San Jose, Negros Oriental
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San Jose | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of San Jose | |
 Overlooking view of Tañon Strait from San Jose | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: The Regional Pineapple Capital | |
 Map of Negros Oriental with San Jose highlighted | |
 Interactive map of San Jose | |
.svg)  San Jose Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 9°25′N 123°14′E / 9.42°N 123.23°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Negros Island Region |
| Province | Negros Oriental |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Mel Nick S. Logronio (NP) |
| • Vice Mayor | Quirino R. Renacia (NP) |
| • Representative | Ma. Isabel L. Sagarbarria (Lakas) |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 16,693 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 54.46 km2 (21.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 99 m (325 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 728 m (2,388 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 22,870 |
| • Density | 419.9/km2 (1,088/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,389 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 20.37 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 139.6 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 301.9 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 142.5 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 90.72 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Negros Oriental 2 Electric Cooperative (NORECO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6202 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)35 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
San Jose (Cebuano: Lungsod sa San Jose; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Jose), officially the Municipality of San Jose, is a municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 22,870 people.[5] It is the least populous town in Negros Oriental.
The municipality of San Jose was formerly called "Ayuquitan", a name that was born due to a communication problem between the natives and Spanish Conquistadors. The story was that one day a group of Spaniards searching for flourishing communities came upon a group of natives harvesting rice. The Spaniards approached the natives and asked the name of the place while pointing to the ground filled with piles of rice chaffs. The natives thought they were asked for the name of the pile and answered "Inoquitan". From then on, the Spaniards called the place "Inoquitan". In time, the name "Ayuquitan" was adapted from the phrase "may inoquitan". In 1902 Governor Demetrio Larena considered the place as a pueblo. Pioneer Spanish Merchant is Manuel Pastor. San Jose is the home of the old Spanish families settled since 1871 like the Patero, Amiscaray, Larena, Pareja, Siglos, Remollo, Renacia, Remata, Araco, Tatel and Remoto.
San Jose was created as a town in 1954 from the barrios of Ayuquitan, Basak, Basiao, Cambaloctot, Calo, Cancawas, Hanay-Hanay, Jilocon, Lalaan, Naiba, Tapon Norte, Tampi, and sitios Guinsayawan, Kang-atid, Kangdajonog, Guilongsoran and Kaputihanan of the barrio of Siapo, all of which formerly belonged to the former municipality of Ayuquitan and then part of the municipality of Amlan.[6]
Geography
San Jose is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Dumaguete and 201 kilometres (125 mi) from Bacolod.
Barangays
San Jose is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | 2010[8] | |||||
| 074617001 | Basak | 3.8% | 870 | 888 | −0.15% | |
| 074617002 | Basiao | 3.0% | 693 | 596 | 1.09% | |
| 074617004 | Cambaloctot | 3.0% | 693 | 557 | 1.58% | |
| 074617005 | Cancawas | 7.7% | 1,758 | 1,527 | 1.02% | |
| 074617006 | Janayjanay | 4.8% | 1,089 | 933 | 1.12% | |
| 074617007 | Jilocon | 8.8% | 2,004 | 1,728 | 1.07% | |
| 074617008 | Naiba | 4.5% | 1,040 | 671 | 3.20% | |
| 074617009 | Poblacion | 4.0% | 915 | 1,035 | −0.88% | |
| 074617010 | San Roque | 3.7% | 853 | 816 | 0.32% | |
| 074617011 | Santo Niño | 11.0% | 2,509 | 2,195 | 0.96% | |
| 074617012 | Señora Ascion (Calo) | 8.7% | 1,980 | 1,690 | 1.14% | |
| 074617013 | Siapo | 10.3% | 2,357 | 2,136 | 0.71% | |
| 074617014 | Tampi | 9.9% | 2,260 | 1,837 | 1.50% | |
| 074617015 | Tapon Norte | 12.8% | 2,935 | 2,489 | 1.19% | |
| Total | 22,870 | 19,098 | 1.30% | |||
Climate
| Climate data for San Jose, Negros Oriental | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
21 (70) |
23 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26 (1.0) |
22 (0.9) |
28 (1.1) |
41 (1.6) |
95 (3.7) |
136 (5.4) |
147 (5.8) |
126 (5.0) |
132 (5.2) |
150 (5.9) |
98 (3.9) |
46 (1.8) |
1,047 (41.3) |
| Average rainy days | 7.5 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 10.4 | 21.6 | 25.6 | 26.3 | 25.0 | 24.1 | 26.2 | 19.2 | 12.1 | 213.6 |
| Source: Meteoblue[9] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Economy
Education
The public schools in the town of San Jose are administered by one school district under the Schools Division of Negros Oriental.
Elementary schools:
- Alicia C. Calumpang Elementary School — Naiba
- Basak Elementary School — Basak
- Cancawas Elementary School — Cancawas
- Crisostomo O. Retes Elementary School (formerly Tampi ES) — Tampi
- Guilongsoran Primary School — Sitio Guilongsoran, Siapo
- Janayjanay Elementary School — Janayjanay
- Jose R. Remollo Elementary School — Cambaloctot
- Pedro A. Remoto Elementary School — Jilocon
- San Jose Central Elementary School — Nat'l Highway, Poblacion
- San Roque Elementary School — San Roque
- Siapo Elementary School — Siapo
- Sra. Ascion Elementary School (formerly Calo ES) — Sra. Ascion
- Tapon Norte Elementary School — Tapon Norte
High schools:
- Cambaloctot High School — Cambaloctot
- Crisostomo O. Retes National High School (formerly Tampi NHS) — Tampi
- San Jose Provincial High School — Poblacion
- Siapo High School — Siapo
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