Gobernación de Guaviare

What Gobernación de Guaviare does

The Gobernación de Guaviare is the official departmental government authority for the Department of Guaviare in Colombia's Amazon region, established in 1991 and headquartered in San José del Guaviare. The entity administers public services for approximately 251-500 employees through eleven core operating secretariats covering Education, Health, Infrastructure, Finance, Government, Culture and Tourism, Administrative Affairs, Legal Affairs, Planning (DAPG), Sports (INDERG), and departmental revenue collection (Rentas Departamentales). It serves four municipalities — San José del Guaviare, Calamar, El Retorno, and Miraflores — operating under the Colombian constitutional framework with legislative oversight from the Asamblea del Guaviare and coordination with national entities including the Departamento Nacional de Planeación and Ministerio TIC.

The entity's digital service delivery is built on the Mi Colombia Digital platform infrastructure managed by MinTIC, exposing citizen-facing products including the Portal de Trámites y Servicios, a PQRDS (Peticiones, Quejas, Reclamos, Denuncias y Sugerencias) system, a Geographic Information System (SIG) for territorial planning, a digital departmental repository, the Gaceta Departamental, the SIVERV vehicle tax portal, and a citizen participation portal mandated under Colombian law. Physical service delivery is supported by eight documented offices across San José del Guaviare, including the main Centro Administrativo Departamental headquarters.

Revenue derives from departmental tax instruments including vehicle tax (Impuesto Vehicular), a gasoline surcharge (Sobretasa Gasolina), lottery tax on foreign lottery sales and prizes, health-sector licensing fees, and public contracting for infrastructure, education, and agriculture, supplemented by national budget transfers. Distribution channels include the official website (guaviare.gov.co), social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram (@GoberGuaviare), in-person citizen attention services (SAU), and digital self-service platforms. Strategic partnerships span technical training (SENA for rural cattle genetic improvement), higher education scholarships (UNIR), and digital transformation (CreaIA/Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo), with no M&A activity, external funding rounds, or private capital involvement applicable given its status as a public government entity.

Name

Gobernación de Guaviare

Legal name

Gobernación de Guaviare

Website

https://guaviare.gov.co

Company type

Public

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The Gobernación de Guaviare is a Colombian departmental government entity, established in 1991, that administers public services across education, health, infrastructure, finance, and culture for the four municipalities of the Guaviare Department in the Colombian Amazon region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Departmental Government Administration

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Other General Government Support (921190), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (9211)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAAAB

Central Government Policy, Strategy & Performance (incl. OMB-style functions)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Central/Federal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIAAAE

Government Digital Service & eGovernment (Service Delivery, IDs, Portals)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Central/Federal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPADAGAJ

Democratic Governance & Public Administration Reform

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Human Rights, Democracy & Governance

Keywords

• Departmental public administration
• Government tax collection
• Public citizen services
• Digital government platform
• Regional development services

Headquarters

HQ city

San José Del Guaviare

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Vehicle Tax (Impuesto Vehicular): Departmental tax on vehicle ownership collected annually from vehicle owners in Guaviare department
2. Gasoline Surcharge (Sobretasa Gasolina): Surcharge on gasoline sales collected as departmental revenue
3. Lottery Tax (Impuesto de Loterías): Tax on foreign lottery sales and lottery prizes collected on behalf of the department
4. Health Services Revenue: Revenue from health sector services including licenses for occupational health and safety services
5. Departmental Contracting: Public contracting for infrastructure, education, culture, agriculture and other departmental services

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Gobernación de Guaviare is the departmental government of Guaviare, Colombia, responsible for public administration, citizen services, and regional development. It provides online administrative procedures, tax collection (vehicle tax, gasoline surcharge, lottery tax), education, health, infrastructure, and cultural services through digital platforms and physical secretariat offices. The entity also enables citizen participation, public accountability, and transparency under the Colombian constitutional framework.

Product overview

Gobernación de Guaviare operates a digital government services portal providing citizen-facing administrative services, information access, and participation mechanisms for the Guaviare department in Colombia. The core platform offers online procedures (trámites), requests/complaints/suggestions system (PQRDS), transparency information, participatory governance tools, and sector-specific services including education, health, agriculture, and culture. Key digital services include vehicle tax payment, gasoline surtax processing, geographic information systems, and a digital repository.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portal de Trámites y Servicios Online administrative procedures portal enabling citizens to access departmental services digitally, including vehicle taxes, gasoline surtaxes, and sector-specific procedures for education, health, and agriculture.
• Sistema PQRDS (Peticiones, Quejas, Reclamos, Denuncias y Sugerencias) Digital system for citizens to submit requests, complaints, claims, denunciations, and suggestions to the government entity, with tracking capabilities.
• Sistema de Información Geográfica (SIG) del Guaviare Geographic information system for the Guaviare department, providing spatial data and mapping services for regional planning and decision-making.
• Portal de Participación Ciudadana Citizen participation platform offering mechanisms for participatory planning, public consultations, public accounts, and social control as mandated by Colombian law.
• Convocatorias Educativas (Becas UNIR) Educational scholarship and discount programs in partnership with UNIR university, managed by the Secretaría de Educación del Guaviare for citizens of the department.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SENA (Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partnership between the Gobierno de Guaviare (through the Secretary of Agriculture and Environment) and SENA for technical training programs. Focuses on rural development including genetic improvement training for cattle producers, supporting agricultural productivity in the department.
• UNIR (Universidad Internacional de La Rioja)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Partnership through the Secretary of Education of Guaviare to provide access to higher education scholarships and discounts for citizens of the department. Part of efforts to expand opportunities for academic formation of Guaviare residents.
• Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y TurismocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Strategic partnership through the CreaIA strategy for digital transformation of regional enterprises and entrepreneurship. Part of national innovation initiatives to promote digital adoption among businesses in the Guaviare department.
• Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones (MinTIC)coreTechnology or IntegrationProvides the Mi Colombia Digital platform infrastructure for the departmental government portal. Manages the territorial digital government initiative enabling online services, transparency, and citizen participation through the standardized government platform.
• Gobierno Nacional de ColombiacoreOthersOverseeing body providing national coordination. The department operates under national constitutional framework with various national ministries providing oversight and programs including: Departamento Nacional de Planeación (DNP), Agencia de Defensa Jurídica del Estado, and others. Participates in national development plans and peace implementation initiatives.
• Asamblea del GuaviarecoreOthersDepartmental assembly providing legislative oversight of the departmental government. Elected legislative body that approves ordinances, departmental budget, and exercises control over the departmental administration.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gobernación de Antioquia: Another Colombian departmental government providing administrative services, tax collection, and digital government services (via Mi Colombia Digital). Most directly comparable in institutional structure and service mandate, with significantly larger scale.
• Gobernación del Meta: Colombian departmental government of Meta, geographically adjacent to Guaviare with similar Amazon-Orinoco transition geography. Operates an analogous secretariat structure and digital services portal on the same MinTIC platform.
• Gobernación del Vaupés: Colombian Amazon departmental government with comparable geography, small population, and remote-territory service delivery challenges. Closest peer in terms of scale and Amazon-region operating context.
• Gobernación del Amazonas: Colombian Amazon departmental government; comparable institutional mandate, small administrative footprint, and reliance on national transfers. Operates the same Mi Colombia Digital platform and similar secretariat structure.

Broad incumbents

• Gobernación de Cundinamarca: Larger, more urbanized Colombian departmental government offering a benchmark for digital government maturity and citizen service delivery. Broader in scope but operating under the same constitutional framework and digital platform.
• Gobernación del Valle del Cauca: Another large Colombian departmental government with mature digital services and citizen participation mechanisms. Useful as a benchmark for what a more advanced departmental digital government can deliver.
• Alcaldía de Bogotá: Colombian capital district government operating extensive digital citizen services and participatory governance mechanisms. Comparable in service mandate (though larger scale) and uses related national digital platforms.

Others

• Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones (MinTIC): National ministry responsible for the Mi Colombia Digital platform infrastructure that powers Gobernación de Guaviare's digital services. Functions as a critical technology and policy enabler/supplier rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GoberGuaviare
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCdW9S5XGVmYSCdVnsJ1j34Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/goberguaviare
• Instagraminstagram.com/goberguaviare

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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