Buenavista, officially the Municipality of Buenavista ( ceb, Lungsod sa Buenavista; tgl, Bayan ng Buenavista), is a 1st class

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in the

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Agusan del Norte Agusan del Norte, officially the Province of Agusan del Norte ( ceb, Amihanang Agusan; Butuanon: ''Probinsya hong Agusan del Norte''; tl, Hilagang Agusan), is a province in the Caraga region of the Philippines. Its capital is the city of Cabadba ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 68,892 people.

History

The written history of Buenavista start in the year 1877. It was said that during this year a group of nomadic

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from the frontiers of Agusan found an ideal place for their tempora-fishing retreat and rendezvous. Soon, the village of ''Tortosa'' was founded by two Christian pioneers, Innocentes Paler and Marcelo Dalaguida, who were later on joined by Luis Gupana and a handful of

. Credited with a name to the village were a group of natives and

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who visited the place to trade with the villagers and found the place to be abundant with the sea tortoise. The fame of Tortosa as a good fishing was heard by the people of the neighboring

Butuan Butuan (pronounced ), officially the City of Butuan ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Butuan; Butuanon: ''Dakbayan hong Butuan''; fil, Lungsod ng Butuan), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the region of Caraga, Philippines. It is the ''de facto'' ca ...

. Thus a fresh wave migrants came to settle. Later, Tortosa was renamed to ''Kihaw-an'' in memory of a white deer held sacred by the early inhabitants. It was said that this deer was found dead by the natives near the bank of the river which encircles the village. Its carcass was placed all over the village thus the village got the name Kihaw-an, a derivative of a local dialect "Baho-an", which literally mean "to smell", or "source of bad smell". Soon the village got another new name. It was said that Adolfo Calo, a native of

, together with some natives and

visited the place. They expanded their visits not only the coastal areas where flourishing because of the abundance of fish. At the top of the hill they saw the village overlooking the sea. They appreciated the beauty of nature in abundance. They exclaimed "Bien Vista", which means "Good View" thus the present name ''Buenavista''. Enticed by the abundance of fish and the good prospect for agriculture, a new wave migrants from the neighboring areas continued to flock to Buenavista. Between the years 1897–1907, settlers and their families were known to have settled in the place. The only means of transportation was by ''banca'' or fishing boats, and by horseback trudging the small mountain trails. It was only sometime in the 1920s when Buenavista was connected to

by means of road. It was also given power by the Marcon Electric Company of the Marcon family but later on, operation was taken over by the government-owned electric distribution facility. Efforts of the pioneers paid off, because sometime in early 1920s, Buenavista was declared a regular barrio of the then Municipality of

. As a barrio, Buenavista was able to form its own law-making body which was locally called ''Ang Tingug Sa Lungsod'', whose members were known as ''podientes''. "Municipality of Buenavista" through the efforts of Assemblyman Apolonio D. Curato and Governor Jose R. Rosales, Commissioner of Mindanao and Sulu

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, and

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, with a set of appointed officials to serve for a period of one year.

Geography

According to the

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, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Agusan del Norte.

Climate

Barangays

Buenavista is politically subdivided into 25

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Demographics

In the 2020 census, Buenavista had a population of 68,892. The population density was .

Economy

Education

Elementary

* Abilan Elementary School * Agong-ong Elementary School * Bagang Elementary School * Buenavista Central Elementary School * Buenavista Institute (Grade School) * Buenavista Special Education Elementary School * Calaitan Elementary School * Cogon Elementary School * Dalao-an Elementary School * Datu Saldong Elementary School * F.S. OMAYANA Elementary School * Guinabsan Elementary School * Kabalalahan Elementary School * Labong Elementary School * Lekda Elementary School * Linao-linao Elementary School * Lomboyan Elementary School * Lower Olave Elementary School * Macalang Elementary School * Malapong Elementary School * Malpoc Elementary School * Manapa Elementary School * Manapa IS (Grade School) * Matabao Elementary School * Monteverde Elementary School * New Bohol Elementary School * Rizal Elementary School * Sacol Elementary School * San juan Elementary School * San Roque Elementary School * Sangay Elementary School * SPED Elementary School * Simbalan Elementary School * Talo-ao Elementary School * Tanutao Elementary School * Tapnigue Elementary School * TINAGO Elementary School * Upper Olave Elementary School

Secondary

* Abilan IS * Agong-ong IS * FS Omayana Elementary School (Alubihid) * FS Omayana National High School (Alubihid) * Buenavista Institute * Buenavista National High School * Buenavista SPED- High School * Guinabsan National High School * Lekda National High School * Manapa ISS * Rizal IS * Saint James High School * Sangay National High School * Simbalan National High School

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Code {{DEFAULTSORT:Buenavista, Agusan Del Norte Municipalities of Agusan del Norte