Buenavista | |
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Municipality of Buenavista | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°42′N122°38′E / 10.7°N 122.63°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Western Visayas |
Province | Guimaras |
District | Lone district |
Founded | 1775 |
Barangays | 36 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Dr. Samuel T. Gumarin MD |
• Vice Mayor | Cyril C. Beltran |
• Representative | Ma. Lucille L. Nava |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 36,365 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 128.26 km2 (49.52 sq mi) |
Elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
Highest elevation | 133 m (436 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 52,899 |
• Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
• Households | 13,730 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 6.99 |
• Revenue | ₱ 169.8 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 368.9 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 134.7 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 108.6 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Guimaras Electric Cooperative (GUIMELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5044 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)33 |
Native languages | Hiligaynon Ati Tagalog |
Website | buenavistaguimaras |
Buenavista, officially the Municipality of Buenavista (Hiligaynon : Banwa sang Buenavista; Tagalog : Bayan ng Buenavista), is a 2nd class municipality and the largest settlement in the province of Guimaras, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 52,899 people. [3]
The town acts as a cheaper link between Panay and Negros, as opposed to taking a ship directly between the two islands.[ citation needed ]
Buenavista is a part of the Metro Iloilo–Guimaras area, centered on Iloilo City.
Buenavista is the oldest municipality on Guimaras. It was established in 1775, during the Spanish colonial period. A Spanish governor general was reputedly impressed by the scenery of the location, and called the place Buenavista, Spanish for "beautiful view". [5]
Santo Rosario was formerly known as Baybay, while Salvacion's old name was Ambulong, and furthermore Old Poblacion's name was Daan Banwa.
Buenavista is located at the northern tip of Guimaras Island, and is one of the five towns comprising the province of Guimaras. The northern and north-west part of the town overlooks Panay Island and the north-east portion faces Negros Island. Iloilo Strait lies between the town and Panay, and Guimaras Strait lies between the town and Negros. [5] MacArthur's Wharf serves as the municipal wharf for Buenavista and part of San Lorenzo is used by passengers from the neighboring Panay Island in going to Negros Province and vice versa. This transportation route serves as a cheaper link, rather than taking a ship. Buenavista is 17 kilometres (11 mi) from Jordan.
Buenavista's terrain ranges from plains (nearly level in the central and north-west coastal areas) to mountains (north-western part). [5]
Climate data for Buenavista, Guimaras | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 33 (91) | 32 (90) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) |
Average low °C (°F) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19 (0.7) | 17 (0.7) | 26 (1.0) | 37 (1.5) | 119 (4.7) | 191 (7.5) | 258 (10.2) | 260 (10.2) | 248 (9.8) | 196 (7.7) | 97 (3.8) | 39 (1.5) | 1,507 (59.3) |
Average rainy days | 7.2 | 5.2 | 8.3 | 11.9 | 22.3 | 26.5 | 28.3 | 28.2 | 27.3 | 26.4 | 18.7 | 11.8 | 222.1 |
Source: Meteoblue [6] |
The climate is mild and cool, due to its being bounded by the sea on the three directions.
Buenavista is politically subdivided into 36 barangays. [7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 10,533 | — |
1918 | 11,847 | +0.79% |
1939 | 15,494 | +1.29% |
1948 | 15,548 | +0.04% |
1960 | 22,587 | +3.16% |
1970 | 26,692 | +1.68% |
1975 | 30,154 | +2.48% |
1980 | 31,921 | +1.15% |
1990 | 41,435 | +2.64% |
1995 | 37,681 | −1.76% |
2000 | 41,717 | +2.21% |
2007 | 43,817 | +0.68% |
2010 | 46,703 | +2.35% |
2015 | 50,437 | +1.48% |
2020 | 52,899 | +0.94% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Buenavista, Guimaras, was 52,899 people, [3] with a density of 410 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,100 inhabitants per square mile.
There are passenger ferries, utilizing pump boats to Iloilo City. The ferry terminal in Iloilo is on the Iloilo River.
Buenavista is the center of higher education. In fact, the main campus of Guimaras State University, only state university in Guimaras, is found in Barangay Mclain. Furthermore, the municipality has 19 public elementary schools, 5 public high schools, and 1 vocational technical school. [5] It has a literacy rate of 98.4%, the highest in the whole of Guimaras.
Western Visayas is an administrative region in the Philippines, numerically designated as Region VI. It consists of six provinces and two highly urbanized cities. The regional center is Iloilo City. The region is dominated by the native speakers of four Visayan languages: Hiligaynon, Kinaray-a, Aklanon and Capiznon. The land area of the region is 20,794.18 km2 (8,028.68 sq mi), and with a population of 7,954,723 inhabitants, it is the second most populous region in the Visayas after Central Visayas.
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