Barangay Buenavista

Situated in Claveria, Cagayan, Barangay Buenavista is one of 41 barangays that make up the municipality within Cagayan Valley.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Buenavista had a population of 305. This made it the 39th largest of 41 barangays in Claveria by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Buenavista accounted for approximately 0.96% of the total population of Claveria, which stood at 31,900 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 295 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 305 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +3.4%, 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.

Claveria is a municipality comprising 41 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 Cagayan, which contains 820 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Buenavista ranks 777th by 2020 population. Cagayan 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.