Summary
What the comuna hasSource: Catastros institucionales
Education uses administrative directories and counts institutions or campuses. OpenStreetMap is retained only as a coverage comparison and does not provide primary equipment figures.
Río Verde 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 villa Ponsomby.
Liveability index · EIU style
45.7 /100AuthoritiesWho leads the comuna, its council, sessions and lobbying requests
Mayor · 2024-2028Source: DecideChile · SERVEL
Mayoral history · 8 terms
SERVEL · TRICEL (1992-2008) · DecideChile (2024) · Wikidata (pre-1992)
Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL
Concejo MunicipalSource: DecideChile · SERVEL
Sesiones
En una línea: Sesión de trámite con múltiples licitaciones en curso, renovación de convenio con el Club Aéreo Cerro Sombrero y acuerdo para citar al SEREMI de Obras Públicas a discutir el deterioro de caminos costeros.
Temas tratados
- Acta anterior: Aprobación del acta N°56 sin observaciones.
- Cuenta DIDECO: Taller de hilado de lana realizado el 13 de junio y cambio de fecha de la Ronda Médica Integral al 20 de junio (el 27 de junio no habrá ronda, pero la urgencia de la posta opera con normalidad).
- Cuenta Secretaría de Planificación: Estado de obras y licitaciones en ejecución o proceso.
- Cuenta Administrador Municipal: Emergencias por nevadas del 11-12 de junio, asistencia a camión accidentado e inspección de bomberos a sistemas de red húmeda/seca.
- Convenio Club Aéreo Cerro Sombrero: Renovación del convenio de colaboración con ajuste de tarifa.
- Varios: Consulta sobre ley de test de drogas a autoridades y preocupación por erosión de caminos costeros.
Acuerdos y votaciones
- Acta N°56: Aprobada por unanimidad (5 votos a favor).
- Convenio Club Aéreo Cerro Sombrero: Aprobado por votación (resultado exacto no queda claro en la transcripción; se leen al menos 3 votos afirmativos).
- Invitar al SEREMI de Obras Públicas: Aprobado por votación para que asista a la sesión del 15 de julio; el municipio enviará oficio con los puntos a tratar.
Plata y obras
- Bodega Respel: Obra recepcionada con 65 días de atraso; multa aplicada de ~$1.294.000.
- Sistema de infiltración/tratamiento de aguas residuales: Licitación adjudicada a Carlos Torres en ~$22.923.000 (presupuesto oficial ~$23.220.000; otras dos ofertas quedaron sobre el presupuesto). Cifras según transcripción automática, verificar.
- Vehículo multipropósito: En proceso de adquisición, entrega estimada el 1 de julio.
- Mejoramiento de cementerios municipales: Licitación cierra el 17 de junio.
- Cámaras de televigilancia y pozo profundo Villa Darwin: Licitaciones publicadas en portal Mercado Público.
- Mejoramiento gimnasio municipal: En proceso de firma de contrato.
- Convenio Club Aéreo: Aporte por sobrevuelo sube de $1.000.000 a $1.200.000 por alza de combustible.
Puntos de debate o controversia
- Un concejal (nombre no queda claro) cuestionó el costo del proyecto de sistema de infiltración (~$23 millones) para limpiar las "espinas de pescado" de drenaje; el secretario de planificación ofreció presentar el proyecto en detalle en próxima sesión.
- Concejales manifestaron urgencia por reunirse con el SEREMI antes del 15 de julio, dado que el mar estaría erosionando sectores del camino; quedó pendiente definir si la reunión se adelanta.
Para seguir
- DIDECO informará sobre la ley de test de drogas para autoridades electas en la próxima sesión.
- Municipio enviará oficio al SEREMI de Obras Públicas para agendar reunión (idealmente antes del 15 de julio).
- Secretario de planificación presentará proyecto de sistema de infiltración en detalle al concejo.
- Licitación de cementerios cierra el 17 de junio; pendiente adjudicación.
Summary generated by AI (claude-sonnet-4-6) from the official broadcast transcript · may contain inaccuracies
Official council minutesSource: CPLT · Active Transparency inventory (Law 20.285)
Official council minutesSource: CPLT · Active Transparency inventory (Law 20.285)
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 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1 |
| 2024 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 2019 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 2018 | 6 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 43 | 7 | 27 | 9 | 4 |
| 2015 | 34 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
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)
- ISInnuvo SpALobby / interest management · 3 audiencias · 2021–2023
- RMRedhill Magallanes SpALobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2017
- FSFedok SpALobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023
- FMFundación MultitudesLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2021–2022
- SSSefec SpALobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
- OSOptimiza SeguridadLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2023–2024
- MIMina InviernoLobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2016–2019
- DTDahua Technology Chile SpALobby / interest management · 2 audiencias · 2022
- ASAcot Systems SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
- FHFundación Huella LocalLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
- BSBuk SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
- HSHobe SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2019
- PLProserk Ltda.Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
- LPLegal Publishing Chile LimitadaLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2024
- AMAustralis Mar S.A.Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2016
- FLFonroche Lighting America LatinaLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2026
- GaGrowth And Development Chile LimitadaLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
- SESmart Education SpALobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2022
- ELEmpresas Lipigas S.A.Lobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2021
- LLemontechLobby / interest management · 1 audiencia · 2023
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) | 1,1 % | CENSO 2017 2017 |
| School disengagement (leaves the system) | 0 % | MINEDUC 2023 |
| poblacion_censo | 102 inh. | 2024 Census 2024 |
| Income poverty (CASEN 2022) | 2,8 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Pobreza multidimensional (CASEN 2022) | 0,1 % | CASEN 2022 · SAE Observatorio MDSF 2022 |
| Indigenous peoples | 18,63 % | 2024 Census 2024 |
Registro Social de Hogares
| Elderly (60+) | 38 | 21% of RSH |
| Children and adolescents (<18) | 14 | 8% of RSH |
| Foreign nationals | 0 | 0% of RSH |
| Belonging to indigenous peoples | 39 | 22% of RSH |
| People with moderate/severe dependency | 0 | 0% of RSH |
| Single-person households | 119 | 84% |
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
Total enrollment includes every school type; public enrollment includes only municipal and SLEP schools. Schools are counted by active RBD, not map objects. Pass/withdrawal and attendance are from the 2025 school year. Source: MINEDUC Open Data.
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.
Indigenous peoplesSource: 2024 Census (INE) · CONADI via IDE SMA
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.
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).
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.
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: 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.
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 | $1.334.926.000 | 32.3% | |
| Goods and services (operations) · supplies, contracts, maintenance | $918.025.000 | 22.2% | |
| Investment (works and projects) | $590.652.000 | 14.3% | |
| Municipal healthcare (primary care) · comuna health-sector spending | $510.784.000 | 12.3% | |
| Transfers to health | $271.959.000 | 6.6% | |
| Councillor stipends | $84.038.000 | 2.0% | |
| Travel allowances | $31.389.000 | 0.8% | |
| Cleaning, garbage and landfills · waste collection and disposal | $21.969.000 | 0.5% | |
| Water (facilities) | $1.567.000 | 0.0% | |
| Commissions and representation | $1.135.000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Esteban Guic y Cia Ltda. | $996.907.353 | 258 |
| Paula Andrea | $746.815.480 | 3 |
| Karol Tatiana Ulloa Urtubia | $688.519.210 | 47 |
| Hector Mauricio Iturra Cardenas | $572.689.286 | 16 |
| Energia del Sur S a | $550.822.035 | 224 |
| Servicios | $452.101.396 | 12 |
| Juan Arturo | $401.125.440 | 10 |
| Komatsu Chile S.a.- Casa Matriz | $354.804.084 | 4 |
Purchase mechanism · 2026
| Tender | $790.214.751 | 56% |
| Agile Purchase | $299.002.970 | 21% |
| Direct award discretionary | $188.773.610 | 13% |
| Framework Agreement | $133.923.181 | 9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilustre Municipalidad de Rio Verde | ADMINISTRACION PUBLICA Y DEFENSA; PLANES DE S | No sales | 62 |
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
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
MOP road networkSource: Dirección de Vialidad / MOP · 2026
Infrastructure under the authority of the Roads Directorate, not the municipality. Each segment's official length is allocated by its intersection with municipal boundaries; it is neither the entire street network nor a measure of municipal management.
Environment and air qualitySource: MMA · SINCA + PPDA + RETC
No air monitoring station (SINCA) in the comuna.
Air quality observed at MMA's SINCA stations within the comuna (2020); when there are several, the worst is shown. The scale compares the annual average with the WHO 2021 guideline (PM2.5 = 5 · PM10 = 15 µg/m³, international health reference) and the Chilean annual primary standard (PM2.5 = 20 · PM10 = 50 µg/m³): green within the WHO guideline, amber between guideline and standard, red above the national standard. "Days above standard" use the 24-h daily standard (PM2.5 = 50 · PM10 = 150 µg/m³). RETC emissions = declared point sources (industry/energy), excludes diffuse sources like residential firewood.
Biodiversity and protected areasSource: SNASPE · SEIA baselines
Species of flora, fauna and funga documented in the baselines of the projects evaluated by SEIA in the comuna — what their environmental studies recorded in the territory. Conservation status (RCE/IUCN) and Chilean endemism are flagged.
CR critically endangered · EN endangered · VU vulnerable · NT near threatened (Species Classification Regulation / IUCN). ★ endemic to Chile. Extracted from SEIA studies by kingdom; presence reflects what baselines characterized, not a census.
1 Wetlands · 1 urban · 14 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
1 Wetlands · 1 urban · 14 haSource: National Wetlands Inventory · SIMBIO (MMA)
| Code | Wetland | Hectares |
|---|---|---|
| HUR-12-08 | Golfo Almirante Montturban | 14 /209 |
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. 5 projects totaling US$ 268 million, approved between 2009 and 2020. When a project spans several comunas, its investment is split among them.
Approved is not the same as built or operating: the RCA authorises the project, but some were never carried out and others have since closed.
Source: projects with an RCA approved by SEIA (investment declared by the developer, split among the comunas the project spans). Under each sector are its two largest projects by investment. It is the best public proxy for large industrial sites; SERNAGEOMIN’s registry of active mining operations (by mineral and type of operation) is a layer not yet incorporated.
Basic utilitiesSource: SISS · CNE · MINEDUC
Almost no comuna has its own utility: it is served by a major regional concession holder. Water = urban operational territory (SISS; rural goes via APR); electric = concession distributor per the tariff decree (CNE); higher education = university, IP and CFT campuses (MINEDUC/SIES), with the nearest comuna when there are none.
Environmental conflictsSource: SNIFA · SMA + Environmental Search · Environmental Courts
Final SMA sanctions
| Sanctioned entity | Auditable unit | Category | Fine (UTA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minera Invierno S.A. ↗ | MINA INVIERNO | Mining | 244 |
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
| Case no. | Parties / project | Subject | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-15-2025 ↗ 3TA | Australis Mar S.A. con Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente Centro de Cultivo Estero Retroceso, Sector Isla Riesco, Sector Sur N° Pert: 207121273 | Filing of charges | Rejects |
| 149371-2023 ↗ 3TA | Comunidad Indígena As Wal Lajep y otros con Comisión de Evaluación Ambiental Región de Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Centro de Engorda de Salmónidos Estero Pérez de Arce, al noreste de Punta Rivera, Isla Riesco, comuna de Río Verde, provincia de Magallanes, Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena PERT Nº 207121260 | Environmental Assessment | Partially upheld |
| 190094-2023 ↗ 3TA | Comunidad Indígena As Wal Lajep y otros con Comisión de Evaluación Ambiental Región de Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Centro de Engorda de Salmonideos Ensenada Colo Colo, al Este de Punta Riquelme, Isla Riesco, Comuna de Río Verde, Provincia de Magallanes, Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena, Pert Nº 207121264 | Environmental assessment – Administrative invalidation | Partially upheld |
| 8737-2018 ↗ 2TA | Stipicic Escauriaza, Ana Pilar en contra del Director Ejecutivo Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental Mina Invierno | Administrative invalidation | Upheld |
| 3572-2018 ↗ 3TA | Ana Stipicic Escauriaza con SMA Mina Invierno y Portuario Isla Riesco | SMA compliance program | Rejects |
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 (2024)
Green areasSource: SINIM · SUBDERE (2024)
Municipally maintained green area per inhabitant (SINIM). The National Urban Development Council recommends a minimum of 10 m²/inhab (WHO, ~9). Self-reported by municipalities, with quality varying across comunas.
Territorial burdensSource: SUBDERE (waste, Jun 2023) · Gendarmería (Jun 2025) · SISS (WWTP)
Territorial burdensSource: SUBDERE (waste, Jun 2023) · Gendarmería (Jun 2025) · SISS (WWTP)
Official registries: they exclude illegal dumps and rural WWTPs (no consolidated public registry).
Forest firesSource: CONAF · Occurrence and damage statistics (2023-2024)
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)
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)
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)
Modeled climatology (CMIP6 downscaling ~5 km): present ≈ 1980-2010, projection ≈ 2035-2065 middle scenario. Not recent weather observation.