Ajuntament de Gata de Gorgos

What Ajuntament de Gata de Gorgos does

Ajuntament de Gata de Gorgos is the municipal government of Gata de Gorgos, a town of approximately 5,392 residents in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community (Comunitat Valenciana), Spain. As a public local administration entity, it delivers municipal services to all residents within its jurisdiction through both digital channels (municipal website gatadegorgos.org, Seu Electrònica electronic administration platform, transparency portal, and citizen participation portal) and physical service centers including the Town Hall, Social Center, Health Center, Public Library, Music School, Adult Education Center, and Civil Protection unit. Its operational departments encompass Local Police (13 officers), Social Services (6 staff), ADL-CREAMA Local Development Agency, Civil Protection volunteers, and educational/cultural programs.

The municipality's technology platform is built around a municipal website and electronic administration system (Seu Electrònica), supplemented by smart city infrastructure including digital water meters for consumption monitoring, smart parking information panels with mobile applications, and citizen participation digital platforms enabling participatory budgeting and consultations. It also operates specialized digital tools including the Mapa Solar for solar energy assessment and the Portal del Comerciant for local commerce support. The underlying architecture follows standard Spanish municipal e-government frameworks, with transparency compliance under Ley 19/2013.

The entity's revenue model is structured around three principal streams: recurring municipal taxes and fees (property tax/IBI, vehicle tax, and service fees), subsidies and transfers from superior administrations (Diputació d'Alacant, Generalitat Valenciana, and European Union funds for social, environmental, and infrastructure projects), and transactional income from commercial voucher campaigns funded by external subsidies to stimulate local commerce. The municipality's go-to-market motion is direct-to-citizen, delivering services through electronic headquarters, municipal website, and in-person service centers, with no commercial pricing model as services are publicly funded. Strategic priorities are governed by the Pla d'Actuació Municipal (PAM) 2023-2027 covering nine axes including municipal services, sustainability, culture, innovation, education, economic promotion, equality, generational diversity, and security.

Name

Ajuntament de Gata de Gorgos

Legal name

Ajuntament de Gata de Gorgos

Website

https://gatadegorgos.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ajuntament de Gata de Gorgos is the municipal government of Gata de Gorgos, Spain, serving approximately 5,392 residents through digital platforms (Seu Electrònica, transparency and participation portals) and physical service centers, providing public services including local police, social services, education, cultural programming, and local economic development.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Public Administration (92), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512), 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

SECONDARYBPAIANAJ

Smart Cities & Urban Innovation Programs (Digital Planning, Civic Tech for Cities)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Housing, Urban Planning & Community Development

SECONDARYBPAIACAN

Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local)

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

SECONDARYBPAIACAJ

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs)

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

Keywords

• Municipal administration
• Public services
• Citizen participation
• Local governance
• Social welfare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Gata de Gorgos

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal taxes and fees: Local taxes including property tax (IBI), vehicle tax, and various municipal fees for services
2. Subsidies from superior administrations: Funding from Provincial Council of Alicante (Diputació d'Alacant), Generalitat Valenciana, and European funds for municipal projects and services
3. Commercial consumption vouchers: Consumer voucher campaigns funded by external subsidies to stimulate local commerce (e.g., 49,152€ campaign funded by Diputació d'Alacant)

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ajuntament de Gata de Gorgos is the municipal government of Gata de Gorgos (Alicante, Spain), delivering public administration and citizen services to approximately 5,392 residents. It operates departments including Local Police, Social Services, Civil Protection, Public Library, Music School, Adult Education, and Local Economic Development (ADL-CREAMA), alongside digital platforms such as the Seu Electrònica, Citizen Participation Portal, and Transparency Portal that enable electronic administration, civic engagement, and open government. The municipality also runs cultural programs (Art al Vent), environmental initiatives, and smart-city infrastructure including digital water meters and a public solar mapping tool.

Product overview

Ajuntament de Gata de Gorgos operates a digital citizen services platform anchored by its official municipal website (gatadegorgos.org), supplemented by the Seu Electrònica electronic administration platform and a Transparency Portal. The platform delivers services across 9 strategic axes defined in the Municipal Action Plan 2023-2027. Core digital modules include: the citizen participation portal (Portal de Participació) for participatory processes such as the annual omnibus consultation and youth plan diagnostics; the Biblioteca Pública Municipal (Carme Miquel) public library catalog; the Escola Municipal de Música for music education; the Centre de Formació de Persones Adultes (EPA) for adult education; the ADL-CREAMA local development agency; social services department operated by MASSMA; Policia Local; Protecció Civil volunteer service; Art al Vent cultural program; the merchant portal; and the Mapa Solar energy tool. The platform also manages participatory mechanisms such as the Citizen Participation Regulation, municipal budgets, and open government tracking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Seu Electrònica (Electronic Headquarters) Online electronic administration platform for all administrative procedures, public procurement (Perfil del contractant), electronic board of announcements (Tauler d'anuncis), complaints channel, and citizen document management for residents of Gata de Gorgos.
• Portal de Participació Ciutadana (Citizen Participation Portal) Online portal for citizen participation, participatory budgeting, public consultations, youth plan diagnostics, and civic engagement mechanisms for residents of Gata de Gorgos.
• Portal de Transparència (Transparency Portal) Online transparency platform publishing municipal budget information, accounts, government plan tracking, contracts, and open government indicators compliant with Spanish transparency legislation (Ley 19/2013).
• Biblioteca Pública Municipal "Carme Miquel" Public municipal library providing book lending, reading rooms, children's services, and access to the Valencian Public Reading Network catalog for residents of Gata de Gorgos.
• Escola Municipal de Música Municipal music school offering instruction in instruments including flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, piano, guitar, violin, percussion, and ensemble choral performance for residents and students.
• Centre de Formació de Persones Adultes (EPA) Adult education center offering literacy programs, secondary school graduation (ESO), Valencian language courses, foreign language instruction (English, French), creative leisure activities, and ICT training for adult residents.
• Agència de Desenvolupament Local (ADL-CREAMA) Local Development Agency operating within the CREAMA consortium to support local economic development, business creation, employment services, vocational training, and social-labor insertion programs for local entrepreneurs and job seekers.
• Departament de Serveis Socials Social services department operated through the MASSMA consortium providing social information, home care services, emergency aid, teleassistance, family intervention, school absenteeism prevention, and labor insertion support for vulnerable residents.
• Policia Local (Local Police) Local police service with 13 personnel providing citizen security, traffic management, road safety education, domestic violence victim support, neighborhood policing, and civil protection coordination for residents.
• Protecció Civil (Civil Protection) Civil protection volunteer service (Agrupació Local de Voluntaris de Protecció Civil - ALVPC) providing emergency response, fire prevention, crowd management, and disaster relief support for the municipality.
• Portal del Comerciant (Merchant Portal) Merchant portal providing a commercial directory for local businesses and promoting local commerce through subsidies, urban improvement projects, and marketing support for artisanal and local products in Gata de Gorgos.
• Mapa Solar (Solar Map) Solar map tool enabling citizens to assess solar energy potential of buildings, supporting the municipality's goal of 50% self-consumption and 100% renewable energy.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% compliance with Mapa Infoparticipa transparency indicators in 2024
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 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

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CREAMA (Consorci per a la Recuperació Econòmica de la Marina Alta)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2005Partnership with the consortium for economic recovery of the Marina Alta region. Gata de Gorgos joined on March 1, 2005, providing local development and employment services through the ADL (Agència de Desenvolupament Local) office. CREAMA focuses on economic dynamization, training, business creation, and employment support for the region.
• MASSMA (Mancomunitat de Serveis Socials de la Marina Alta)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial services provided through the Mancomunity of Social Services of Marina Alta, providing comprehensive social welfare services to citizens including home help, family intervention, teleassistance, and dependency care.
• SERVEF (Servei Valencià d'Ocupació i Formació)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmployment service being established as associated center within the Social Center to provide vocational training and employment placement services.
• Creu Roja (Red Cross) DéniaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for traffic education programs, providing P.A.S. (Protect, Alert, Help) first aid training to students as part of road safety education.
• MAPFRE (Departament d'Educació Viària)minorOthersEducational materials provider for road safety and traffic education programs in local schools.
• Universitat de ValènciaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for the Vicent Caselles Costa Mathematics Days and other educational and cultural initiatives.
• Las Naves (Centre d'Innovació)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation center of the Generalitat Valenciana, partnering with the municipality for the Innovating Municipalities Program (Programa Municipis Innovadors) focusing on green city and living city development missions.
• Caixa PopularminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFinancial institution providing gift cards for consumer voucher campaigns, issuing cards with 50% citizen contribution and 50% subsidy.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ajuntament de Benissa: Small Marina Alta municipality in the same Alicante province. Operates the same Ajuntament model, participates in CREAMA and MASSMA consortiums, and delivers the same suite of municipal services including electronic administration and citizen participation portals.
• Ajuntament de Dénia: Larger neighboring municipality in the Marina Alta region of Alicante. Operates the same Spanish municipal government model (Ajuntament), participates in the same CREAMA economic development consortium, and delivers comparable citizen services including electronic administration, transparency, and social services. Most directly comparable peer given regional and structural overlap.
• Ajuntament de Pedreguer: Small neighboring municipality in Marina Alta, Alicante. Same Ajuntament governance structure, member of CREAMA consortium, and operates equivalent citizen services including electronic administration, social services, and local police. Directly comparable small-municipality benchmark in the same comarca.
• Ajuntament de Xàbia: Neighboring Marina Alta municipality serving a similar population profile in the Valencian Community. Operates the same Ajuntament administrative model, member of CREAMA, and provides directly comparable citizen services including Seu Electrònica, social services via MASSMA, and local police. Highly comparable in scale, governance structure, and service mix.
• Ajuntament de Teulada: Small municipality in the Marina Alta region operating under the same Valencian Community municipal governance framework. Same Ajuntament structure, participation in CREAMA and MASSMA consortiums, comparable small-municipality scale and service delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Generalitat Valenciana: Regional government of the Valencian Community providing funding, regulatory oversight, and policy frameworks for all municipalities including Gata de Gorgos. Operates innovation programs (Las Naves), health, education, and social welfare services that complement municipal delivery.
• Diputació d'Alacant: Provincial government that funds and oversees municipalities in the Alicante province, including Gata de Gorgos. Provides subsidies, transparency recognition, and infrastructure support to small municipalities — operates at a larger scale and broader geographic scope but in the same governance ecosystem.

Others

• Federación Valenciana de Municipios y Provincias (FVMP): Regional federation representing municipalities across the Valencian Community. Relevant ecosystem participant that advocates for municipal interests, coordinates training, and provides shared services to member municipalities including Gata de Gorgos.
• Consorci per a la Recuperació Econòmica de la Marina Alta (CREAMA): Consortium providing economic development and employment services across the Marina Alta region, including through the ADL office hosted in Gata de Gorgos. Directly comparable operational model as the Local Development Agency through which the municipality delivers business and employment services.
• Mancomunitat de Serveis Socials de la Marina Alta (MASSMA): Mancomunity that delivers social services on behalf of Gata de Gorgos and other Marina Alta municipalities. Operates the same social services portfolio (home help, family intervention, teleassistance) and is the institutional counterpart for the municipality's social welfare delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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