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Escudo de Punta Arenas

Punta Arenas

Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena145.713 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 202417.819 km² of area8 inh./km²$68.891M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Economy
16.476 jobs
10th most jobs promised by investment projects
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Livability
69.8/100
7th most liveable in the country
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Environment
9
28th most SMA-sanctioned companies (by domicile)
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Education
622 pts
27th best PAES reading comprehension
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Population
+4,6%
Population would grow between now and 2050
Society
7,1%
Multidimensional poverty · 324th highest of 346
Finance
$473 thousand
per inhabitant per year · rank 199 of 346
Safety
3.455
cases per 100k inhab. · 333rd in the country
Education
622,3 pts
above the national median in the PAES (576,9 pts)
Finance
319th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

185 Squares and green areas
69 Schools
47 Kindergartens
24 Health centers
14 Pharmacies
9 Carabineros
9 Fire stations
5 Universities
5 Institutes
5 Hospitals
2 Libraries
1 Rodeo arenas (medialunas)

Punta Arenas es una comuna de la zona austral de Chile, ubicada en el sector sur de la Provincia de Magallanes, en el centro de la porción sudamericana de la Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena. La capital de esta comuna es la ciudad de Punta Arenas. Según el censo de 2017, tenía en dicho año una población de 131 592 habitantes.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

69.8 /100
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#7 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety68
Health95
Culture and environment71
Education50
Infrastructure56
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Claudio Radonich J.Re-elected
CHILE VAMOS · RENOVACION NACIONAL
51.641
votes (63.05%)
121.481
Electoral roll
77,08%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 7 terms
CR
Claudio Radonich J.
2024-2028 · RENOVACION NACIONAL
51.641
votes
CA
Claudio Andres Radonich Jimenez
2021-2024 · RN
21.923
votes
VS
Vladimiro Sergio Mimica Cárcamo
2008-2012 · IND
26.357
votes
JE
Juan Enrique Morano Cornejo
2004-2008 · PDC
18.822
votes
JE
Juan Enrique Morano Cornejo
2000-2004 · PDC
19.195
votes
NP
Nelda Panicucci Bianchi
1996-2000 · PS
12.884
votes
CG
Carlos Gonzalez Yaksic
1992-1996 · PS
16.161
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

AS
Alicia Stipicic M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · RENOVACION NACIONAL
4.456
votes
JB
Jose Becerra C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
4.093
votes
ML
Marcela Leichtle M.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
3.790
votes
JR
Jorge Risco N.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
3.731
votes
GF
German Flores M.
CHILE VAMOS RENOVACIÓN NACIONAL - INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
3.613
votes
DE
Dalivor Eterovic D.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · PARTIDO COMUNISTA DE CHILE
2.463
votes
JC
Jonathan Carcamo G.
POR CHILE, SEGUIMOS · FRENTE AMPLIO
2.377
votes
MC
Miguel Contreras B.
REPUBLICANOS E INDEPENDIENTES · PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DE CHILE
1.725
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión18 de junio de 2026129 minWatch session

En una línea: El Seremi de Seguridad expuso la estrategia regional contra el crimen organizado y se aprobaron licitaciones, modificaciones presupuestarias y una subvención de $35 millones para la Fundación Cultural.

Temas tratados

  • Seguridad pública: El Seremi Ronald López presentó el Plan Comunal de Seguridad Pública 2024-2028, con foco en crimen organizado, narcotráfico, trata de personas, control fronterizo y tecnología (cámaras, drones, biometría).
  • CESFAM 18 de Septiembre: El encargado de salud de la CORMUPA detalló el calendario de traslado al nuevo edificio, con apertura prevista para el 9 de julio de 2026.
  • Licitaciones y adjudicaciones: Canastas de alimentos, obras en bandejones y programa FOSIS de emprendimiento.
  • Modificaciones presupuestarias: Reasignaciones internas para Fundación Cultural y Dirección de Seguridad Pública.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • Canastas de alimentos (licitación pública, 24 meses): adjudicada a SAP HT SpA → aprobada por unanimidad.
  • FOSIS "Emprendamos Grupal Autogestionado" ($5 millones): adjudicada a Creadores Australes → aprobada; concejal Becerra se abstuvo por dudas sobre el marco legal.
  • Mejoramiento bandejones sur calle Capitán Guillermo: adjudicada a Comercializadora del Sur → aprobada por unanimidad.
  • Costos O&M Centro Adulto Mayor y Centro Social vía Senda Australaprobados por unanimidad.
  • Modificaciones presupuestarias N°19 y N°20aprobadas por unanimidad.
  • Subvención $35 millones a Fundación Cultural Municipal (talleristas/escuela de arte) → aprobada por unanimidad.

Plata y obras

  • Bandejones calle Capitán Guillermo: $84.121.100, plazo 120 días corridos.
  • Modificación N°19: $35 millones para Fundación Cultural (escuela municipal de arte y cultura).
  • Modificación N°20: Reasignación interna de $35 millones para uniformes, equipamiento y dos motocicletas para la Dirección de Seguridad.
  • Subvención Fundación Cultural: $35 millones.
  • CESFAM 18 de Septiembre: recibió AGL de $50.793.130 de los $162.679.088 solicitados.
  • Centro Social vía Senda Austral: proyecto de $289.335.000 postulado a FNDR 2026; costos O&M aprobados: ~$4,4 millones.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Crimen organizado: El concejal Flores recordó que fue calificado de "populista" cuando alertó sobre bandas en Magallanes; el fiscal regional habría confirmado al menos cinco bandas activas.
  • Cámaras inteligentes (sistema SITO): Anunciado con corte de cinta en 2024, nunca se implementó; el Seremi reconoció que el programa está "dormido" y se evalúa tecnología alternativa.
  • Aduana sin escáner portátil: Concejal Flores denunció que lleva tres años sin solución, con evidencia de que vehículos entran al país sin revisión por el transbordar de Puerto Natales.
  • Licitación FOSIS: Concejal Becerra solicitó informe jurídico porque no existiría convenio vigente que justifique que el concejo vote licitaciones que no licita ni ejecuta.

Para seguir

  • 9 de julio: fecha comprometida para inicio de funcionamiento del CESFAM 18 de Septiembre (con marcha blanca y agenda reducida los primeros días).
  • Visita al CESFAM como consejo en terreno, a coordinar antes del 9 de julio.
  • Informe jurídico sobre el rol del concejo en licitaciones FOSIS (solicitado por concejal Becerra).
  • Modificaciones presupuestarias pendientes se pospusieron para la sesión del lunes siguiente.
  • Seremi de Seguridad se comprometió a volver al concejo con resultados del plan regional.

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)

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

Findingstotal
429
Highly complex
78
Audit reports
31
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2025441
2024661
20227152
2021571022253
2020227784
201926411114

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

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

  • AD
    Asociacion de Funcionarios Municipales de Punta Arenas
    Lobby / interest management · 21 audiencias · 2017–2024
  • CC
    Cámara Chilena de la Construcción A.g.
    Lobby / interest management · 13 audiencias · 2016–2025
  • IE
    Inmobiliaria Ebco Omcorp S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 13 audiencias · 2020–2026
  • EE
    Empresa Eléctrica de Magallanes S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 12 audiencias · 2016–2025
  • EC
    Empresa Constructora Bravo e Izquierdo Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 12 audiencias · 2016–2020
  • IS
    Inmobiliaria Salfa Austral Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 10 audiencias · 2016–2023
  • C
    Coopeuch
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2015–2022
  • US
    Unnico SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 8 audiencias · 2023–2025
  • AD
    Asociacion de Trabajadores Municipales de Punta Ar
    Lobby / interest management · 7 audiencias · 2017–2019
  • CA
    Cervecería Asutral S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 6 audiencias · 2019–2025
  • IE
    Inmobiliria e Inversiones RD Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2016–2021
  • FC
    Fundacion Coaniquem
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2018–2024
  • AP
    Ascendal Punta Arenas SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2021–2024
  • IS
    Inmobiliaria Socovesa Sur S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2016–2020
  • CS
    Concremag S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2018–2021
  • UD
    Universidad de Magallanes
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2016–2024
  • tc
    Transportes Carlos Estrada Lda
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2017–2024
  • EL
    Empresas la Polar S.A.
    Lobby / interest management · 5 audiencias · 2021–2024
  • RS
    Rendic S.a. Unimarc
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2016–2025
  • Sd
    Sociedad de Rentas Inmobiliarias Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 4 audiencias · 2017–2019
and 274 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

121.265
inhabitants
146.465
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
+21%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
153.968
+1% vs. 2035 (152.488)
Over 60 · 2050
28,75%
24,01% in 2035 · +5 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)96,99 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)1,6 %MINEDUC 2023
School enrollment1.451 studentsMINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
Municipal enrollment30,4 %MINEDUC · aggregated by hexagons 2024
PAES reading comprehension (DEMRE)622,3 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
PAES mathematics M1 (DEMRE)643,9 ptsDEMRE · MINEDUC datos abiertos 2026
poblacion_censo132.363 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)3,5 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)7,1 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples22,23 %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 1.610 students registered for the PAES.

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
121.487
67.299 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
28.889
43% of RSH households
Female-headed households
53%
35.498
Elderly (60+)28.40623%
Children and adolescents (<18)23.08219%
Foreign nationals5.9725%
Belonging to indigenous peoples24.83820%
People with moderate/severe dependency1.5831%
Single-person households35.44553%

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
23.970
71 schools
Students per teacher
10,4
2.297 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
87,4%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
42,2%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 43%Private subsidized 39%Private paid 18%
Pass rate
98,3%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
2,04%
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
5
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
1
FONASA enrollees
112.607
77% of the population
Doctors employed
46
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 323Contract staff: 243Fee contracts: 514
Primary-care medical visits · per year
71.914
170.127
20102025
Medical specialties served · 51 in the comuna (public system)
Internal MedicineAdult Orthopedics and TraumaAdult GynecologyOphthalmologyOtorhinolaryngologyAdult PsychiatryDiabetologyAdult General SurgeryAdult NeurologyPediatric SurgeryAdult RheumatologyAdult GastroenterologyAdult UrologyObstetricsPediatric NeurologyNeurosurgeryAdult CardiologyAdult Hematology+26 more
surgery:General SurgeryOrthopedics and TraumaUrologyOther specialtiesOtorhinolaryngologyThoracic SurgeryMaxillofacial SurgeryCardiovascular SurgeryOphthalmologyNeurosurgery

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
7.466
4.653
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 (112.609 in total)
CenterTypeProvider typeEnrollees% brackets A-B
Centro de Salud Familiar Dr. Mateo BencurFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal33.63049%
Centro de Salud Familiar Dr. Juan DamianovicFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal27.69850%
Centro de Salud Familiar Dr. Thomas FentonFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal18.57946%
Centro de Salud Familiar 18 SeptiembreFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal18.36151%
Centro de Salud Familiar Carlos IbáñezFamily Health Center (CESFAM)Municipal14.17451%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Río SecoCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal8252%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Dr. Mateo BencurCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal4646%
Centro Comunitario de Salud Familiar Dr. Juan DamianovicCommunity Family Health Center (CECOSF)Municipal3738%
Posta de Salud Rural Agua FrescaRural Health Post (PSR)Municipal20%

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

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $29.228.951.000 ($259.566/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $27.857.303.000Municipal contribution: $1.344.291.000

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

Indigenous population
29.419
22.2% of the census population (Census 2024)
Indigenous communities
11
RNAI CONADI registry · Mar 2024
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche28.01495.2%
Kawésqar5411.8%
Otro2050.7%
Aymara1860.6%
Diaguita1550.5%
Yagán1140.4%
Selk'nam680.2%

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

Community organizationSource: RPJSFL Civil Registry (Law 20.500/19.418) · as of Jun 2026

Active neighborhood councils
100
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
0.7
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
1.986
the entire active civil fabric
Social and aid
728
Sports
231
Cultural
107
For the elderly
104
Foundations and corporations
30
Committees (water, housing, progress)
28
Fire brigades
3
Trade associations and cooperatives
2
Religious
2

All the comuna's active non-profit legal entities (Law 20.500 / 19.418), classified by organization name. It portrays the civil fabric: not just neighborhood councils, also committees, sports clubs, cultural and elderly groups, foundations and fire brigades.

29 Local media · 4 AM · 4 Comunitaria · 21 FMSource: SUBTEL · broadcasting licences · Regional Media Survey (MSGG)

Local mediaTypedial
BBIO-BIOFM105.1 FM
CCAMELOTFM95.3 FM
CCHILENAAM590 AM
CCONSTELACIONFM97.3 FM
CCORPORACIONFM91.1 FM
ECEL CONQUISTADORFM101.5 FM
EESTILOFM95.9 FM
MMAGALLANESAM700 AM
NSNUEVA SUPER STEREOFM100.3 FM
NMNUEVO MUNDOFM104.7 FM
PPATAGONICAFM96.9 FM
PPOLARAM960 AM
PIPRESIDENTE IBAÑEZFM88.5 FM
UUNIVERSOFM100.9 FM
ACAgrupacion Cultural del Desarrollo Artistico y Musical la Nueva Aurora · holderComunitaria107.7 FM
AdAgrupacion de Atencion Integral a la Familia Tiempo de Dios · holderComunitaria107.3 FM
CdCentro de Restauracion Mi Viña · holderComunitaria107.5 FM
CeComunicaciones e Inversiones Alex Rodrigo Molina Castillo E.I.R.L. · holderFM102.1 FM
CeComunicaciones e Inversiones Veronica Margarita Carrera Guzman E.I.R.L. · holderFM99.9 FM
CEConsorcio Eva SpA · holderAM890 AM
CdCorporacion de Radio Valparaiso Ltda. · holderFM99.1 FM
FCFerval Chile SpA · holderFM99.7 FM
FCFerval Chile SpA · holderFM101.9 FM
IMIglesia Ministerio Cristiano Camino de Salvacion · holderComunitaria107.1 FM
SMSar Multimedios SpA · holderFM88.1 FM
SLSoberania Ltda. · holderFM94.1 FM
SRSoc. Radiodifusora Mil Ltda. · holderFM97.7 FM
TATelecomunicaciones Alex Rodrigo Molina Castillo E.I.R.L. · holderFM100.5 FM
YCYancey Comunicaciones SpA · holderFM98.9 FM

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

Foreign-born populationSource: 2024 Census · INE

Foreign nationals
7.991
6% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Venezuela
2.705 people · 34% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
2.705 Venezuela
1.988 Colombia
1.497 Argentina
192 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
216
3 encampments (2024 Registry)
Housing deficit
2.163
4,4% of the comuna's households
Housing permits · 2024
104
10.164 m² · new construction
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
1.409
paid · 2011–2025
Subsidies Solidarity Fund · DS49
6.996
beneficiaries · 2012–2026
Subsidies Rental · DS52
221
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

99.131homes · by type (2017)
House
47.047 · 93.5%
House
44.624 · 91.4%
Apartment
3.977 · 8.1%
Apartment
2.363 · 4.7%
Shack/hut/shanty
398 · 0.8%
Other private
344 · 0.7%
Other private
128 · 0.3%
Room in old house/tenement
111 · 0.2%
Room in old house/tenement
60 · 0.1%
Shack/improvised dwelling
35 · 0.1%
Mobile
29 · 0.1%
Mobile
8 · 0%
Indigenous dwelling
5 · 0%
Traditional/indigenous dwelling
2 · 0%
73%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Owned outright
17.680 · 53.1%
Rented
6.888 · 20.7%
Owned, being paid off
6.455 · 19.4%
Provided for work
1.203 · 3.6%
Free of charge
1.083 · 3.3%

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

Elderly careSource: Chile Cuida · National Assets / SENAMA

Long-stay residencesELEAM
7
Beds
121
4 per 1,000 over-60s

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

ResourcesBudget, spending, municipal procurement and more

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

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

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
Zona Franca (recinto primario)companies
DL 1.055/1975 + DFL 341/1977

Exención de renta de 1ª categoría por rentas devengadas en la zona y de IVA por ventas/servicios de usuarios dentro del recinto (excepto suntuarios, tabaco, alcohol, pirotecnia).

Exención renta 1ª categoría + IVA en el recinto· 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 al gas de Magallanes (vía ENAP)residents
Ley de Presupuesto anual → Min. Energía → ENAP

El Fisco asigna fondos por Ley de Presupuesto a Energía, que los traspasa a ENAP para subsidiar el precio del gas en la región. ~$56 mil M (2015) → ~$64 mil M (2016). Cifras 2015–2018; mecánica vigente, montos 2026 sin confirmar.

~$56–64 mil millones/año (regional)· desde 2011Source
Subsidio focalizado al consumo de gas naturalresidents
Convenio DPR + municipios + Gasco Magallanes (10-may-2024)

Subsidio focalizado en hogares vulnerables (no universal): $26.000/mes (ago-sep) y $12.000/mes (oct-dic) por beneficiario en 2024; ~2.742 beneficiarios, inversión ~$400 M.

$12.000–$26.000/mes por hogar vulnerable· convenio 2024Source
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 70% (DL 249)workers
DL 249/1974 art. 7 · DL 3.551/1980 art. 25 · Ley 19.354

Sobresueldo mensual a funcionarios públicos según aislamiento/costo de vida: 70% 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.

70% 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
$68.890.927.000
Own revenue
$27.316.519.000
40% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$6.827.894.000
10% of the total
State transfers
$32.929.590.000
48% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$6.871.357.000
$68.890.927.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

30.1%
24.8%
6.1%
8.4%
30.5%
Property tax$8.220.177.000
Business licenses$6.780.244.000
Vehicle permits$1.672.500.000
Cleaning fees$2.307.821.000
Other own revenue$8.335.777.000
Special-law revenues · 2025
Casinos (Law 19.995): $2.063.834.000Mining licenses (Law 19.143): $12.134.000Aquaculture licenses (Law 20.033): $96.408.000

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
44.2%
35.5%
20.3%
Municipal$68.890.927.000
Education$55.300.735.000
Health$31.535.864.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $4.016.715.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$3.973.961.000
$27.316.519.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$1.302.999.000
$6.827.894.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$559.879.000
$32.929.590.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$76.784.029.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$70.252.248.000
Execution rate
91.5%
Unexecuted: $6.531.781.000
Medium execution: it executed 91.5%. Left unspent: $6.531.781.000.

Accrued spending · trend

$6.917.276.000
$70.252.248.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

79.6%
16.6%
Internal management$55.949.160.000
Community services$11.626.818.000
Social programs$837.186.000
Municipal activities$61.188.000
Recreational programs$321.751.000
Cultural programs$1.456.145.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Transfers to health$29.369.440.00041.8%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$29.228.951.00041.6%
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$14.953.104.00021.3%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$14.714.159.00020.9%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$6.385.011.0009.1%
Electricity (facilities)$2.172.807.0003.1%
Transfers to education$2.082.684.0003.0%
Investment (works and projects)$1.626.326.0002.3%
Street lighting$490.821.0000.7%
Councillor stipends$109.771.0000.2%
Water (facilities)$49.648.0000.1%
Travel allowances$16.394.0000.0%
Commissions and representation$1.400.0000.0%

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

21.3%
20.9%
57.8%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$14.953.104.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$14.714.159.000
Others$40.584.985.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

64.0%
31.2%
Permanent staff$9.934.893.000
Contract staff$4.840.774.000
Fee contracts$177.437.000
Labor Code$121.160.000
Community progs.$458.891.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

64.3%
34.4%
Permanent staff295
Contract staff158
Fee contracts6
Total: 459 staffFee contracts: 1.3% of the headcountWomen: 47.5%Professionalization: 41.1%
Cost/staffer permanent: $32.865.858/yearCost/staffer contract: $23.277.911/yearCost/staffer fees: $34.272.833/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: $1.626.326.000 (2.3% of spending)Councillor stipends: $109.771.000Travel allowances: $16.394.000Commissions and representation: $1.400.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $6.385.011.000Street lighting: $490.821.000Electricity: $2.172.807.000Water: $49.648.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

980
1.451
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

794
176
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$127.713.309.566
Purchase orders
36.649

Purchase-order amount · trend

$1.670.197.500
$5.741.980.583
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Transportes Carlos Estrada Ltda.$6.777.863.20931
Constructora Salfa S a$6.188.122.9177
Consorcio de Ingenieria Hollemberg SpA$5.752.134.7201
Hdi Seguros S.A.$4.539.009.21835
Empresa de Servicio y Constructora Sur Romeral Ltd$3.720.000.0001
Empresa Electrica de Magallanes S a$2.698.682.6263
Servitrans$2.348.336.4803
Comercial e Inversiones Crosur Ltda.$2.171.903.265990

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $5.027.040.02788%
Framework Agreement $377.941.0387%
Agile Purchase $289.188.5495%
Direct award discretionary$47.810.9691%

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

Registered companies
12.589
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
63.042

Pyramid by sales bracket

58.8%
17.6%
20.5%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)7.405 companies
Small (≤25k UF)2.219 companies
Medium (≤100k UF)272 companies
Large (>100k UF)106 companies
No sales/no info2.587 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
Constructora Salfa S aCONSTRUCCIONLarge 4 (>1M UF)5.567
Constructora Vilicic S aCONSTRUCCIONLarge 4 (>1M UF)1.389
Sanchez y Sanchez SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)974
Salmones Blumar Magallanes SpAAGRICULTURA, GANADERIA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCALarge 4 (>1M UF)776
Esteban Guic y Cia Ltda.COMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)541
Transbordadora Austral Broom S aTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 4 (>1M UF)506
Aerovias Dap Sociedad AnónimaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 4 (>1M UF)416
Corcoran y Compañia SpACOMERCIO AL POR MAYOR Y AL POR MENOR; REPARACLarge 4 (>1M UF)312
Empresa Electrica de Magallanes S aSUMINISTRO DE ELECTRICIDAD, GAS, VAPOR Y AIRELarge 4 (>1M UF)132
Naviera Ultranav Chile LimitadaTRANSPORTE Y ALMACENAMIENTOLarge 4 (>1M UF)59

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
2
US$ 9.000 M declared
Approved last 5 years
16
US$ 1.456 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
4.666
+ 926 in operations
Construction jobsapproved 5 yrs
2.478
peak labor
ProjectOwnerStatusInvestment (US$M)Constr. jobs
Proyecto de Producción de Hidrógeno y Amoniaco Verde - H2 MagallanesEIATec H2 Mag SpAUnder Review16.00010.000
Proyecto integral para la producción y exportación de amoniaco verde -EIAAsoe Chile Diez SpAUnder Review11.000,0013.998
Planta de Combustibles Sintéticos Cabo NegroEIAHif Chile 1 SpAApproved8301.200
Parque Eólico Faro del SurEIAEólica Faro del Sur S.P.AApproved500600
PLANTA DE PROCESO DE HIDROLIZADOSDIASociedad Pesquera Landes S.A.Approved30100
Proyecto Habitacional Brisas del EstrechoDIAConstructora Salfa S.A.Approved27250
ESTUDIO HIDRAULICO Y MECANICO FLUVIAL RÍO LAS MINAS Y OBRAS DE CONTROLDIAMinisterio de Obras PúblicasApproved26,30475
Centro de Gestion de Residuos Solidos, MagallanesDIAGobierno Regional de Magallanes y AApproved2030
?AMPLIACIÓN PLANTA DE PROCESO CAMERON?DIAEntrevientos S.A.Approved8,820
Sistema de Tratamiento y Acondicionamiento de Residuos Industriales LíDIABadinotti Chile S.A.Approved4,540
Pozo Lastrero Los RogelesDIAConcremag S.A.Approved4,09510
Fracturación Hidráulica para el Pozo Exploratorio Hemmer ADIAEmpresa Nacional del Petróleo - MagApproved240

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
65 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.

1monitoring stations · 1 from the MMA Network· measures MP2,5· station: Punta Arenas
PM2.5 latest reading
6 µg/m³
15-08-2026
Monthly PM2.5 trend
norma 2007/24: 3,6 µg/m³08/24: 5,1 µg/m³09/24: 3,7 µg/m³10/24: 4,1 µg/m³11/24: 4,4 µg/m³12/24: 3,7 µg/m³01/25: 3,5 µg/m³02/25: 3,1 µg/m³03/25: 4,1 µg/m³04/25: 5,3 µg/m³05/25: 5 µg/m³06/25: 4,7 µg/m³07/25: 4,2 µg/m³08/25: 5,2 µg/m³09/25: 4,4 µg/m³10/25: 2,7 µg/m³12/25: 3,8 µg/m³01/26: 3,9 µg/m³02/26: 3,2 µg/m³03/26: 3,8 µg/m³04/26: 3,5 µg/m³05/26: 4 µg/m³06/26: 3,8 µg/m³08/26: 5,1 µg/m³07/2408/26
5,1 µg/m³
promedio 08/26
Air emissions from industrial sources · tons/year (RETC 2020)
43 t MP10
43 t MP2,5
13 t Material particulado
7 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
AlacalufesNational Reserve284.689 ha
Alberto AgostiniNational Park130.373 ha
MaggallanesNational Reserve25.233 ha
Laguna ParrillarNational Reserve17.751 ha
Los PingüinosNatural Monument78 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.

115
Species
36
Flora
77
Fauna
2
Funga
40
In conservation status
1
Endemic to Chile
Species in conservation category
Delfín chilenoCephalorhynchus eutropiaVUCaiquén, cauquén comúnChloephaga pictaVUCaranca, cagüe, cauquén costero, cauquén blancoChloephaga hybridaVUCanquén coloradoChloephaga rubidicepsENPetrel gigante antártico, petrel gigante del surMacronectes giganteusVUÑandúRhea pennataENHuillínLontra provocaxENChorlo de doble collar, chorlito de doble collarCharadrius falklandicusVUGuanacoLama guanicoeVUCanelo, boique, voigue, fuñe, choólDrimys winteriENPerdiz australTinamotis ingoufiVURatón topo del estrecho magallanesChelemys delfiniVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUBallena jorobadaMegaptera novaeangliaeVUChorlo de magallanesPluvianellus socialisENZarapito de pico recto, aguja café, becasina de mar, hudsonian godwit (inglés)Limosa haemasticaVUBallena sei, rorcual bacalao, rorcual de rudolphiBalaenoptera borealisCRChungungo, nutria marina, gato de mar, chinchiménLontra felinaENDelfín naríz de botellaTursiops truncatusENPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUBallena franca australEubalaena australisENPerdiz copetona o martinetaEudromia elegansENHuemul, taruca, wümul, güemul, shoan, shoen, trula, hueque, ciervo sur andinoHippocamelus bisulcusCRPudúPudu puduVUPingüino de magallanesSpheniscus magellanicusNTFlamenco chilenoPhoenicopterus chilensisNTQuetru no volador, pato quetru no volador, pato vaporTachyeres pteneresNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTLagartija magallánica o de magallanesLiolaemus magellanicusNTCarpintero negro, gallos del monte, rere (mapudungún)Campephilus magellanicusNTPumaPuma concolorNTCanquén común, avutarda, cauquén realChloephaga poliocephalaNTChorlo de campo, pachurrónOreopholus ruficollisNTPato anteojillo, pato perro (argentina y chile), pato de anteojos, ánade anteojillo (español), spectacled duck, bronze-winged duck (inglés)Speculanas specularisNTPato cortacorrientesMerganetta armataNTTagua cornuda, polla de agua, pato negro, gallina, socaFulica cornutaNTGato montés argentinoLeopardus geoffroyiNTLobo fino australArctocephalus australisNTYal australMelanodera melanoderaNTConcón, kongkong, lechuza batarazStrix rufipesNT

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

25 Wetlands · 17 urban · 607 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HUR-12-03Rio Lenaduraurban137
HUR-12-20Sin informaciónurban87
HUR-12-11Tres Puentesurban74
HUR-12-16Sector Estero Bitsnurban59
HUR-12-01Rio de las Minasurban49
HRU-12-01Sector Ruta 941
HRU-12-02Rio Seco29
HPU-12-06Humedal Sector Rio Ciervos25
HUR-12-13Sector Parque María Behetyurban24
HPU-12-01Rio Los Ciervos24
HUR-12-02Estero Bitsnurban12
HPU-12-07Punta Arenas 111

+ 13 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. 29 projects totaling US$ 2.811 million, approved between 1995 and 2026. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Miscellaneous industrial facilities4 projects · US$ 1.013 M · 2019–2025
Hif Chile 1 SpAPlanta de Combustibles Sintéticos Cabo Negro · Nueva Planta Cervecería Austral
Energy4 projects · US$ 735 M · 1998–2026
Eólica Faro del Sur S.P.AParque Eólico Faro del Sur · Ampliación de la Capacidad de Producción del Complejo Cabo Negro Methanex Chile Limited
Others7 projects · US$ 715 M · 1995–2023
Methanex Chile SpATercer Tren de Metanol · Segundo Tren de Metanol
Transport Infrastructure2 projects · US$ 115 M · 2009–2018
Red Aeroportuaria Austral Sociedad Concesionaria S.A.Proyecto por concesión: Mejoramiento y Ampliación del Aeropuerto Presidente Carlos Ibañez del Campo, XIIª Región Mejoramiento y Ampliación Aeropuerto (e-seia) · Ampliación y Mejoramiento Aeropuerto Presidente Carlos Ibáñez del Campo de Punta Arenas
Fishing and Aquaculture5 projects · US$ 108 M · 2004–2021
Salmones Blumar Magallanes SpAPISCICULTURA DE RECIRCULACIÓN LA ESTANCIA · PLANTA DE PROCESO DE HIDROLIZADOS
Environmental Sanitation4 projects · US$ 57 M · 2002–2023
Gobierno Regional de Magallanes y Antártica ChilenaCentro de Gestion de Residuos Solidos, Magallanes · Planta Procesadora de Productos del Mar Isla Lennox - Proyecto de Saneamiento Ambiental
Mining1 project · US$ 30 M · 2010
Gregorio Energy Fell SpAExploración de Hidrocarburos en Sector MA
Hydraulic Infrastructure1 project · US$ 26 M · 2025
Ministerio de Obras PúblicasESTUDIO HIDRAULICO Y MECANICO FLUVIAL RÍO LAS MINAS Y OBRAS DE CONTROL SEDIMENTOLOGICO
Amenities1 project · US$ 12 M · 2000
Ministerio de JusticiaComplejo Penitenciario de Punta Arenas

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
Edelmag
Empresa sanitaria (agua y alcantarillado)
Aguas Magallanes
Higher education
7 campuses in the comuna

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
9
Sanctioned entities
9
companies, individuals and institutions
Total fines
1.425 UTA
8 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Nova Austral S.A.CES ARACENA 14 (RNA 120096)Fishing and Aquaculture1.300
Frigorífico Simunovic S.A.FRIGORIFICO SIMUNOVICAgroindustry50
Sociedad Minera Patagonia Peat LimitadaTURBERA GRAZZIA SAN JUANMining42
Chile Sea Foods Comercial SpAPLANTA PESQUERA CHILE SEAFOODS PUNTA ARENASFishing and Aquaculture18
Jessica Muñoz CaipillanCLUB HAVANA (EX BK DISCO-PUB Y OLYMPUS DISCOPUB)Amenities8
Comamu SpABROADWAY RESTOBARAmenities3
Club Hipico de Punta Arenas S.A.CLUB HÍPICO DE PUNTA ARENASAmenities2
Bruna SpABRUNA GASTROBARAmenities1
Ismenia del Carmen Levin MaripillanLA RUTA CLUBAmenities

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
7
on projects in the comuna
Upheld
6
the court sided with the claimant
Case no.Parties / projectSubjectDecision
248.314-2023
3TA
Nova Austral S.A con Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente”
Centro de engorda de salmónidos “Aracena 10
Environmental sanction proceedingPartially upheld
5116
3TA
Eduardo Contreras Pérez/ Directora Ejecutiva del Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental
Planta de Proceso de Hidrolizados
Environmental assessment – Citizen participationRejects
R-19-202
3TA
“Nova Austral S.A/Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente”
Proyecto “CES ARACENA 19
Environmental sanction proceedingPartially upheld
R-49-2022
3TA
Nova Austral S.A con Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Centro de engorda de salmónidos “Cockburn 23
Environmental sanction proceedingPartially upheld
R-50-2022
3TA
Nova Austral S.A y otro con Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Centro de engorda de salmónidos “Cockburn 14
Environmental sanction proceedingPartially upheld
97074-2021
3TA
Alejandro Gabriel Riquelme Ducci con Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente
Estudio Hidráulico y Mecánico Fluvial Río Las Minas y Dimensionamiento Obras de Control Sedimentológico Punta Arenas
Environmental sanction proceeding — entry requirementUpheld
R-16-2021
3TA
Comunidad Indígena Kawésqar Grupos Familiares Nómades del Mar y Otros con Comisión de Evaluación Ambiental Región de Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena
Fusión y Relocalización: Centro de cultivo de salmonídeos, Clarence 6, Sector Seno Dineley, al Sureste de Puerto Luis, Isla Clarence, XII° Región de Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Nº PERT: 218120001, Sector 2
Administrative invalidationUpheld

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
10 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
24
Historic monuments
23
Heritage zones
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 LeñaduraVertedero106.914 t/year · receives from 4 comunas
C.E.T. Punta ArenasPrison (CET)22 inmates · 22 convicted · 0 awaiting trial · 92% occupancy
C.P. Punta ArenasPrison (CP)498 inmates · 367 convicted · 122 awaiting trial · 123% occupancy
ES - PUNTA ARENASPTAS · emisario submarinoA. MAGALLANES S.A. · discharges into mar
ES- RÍO SECOPTAS · sin infoA. MAGALLANES S.A.
Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero Municipal Leñadura (Punta Arenas) · 106.465 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
2
Area affected
20 ha
mostly grassland
Cumulative last 5 seasons
35 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
90
At high or very high risk
20
5 very high
Main threat
Acumulación de nieve

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
4,25°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,2°C
Annual precipitation
1.186 mm
projection: +0%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +0 days
Frost days
139

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
5.035
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
3.455
Police cases · trend
9.931
5.035
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Domestic violence1.032708
Threats783537
Property damage721495
Alcohol and drug use in public spaces608417
Larceny562386
Minor injuries349240
Drug-related crimes12082
Sexual abuse11881
Burglary of an uninhabited place10572
Burglary of an inhabited place7350
Robbery with violence or intimidation6444
Rapes5739

Showing the 12 crimes with most cases of 30.

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
64
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 145.713 hab
Patrol fleet
9
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Security booths
1
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 9Drones: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
14
64
20202025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
650
Deaths
7
4,8 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
387
51 serious
Pedestrian collisions
54
2 pedestrians killed

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.