San Jose, Batangas

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San Jose
Municipality
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Official seal of San Jose
Seal
Nickname(s): Egg Basket Capital of the Philippines
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Map of Batangas showing the location of San Jose
San Jose is located in Philippines
San Jose
San Jose
Location within the Philippines
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Country [[{{#property:P17}}]]
Region CALABARZON (Region IV-A)
Province [[{{#property:P131}}]]
District 4th District
Founded April 26, 1765
Barangays 33
Government[1]
 • Mayor Entiquio Briones
Area[2]
 • Total 53.29 km2 (20.58 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
 • Total 68,517
 • Density 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code {{#property:P281}}
Dialing code {{#property:P473}}
Income class 1st class

San Jose is a first class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 68,517 people.[3]

The municipality is bounded by Lipa City in the north and north-east, the municipality of Ibaan in the east, Batangas City and municipality of San Pascual in the south, and the municipalities of Cuenca and Alitagtag in the west.

San Jose is well known for growing good varieties of coffee, lanzones, and black pepper. It is where a great number of poultry and piggery animals are grown and sold, especially to Metro Manila, where it supplies a significant percentage of poultry products. Most of the San Jose workforce is either directly or indirectly involved in farming. There are also numerous feedmill corporations within its jurisdiction such as WhiteGold, Everlast, Busilac, Wincom, New Golden Mix, to name a few.

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San Jose Catholic Church Main Altar

The Shrine of St. Joseph the Patriarch is located in the town proper and is a popular Catholic pilgrimage site. It was once built with cogon and bamboo by Augustinian friars around 1788. The present structure was built on 1812 under the supervision of a famous botanist Fr. Manuel Blanco, OSA. It has single-aisled interior which offers an unobstructed view of the large main altar. The altar is massive, with six rounded columns encircling the image of St. Joseph. Outside a multi-tiered belfry stands which was built in the latter part of the 19th century; a bridge offers passage to the church over the Malaquing Tubig River.

San Jose is home to the Oblates of St. Joseph Mission and its Minor Seminary, founded by the Saint Joseph Marello. The Oblates were the first Italian congregation to send missionaries to the Philippines. San Jose became their first foreign mission. San Jose is the center of the Vicariate IV of the Archdiocese of Lipa.

San Jose celebrates Sinuam Festival every 25th day of April to commemorate its founding anniversary and to thank its patron for the good performance of the main business in the town which is Poultry.

was established in 1596 as an ecclesiastical unit administered by the order of Saint Agustin with Malaquing Tubig as one of the barrios under its jurisdiction.

Human population of Malaquing Tubig started to grow and in 1754, Taal Volcano erupted destroying the original Bauan. And before its actual site could have been selected, Malaking Tubig was separated from Bauan. The recognized leaders of Malaquing Tubig then petitioned to the Spanish authorities for the creation of that place as a pueblo which was granted to them on April 26, 1765.

Established on April 26, 1765 as the town of San José de Malaquing Tubig, it once formed part of Bauan, and in the new town's establishment, it originally included the land that now makes up the Municipality of Cuenca.

Barangays

San Jose is politically subdivided into 33 barangays.[2]

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Demographics

Population census of San Jose
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1990 38,680 —    
1995 43,886 +2.39%
2000 51,965 +3.69%
2007 61,307 +2.31%
2010 68,517 +4.13%
Source: National Statistics Office[3]

List of former Municipal Executives

Although currently called "Mayor", the Municipal Executive of San Jose has held other names including "Gobernadorcillo" which means Governor during the Spanish Period.

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Notable people

References

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