Gobernación de Nariño

What Gobernación de Nariño does

Gobernación de Nariño is the departmental government of Nariño, a Colombian administrative jurisdiction comprising 64 municipalities headquartered in Pasto and operating with a headcount of 501–1,000 employees. The entity administers public services across health, education, infrastructure, environment, security, culture, and territorial peace-building for the department's residents, and executes policy co-financed with national ministries. It employs 1,275 Basic Health Teams as the primary outreach layer across all 64 municipalities and runs a decentralized secretariat structure (Education, Health, Transit, Sports, Culture/CISNA) plus a Departmental Health Institute.

The technology backbone centers on the unified Sede Digital portal (sededigital.narino.gov.co), which integrates PQRSD, passport processing, taxes, notifications, convocatorias, and procedural services, augmented by an NLP-powered chatbot and WhatsApp channel. Specialized geospatial platforms — Geoportal de Convivencia y Seguridad Humana and Geovisor de Violencias Basadas en Género — provide georeferenced intelligence to support security and gender-violence policy. Citizen-facing communication is also delivered through the En Contexto multimedia program (radio/TV/print) and a virtual learning platform, Aula Nariño, targeting 8,400+ participants.

The fiscal model is tax-and-transfer-based rather than commercial revenue. Own-source streams include departmental taxes (vehicle, registration, gasoline surcharge, stamp duties), passport processing (departmental tax component ranging $150,600–$153,500 COP per unit), Tasa Pro Deporte, and authentication fees; these are supplemented by national transfers and co-financing, evidenced by multi-billion-COP allocations across healthcare ($244 billion), infrastructure (~$40 billion for the Guachucal–Cumbal corridor alone), hospital construction ($18 billion for Llorente), and environmental programs ($10 billion). Headcount is concentrated in service delivery roles rather than commercial product development.

Name

Gobernación de Nariño

Legal name

Gobernación de Nariño

Website

https://narino.gov.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1904

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Gobernación de Nariño is the Colombian departmental government administering public services — health, education, infrastructure, security, and peacebuilding — across 64 municipalities in Nariño, funded through departmental taxes, service fees, and national transfers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pasto

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Impuesto Departamental: Tax revenue from departmental levies including vehicle taxes, registration taxes, gasoline surcharge, and stamp duties on official documents
2. Impuesto Vehicular: Annual tax on vehicles registered in the region
3. Estampillas: Revenue from authentication of administrative acts through official stamps
4. Pasaportes: Revenue from passport processing including departmental tax component for ordinary and executive passports
5. Impuesto de Registro: Tax on documents and notarial acts registered at the chamber of commerce and public instruments offices
6. Sobre tasa gasolina: Surcharge on gasoline for departmental revenue generation
7. Tasa Pro Deporte: Sport promotion fee collected from taxpayers for sports development programs

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Gobernación de Nariño is the executive departmental government of the Colombian Department of Nariño, responsible for public administration, regional planning, and delivery of citizen services within its jurisdiction. It coordinates programs in health (via IDSN), infrastructure, environment, security, gender equity, peace-building, energy transition, and tax administration (estampillas, vehicle registration, and other departmental taxes). It also operates digital citizen service platforms such as the Sede Digital portal, PQRSD system, passport services, Geoportal, and the Aula Nariño virtual learning environment.

Product overview

Gobernación de Nariño operates a unified digital government platform (Sede Digital) that integrates multiple citizen services and administrative systems. The platform consists of a central digital portal with integrated modules for PQRSD (petitions and complaints), passport services, administrative procedures (trámites), tax services, notifications, public calls (convocatorias), geographic information (geoportal), and news communication (En Contexto). The ecosystem includes an AI-powered chatbot for citizen interactions and WhatsApp integration for enhanced citizen communication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Nariño improved from rank 31 to rank 3 nationally in public health performance evaluation among 38 territorial entities
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz (JEP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Partnership for the first Casa de la Memoria (Memory House) in Colombia, dedicated to reparation of armed conflict victims and territorial peace in Nariño. SAE delivered the property, JEP and departmental government collaborating on justice restoration and victim dignification.
• Ministerio de Minas y EnergíacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational ministry collaborating with departmental government on energy security initiatives including historic fuel shipments to Tumaco port and energy transition programs.
• Ministerio de Salud y Protección SocialcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerViceMinister of Public Health participated in announcement of $18 billion hospital investment for Llorente, working with departmental government to bring health services to rural territories.
• Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e InnovacióncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational ministry partner in Programa Ondas Nariño through Interadministrative Agreement No. GN3343-2023 (2023-2026), promoting scientific research and knowledge appropriation among youth.
• Universidad CESMAGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partner for Programa Ondas Nariño, hosting the Departamental Space for Social Appropriation of Knowledge event with 50 research groups from across the department.
• Universidad de NariñocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMain departmental university partner for academic admissions calendar, teacher training, and cooperative processes including Secretary General selection.
• Sociedad de Activos Especiales (SAE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment entity delivering properties seized from illicit economies for victim reparation purposes, including the first Casa de la Memoria property in Colombia.
• Superintendencia Nacional de SaludminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational health superintendency providing accompaniment to public hospital network through follow-up tables and debt reconciliation processes.
• Viceministerio de Educación SuperiorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated in creation of UNIPUEBLOS, the second indigenous university in Colombia, supporting indigenous peoples' educational rights.
• Gobierno Nacional de ColombiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentral government partnership for peace processes, security strategy, infrastructure development, and social programs across Nariño department.
• Asamblea Departamental de NariñocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental assembly providing legislative oversight, public accountability hearings, and selection processes for key officials including Secretary General and Comptroller.

Scale indicators21 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gobernación del Cauca: Neighboring Colombian department facing parallel post-conflict, indigenous-territory, and rural-connectivity challenges. Especially comparable because both operate in Pacific-Andean transition zones with active peacebuilding mandates.
• Gobernación de Antioquia: Colombian departmental government administering the largest department by GDP. Directly comparable as a peer-tier regional executive delivering health, infrastructure, education, security, and digital citizen services to multiple municipalities.
• Gobernación de Cundinamarca: Colombian departmental government surrounding Bogotá with a comparable municipal-county service delivery model spanning health, education, infrastructure, and digital citizen platforms.
• Gobernación de Bolívar: Colombian departmental government with a Caribbean-coast geography and comparable mix of rural/municipal service delivery across health, infrastructure, and security functions.
• Alcaldía de Medellín: Major Colombian municipal government recognized for advanced digital citizen platforms and urban innovation. Comparable as a sub-national executive delivering integrated digital services, health, education, and security at scale.
• Gobernación del Huila: Colombian departmental government with a comparable mix of Andean and rural municipalities, providing health, infrastructure, education, and agricultural development services.
• Gobernación del Valle del Cauca: Colombian departmental government overseeing the Valle del Cauca department with similar portfolio of health, infrastructure, education, and territorial development functions across multiple municipalities.

Regional players

• Gobierno Regional de Cusco: Peruvian regional government administering a similarly mountainous and indigenous-population territory. Comparable as a Latin American sub-national executive delivering health, infrastructure, education, and cultural preservation services across dispersed municipalities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gobnarino
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCG5mwHiKr_CWwr_Aoas64pQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/GobNarino
• Instagraminstagram.com/gobernaciondenarino

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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