Alcaldía Municipal de Villanueva La Guajira

What Alcaldía Municipal de Villanueva La Guajira does

Alcaldía Municipal de Villanueva La Guajira is the statutory municipal government authority of Villanueva, a municipality in the La Guajira department of Colombia, headed by Mayor Carlos Alberto Barros Mattos. The entity provides public administration and citizen services — including health coordination, education oversight, public works, social programs, economic development, public safety support, and tax administration — to all residents of its territorial jurisdiction. Service delivery is organized through 7 secretarías (Education, Planning, General, Finance, Government, Health, and Economic Development/Agriculture) with documented staffing of 22 public servants and 37 contractors across functional areas.

The municipality operates a comprehensive digital government services platform built on the national Mi Colombia Digital infrastructure, comprising 13+ productized modules including a Transparency Portal, PQRDS electronic petition and complaint system with code-based tracking, a catalog of 69 general procedures and 5 SISBEN procedures, a public contracting portal (integrated with SECOP), public accountability (Rendición de Cuentas), public budget, planning and projects, citizen consultation, social control, citizen service measurement survey, a legal repository of 743 resolutions and 566 decrees, and an open data portal. Distribution channels include physical service at the carrera 8#12a-47 headquarters (Mon-Fri 8am-12pm and 2pm-6pm), self-serve digital portals, appointment scheduling, and outreach via Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

The revenue model relies on municipal tax collection (property tax and industry and commerce tax), intergovernmental transfers from national systems (Sistema General de Participaciones and Sistema General de Regalías), and administrative service fees (e.g., public information reproduction fees regulated by Resolución No. 751 de 2019). Tax payment schedules offer discount periods during early-payment windows, and ICA requires bimestral declarations. The entity is governed under Colombian public administration law with external oversight from the Contraloría General de la Nación, Procuraduría General de la Nación, and Personería Municipal.

Name

Alcaldía Municipal de Villanueva La Guajira

Legal name

Alcaldía Municipal de Villanueva La Guajira

Website

https://villanueva-guajira.gov.co

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Alcaldía Municipal de Villanueva La Guajira is the statutory municipal government of Villanueva in Colombia's La Guajira department, providing public services — health, education, public works, social programs, and tax administration — to all municipal residents through 7 secretarías and a digital platform built on the national Mi Colombia Digital infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined (92114)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Government Digital Service & eGovernment (Service Delivery, IDs, Portals) (BPAIAAAE), Municipal Tax & Revenue Administration (Local) (BPAIACAD), City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement (BPAIACAB)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public administration
• Citizen services
• E-government platform
• Local governance

Headquarters

HQ city

Villanueva

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: The municipality collects local taxes including property tax (predial), industry and commerce tax (ICA), and other local levies to fund municipal operations and public services.
2. Intergovernmental Transfers: Transfer funds from departmental and national government including Sistema General de Participaciones and Sistema General de Regalías for education, health, and public services.
3. Service Fees and Charges: Fees for reproduction of public information, municipal certificates, and other administrative services.
4. Municipal Budget General: Annual budget comprising general income and expenses for fiscal year operations, managed through the Secretaría de Hacienda.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Alcaldía Municipal de Villanueva La Guajira is the local government authority of the municipality of Villanueva in the department of La Guajira, Colombia. It delivers public administration services including citizen-facing digital procedures (Trámites y Servicios), PQRDS (petitions, complaints, claims, reports, suggestions) management, public contracting (Contrataciones) through SECOP, transparency and accountability reporting, public budget and planning information, tax administration (predial and ICA), health and education service coordination, social development programs, and citizen participation mechanisms. The municipality operates an integrated digital services portal built on the national Mi Colombia Digital infrastructure, providing 69 general administrative procedures plus SISBEN procedures and additional government secretariat services.

Product overview

Alcaldía Municipal de Villanueva La Guajira operates a comprehensive digital government services platform built on the Mi Colombia Digital national infrastructure. The platform provides citizen-facing services organized into core modules: a Transparency and Access to Public Information portal, a PQRDS (Petitions, Complaints, Claims, Reports, Suggestions) management system, a Procedures and Services portal with 75+ administrative procedures, a Public Procurement (Contrataciones) system, a Public Accountability (Rendición de Cuentas) reporting system, a Public Budget information system, a Planning and Projects management portal, a Citizen Consultation platform, a Social Control portal, a Citizen Service Quality Measurement survey system, a Legal Repository (Normatividad), and an Open Data portal. All services are integrated with national systems including SECOP for public contracting and Mi Colombia Digital for digital government services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transparency and Public Information Access Portal Portal providing public access to institutional information, management reports, budgets, contracts, and administrative documents as mandated by Colombian transparency law, intended for citizens, control entities, and oversight bodies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Received new Fire Station to strengthen emergency response capacity
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Gobernación de La GuajiracoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 July 2026The municipality received a new Fire Station delivered through the commitment of the Governor of La Guajira, Jairo Aguilar. This represents a key inter-governmental partnership for strengthening public safety infrastructure in the municipality.
• Hospital Santo TomáscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal hospital serving as key healthcare partner in delivering health services including comprehensive health days for senior citizens (300+ elderly attended in October 2019), dengue prevention campaigns, and general health service coordination.
• National Army (Ejército Nacional)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMilitary support for health campaigns and community activities. Participated in comprehensive health days for senior citizens alongside the Hospital Santo Tomás and municipal government.
• National Police (Policía Nacional)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing security partnership including logistics supply contracts for police support services. Contracts include food supply and lodging services during electoral periods.
• Comité Municipal de DiscapacidadminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal disability committee led by the Mayor Carlos Alberto Barros Mattos with technical secretary Jhon Jairo Muñoz Ramos, including secretaries from economic development and agricultural sectors. Focuses on disability inclusion and support.
• Consejo Municipal de Gestión del Riesgo de DesastrescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal disaster risk management council responsible for prioritizing, formulating, and monitoring actions for risk knowledge and reduction, as well as preparedness and response measures.
• SISBEN (Sistema de Identificación y Clasificación de Potenciales Beneficiarios para Programas Sociales)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational social program identification system used by the municipality to classify citizens for social program eligibility. Municipality maintains SISBEN office and 5 specific procedures related to this system.
• Contraloría General de la NacióncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExternal government audit institution responsible for fiscal control of municipal management, overseeing proper use of public resources.
• Procuraduría General de la NacióncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerColombian Attorney General's office serving as oversight mechanism and representing citizens before the state, part of the control entity directory.
• Personería MunicipalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal ombudsman office working on corruption prevention and citizen representation, part of the internal control and accountability framework.
• Universidad de La GuajiraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional public university with extension office in Villanueva, led by Rectora Soledad Zabaleta Montero. Provides educational services and partnerships.
• Politécnico del CaribeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical education institution in the municipality represented by Ana Francisca Quintero. Contributes to technical education and workforce development.
• Sistema General de Regalías (SGR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational royalties system providing funding for municipal investment projects. The municipality conducted initiatives and project calls financed through these royalty resources.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Alcaldía de Uribia: Wayúu indigenous territory in La Guajira facing similar dispersed-population challenges. Comparable municipal scope (services to rural and urban communities) under the same Colombian e-government framework.
• Alcaldía de Distracción: Small La Guajira municipality with comparable scale and limited own-source revenue, also operating a Mi Colombia Digital portal with transparency and PQRDS systems.
• Alcaldía de Riohacha: Capital of La Guajira department, also operating a Mi Colombia Digital-based municipal government portal with the same transparency, PQRDS, contracting, and citizen participation architecture. Directly comparable in function and platform, with larger scale.
• Alcaldía de Albania (La Guajira): La Guajira municipality with significant coal mining activity and SGR royalty exposure, sharing the same transparency and citizen participation obligations and platform architecture.
• Alcaldía de San Juan del Cesar: Southern La Guajira municipality operating under identical Colombian municipal government structure with transparency, PQRDS, SECOP contracting, and Rendición de Cuentas obligations. Closely comparable scale.
• Alcaldía de Fonseca: Small La Guajira municipality with similar population profile, agricultural economy, and reliance on intergovernmental transfers. Operates on the same Mi Colombia Digital platform.
• Alcaldía de Dibulla: Coastal La Guajira municipality with similar small-scale municipal operations and citizen service scope, operating under the same Colombian e-government infrastructure.
• Alcaldía de Manaure: La Guajira salt-mining municipality with comparable indigenous population dynamics and rural service delivery challenges, under the same Colombian municipal governance framework.
• Alcaldía de Maicao: Border municipality in La Guajira with similar small-city profile, multi-ethnic population dynamics, and reliance on SGR royalties. Uses the same Colombian municipal government digital infrastructure.
• Alcaldía de Barrancas: La Guajira municipality in the coal-mining zone of the department, sharing the same regulatory and platform environment and benefiting from SGR royalties much like Villanueva.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCG8PbpYfOO5lobxlt6UO11A
• Facebookfacebook.com/villanuevaguajira2020
• Instagraminstagram.com/alcaldiadevillanueva.laguajira/?hl=es-la
• Xx.com/guajiraalcaldia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alcaldia-de-villanueva-la-guajira

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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