Barangay Buenavista

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Buenavista is one of the administrative divisions of Belison in Antique, Western Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Buenavista had a population of 602. This made it the 10th largest of 11 barangays in Belison by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Buenavista accounted for approximately 4.26% of the total population of Belison, which stood at 14,129 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Buenavista moving from 504 residents to 602 residents, an intercensal change of +19.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Buenavista is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Belison is a municipality comprising 11 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Buenavista, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Antique, which contains 590 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Buenavista ranks 371st by 2020 population. Antique is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.