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 4th class municipality and capital of the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,375 people.[1]

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.[2] 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.

Cityhood

In the 19th Congress of the Philippines, house bills were filed by various representatives which seeks San Jose including other capital towns of provinces with no current component cities, independent component cities or highly urbanized cities to automatically convert into cities.[3][4][5]

Geography

Barangays

San Jose is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.[6] 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

Climate data for San Jose, Dinagat Islands
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27
(81)		 27
(81)		 28
(82)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 28
(82)		 28
(82)		 29
(83)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23
(73)		 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 24
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 210
(8.3)		 161
(6.3)		 123
(4.8)		 85
(3.3)		 148
(5.8)		 186
(7.3)		 164
(6.5)		 157
(6.2)		 141
(5.6)		 190
(7.5)		 223
(8.8)		 200
(7.9)		 1,988
(78.3)
Average rainy days 21.0 16.8 18.5 18.2 24.9 27.7 28.4 27.0 26.1 27.6 24.6 22.0 282.8
Source: Meteoblue[7]

Demographics

Population census of San Jose
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 30,405—    
1995 27,481−1.88%
2000 25,532−1.56%
2007 28,398+1.48%
2010 31,035+3.28%
2015 27,487−2.29%
2020 26,375−0.81%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of San Jose
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13]
[14][15][16][17][18]

References

  1. ↑ Census of Population (2020). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Republic Act No. 6769; An Act Creating the Municipality of San Jose in the Province of Surigao del Norte". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. November 15, 1989. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ Yap, Eric (June 30, 2022). "AN ACT AUTOMATICALLY CONVERTING THE CAPITAL TOWN OF PROVINCES WITH NO COMPONENT CITIES, INDEPENDENT COMPONENT CITIES OR HIGHLY URBANIZED CITIES WITHIN ITS TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, INTO A COMPONENT CITY" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  4. ↑ Palma, Wilter (August 9, 2022). "AN ACT AUTOMATICALLY CONVERTING THE CAPITAL TOWN OF PROVINCES WITH NO COMPONENT CITIES, INDEPENDENT COMPONENT CITIES, OR HIGHLY URBANIZED CITIES WITHIN ITS TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, INTO A COMPONENT CITY" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  5. ↑ Daza, Paul (August 11, 2022). "AN ACT CONVERING INTO COMPONENT CITIES THE CAPITAL TOWNS OF PROVINCES WITHOUT A CITY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 450 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9009, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  6. ↑ Philippine Standard Geographic Code listing for San Jose - National Statistical Coordination Board
  7. ↑ "San Jose: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  8. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  9. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  10. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ "Province of Dinagat Islands". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
  14. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
  15. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
  16. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
  18. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
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