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Laguna Blanca

Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena248 inhabitantsPoblación proyectada INE 20243.508 km² of area0 inh./km²$2.688M ingreso municipalSINIM · ingreso total percibido · 2025
Profile today2050
The comuna in context · among 346 comunas
Society
-65%
Laguna Blanca: the comuna that lost the most population
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Society
-65%
1st that lost the most population (since 2002)
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Education
9%
2nd highest school dropout
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Finance
$10.201.411/inhab.
4th highest budget per inhabitant
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Economy
13.998 jobs
18th most jobs promised by investment projects
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Education
100 km to the nearest campus
19th most isolated from higher education
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Population
−24,4%
Population would fall between now and 2050
Society
0,4%
Multidimensional poverty · 334th highest of 346
Finance
$10,8 million
per inhabitant per year · rank 3 of 346
Finance
92,26%
It depends on the Common Fund: almost no own revenue
Education
8,7%
School dropout rate · 2nd highest in the country
Economy
4.666
construction jobs · Investment in the pipeline would promise
Finance
11th
most dependent on the Common Fund of 340
Summary

What the comuna hasSource: OpenStreetMap

2 Health centers
2 Schools
2 Carabineros
2 Squares and green areas
1 Fire stations

Laguna Blanca es una comuna de la zona austral de Chile, ubicada en la provincia de Magallanes, Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena. Su municipalidad tiene asiento en el poblado de Villa Tehuelches, en la ruta entre Punta Arenas y Puerto Natales. Con una población escasa, según el censo de 2017 de 274 habitantes, es la comuna menos poblada de Chile continental, y la que más ha decrecido porcentualmente en habitantes en los últimos 15 años.

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

Liveability index · EIU style

50.9 /100
Ver el ranking y simular
#140 of 346 · most liveable in the country (EIU weighting)
Safety49
Health54
Culture and environment43
Education58
Infrastructure57
AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests

Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL

Fernando Ojeda G.Re-elected
CONTIGO CHILE MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
265
votes (42.67%)
819
Electoral roll
78,88%
Turnout
Mayoral history · 8 terms
FO
Fernando Ojeda G.
2024-2028 · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
265
votes
FI
Fernando Ivan Ojeda Gonzalez
2021-2024 · PS
171
votes
RR
Ricardo Ritter Rodríguez
2008-2012 · UDI
355
votes
RR
Ricardo Ritter Rodríguez
2004-2008 · UDI
349
votes
RR
Ricardo Ritter Rodriguez
2000-2004 · ILC
273
votes
RR
Ricardo Ritter Rodriguez
1996-2000 · ILDUD
179
votes
RR
Ricardo Ritter Rodriguez
1994-1996 · ILD
88
votes
JM
Juan Mayorga Andrade
1992-1994 · PS
55
votes

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

Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL

EV
Esteban Vera V.
INDEPENDIENTE
118
votes
LA
Luciano Ampuero V.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · INDEPENDIENTE
87
votes
MP
Miriam Perez B.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO POR LA DEMOCRACIA
78
votes
PM
Patricia Maldonado C.
CHILE MUCHO MEJOR · PARTIDO SOCIALISTA DE CHILE
75
votes
AS
Alberto Solo D.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
74
votes
NC
Nelson Caniu C.
CHILE VAMOS UDI-EVOPOLI E INDEPENDIENTES · INDEPENDIENTE
74
votes

Sesiones

Última sesión3 de octubre de 202480 minWatch session

En una línea: El concejo recibió la presentación del pre-presupuesto municipal y de salud 2025, que muestra un déficit de ~138 millones de pesos a resolver antes del 14 de diciembre, con incertidumbre adicional por gastos pendientes del área de educación.

Temas tratados

  • Pre-presupuesto municipal 2025: presentación de ingresos proyectados y gastos por programa, con orientaciones globales centradas en infraestructura básica, planificación territorial y programas comunitarios.
  • Pre-presupuesto de salud 2025: propuesta de aumento de dotación (dermatólogo y traumatólogo en visitas periódicas), ajuste en combustibles y equipamiento de la posta.
  • Situación de educación: debate sobre cómo tratar los fondos FAES pendientes de rendición tras el traspaso de educación al Servicio Local; el presupuesto se dejó en cero por ahora.
  • Proceso de aprobación: discusión sobre plazos y comisiones de trabajo considerando el cambio de autoridades tras las elecciones.

Acuerdos y votaciones

  • No hubo votaciones formales en esta sesión; es una sesión informativa (pre-presupuesto), según lo establecido en el artículo 72 de la Ley Orgánica de Municipalidades.
  • Se acordó informalmente trabajar en comisiones los días 16 y 23 de octubre, con la intención de incorporar a las nuevas autoridades electas en el proceso posterior a las elecciones.

Plata y obras

  • Presupuesto municipal total proyectado: ~3.107 millones de pesos; déficit a ajustar: ~138 millones de pesos.
  • Principales ítems de gasto: gestión interna 2.161 millones, servicios comunitarios 535 millones, programas sociales 173 millones, programas culturales 119 millones.
  • Fondo Común Municipal: ~1.726 millones de pesos (cifra con posibles errores en la transcripción).
  • Royalty minero: ~118 millones de pesos; debe rendirse cada 3-4 meses con destino específico.
  • PMB energización (sub-estación eléctrica): ~152 millones, aún no licitado; registrado como saldo inicial de caja.
  • Aporte municipal a salud: ~312 millones de pesos; presupuesto total de salud ~536 millones.
  • Equipamiento posta: se proponen ~10 millones para adquirir compresero, equipos de onda de choque portátil y otros dispositivos de kinesiología.

Puntos de debate o controversia

  • Educación: se desconoce el monto de gastos FAES rechazados que el municipio podría tener que devolver; el plazo de revisión del Servicio Local de Educación se extiende hasta el primer semestre de 2026, lo que impide presupuestar una cifra exacta ahora.
  • Cambio de concejo: hay duda sobre si es legal y conveniente aprobar el presupuesto con el concejo actual o esperar a los nuevos integrantes; se decidió avanzar en comisiones e integrar a los electos después del 27 de octubre.
  • Actividades institucionales: un concejal (se menciona a Fernando, nombre no confirmado) advirtió que la Contraloría ha cuestionado el financiamiento municipal de eventos dirigidos a grupos específicos, lo que derivó en juicios de cuentas anteriores.

Para seguir

  • Comisiones de presupuesto fijadas preliminarmente para el 16 y 23 de octubre.
  • Antes del 14 de diciembre, definir cifra concreta de deuda por rendiciones FAES de educación.
  • Ajustar el presupuesto municipal para cerrar el déficit de ~138 millones.
  • Confirmar si el Ministerio de Salud aprueba la dotación propuesta (encargado de salud municipal y otros cargos).
  • Incorporar reajuste del sector público a las remuneraciones en la versión definitiva (dato no incluido aún).

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)

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

Resolutions extracted
224
of 101 minutes read
Money involved
$2.310.002.222
sum of resolutions with amounts
ResolutionTypeAmountVote
4.1 · Regularización y Aprobación de la adjudicación de servicios con montos superiores a las 500 UTM, incluyendo recolección, transporte y disposición final de residuos sólidos domiciliarios, limpieza y retiro de escombros, y mantención de generadores marca DOOSANTenderunanimidad
5 · Aprobación de bases del Concurso Público para TENS en Posta APS RuralOtherunanimidad
4.3 · Modificación presupuestaria en área de Salud para bonos de zona extremaBudget amendment$1.237.500mayoria
4.2 · Modificación presupuestaria en área de Salud para personal a ContrataBudget amendment$7.824.400mayoria
4.1 · Modificación presupuestaria para contratar abogado en defensa de funcionariosBudget amendment$2.000.000mayoria
Exposición sobre instrumentos de fomento productivo por INDAPOther

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
101
Highly complex
49
Audit reports
4
YearFindingsAltam.Compl.Median.Reports
2023771
202091261
201854359101
201731131531

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

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

  • AS
    Ah Soluciones Empresariales Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2026
  • OA
    Otec Agencia Internacional de Formación para la Excelencia Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2018
  • MH
    Magallanes H2v Holding SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • A
    Accionet
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • AC
    Atom Capacitaciones Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • OS
    Ondac SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • AL
    Abbott Laboratories de Chile Ltda.
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • Cd
    Club de Pesca Con Mosca Patagonia Magallánica
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • OS
    Optimiza Seguridad
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
  • TL
    Tirant Lo Blanch
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • JE
    Jg Emprende
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2025
  • FD
    Fundación Derecho y Defensa Animal
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
  • SP
    Sebastian Prado y Compania Limitada
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
  • BS
    Buk SpA
    Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
  • FS
    Fedok SpA
    Lobby / 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

702
inhabitants
246
inhabitants
20022025

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

See the full trajectory to 2050
Since 2002
-66%
inhabitants
Estimated population 2050
183
-18% vs. 2035 (223)
Over 60 · 2050
25,03%
26,01% in 2035 · -1 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)37,5 %CENSO 2017 2017
School disengagement (leaves the system)4,2 %MINEDUC 2023
poblacion_censo269 inh.2024 Census 2024
Income poverty (CASEN 2022)2,3 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022)0,4 %CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022
Indigenous peoples22,3 %2024 Census 2024

Registro Social de Hogares

People in the RSH
198
146 households
Households in the most vulnerable 40%
46
32% of RSH households
Female-headed households
30%
44
Elderly (60+)5930%
Children and adolescents (<18)2814%
Foreign nationals00%
Belonging to indigenous peoples6734%
People with moderate/severe dependency00%
Single-person households11075%

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
27
1 schools
Students per teacher
1,9
14 teachers
national median: 10,15
Average attendance
88,6%
national median: 89,8%
Priority studentsSEP
66,7%
socioeconomic vulnerability
national median: 66,8%
Where they study · by provider
Public (municipal + SLEP) 100%Private subsidized 0%
Pass rate
100%
national median: 98,2%
Dropoutschool withdrawal
8,7%
dropout during the year
national median: 1,77%

Aggregate of all the comuna's schools (RBD → comuna). Pass/withdrawal and attendance are from the 2025 school year. SIMCE is not published as open data (managed by the Quality Agency, by request only); the available quality proxy is passing, dropout and attendance. The PAES result appears in the social section.

Municipal healthcare (primary care)Source: SINIM · MINSAL / FONASA

CESFAM
0
Clinics
0
Rural health posts
1
FONASA enrollees
1
0% of the population
Doctors employed
1
Health staff by contract type
Permanent staff: 6Contract staff: 3Fee contracts: 9
Primary-care medical visits · per year
289
665
20102025
Comprehensive home visits · per year
33
71
20232025

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.

Costs · 2025
Health spending accrued: $397.275.000 ($397.275.000/enrollee)MINSAL per capita: $135.079.000Municipal contribution: $252.895.000

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

Indigenous population
60
22.3% of the census population (Census 2024)
PeoplePeople% of total
Mapuche5591.7%

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
2
Councils per 1,000 inhabitants
8.1
density of territorial organization
Non-profit organizations
14
the entire active civil fabric
Social and aid
4
Committees (water, housing, progress)
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.

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

Local mediaTypedial
1F101.9 FMFM101.9 FM
CEConsorcio Eva SpA · holderFM95.5 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
8
3% of the census population (Census 2024)
Main origin
Argentina
6 people · 75% of the foreigners
Main countries of origin
6 Argentina
1 Colombia

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

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

Encampments
0
no encampments registered
Housing deficit
3
3,1% of the comuna's households
Subsidies Integrated System · DS01
1
paid · 2015–2023

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

369homes · by type (2017)
House
255 · 93.1%
House
95 · 100%
Other private
7 · 2.6%
Shack/hut/shanty
7 · 2.6%
Mobile
5 · 1.8%
19%owner-occupied · tenure (2002)
Provided for work
83 · 70.9%
Owned outright
22 · 18.8%
Rented
10 · 8.5%
Free of charge
2 · 1.7%

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 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 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
$2.687.647.000
Own revenue
$179.688.000
7% of the total
Municipal Common Fund
$2.141.726.000
80% of the total
State transfers
$231.639.000
9% of the total
Ingreso total y desglose de ingresos propios

Total revenue · trend (2001–2025)

$415.744.000
$2.687.647.000
20012025

Own revenue breakdown (IPP) · 2025

52.4%
14.1%
27.7%
Property tax$94.143.000
Business licenses$10.429.000
Vehicle permits$25.298.000
Other own revenue$49.818.000
Special-law revenues · 2025

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

Revenue by sector · 2025
81.8%
13.8%
Municipal$2.687.647.000
Education$146.809.000
Health$452.448.000
Municipal Common Fund balance · 2025
Net recipient: it receives $2.098.860.000 more than it contributes.
Evolución por fuente de ingreso

Permanent own revenue (IPP) · trend

$47.904.000
$179.688.000
20012025

FCM received · trend

$260.518.000
$2.141.726.000
20012025

State transfers · trend

$0
$231.639.000
20012025

Municipal spending and budget executionSource: SINIM · SUBDERE

Current budget · 2025
$4.222.359.000
Accrued spending · 2025
$2.827.208.000
Execution rate
67.0%
Unexecuted: $1.395.151.000
Low execution: it only executed 67.0% of the budget — $1.395.151.000 unspent.

Accrued spending · trend

$319.630.000
$2.827.208.000
20012025

Distribution by management area · 2025

54.5%
22.2%
10.0%
10.3%
Internal management$1.541.751.000
Community services$627.331.000
Social programs$283.223.000
Municipal activities$53.425.000
Recreational programs$30.479.000
Cultural programs$290.999.000

What the budget is spent on · 2025

Spending lineAmount% of spending
Municipal personnel · municipal wages and fees$1.076.856.00038.1%
Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance$481.624.00017.0%
Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending$397.275.00014.1%
Transfers to health$341.339.00012.1%
Investment (works and projects)$311.481.00011.0%
Transfers to education$155.853.0005.5%
Councillor stipends$88.303.0003.1%
Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal$37.985.0001.3%
Travel allowances$7.090.0000.3%
Water (facilities)$6.196.0000.2%
Commissions and representation$3.091.0000.1%

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

38.1%
17.0%
44.9%
Personnel (Subt. 21)$1.076.856.000
Goods and services (Subt. 22)$481.624.000
Others$1.268.728.000

Personnel by contract type · 2025

59.9%
18.9%
10.2%
7.4%
Permanent staff$725.023.000
Contract staff$228.209.000
Fee contracts$123.624.000
Labor Code$43.568.000
Community progs.$90.177.000

Municipal headcount · 2023

70.8%
25.0%
Permanent staff17
Contract staff6
Fee contracts1
Total: 24 staffFee contracts: 4.2% of the headcountWomen: 52.2%Professionalization: 43.5%
Cost/staffer permanent: $42.260.235/yearCost/staffer contract: $24.252.167/yearCost/staffer fees: $34.375.000/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: $311.481.000 (11.0% of spending)Councillor stipends: $88.303.000Travel allowances: $7.090.000Commissions and representation: $3.091.000

Basic and general services · 2025

Garbage and landfills: $37.985.000Water: $6.196.000

Final works approvals (DOM) · per year

0
4
20012025

Building permits issued · per year

0
0
20122025

What it buys · Mercado PúblicoSource: ChileCompra · open data

Open profile in Monitor Mercado Público
Historic amount
$11.672.506.064
Purchase orders
4.079

Purchase-order amount · trend

$75.986.670
$609.155.098
20072026
Top suppliersAmountPOs
Ingenieria Austral Limitada$1.066.492.07558
Hector Javier$1.025.248.8487
Cesar Vidal Soto$447.051.03511
Soc Constructora y Representaciones Aes Limitada$376.077.6261
Esteban Guic y Cia Ltda.$343.384.247126
Construcciones Max Ltda.$265.300.5916
Quelin EIRL$202.885.89614
Empresa de Servicio y Constructora Sur Romeral Ltd$195.475.4781

Purchase mechanism · 2026

Tender $348.375.06957%
Agile Purchase $123.908.87320%
Framework Agreement $106.346.88517%
Direct award discretionary$30.524.2715%

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

Registered companies
25
domiciled in the comuna
Dependent workers
130

Pyramid by sales bracket

36.0%
40.0%
24.0%
Micro (≤2,400 UF)9 companies
Small (≤25k UF)10 companies
No sales/no info6 companies

Largest companies domiciled in the comuna

CompanyLine of businessSales bracketWorkers
I Municipalidad de Laguna BlancaADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE SNo sales72

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
0
US$ 0 M declared
Construction jobsunder review
4.666
+ 926 in operations
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

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
115 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.

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.

81
Species
19
Flora
60
Fauna
2
Funga
31
In conservation status
Species in conservation category
ÑandúRhea pennataENCanquén coloradoChloephaga rubidicepsENChorlo de doble collar, chorlito de doble collarCharadrius falklandicusVUPerdiz australTinamotis ingoufiVUZorro colorado, zorro culpeo, zorro coloradode tierra del fuego, zorro culpeo de tierra del fuegoLycalopex culpaeusVUCaiquén, cauquén comúnChloephaga pictaVUZarapito de pico recto, aguja café, becasina de mar, hudsonian godwit (inglés)Limosa haemasticaVUCaranca, cagüe, cauquén costero, cauquén blancoChloephaga hybridaVUPetrel gigante antártico, petrel gigante del surMacronectes giganteusVUDelfín naríz de botellaTursiops truncatusENBallena sei, rorcual bacalao, rorcual de rudolphiBalaenoptera borealisCRRatón topo del estrecho magallanesChelemys delfiniVUBallena franca australEubalaena australisENChorlo de magallanesPluvianellus socialisENPuyeGalaxias maculatusVUGuanacoLama guanicoeVUPerdiz copetona o martinetaEudromia elegansENPumaPuma concolorNTGato montés argentinoLeopardus geoffroyiNTChorlo de campo, pachurrónOreopholus ruficollisNTCóndorVultur gryphusNTLagartija magallánica o de magallanesLiolaemus magellanicusNTFlamenco chilenoPhoenicopterus chilensisNTPingüino de magallanesSpheniscus magellanicusNTLobo fino australArctocephalus australisNTCanquén común, avutarda, cauquén realChloephaga poliocephalaNTPato anteojillo, pato perro (argentina y chile), pato de anteojos, ánade anteojillo (español), spectacled duck, bronze-winged duck (inglés)Speculanas specularisNTQuetru no volador, pato quetru no volador, pato vaporTachyeres pteneresNTYal australMelanodera melanoderaNTCarpintero negro, gallos del monte, rere (mapudungún)Campephilus magellanicusNTConcón, 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.

1 Wetlands · 41 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)

CodeWetlandHectares
HPU-12-02Humedal Villa Tehuelches41

Area = hectares of wetland within the comuna boundary (apportioned using the DPA table of each record). For wetlands shared between comunas, "portion / total" is shown. "Urban" = urban wetland (HUR code). Official source migrated to the SBAP (Law 21,600).

Large projects approved by SEIASource: SEIA · approved projects

Projects with an environmental permit (RCA) approved by SEIA and declared investment above US$ 10 million, located in the comuna according to the case file and grouped by sector. Every sector with at least one project is listed: this is not a ranking or a selection. 3 projects totaling US$ 18 million, approved between 2003 and 2008. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.

Energy1 project · US$ 10 M · 2003
Empresa Nacional del Petróleo - MagallanesGasoducto Pecket - Esperanza (e-seia)
Mining1 project · US$ 5 M · 2008
Empresa Nacional del Petróleo - MagallanesPROYECTO PILOTO DE PERFORACIÓN DE POZOS EXPLORATORIOS PARA GAS (e-seia)
Environmental Sanitation1 project · US$ 3 M · 2008
Empresa Nacional del Petróleo - MagallanesSANEAMIENTO AMBIENTAL DE 606 FOSAS SECTOR ISLA Y CONTINENTE Saneamiento Ambiental de 606 Fosas (e-seia)

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

Higher education
No campus · nearest in Punta Arenas at 100.4 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
1 UTA
1 with fines
Sanctioned entityAuditable unitCategoryFine (UTA)
Ilustre Municipalidad de Laguna BlancaGENERADOR ELÉCTRICO VILLA TEHUELCHESEnergy1

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.

Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2025)

Green space per capita
21 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
2
Historic monuments
2

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)

Where this comuna's waste goes
Vertedero Municipal Leñadura (Punta Arenas) · 109 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)

Critical points registered
28
At high or very high risk
22
12 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.

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

No scarcity decree in force today.
Years under decree since 2008
1
latest: 2023 · drought chronicity

DGA water-scarcity zone decrees (by comuna, province or region; basin decrees are not counted here, so chronicity is a floor). The decree enables extraordinary water redistribution measures. At the megadrought's peak (2021) 286 comunas were under decree; today 26.

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

Mean annual temperature
5,69°C
2035-2065 projection: +1,36°C
Annual precipitation
285 mm
projection: +3%
Hot days>30°C
0
projection: +0 days
Frost days
140

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
14
all crimes
Rate per 100,000 inhab.
5.645
Police cases · trend
21
14
20102025
By crime type · 2025
CrimeCasesRate/100k
Property damage62.419
Larceny41.613
Threats2807
Minor injuries1403
Domestic violence1403

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
19
Guards and inspectors
0
1 per 248 hab
Patrol fleet
1
cars, pickups, motorcycles, bikes
Patrol fleet by type
Pickups: 1
Surveillance cameras · trend
0
19
20212025

Road crashesSource: CONASET · Data Observatory (2024)

Crashes · 2024
4
Deaths
0
0 per 100,000 inhab.
Injured
4
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.