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Buenavista, Bohol

Buenavista
Municipality
Municipality of Buenavista
Buenavista, Bohol
Flag
Map of Bohol with Buenavista highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Buenavista Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°05′N 124°07′E / 10.08°N 124.12°E / 10.08; 124.12
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas
Province	Bohol
District	2nd district
Founded	26 October 1959[1]
Barangays	35 (see Barangays)
Government  [2]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Dave D. Duallo
• Vice Mayor	Elsa Tirol
• Representative	Ma. Vanessa Cadorna-Aumentado
• Municipal Council	Members Rena S. Erojo Walden Celocia Otso Bentillo Phildon Torregosa Danilo H. Añora Vidal Tampus Alicia Lopez Rey Celocia
• Electorate	22,032 voters (2022)
Area [3]
• Total	96.00 km2 (37.07 sq mi)
Elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Highest elevation	173 m (568 ft)
Lowest elevation	−3 m (−10 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[4]
• Total	29,711
• Density	310/km2 (800/sq mi)
• Households	6,803
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	32.31 % (2021)[5]
• Revenue	₱ 220.2 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 391.4 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 114 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 47.33 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Bohol 2 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6333
PSGC	071209000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)38
Native languages	Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog

Buenavista, officially the Municipality of Buenavista (Cebuano: Munisipyo sa Buenavista; Tagalog: Bayan ng Buenavista), is a 4th class municipality in the provinceofBohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,711 people.^[4]

Buenavista is 82 kilometres (51 mi) from Tagbilaran.

Buenavista celebrates its fiesta on October 10, to honor the town patron Santo Rosario.^[6]

Pangpang was the original name of the place, located between the municipalities of Getafe and Inabanga. During Spanish period, Pangpang is part of Getafe in civil aspect but part of Inabanga in religious aspect. Later, it was named Buenavista which means beautiful view in Spanish, and further divided into barangay Buenavista Norte and Buenavista Sur.

On October 26, 1959, barangays of Buenavista Norte, Buenavista Sur, and Cabul-an Island, separated from Getafe to become the independent municipality of Buenavista, through Executive Order No. 362 signed by President Carlos P. Garcia.^[1]

Buenavista is politically subdivided into 35 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2020[4]		2010[7]
071209001	Anonang	0.9%	280	405	▾	−3.62%
071209002	Asinan	2.5%	733	800	▾	−0.87%
071209003	Bago	1.9%	557	575	▾	−0.32%
071209004	Baluarte	1.3%	376	437	▾	−1.49%
071209005	Bantuan	2.1%	632	659	▾	−0.42%
071209006	Bato	2.2%	664	664		0.00%
071209007	Bonotbonot	2.6%	779	801	▾	−0.28%
071209008	Bugaong	1.5%	449	489	▾	−0.85%
071209011	Cambuhat	3.8%	1,125	1,045	▴	0.74%
071209012	Cambus‑oc	2.4%	718	716	▴	0.03%
071209013	Cangawa	3.9%	1,160	1,091	▴	0.62%
071209014	Cantomugcad	1.0%	293	296	▾	−0.10%
071209015	Cantores	2.1%	624	570	▴	0.91%
071209016	Cantuba	3.3%	993	923	▴	0.73%
071209017	Catigbian	2.3%	688	624	▴	0.98%
071209018	Cawag	2.1%	623	668	▾	−0.69%
071209019	Cruz	3.0%	893	897	▾	−0.04%
071209020	Dait	3.3%	981	1,044	▾	−0.62%
071209021	Eastern Cabul‑an	7.1%	2,100	1,924	▴	0.88%
071209022	Hunan	2.7%	816	882	▾	−0.77%
071209025	Lapacan Norte	1.3%	388	398	▾	−0.25%
071209026	Lapacan Sur	1.8%	530	479	▴	1.02%
071209028	Lubang	3.5%	1,044	1,052	▾	−0.08%
071209029	Lusong (Plateau)	2.7%	794	626	▴	2.41%
071209030	Magkaya	2.4%	701	828	▾	−1.65%
071209031	Merryland	0.9%	262	241	▴	0.84%
071209032	Nueva Granada	2.3%	694	549	▴	2.37%
071209033	Nueva Montana	2.2%	653	550	▴	1.73%
071209034	Overland	3.0%	894	944	▾	−0.54%
071209035	Panghagban	3.5%	1,054	1,134	▾	−0.73%
071209036	Poblacion	3.1%	923	859	▴	0.72%
071209037	Puting Bato	1.8%	540	556	▾	−0.29%
071209038	Rufo Hill	2.6%	786	866	▾	−0.96%
071209039	Sweetland	2.4%	725	714	▴	0.15%
071209040	Western Cabul‑an	5.9%	1,766	1,725	▴	0.24%
	Total		29,711	27,031	▴	0.95%

Poverty incidence of Buenavista

• • Cabul‑an National High School
• Cangawa National High School
• Lubang National High School
• Panghagban High School

• • Anonang Primary
• Bago Primary
• Baluarte Primary
• Bantuan Primary
• Bato Primary
• Bonotbonot Primary
• Buenavista Central Elementary
• Bugaong Primary
• Cabul-an Elementary
• Cambuhat Primary
• Cambus-oc Primary
• Cangawa Elementary
• Cantores Primary
• Cantuba Primary
• Catigbian Primary
• Cawag Primary
• Dait Norte Elementary
• Lapacan Norte Primary
• Lubang Elementary
• Magkaya Elementary
• Nueva Granada Primary
• Nueva Montana Primary
• Overland Elementary
• P. Tirol Elementary
• Panghagban Elementary
• Plateau Primary
• Putingbato Elementary
• Rufo Hill Elementary

• • Buenavista Community College^[21]
    • Courses Offered:
      • Bachelor of Elementary Education
• Bachelor of Secondary Education
• BS in Computer Science
• Associate in Hotel and Restaurant Management

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