Buenavista, Bohol

Buenavista, officially the Municipality of Buenavista (Munisipyo sa Buenavista; ), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,711 people.

Buenavista is 82 km from Tagbilaran.

Buenavista celebrates its fiesta on October 10, to honor the town patron Santo Rosario.

History
Pangpang was the original name of the place, located between the municipalities of Getafe and Inabanga. During Spanish period, Pangpang is part of Getafe in civil aspect but part of Inabanga in religious aspect. Later, it was named Buenavista which means beautiful view in Spanish, and further divided into barangay Buenavista Norte and Buenavista Sur.

On October 26, 1959, barangays of Buenavista Norte, Buenavista Sur, and Cabul-an Island, separated from Getafe to become the independent municipality of Buenavista, through Executive Order No. 362 signed by President Carlos P. Garcia.

Barangays
Buenavista is politically subdivided into 35 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Education
Secondary and high schools

Elementary and primary schools
 * Cabulan National High School
 * Cangawa National High School
 * Lubang National High School
 * Panghagban High School


 * Anonang Primary
 * Bago Primary
 * Baluarte Primary
 * Bantuan Primary
 * Bato Primary
 * Bonotbonot Primary
 * Buenavista Central Elementary
 * Bugaong Primary
 * Cabul-an Elementary
 * Cambuhat Primary
 * Cambus-oc Primary
 * Cangawa Elementary
 * Cantores Primary
 * Cantuba Primary
 * Catigbian Primary
 * Cawag Primary
 * Dait Norte Elementary
 * Lapacan Norte Primary
 * Lubang Elementary
 * Magkaya Elementary
 * Nueva Granada Primary
 * Nueva Montana Primary
 * Overland Elementary
 * P. Tirol Elementary
 * Panghagban Elementary
 * Plateau Primary
 * Putingbato Elementary
 * Rufo Hill Elementary

Tertiary school


 * Buenavista Community College
 * Courses Offered:
 * Bachelor of Elementary Education
 * Bachelor of Secondary Education
 * BS in Computer Science
 * Associate in Hotel and Restaurant Management