Barangay Buenavista II

Barangay Buenavista II forms part of San Jorge, a municipality in Samar, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Buenavista II had a population of 464. This made it the 18th largest of 41 barangays in San Jorge by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Buenavista II accounted for approximately 2.64% of the total population of San Jorge, which stood at 17,579 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 434 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 464 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +6.9%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Buenavista II is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Jorge is a municipality comprising 41 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Buenavista II, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Samar, which contains 951 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Buenavista II ranks 562nd by 2020 population. Samar is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Buenavista II 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.