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San Jose | |
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Municipality of San Jose | |
Nickname: Egg Basket of the Philippines[1] | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 13°52′38″N 121°06′18″E / 13.8772°N 121.105°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Calabarzon |
Province | Batangas |
District | 4th district |
Founded | December 11, 1766 |
Named for | Saint Joseph |
Barangays | 33 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Valentino R. Patron |
• Vice Mayor | Renji A. Arcilla |
• Representative | Lianda B. Bolilia |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 53,450 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 53.29 km2 (20.58 sq mi) |
Elevation | 191 m (627 ft) |
Highest elevation | 947 m (3,107 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[4] | |
• Total | 79,868 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
• Households | 20,518 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 9.86 |
• Revenue | ₱ 280.9 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 906.7 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 241.3 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 129.1 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Batangas 2 Electric Cooperative (BATELEC 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 4227 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 |
Native languages | Tagalog |
Catholic diocese | Archdiocese of Lipa |
Patron saint | Saint Joseph |
San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose (Tagalog: Bayan ng San Jose), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 79,868 people.[4]
The municipality is bounded in the north and north-east by Lipa, east by Ibaan, south by Batangas City and San Pascual, and west by Cuenca and Alitagtag.