Buenavista, officially the Municipality of Buenavista (; ), is a

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in the

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Bohol Bohol (), officially the Province of Bohol (; ), is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas Regions of the Philippines, region, consisting of the island itself and 75 minor surrounding islands. It is home to Bohola ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,711 people. Buenavista is from

Tagbilaran Tagbilaran, officially the City of Tagbilaran (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a popu ...

. Buenavista celebrates its fiesta on October 7, to honor the town patron Santo Rosario.

History

Pangpang was the original name of the place, located between the municipalities of

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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.

Geography

Barangays

Buenavista is politically subdivided into 35 barangays. Each barangay consists of

purok A ''purok'' () is an informal division within a barangay in the Philippines. While not officially considered a local government unit (LGU), a ''purok'' often serves as a unit for delivering services and administration within a barangay. ''Pur ...

s and some have

sitios A ''sitio'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own bar ...

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Education

Gallery

Buenavista Bohol 1.JPG, Aerial view Buenavista Bohol 3.JPG, Public market buenavistachurch.jpg, Roman Catholic Church

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Municipality of Buenavista

{{Authority control Municipalities of Bohol Political divisions established by Philippine executive order