Summary
What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap
Tortel es una comuna de la zona austral de Chile ubicada en la provincia Capitán Prat, en el sur de la Región de Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo. Posee una superficie de 20 390 km² y cuenta con 523 habitantes al año 2017. Su capital es el poblado de Caleta Tortel, conocido por sus pasarelas de madera que hacen de calles, por su entorno natural y por hallarse próximo a la desembocadura del Baker, el río más caudaloso de Chile.
Liveability index · EIU style
53.5 /100AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests
Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL
Mayoral history · 7 terms
SERVEL · TRICEL (1992-2008) · DecideChile (2024) · Wikidata (pre-1992)
Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL
Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL
Official council minutesSource: CPLT · Active Transparency inventory (Law 20.285)
Official council minutesSource: CPLT · Active Transparency inventory (Law 20.285)
Este municipio tiene carpetas de actas del concejo en su Transparencia Activa, pero SIN documentos publicados (incumplimiento de la Ley 20.285).
Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory
Comptroller auditsSource: CGR · Municipal Observatory
| Year | Findings | Altam. | Compl. | Median. | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 1 |
| 2020 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 1 |
| 2019 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | 81 | 8 | 57 | 16 | 3 |
| 2015 | 8 | 3 | 5 | — | 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)
- CCurumiLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
- OSOndac SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
- ASAscerto Soluciones SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
- CLCreatimus Linuxcorp LimitadaLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
- FAFebos Ami SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
- STServomec Tecnologia Linmpia SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
- OEOrange Energías RenovablesLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
- USUasvision SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
- OSOn Street S.A.Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
- DADesarrollos AlimenticiosLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
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) | 82,97 % | CENSO 2017 2017 |
| School disengagement (leaves the system) | 0 % | MINEDUC 2023 |
| poblacion_censo | 505 inh. | 2024 Census 2024 |
| Income poverty (CASEN 2022) | 4,6 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022) | 12,3 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Indigenous peoples | 40,2 % | 2024 Census 2024 |
Registro Social de Hogares
| Elderly (60+) | 80 | 14% |
| Children and adolescents (<18) | 120 | 21% |
| Foreign nationals | 0 | 0% |
| Belonging to indigenous peoples | 201 | 35% |
| People with moderate/severe dependency | 0 | 0% |
| Single-person households | 169 | 55% |
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 Caleta Tortel | Rural Health Post (PSR) | Health Service | 3 | 0% |
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 | 197 | 97.0% |
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.
1 Local media · FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
1 Local media · FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)
| Local media | Type | dial |
|---|---|---|
| MDMADRE DE LA DIVINA PROVIDENCIA | FM | 97.1 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 personnel · municipal wages and fees | $1.243.292.000 | 31.7% | |
| Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance | $720.984.000 | 18.4% | |
| Investment (works and projects) | $513.360.000 | 13.1% | |
| Councillor stipends | $81.323.000 | 2.1% | |
| Travel allowances | $23.220.000 | 0.6% | |
| Water (facilities) | $2.574.000 | 0.1% | |
| Commissions and representation | $1.823.000 | 0.0% | |
| Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal | $521.000 | 0.0% |
Share of total accrued spending. Lines overlap (personnel sits inside several areas), so they don't add to 100%. Source: SINIM.
Personal y dotación municipal
Spending composition · 2025
Personnel by contract type · 2025
Municipal headcount · 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
What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
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What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data
Purchase-order amount · trend
| Top suppliers | Amount | POs |
|---|---|---|
| Icafal Ingenieria y Construccion S.A. | $8.223.438.603 | 1 |
| Administradora de Ventas al Detalle Limitada | $1.395.025.696 | 91 |
| Aguas Patagonia de Aysen S.A. | $678.134.762 | 3 |
| Joel Rolindo Mancilla Arias | $446.607.935 | 1 |
| René Adrián Vargas Alvarado | $367.161.483 | 19 |
| V&v e Hijos SpA | $353.084.791 | 8 |
| Ingenieria Electrica & Arquitectura SpA | $339.043.040 | 4 |
| Mancini Ingenieros Asociados Limitada | $315.000.000 | 2 |
Purchase mechanism · 2026
| Tender | $632.119.678 | 48% |
| Direct award discretionary | $402.515.288 | 31% |
| Agile Purchase | $261.189.367 | 20% |
| Framework Agreement | $16.517.305 | 1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| I Municipalidad de Tortel | COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARAC | Micro 1 | 77 |
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.
TerritoryClimate, biodiversity, national heritage, SEIA-approved projects and more
Roads and motorwaysSource: OpenStreetMap · 2026 snapshot
Road infrastructure of the MOP and concession holders, not the municipality: it measures how much highway crosses the territory, not municipal management. Only comunas with roads of this category are counted.
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.
2 Wetlands · 60 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
2 Wetlands · 60 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
| Code | Wetland | Hectares |
|---|---|---|
| HPU-11-06 | Des. Rio Baker | 31 |
| HPU-11-08 | Laguna Tortel | 30 |
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).
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 (2010)
Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2010)
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 heritageSource: National Monuments Council (Feb 2026)
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)
Territorial burdensSource: SUBDERE (waste, Jun 2023) · Gendarmería (Jun 2025) · SISS (WWTP)
Official registries: they exclude illegal dumps and rural WWTPs (no consolidated public registry).
Winter riskSource: SENAPRED · winter critical points 2026 (via FAU U. de Chile)
Points in the comuna where SENAPRED identifies winter-rain risk (channel overflows, flooding, collector collapse, landslides, mudflows, snow), with risk level and the agency responsible for the fix.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Property damage | 8 | 1.368 |
| Domestic violence | 6 | 1.026 |
| Larceny | 4 | 684 |
| Alcohol and drug use in public spaces | 3 | 513 |
| Minor injuries | 2 | 342 |
| Sexual abuse | 1 | 171 |
| Crimes and offenses under the arms law | 1 | 171 |
| Burglary of an inhabited place | 1 | 171 |
| Burglary of an uninhabited place | 1 | 171 |
| Less serious injuries | 1 | 171 |
| Weapons-related crimes | 1 | 171 |
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.