Barangay Buenavista

Barangay Buenavista is a very small barangay in the municipality of Tudela, located in the province of Cebu, in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Buenavista had a population of 452. This made it the 9th largest of 11 barangays in Tudela by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Buenavista accounted for approximately 4.00% of the total population of Tudela, which stood at 11,304 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 547 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 452 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -17.4%, consistent with a contracting settlement. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Buenavista as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Tudela is a municipality comprising 11 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 Cebu, which contains 1,203 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Buenavista ranks 1042nd by 2020 population. Cebu 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.