Buenavista, Quezon

Buenavista is a third-class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 29,053 people.^[3] It used to be called Piris.

Barangays

Buenavista is politically subdivided into 37 barangays.^[2]

Bagong Silang
Batabat Norte
Batabat Sur
Buenavista
Bukal
Bulo
Cabong
Cadlit
Catulin
Cawa
De La Paz
Del Rosario
Hagonghong
Ibabang Wasay
Ilayang Wasay
Lilukin
Mabini
Mabutag
Magallanes
Maligaya (Esperanza)
Manlana
Masaya
Poblacion
Rizal
Sabang Pinamasagan
Sabang Piris
San Diego
San Isidro Ibaba
San Isidro Ilaya
San Pablo
San Pedro (Villa Rodrigo)
San Vicente
Siain
Villa Aurora
Villa Batabat
Villa Magsaysay
Villa Veronica

Demographics

Population census of Buenavista
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	20,060	—
1995	21,376	+1.20%
2000	22,840	+1.43%
2007	24,798	+1.14%
2010	29,053	+5.93%
Source: National Statistics Office^[3]

History

Piris was its former name. It was a mere hamlet of the municipality of Guinanyagan, province of Quezon and remained as such for quite a number of years until it finally became a municipality. Buenavista is now its official name which means beautiful view. Its original name was Piri as engraved in the oldest church bell which was donated by one Don Jose Casal in the year 1866. It used to be located in the Sitio of Pinagbayanan situated in the western side of the Piris River which is about one a half kilometers away from the present town site. This place became the choice of the founders who were a mixture of Bicolanos and Visayans to enable them to easily escape the Moro raids that were prevalent during the olden times. When the raids finally subsided, the barrio of Piris was transferred to its present location. The word Piri was changed to Piris and later re-changed to Piris.

Buenavista has a land area of 16,113 hectares and is situated on the Bondoc Peninsula. At present It is a fifth class municipality. Its population is 21,355 as per latest official census and it has 37 barangays. Its climate is classified as type 3 which means the rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year. The main dialect is Filipino, although the Bicolanos, Visayan and Ilocano dialect are being commonly used in the barangays.

Religions

Roman Catholic
Iglesia Ni Cristo
Seventh-Day Adventist
Born Again

Geography

The municipality of Buenavista is located on the eastern part of Quezon Province. It is bounded on the Northern part of Guinayangan, Quezon, on the south by the town of San Narciso, on the western part by Lopez and Catanauan and on the east by Ragay Gulf towards Bicol Region. The municipality is about 226 km Southeast of Metro Manila and about 114 km. Southeast of provincial Capital, the city of Lucena. It is accessible by land via Lopez and Catanauan or in water transportation via Guinayangan from Lucena City.

Topography

Buenavista is primarily upland municipality characterized by ragged terrain, generally hilly or mountainous with high plains, valleys and swamps. It lies on different slopes from 0-15% and above. There are three (3) types of soil that covers the municipality. These are Faraon Clay, Catanauan Clay loam and Bolinao Clay loam. This is the most extensive upland soil of the province mostly found in Bondoc Peninsula. Faraon Clay loam covers about 13,133.75 hectares which is 85% of the total land area of the municipality, 10%is said to be catanauan Clay loam and 5% of the total land area in Bolinao Clay loam. The greater portion of the soil types is used for grazing. The low-lying hills are planted to coconut and seasonal crops like corn, root crops, and fruit bearing trees.

Catanauan Clay loam is found in the valley is used mostly on paddy rice field, while Bolinao Clay loam is devoted to coconut, bananas and other crops and some part has a mineral deposit like in Brgy. Bulo and Cadlit. Cabong

Cabong is a barangay of the Philippine municipality Buenavista in the province Quezon in Calabarzon which is part of the Luzon group of islands.

Cabong is one of the barangays which are in the outlying area of Municipality Buenavista.

The municipality Buenavista with a population of about 24,798 and its 37 barangays belong to the partly urban areas in the Philippines. While some of the barangays developed modern urban structures, some others, especially those which are seated in the outlying areas, remained rural. By the end of 2007 Cabong had 686 residents.

References

↑ "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
1 2 "Province: QUEZON". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
1 2 3 "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 25 November 2013.

External links

Lopez

Guinayangan

Ragay Gulf

Buenavista

Catanauan

Mulanay / San Narciso

Province of Quezon

Lucena (capital)

Municipalities	Agdangan Alabat Atimonan Buenavista Burdeos Calauag Candelaria Catanauan Dolores General Luna General Nakar Guinayangan Gumaca Infanta Jomalig Lopez Lucban Macalelon Mauban Mulanay Padre Burgos Pagbilao Panukulan Patnanungan Perez Pitogo Plaridel Polillo Quezon Real Sampaloc San Andres San Antonio San Francisco San Narciso Sariaya Tagkawayan Tiaong Unisan

Component city	Tayabas

Highly urbanized city	Lucena (Administered with the supervision of the provincial government)

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