Buenavista, Municipality of Palompon, Province of Leyte

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceLeyte
MunicipalityPalompon
Postal code6538
Population (2020)1,480
Coordinates10.9168, 124.3853 (10° 55' North, 124° 23' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level6.4 meters (21.0 feet)

Buenavista is a barangay in the municipality of Palompon, in the province of Leyte. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,480. This represented 2.54% of the total population of Palompon.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Buenavista in the 2015 Census was 1,333 broken down into 361 households or an average of 3.69 members per household.

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Number of households in Buenavista (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
9782104.66
9892234.43
1,2302724.52
1,1492794.12
1,3303244.10
1,3333613.69

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Buenavista is 5 to 9, with 168 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 11 individuals.

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Population of Buenavista by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 1251.88%
1 to 41339.98%
5 to 916812.60%
10 to 141239.23%
15 to 191148.55%
20 to 241128.40%
25 to 291249.30%
30 to 34967.20%
35 to 39705.25%
40 to 44614.58%
45 to 49675.03%
50 to 54483.60%
55 to 59533.98%
60 to 64493.68%
65 to 69322.40%
70 to 74302.25%
75 to 79171.28%
80 and over110.83%
Total1,333100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 56.55
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 11.34
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 67.89
  • Median Age: 24.62

Historical population

The population of Buenavista grew from 978 in 1990 to 1,480 in 2020, an increase of 502 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.23%, or an increase of 147 people, from the previous population of 1,333 in 2015.

Population of Buenavista (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
978
9890.21%
1,2304.79%
1,149-0.94%
1,3305.47%
1,3330.04%
1,4802.23%

Location

Buenavista is situated at approximately 10.9168, 124.3853, in the island of Leyte. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 6.4 meters or 21.0 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Buenavista shares a common border with the following barangay(s):

Notes

  1. Data on population, and households, are from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Postal code information is from the Philippine Postal Corporation.
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