Buenavista, Marinduque

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Buenavista
Municipality
Municipality of Buenavista
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Municipal Hall
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Nickname: 
Malindig Country
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Buenavista
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°15′N121°57′E / 13.25°N 121.95°E / 13.25; 121.95
Country Philippines
Region Mimaropa
Province Marinduque
District Lone district
Founded November 9, 1918
Barangays 15 (see Barangays)
Government
  [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Eduard Llante Siena
 •  Vice Mayor David G. Vitto
 •  Representative Reynaldo Salvacion
 •  Municipal Council
Members
  • Rommel E. Millar
  • Herminigildo L. Malapote Jr.
  • Renato S. Madrigal Jr.
  • Eduardo L. Pampola
  • Joseph C. Ogalinola
  • Edgar R. Perlas
  • Luzviminda G. Salvacion
 •  Electorate 16,531 voters (2025)
Area
[2]
 • Total
81.25 km2 (31.37 sq mi)
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Highest elevation
1,174 m (3,852 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2024 census) [3]
 • Total
24,136
 • Density300/km2 (770/sq mi)
 •  Households
6,258
Economy
 •  Income class 4th municipal income class
 •  Poverty incidence
21.9
% (2021) [4]
 •  Revenue ₱ 149.9 million (2022)
 •  Assets ₱ 406.8 million (2022)
 •  Expenditure ₱ 97.62 million (2022)
 •  Liabilities ₱ 70.99 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityMarinduque Electric Cooperative (MARELCO)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4904
PSGC
1704002000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)42
Native languages Tagalog

Buenavista, officially the Municipality of Buenavista (Tagalog : Bayan ng Buenavista), is a municipality in the province of Marinduque, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,043 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province. [5]

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Buenavista is 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Boac.

Etymology

The town was named "Buenavista" by Don Cornelio Sadiua, due to its "good view." Its former name was Sabang, which is the river that runs through it. The majority of Buenavistans trace their ancestry to the Don Cornelio Sadiua family.

History

In 1942, the Japanese Imperial forces landed in Buenavista at Patay Ilog before making their way to the capital. Due to its rugged terrain, relative isolation, and fierce pro-American sentiment, Buenavista was the headquarters for the resistance movement. Japanese forces and the Resistance and guerrillas frequently engaged in skirmishes within the town borders. Occupying Japanese forces burned the school and municipal building, after holding captives composed a member from each Buenavista family. Guerrilla forces eventually re-captured the town.

The 'Libas Ambush, known locally as Pinag Labanan, was a joint guerrilla-Buenavistan effort in which Filipino guerrillas and Buenavistans ambushed and killed a troop of Japanese soldiers. After which the Japanese commandant issued a proclamation that for 1 Japanese soldier killed by the Filipinos in Buenavista, 10 Filipinos will die within a 5-mile radius.

In spite of the Japanese threats the Buenavistans continued their fight against Japanese occupation throughout the war, including rescuing and hiding several the combined Filipino and American military personnel during the war. One such rescue occurred shortly after the fall of Bataan, when the lighthouse keeper found an American seaman hiding among the shoreline rocks. These rescued Filipinos and Americans were clothed, fed and hidden by the Buenavistans, even though they risked execution if the Japanese found out about it.

In 1945, the combined U.S. and Allied Philippine Commonwealth military forces landed at Caigangan beach in Buenavista and attacked from the Japanese Imperial forces in the Battle of Marinduque. The Buenavista Campaign was the first major offensive fought during the Battle of Marinduque. It culminated in a bloody firefight between the Japanese and a joint Allied- Filipino guerrilla offensive. The Japanese, who were headquartered in the Municipal building and elementary school, were soundly defeated.

Buenavista was chosen as the headquarters of the 5th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and the U.S. Army Signal Corps due to their record of anti-Japanese actions during the war. The U.S. Army Signal Corps and the 5th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army were quartered in Pablo Pe's bodega in the town.

The longest-serving mayor was Recaredo Sarmiento. His term was interrupted during World War II. The first Chinese-Filipino mayor was Wilfredo Sadiua Pe.

Geography

Barangays

Buenavista is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.  [6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Bagacay
  • Bagtingon
  • Barangay I (Poblacion)
  • Barangay II (Poblacion)
  • Barangay III (Poblacion)
  • Barangay IV (Poblacion)
  • Bicas-bicas
  • Caigangan
  • Daykitin
  • Libas
  • Malbog
  • Sihi
  • Timbo (Sanggulong)
  • Tungib-Lipata
  • Yook

Climate

Climate data for Buenavista, Marinduque
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)26
(79)		28
(82)		29
(84)		31
(88)		31
(88)		30
(86)		29
(84)		29
(84)		29
(84)		29
(84)		28
(82)		27
(81)		29
(84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)22
(72)		22
(72)		22
(72)		23
(73)		25
(77)		25
(77)		25
(77)		25
(77)		25
(77)		24
(75)		23
(73)		23
(73)		24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)115
(4.5)		66
(2.6)		55
(2.2)		39
(1.5)		164
(6.5)		282
(11.1)		326
(12.8)		317
(12.5)		318
(12.5)		192
(7.6)		119
(4.7)		173
(6.8)		2,166
(85.3)
Average rainy days13.69.410.410.521.126.029.027.627.523.116.716.1231
Source: Meteoblue [7]

Demographics

Population census of Buenavista
YearPop.±% p.a.
1939 4,354—    
1948 5,040+1.64%
1960 7,303+3.14%
1970 10,463+3.66%
1975 11,787+2.42%
1980 13,025+2.02%
1990 15,495+1.75%
1995 17,358+2.15%
2000 19,271+2.27%
2007 21,018+1.20%
2010 23,111+3.51%
2015 23,988+0.71%
2020 26,043+1.75%
2024 24,136−1.81%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

In the 2020 census, the population of Buenavista, Marinduque, was 26,043 people, [13] with a density of 320 inhabitants per square kilometre or 830 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Buenavista

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2000
61.04
2003
49.40
2006
50.30
2009
36.88
2012
22.13
2015
20.47
2018
19.65
2021
21.90

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

Locally crafted products include:

Tourism

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Buenavista Town Park

Events

Government

List of former local chief executives

Education

Tertiary

Secondary

Primary

  • Bagacay Elementary School
  • Bagtingon Elementary School
  • Bancoro Public School
  • Bicas-Bicas Elementary School
  • Binunga Public School
  • Buenavista Central School
  • Caigangan Elementary School
  • Daat Public School
  • Daykitin Elementary School
  • Libas Elementary School
  • Lipata Elementary School
  • Malbog Elementary School
  • Pag-Asa Elementary School
  • Sihi Elementary School
  • Timbo Elementary School
  • Tungib Elementary School
  • Yook Elementary School

Private schools:

  • Good Shepherd Diocesan School IFI
  • Holy Child Jesus Parochial School

References

  1. ↑   Municipality of Buenavista | (DILG)
  2. ↑ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN   0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Marinduque: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  10. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  11. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  12. ↑ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  16. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  17. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  18. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  19. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  20. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  21. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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