Barangay Buenavista

Barangay Buenavista forms part of City of Passi, a city in Iloilo, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Buenavista had a population of 590. This made it the 46th largest of 51 barangays in City of Passi by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Buenavista accounted for approximately 0.66% of the total population of City of Passi, which stood at 88,873 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 550 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 590 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +7.3%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Buenavista is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Passi is a city comprising 51 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 Iloilo, which contains 1,901 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Buenavista ranks 1181st by 2020 population. Iloilo is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Buenavista 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.