance | $378.016.000 | 10.1% | |
| Investment (works and projects) | $100.567.000 | 2.7% | |
| Councillor stipends | $87.318.000 | 2.3% | |
| Electricity (facilities) | $62.787.000 | 1.7% | |
| Travel allowances | $18.134.000 | 0.5% | |
| Commissions and representation | $5.200.000 | 0.1% | |
| Water (facilities) | $3.939.000 | 0.1% |
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
Personnel by contract type · 2025
Municipal headcount · 2023
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
Basic and general services · 2025
Final works approvals (DOM) · per year
Building permits issued · per year
Management indicator · 2025
What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público ↗
What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
Purchase-order amount · trend
| Top suppliers | Amount | POs |
|---|---|---|
| Representaciones Offersuite Chile Limitada | $2.700.126.872 | 2 |
| Pedro Eduardo Quintrileo Cayumán | $1.176.232.613 | 53 |
| José Rolando Quintallana Vera | $936.794.679 | 11 |
| Juan Carlos Placencia Saavedra | $790.454.996 | 23 |
| Rene Antonio Beltran Gonzalez | $776.822.254 | 22 |
| Adalio Marcelo Ruiz Calixto Empresa Comercial Individual de Responsabi | $752.560.000 | 4 |
| Jose Quintallana | $688.836.029 | 19 |
| Ferrol Ltda. | $674.714.904 | 13 |
Purchase mechanism · 2026
| Tender | $320.632.372 | 52% |
| Agile Purchase | $227.196.931 | 37% |
| Direct award discretionary | $63.964.770 | 10% |
| Framework Agreement | $2.501.726 | 0% |
Companies and economic activitySource: SII · company statistics and roster (domicile/HQ)
Pyramid by sales bracket
Largest companies domiciled in the comuna
| Company | Line of business | Sales bracket | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transportes Maritimos Fidamar Limitada | TRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTO | Medium 1 | 87 |
| I Municipalidad de las Guaitecas | ADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE S | Micro 1 | 53 |
SII roster of legal entities (public). Due to tax secrecy sales come in brackets, never amounts. The comuna is that of the domicile/HQ: operations may be elsewhere.
Investment in SEIA projects
| Project | Owner | Status | Investment (US$M) | Constr. jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modificación de biomasa del cultivo de Salmón Atlántico, RCA 371/2008,DIA | Salmones Camanchaca S.A. | Approved | 2,2 | 10 |
Investment DECLARED by the owner upon entering SEIA (not necessarily materialized; the RCA expires after 5 years without works). Multi-comuna projects: prorated investment, jobs counted in full. Jobs = declared peak labor (source PRISMA/SOFOFA). Source: e-SEIA + PRISMA.
TerritoryClimate, biodiversity, national heritage, SEIA-approved projects and more
Environment and air qualitySource: MMA · SINCA + PPDA + RETC
No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.
Air quality observed at MMA's SINCA stations within the comuna (2020); when there are several, the worst is shown. The scale compares the annual average with the WHO 2021 guideline (PM2.5 = 5 · PM10 = 15 µg/m³, international health reference) and the Chilean annual primary standard (PM2.5 = 20 · PM10 = 50 µg/m³): green within the WHO guideline, amber between guideline and standard, red above the national standard. "Days above standard" use the 24-h daily standard (PM2.5 = 50 · PM10 = 150 µg/m³). RETC emissions = declared point sources (industry/energy), excludes diffuse sources like residential firewood.
Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines
Species of flora, fauna and funga documented in the baselines of the projects evaluated by SEIA in the comuna — what their environmental studies recorded in the territory. Conservation status (RCE/IUCN) and Chilean endemism are flagged.
CR critically endangered · EN endangered · VU vulnerable · NT near threatened (Species Classification Regulation / IUCN). ★ endemic to Chile. Extracted from SEIA studies by kingdom; presence reflects what baselines characterized, not a census.
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. 1 project totaling US$ 11 million, approved in 2011. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.
Approved is not the same as built or operating: the RCA authorises the project, but some were never carried out and others have since closed.
Source: projects with an RCA approved by SEIA (investment declared by the developer, split among the comunas the project spans). Under each sector are its two largest projects by investment. It is the best public proxy for large industrial sites; SERNAGEOMIN’s registry of active mining operations (by mineral and type of operation) is a layer not yet incorporated.
Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC
Almost no comuna has its own utility: it is served by a major regional concession holder. Water = urban operational territory (SISS; rural goes via APR); electric = concession distributor per the tariff decree (CNE); higher education = university, IP and CFT campuses (MINEDUC/SIES), with the nearest comuna when there are none.
Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)
Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)
Municipally maintained green area per inhabitant (SINIM). The National Urban Development Council recommends a minimum of 10 m²/inhab (WHO, ~9). Self-reported by municipalities, with quality varying across comunas.
Territorial burdensSource: SUBDERE (waste, Jun 2023) · Gendarmería (Jun 2025) · SISS (WWTP)
Territorial burdensSource: SUBDERE (waste, Jun 2023) · Gendarmería (Jun 2025) · SISS (WWTP)
Infrastructure this comuna carries — often serving others.
| Facility | Type | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Relleno Sanitario Melinka | Basural | 1.013 t/year |
Official registries: they exclude illegal dumps and rural WWTPs (no consolidated public registry).
Winter riskSource: SENAPRED · winter critical points 2026 (via FAU U. de Chile)
Points in the comuna where SENAPRED identifies winter-rain risk (channel overflows, flooding, collector collapse, landslides, mudflows, snow), with risk level and the agency responsible for the fix.
Climate and climate changeSource: ARClim · MMA + CR2/UC (CMIP6 modeling)
Modeled climatology (CMIP6 downscaling ~5 km): present ≈ 1980-2010, projection ≈ 2035-2065 middle scenario. Not recent weather observation.
SafetyCrime, road crashes and municipal security infrastructure
Crimes (police cases)Source: CEAD · Ministry of Public Security
| Crime | Cases | Rate/100k |
|---|---|---|
| Alcohol and drug use in public spaces | 57 | 3.538 |
| Domestic violence | 19 | 1.179 |
| Threats | 16 | 993 |
| Minor injuries | 8 | 497 |
| Property damage | 8 | 497 |
| Drug-related crimes | 4 | 248 |
| Burglary of an uninhabited place | 2 | 124 |
| Threats or brawls (misdemeanor) | 1 | 62 |
| Less serious injuries | 1 | 62 |
| Snatch theft | 1 | 62 |
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.