Barangay Villa Batabat

Barangay Villa Batabat is a small barangay in the municipality of Buenavista, located in the province of Quezon, in the CALABARZON region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Villa Batabat had a population of 699. This made it the 18th largest of 37 barangays in Buenavista by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Villa Batabat accounted for approximately 2.24% of the total population of Buenavista, which stood at 31,160 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 706 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 699 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -1.0%, consistent with a broadly stable settlement. Barangay Villa Batabat 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 37 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Villa Batabat, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Quezon, which contains 1,242 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Villa Batabat ranks 791st by 2020 population. Quezon is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Villa Batabat 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.