• Source: San Jose, Dinagat Islands

      • San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan San Jose; Cebuano: Lungsod sa San Jose; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Jose), is a municipality and capital of the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,375 people.
      San Jose is the seat of the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA).


      History


      The Municipality of San Jose was named in honor of Jose Ecleo who was its pioneer and the father of the late renowned mayor of the Municipality of Dinagat.
      It was once a part of the municipality of Dinagat. Even then, San Jose has been significantly progressive compared with the Poblacion until its creation as a municipality on November 15, 1989, by virtue of Republic Act No. 6769 authored by Glenda B. Ecleo, during the time of President Corazon C. Aquino. The creation was amended on December 20, 2009, an act to amend Section 1 of the above-mentioned Republic Act through Republic Act 9859 covering an area of 3,422 hectares. It was within its jurisdiction twelve (12) barangays namely; San Jose, Matingbe, Aurelio, Jacquez, San Juan, Mahayahay, Don Ruben, Justiniana Edera, Santa Cruz, Cuarinta, Wilson and Luna.
      San Jose has many roads, a commercial establishment, a concrete port, a college and other urban uses not common to rural communities.


      Geography




      = Barangays

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      San Jose is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

      Aurelio
      Cuarinta
      Don Ruben Ecleo
      Jacquez
      Justiniana Edera
      Luna
      Mahayahay
      Matingbe
      San Jose (Poblacion)
      San Juan
      Santa Cruz
      Wilson


      = Climate

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      Demographics




      Economy


      Poverty incidence of San Jose


      References




      External links


      San Jose Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
      Philippine Standard Geographic Code

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