Alcaldía de Aranzazu

What Alcaldía de Aranzazu does

Alcaldía de Aranzazu is the municipal government of the Aranzazu municipality in the department of Caldas, Colombia. It administers local public services, urban and rural territorial planning, public safety, social development, infrastructure, environmental management, and citizen participation programs for the residents of Aranzazu under the legal framework of Colombia's territorial administration. The current mayor is Sebastián Merchán Zuluaga, and operations span secretariats covering government, social development, treasury, planning, and infrastructure, supported by 101-250 employees.

The entity's core digital infrastructure is the Mi Colombia Digital government services platform operated under the Ministry of ICT (MinTIC), which powers the institutional portal at aranzazu-caldas.gov.co. This portal integrates a catalog of municipal procedures (Trámites y Servicios), a citizen request system (PQRSD), transparency and accountability reporting under Ley 1712 de 2014, public contracting information linked to SECOP I, and the Estrategia de Participación Ciudadana 2024-2027. Tax payment processing is routed through a Davivienda Bank payment portal for impuesto predial and other municipal taxes. The municipality operates three physical service points in Aranzazu: the main mayor's office at Carrera 6 Nro. 6-23, the Municipal Library, and the Transit Inspection office.

Revenue is generated through a diversified municipal tax base including property tax (Impuesto Predial Unificado), industry and commerce tax, public lighting tax, external visual advertising tax, and traffic/transit tax, supplemented by national government transfers under the Sistema General de Participaciones. Pricing in this context refers to tax rates and deadlines established by municipal agreements, notably Acuerdo 440 de 2021 (Estatuto de Rentas), with early-payment discounts of up to 15% on property tax and 5% on industry and commerce tax. Distribution occurs through physical offices, the Mi Colombia Digital self-service portal, PQRSD electronic channels, phone, email, and community participation forums. The municipality also coordinates with the Gobernación de Caldas and ESAP for public administration modernization.

Name

Alcaldía de Aranzazu

Legal name

Alcaldía Municipal de Aranzazu Caldas

Website

https://aranzazu-caldas.gov.co

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Alcaldía de Aranzazu is the municipal government of Aranzazu, Caldas, Colombia, administering local public services, tax collection, territorial planning, and digital citizen services via the Mi Colombia Digital platform for residents of the municipality.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Administration

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Public Administration (92), Administration of Economic Programs (9261), Administration of General Economic Programs (92611), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIACAA

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIACAC

Municipal Finance, Treasury, Budget & Procurement

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIACAD

Municipal Tax & Revenue Administration (Local)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public administration
• Local tax collection
• Citizen participation
• Territorial governance

Headquarters

HQ city

Manizales

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Property Tax (Impuesto Predial Unificado): Annual property tax levied on real estate properties within the municipality, with discounts for early payment
2. Industry and Commerce Tax (Impuesto de Industria y Comercio): Tax on commercial and industrial activities conducted within the municipality
3. Public Lighting Tax: Tax for public lighting services in the municipality
4. External Visual Advertising Tax: Tax on outdoor visual advertising installations
5. Traffic and Transit Tax: Tax related to vehicle circulation and transit within the municipality
6. National Government Transfers (Sistema General de Participaciones): Transfer funds from the national government for education, health, and other public services

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Alcaldía de Aranzazu is the municipal government of Aranzazu in the department of Caldas, Colombia. It administers local governance through secretariats covering Government, Social Development, Treasury, Planning, and Infrastructure, and delivers public services including property and industry tax collection (Impuesto Predial and Impuesto de Industria y Comercio), citizen attention via PQRSD, public procurement oversight, social welfare coordination, recreational programs, and territorial planning under Colombia's national legal framework.

Product overview

Alcaldía de Aranzazu operates a unified institutional web portal (built on the national Mi Colombia Digital platform) that serves as the primary digital interface between the municipal government and its citizens. The portal integrates a catalog of municipal procedures and services (Trámites y Servicios), an online property tax payment channel (linked to Davivienda), a citizen request and complaint management system (PQRSD), and a comprehensive transparency and accountability reporting section. Citizen engagement is further supported through dedicated participation mechanisms including the Estrategia de Participación Ciudadana (2024–2027), annual citizen service strategy, public hearings, and citizen oversight tools. All of these components are accessible through a single institutional web presence at aranzazu-caldas.gov.co.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portal Web Institucional (Institutional Web Portal)

Quantifiable outcome

• 120+ children and youth benefiting from Municipal Swimming School program
• +1 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ESAP - Escuela Superior de Administración PúblicacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 July 2026Technical assistance partnership with ESAP's Territorial Directorate of Caldas for public administration modernization. ESAP provided specialized technical assistance to develop the Knowledge Management Map (Mapa de Gestión del Conocimiento) for the municipality, led by Director Territorial Caldas Cristina Otálvaro Idárraga. This partnership focuses on innovation in public administration and institutional strengthening.
• Governance of CaldascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 July 2026Coordination with the Departmental Government of Caldas through the Consejo Departamental de Política Social, led by Governor Henry Gutiérrez Ángel, for alignment of social development strategies and investment programs across the department
• Davivienda BankminorOthersPartnership for online tax payment services, enabling citizens to pay property taxes (impuesto predial) through Davivienda's payment portal at portalpagos.davivienda.com
• SISBEN - Sistema de Identificación y Clasificación de Potenciales Beneficiarios para Programas SocialescoreOthersNational social welfare classification system for identifying and classifying citizens for government assistance programs
• Mi Colombia Digital (Ministry of ICT)coreTechnology or IntegrationNational government digital services platform provided by the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications (MinTIC) that powers the municipal government portal, providing digital infrastructure for transparency, citizen services, and e-government
• Contraloría General de CaldascoreOthersTerritorial control entity that audits municipal financial management and ensures transparency in public resource usage
• National Government Entities (Presidencia, MinTIC, DNP, Colombia Compra)minorOthersIntegration with various national government portals and services including Presidency, Ministry of ICT, National Planning Department, and government procurement system
• Gobernación de Caldas - Programa Agua de AranzazucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal water utility program operated in coordination with the departmental government for environmental services including waste collection initiatives

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Alcaldía de Supía: Caldas municipality of comparable tier operating under identical Colombian municipal law, sharing the Mi Colombia Digital platform and Estrategia de Participación Ciudadana framework, with parallel revenue model and expenditure structure.
• Alcaldía de Pensilvania: Rural Caldas municipality with similar agricultural economic base, territorial-planning obligations, and reliance on SISBEN-classified social programs — directly comparable in service delivery and citizen-segment focus.
• Alcaldía de Filadelfia: Caldas department peer municipality operating the same digital government services stack and tax-collection instruments, with comparable citizen-segment focus and departmental coordination through Caldas governance bodies.
• Alcaldía de Marulanda: Small Colombian municipio in Caldas exercising identical municipal functions, including property tax administration, PQRSD handling, and rural development programming, with similar administrative scale.
• Alcaldía de Aguadas: Caldas department peer municipality of comparable scale, exercising the same constitutional municipal functions, tax-collection instruments, and citizen-service obligations under Colombian law.
• Alcaldía de Pácora: Another small Caldas municipality with similar municipal-tier governance structure, identical PQRSD and transparency obligations, and comparable dependence on national SGP transfers. Provides a like-for-like benchmark for service delivery and digital adoption.
• Alcaldía de La Merced: Small Caldas municipality with parallel rural economic profile, identical property/industry/commerce tax instruments, and shared dependence on departmental transfers — a close structural and operational match for Aranzazu.
• Alcaldía de Neira: Neighboring small municipality in the Caldas department operating under the same Colombian local-government legal framework. Directly comparable as a same-tier Alcaldía in the same department, with similar service portfolio, citizen engagement mechanisms, and digital infrastructure.
• Alcaldía de Manzanares: Small Caldas municipality sharing the same Mi Colombia Digital infrastructure, Estatutos de Rentas framework, and dependencia on departmental coordination through the Gobernación de Caldas.
• Alcaldía de Salamina: Small Caldas municipality with comparable population scale and rural character. Operates the same Mi Colombia Digital platform, identical tax instruments (predial, industria y comercio, alumbrado público), and serves similar vulnerable-population segments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Aranzazu_Cds
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@alcaldiadearanzazucaldas
• Facebookfacebook.com/alcaldiaaranzazucaldas
• Instagraminstagram.com/alcaldiadearanzazu
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alcaldia-de-aranzazu

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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