Alcaldía Municipal de Aguazul

What Alcaldía Municipal de Aguazul does

Alcaldía Municipal de Aguazul is a municipal government entity established in 1954 by Decree No. 295 under the constitutional framework of Colombia, exercising exclusive statutory authority over local administration, tax collection, urban planning, public services, and community development within the municipality of Aguazul, department of Casanare. The entity serves the resident population of Aguazul through a multi-channel service delivery model: two physical offices (main headquarters at Calle 11 N 11-35 and the CIAC building at Calle 10 # 16-49), a digital portal (www.aguazul-casanare.gov.co), a citizen services application (tramitesaguazul.gov.co), phone, email, and an in-person SISBEN office. Its core products are municipal governance services organized by secretariat (Hacienda, Gobierno, Salud, Educación, Infraestructura, Desarrollo Económico), digital transparency, PQRDS citizen request management, treasury/tax services, public contracting, and accountability/rendición de cuentas portals.

The underlying technology is conventional government digital infrastructure hosted primarily on the national Mi Colombia Digital platform, with integration to SECOP II for procurement, SISBEN for social stratification, and internal systems for tax collection and municipal management. The technology stack includes an internal municipal intranet with security asset registry, mapping systems, electronic voting, help desk, and private cloud services. The current administration operates under the Plan de Desarrollo 'La Fuerza del Progreso 2024-2027'.

The business model is not commercial. The entity is funded through three primary revenue streams: (1) local taxes collected by Secretaría de Hacienda (property tax / impuesto predial, industry and commerce tax / ICA, public lighting tax, vehicle taxes); (2) national government transfers via the Sistema General de Participaciones (SGP) for education, health, and municipal development; and (3) royalties from the Sistema General de Regalías (SGR) derived from oil and gas extraction in the Casanare region. Most citizen services are provided at no cost. Five wholly-owned decentralized entities (IDRA, ESPA, Terminal de Transportes, FFAMA, IVIMA) extend delivery into sports, utilities, transport, agricultural financing, and housing. The entity has no shareholders, no venture capital, and no commercial pricing — it is a state administrative body operating under Colombian municipal law.

Name

Alcaldía Municipal de Aguazul

Legal name

Alcaldía Municipal de Aguazul

Website

https://aguazul-casanare.gov.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Alcaldía Municipal de Aguazul is a Colombian municipal government entity serving the citizens of Aguazul, Casanare, administering local taxes, public services, and digital citizen procedures under the Plan de Desarrollo 'La Fuerza del Progreso 2024-2027' and integrated with national platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Administration

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Administration of General Economic Programs (92611)

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

SECONDARYBPAIACAJ

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs)

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

SECONDARYBPAIACAI

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services

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

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Local public administration
• Citizen services portal
• Municipal tax collection
• Government transparency

Headquarters

HQ city

Aguazul

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: Revenue generated from local taxes including property tax (impuesto predial), industry and commerce tax (ICA), public lighting tax, vehicle taxes, and other local levies. Managed through the Secretaria de Hacienda.
2. National Government Transfers: Resources transferred from national government through Sistema General de Participaciones (SGP) and other national funds for education, health, and municipal development.
3. SGR (Sistema General de Regalías): Royalties from natural resource extraction (oil/gas) in the Casanare region distributed through the Sistema General de Regalías for infrastructure and development projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Alcaldía Municipal de Aguazul provides local government administration and citizen services for the municipality of Aguazul in Casanare, Colombia. Its core offerings include tax administration (property tax, industry and commerce tax, public lighting tax, vehicle tax), citizen request management through PQRDS, online administrative procedures, transparency and public accountability portals, public procurement via SECOP II, and municipal services organized across departments such as Treasury, Government, Health, Education, Infrastructure, Economic Development, and Sports. It also operates decentralized entities for housing (IVIMA), sports (IDRA), public utilities (ESPA), agricultural/microenterprise development (FFAMA), and the transportation terminal.

Product overview

Alcaldía Municipal de Aguazul operates a comprehensive government services platform providing digital access to municipal administration. The offering consists of a unified citizen services portal with multiple interconnected modules: the Transparency and Information Access portal for compliance with Colombian transparency law; the PQRDS system for citizen requests and complaints; online administrative procedures (trámites); the Treasury Secretary services for tax management; the Accountability portal for reports and audits; budget and contracting portals integrated with national SECOP platform; and an internal intranet for municipal operations. Services are organized by municipal departments (Hacienda, Gobierno, Salud, Educación, Infraestructura, Desarrollo Económico) providing citizen-centric access to government functions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transparency and Information Access Portal Government transparency portal providing access to entity information, contracting, budgets, plans, and reports as mandated by Colombian transparency law, intended for citizens, oversight bodies, and the general public.
• PQRDS Citizen Request System
• Online Administrative Procedures and Services
• In-Person and Virtual Appointment Scheduling
• Public Accountability Portal
• Treasury - Tax Services
• Service Catalog by Department
• Budget Transparency Portal
• Public Contracting Portal
• Decentralized Municipal Services through Subsidiaries

Quantifiable outcome

• FURAG institutional performance score of 92.46/100 in 2025, up from 88 in 2023

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Ministerio TIC - Mi Colombia DigitalcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026Platform provided by the national government for hosting municipal government websites and digital services. The Mi Colombia Digital platform provides the technological infrastructure for www.aguazul-casanare.gov.co, enabling citizen services, transparency portals, and digital government functions.
• Colombia Compra EficientecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational procurement agency providing the SECOP II platform for electronic government procurement. The municipality follows Colombia Compra Eficiente guidelines and uses standardized contract templates.
• Departamento Nacional de Planeación (DNP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational planning department that provides FURAG evaluation system for institutional performance measurement and manages national transfer systems (SGP, SGR) to municipalities.
• Contraloría General de la RepúblicacoreOthersSupreme audit institution that exercises fiscal control over municipal resources and public management. Oversees proper use of national transfers and local revenues.
• Procuraduría General de la NacióncoreOthersAttorney General's office that exercises disciplinary oversight over municipal officials and promotes compliance with legal obligations.
• Hospital Juan Hernando UrregomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal hospital providing healthcare services to the population. The hospital maintains an active contingency plan for emergency situations and coordinates with the municipal health secretariat.
• IDRA (Instituto para el Deporte y la Recreación de Aguazul)majorOthersDecentralized municipal entity responsible for promoting sports, recreation, and leisure activities for the community.
• ESPA S.A. E.S.P. (Empresa de Servicios Públicos de Aguazul)majorOthersMunicipal public utilities company providing water, sewerage, and sanitation services to the municipality.
• FFAMA E.I.C.E. (Fondo de Fomento Agropecuario y Microempresarial)majorOthersMunicipal fund supporting agricultural, microenterprise, and tourism development projects in the municipality.
• IVIMA (Instituto de Vivienda Municipal de Aguazul)majorOthersMunicipal housing institute coordinating and implementing housing policies and programs to improve quality of life for residents.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Regional players

• Alcaldía de Monterrey (Casanare): Another Casanare municipal government of similar tier and population. Operates the same Colombian local government framework with shared departmental oversight and access to SGR funding streams.
• Alcaldía de Aguachica: Mid-tier Colombian municipal government outside Casanare but with comparable population scale and administrative complexity. Provides a benchmark for municipal government operations in a non-oil-region context.
• Alcaldía de Maní (Casanare): Small Casanare municipality with comparable administrative scale and oil-region economic base. Useful peer for benchmarking operational efficiency and FURAG performance within the department.
• Alcaldía de Acacías: Meta-department municipality with similar oil-region economic profile and population tier. Comparable in administrative structure and FURAG evaluation tier to Aguazul.
• Alcaldía de Villanueva (Casanare): Casanare municipality with similar oil-region economic profile and comparable service delivery structure. Provides a like-for-like benchmark for fiscal performance and citizen service coverage in the same departmental context.
• Alcaldía de Paz de Ariporo: One of the larger Casanare municipalities by area, with similar extractive-economy funding profile. Comparable institutional structure and decentralized entity portfolio.
• Alcaldía de Tauramena: Neighboring municipality in Casanare also benefiting from oil/gas SGR royalties. Operates an identical municipal governance structure with decentralized utilities and sports entities, and competes with Aguazul in FURAG departmental rankings.

Direct peers

• Alcaldía de Yopal: The capital municipality of Casanare department and Aguazul's departmental counterpart. Operates the same Colombian municipal government model with SGR royalty financing, multiple decentralized entities, and FURAG-evaluated performance — making it the most direct functional and geographic peer.

Others

• Ministerio TIC (Mi Colombia Digital): National ministry that provides the digital infrastructure platform (Mi Colombia Digital) hosting Aguazul's municipal portal. A key enabling/ecosystem partner rather than a competitor, but relevant for understanding the technology stack and digital service capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• Gobernación de Casanare: Departmental-level government that oversees Aguazul and the other 18 municipalities of Casanare. Allocates SGR and SGP transfers, sets departmental policy, and represents the closest higher-level governmental peer operating in the same fiscal ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/alcaldiaaguazul
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UChciDsCFSK5oADj_0Ow1FHw
• Facebookfacebook.com/alcaldiaaguazul

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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