Buenavista, Agusan del Norte
| Buenavista | |
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| Municipality | |
 Location within Agusan del Norte province |
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| Coordinates: 8°58′N 125°25′E / 8.97°N 125.41°ECoordinates: 8°58′N 125°25′E / 8.97°N 125.41°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Caraga (Region XIII) |
| Province | Agusan del Norte |
| District | 2nd district of Agusan del Norte |
| Founded | January 1, 1937 |
| Barangays | 25 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Norbert B. Pagaspas (Liberal) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 475.61 km2 (183.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 61,614 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| • Voter (2016) | 39,936 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 8601 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)85 |
| Income class | 1st municipal income class |
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| Electorate | 39,936 voters as of 2016 |
Buenavista, officially the Municipality of Buenavista (Filipino: Bayan ng Buenavista), is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte in the Caraga (Region XIII) of the Philippines. The population was 61,614 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 39,936 registered voters.
The written history of Buenavista start in the year 1877. It was said that during this year a group of nomadic Manobo from the frontiers of Agusan found an ideal place for their tempora-fishing retreat and rendezvous.
Soon, the village of Tortosa was founded by two Christian pioneers, Innocentes Paler and Marcelo Dalaguida, who were later on joined by Luis Gupana and a handful of Manobo. Credited with a name to the village were a group of natives and Spaniards who visited the place to trade with the villagers and found the place to be abundant with the sea tortoise.
The fame of Tortosa as a good fishing was heard by the people of the neighboring Butuan. Thus a fresh wave migrants came to settle.
Later, Tortosa was renamed to Kihaw-an in memory of a white deer held sacred by the early inhabitants. It was said that this deer was found dead by the natives near the bank of the river which encircles the village. Its carcass was placed all over the village thus the village got the name Kihaw-an, a derivative of a local dialect "Baho-an", which literally mean "to smell", or "source of bad smell".
Soon the village got another new name. It was said that Adolfo Calo, a native of Butuan, together with some natives and Spaniards visited the place. They expanded their visits not only the coastal areas where flourishing because of the abundance of fish. At the top of the hill they saw the village overlooking the sea. They appreciated the beauty of nature in abundance. They exclaimed "Bien Vista", which means "Good View" thus the present name Buenavista.
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