Barangay Nueva Montana

Situated in Buenavista, Bohol, Barangay Nueva Montana is one of 35 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Nueva Montana had a population of 542. This made it the 27th largest of 35 barangays in Buenavista by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Nueva Montana accounted for approximately 1.82% of the total population of Buenavista, which stood at 29,711 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Nueva Montana moving from 653 residents to 542 residents, an intercensal change of -17.0%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Nueva Montana is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Buenavista is a municipality comprising 35 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Nueva Montana, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Bohol, which contains 1,109 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Nueva Montana ranks 904th by 2020 population. Bohol is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Nueva Montana is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.