Barangay Buenasuerte

Situated in Ragay, Camarines Sur, Barangay Buenasuerte is one of 38 barangays that make up the municipality within Bicol Region.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Buenasuerte had a population of 1,717. This made it the 17th largest of 38 barangays in Ragay by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Buenasuerte accounted for approximately 2.87% of the total population of Ragay, which stood at 59,770 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Buenasuerte changed from 1,693 to 1,717, a shift of +1.4% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with slowly expanding populations in Ragay. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Buenasuerte as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Ragay is a municipality comprising 38 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Buenasuerte, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Camarines Sur, which contains 1,063 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Buenasuerte ranks 438th by 2020 population. Camarines Sur is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.