Alcaldia Distrital de Turbo

What Alcaldia Distrital de Turbo does

Alcaldía Distrital de Turbo is the municipal government entity serving the district of Turbo, located in the Urabá subregion of Antioquia department, Colombia. Founded in 1840 and transitioning to district status in 2024, it governs a territory of 3,055 km² — the largest municipality in Antioquia — with a population of 132,552 inhabitants (DANE 2018 census), of which 65.5% are Afrocolombian and 2.3% Indigenous. The district operates 15 corregimientos and 230 veredas, administering public services, urban planning, tax collection, and infrastructure development for a population that is 56,787 urban and 75,765 rural.

The entity's digital service platform comprises a SharePoint-based government website (turbo-antioquia.gov.co), a mobile application (Tramiapp on Google Play), an online payment portal (portal.turbo.suiteneptuno.com) integrated with PSE and ACH Colombia, a PQRSD citizen complaints system, a public contracting portal (SECOP), and the SUCOP public consultation system. Revenue is derived from property tax (Predial), industry and commerce tax (ICA), gasoline surcharge, service fees (permits, mobility violations), and national government transfers. Mayor Alejandro Abuchar leads the administration, with the E.S.E. Hospital Francisco Valderrama operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary for public health services.

The district's economy is anchored by banana and plantain export agriculture (28,085 hectares, 16,911 jobs), livestock (741 ranches, 78,530 head of cattle), artisanal fishing (5,000 fishermen), and strategic port logistics — Turbo hosts the only port in Antioquia on the Caribbean coast. The entity holds PDET (Programa de Desarrollo con Enfoque Territorial) designation, granting priority access to national development resources. Active strategic initiatives include the El Sable Aqueduct project with Gobernación de Antioquia, IDOM Consulting, and Aguas Nacionales, and plans for a deep-water port in Bahía Pisisí.

Name

Alcaldia Distrital de Turbo

Legal name

Alcaldía Distrital de Turbo

Website

https://turbo-antioquia.gov.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1840

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Alcaldía Distrital de Turbo is the municipal government of Turbo, Antioquia, Colombia — a 3,055 km² district serving 132,552 citizens through public services, tax administration, digital platforms (Tramiapp, online payment portal), and infrastructure development for the only port in Antioquia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Turbo

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Tax (Predial): Property taxation collected by the municipality for real estate within the district boundaries
2. Industry and Commerce Tax: Tax on commercial and industrial activities conducted within the district
3. Gasoline Surcharge (Sobretasa a la Gasolina): Municipal surcharge on gasoline sales
4. Service Fees and Charges: Various fees for government services including construction permits, mobility violations, and administrative procedures
5. National Government Transfers: Intergovernmental fiscal transfers from national government to support municipal operations and public services

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Alcaldía Distrital de Turbo is the local government authority of the Turbo district in Antioquia, Colombia, administering public services for 132,552 inhabitants across 3,055 km². Its core activities include tax administration (property tax, industry and commerce tax, gasoline surcharge), citizen services (PQRSD complaints, construction permits, mobility procedures), public contracting, urban planning, infrastructure development, social programs, and citizen participation mechanisms. Services are delivered through in-person offices, the municipal website, an Android mobile app (Tramiapp), and online payment portals integrated with national payment systems.

Product overview

Alcaldia Distrital de Turbo operates a digital services platform consisting of a mobile application (Tramiapp), an online payment portal, a citizen complaints system (PQRSD), and a public contracting portal. These services enable citizens to perform administrative procedures, pay taxes, submit complaints, and participate in government processes digitally without physical attendance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tramiapp Mobile Application

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gobernación de Antioquia (VIVA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 July 2026Gobernación de Antioquia, through VIVA (Vicerrectoría de extensión or similar), is collaborating on the Acueducto El Sable project for water supply systems serving Turbo, Apartadó, and Carepa municipalities. The project is in the studies and designs phase for water capture, transport, treatment, storage, and distribution infrastructure.
• IDOM ConsultingcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInternational consulting firm IDOM engaged for technical studies and designs for the El Sable Aqueduct project covering water infrastructure for Turbo, Apartadó, and Carepa.
• Aguas NacionalescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTechnical supervision/interventoría services for the El Sable Aqueduct project ensuring compliance with engineering standards and specifications.
• DANE (Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational statistics authority conducting Encuesta de Calidad de Vida 2026 in Turbo district from July 23 to August 17, 2026. Survey characterizes living conditions including housing quality, public services access, education, health, technology use, and household assets.
• E.S.E. Hospital Francisco ValderramacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic hospital entity receiving municipal administrative support. The district government inaugurated a renovated Emergency Area in July 2026 to provide safer, more timely, and humanized healthcare to the community.
• UNAD (Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for Open Day virtual event promoting educational access in Turbo and Urabá region, providing information about educational models, academic offerings, scholarships, and enrollment processes.
• Gerencia Afrodescendientes de AntioquiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government office for Afrodescendant affairs collaborating with municipal entities on cultural and academic events for International Day of Afro-Latin, Afro-Caribbean, and Diaspora Women, hosting over 100 women from the region.
• Secretaría de las Mujeres de AntioquiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental women's secretariat partnering on gender equality initiatives and women's empowerment programs, including cultural and academic reflection events.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Alcaldía de Cartagena de Indias: Major Colombian Caribbean port city. Comparable in being a port-centric municipality with significant tourism, Afrocolombian demographic, and PDET-linked populations, though at a much larger scale than Turbo.
• Alcaldía de Medellín: Capital of the Antioquia department and a much larger, established municipal government. Serves as the policy and funding anchor for many department-wide initiatives (including the VIVA/El Sable partnership), making it a structural counterpart for Turbo's intergovernmental relationships.
• Alcaldía de Barranquilla: Major Caribbean-coast district capital with port and industrial-economic activity, and one of Colombia's 'Distritos' like Turbo. Provides a benchmark for how district-level administrative status can be leveraged at scale.
• Alcaldía de Buenaventura: Colombia's principal Pacific port municipality. Comparable in that port logistics dominate the municipal economic model and the district has historically faced security and infrastructure-development challenges analogous to those described for Turbo.

Direct peers

• Alcaldía de Apartadó: Neighboring municipality in the Urabá subregion of Antioquia. Directly comparable in scale, economic profile (banana/agriculture), PDET exposure, and is one of the three beneficiary municipalities of the El Sable Aqueduct project alongside Turbo.
• Alcaldía de Chigorodó: Another Urabá subregion municipality with similar banana/agriculture economic base, ethnic composition, and infrastructure connectivity profile. Operates under the same departmental oversight as Turbo.
• Alcaldía de Necoclí: Urabá municipality adjacent to Turbo on the Caribbean coast. Comparable rural/urban population mix and Afrocolombian demographic composition, with overlapping port-logistics and fishing-sector economic activities.
• Alcaldía de Carepa: Neighboring Urabá municipality and the third beneficiary of the El Sable Aqueduct. Comparable population scale, agricultural-export base, and PDET status make it a near-direct operational peer.

Others

• Gobernación de Antioquia: Department-level government overseeing Turbo and co-funding the El Sable Aqueduct via VIVA. Functions as the most important intergovernmental counterparty for the district and shapes the regional investment pipeline.
• Alcaldía de Turbo (DANE — Encuesta de Calidad de Vida 2026): Self-reference to the national statistics survey partnership illustrating how the district interfaces with DANE — included as an 'others' ecosystem peer to highlight the data, oversight, and funding relationships municipal entities depend on.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/alcaldiadeturbo
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCNWoIln5m0nnf0yuBNq__iw?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/alcaldiadeV32020
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alcaldia-distrital-de-turbo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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