Barangay Buenavista

Situated in Dueñas, Iloilo, Barangay Buenavista is one of 47 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Buenavista had a population of 580. This made it the 24th largest of 47 barangays in Dueñas by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Buenavista accounted for approximately 1.68% of the total population of Dueñas, which stood at 34,597 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Buenavista moving from 514 residents to 580 residents, an intercensal change of +12.8%. 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.

Dueñas is a municipality comprising 47 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 1187th 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.