San Jose de Buan

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San Jose de Buan
Municipality
Municipality of San Jose de Buan
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Nickname: 
Heart of Samar Island
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San Jose de Buan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°03′18″N125°01′38″E / 12.055°N 125.0272°E / 12.055; 125.0272
Country Philippines
Region Eastern Visayas
Province Samar
District 2nd district
Founded June 21, 1969 (as municipality)
Named after Saint Joseph
Barangays 14 (see Barangays)
Government
  [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Joaquin R. Elizalde
 •  Vice Mayor Wilson F. Orcino
 •  Representative Reynolds Michael Tan
 • Councilors
List
 •  Electorate 6,109 voters (2025)
Area
[2]
 • Total
366.90 km2 (141.66 sq mi)
Elevation
304 m (997 ft)
Highest elevation
815 m (2,674 ft)
Lowest elevation
121 m (397 ft)
Population
 (2024 census) [3]
 • Total
7,939
 • Density22/km2 (56/sq mi)
 •  Households
1,675
Economy
 •  Income class 4th municipal income class
 •  Poverty incidence
38.61
% (2021) [4]
 •  Revenue ₱ 176.4 million (2022)
 •  Assets ₱ 417.5 million (2022)
 •  Expenditure ₱ 118 million (2022)
 •  Liabilities ₱ 117.8 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySamar 2 Electric Cooperative (SAMELCO 2)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6714
PSGC
0806014000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)55
Native languages Waray
Tagalog

San Jose de Buan, officially the Municipality of San Jose de Buan (Waray : Bungto han San Jose de Buan; Tagalog : Bayan ng San Jose de Buan), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 7,767 people. [5]

Contents

San Jose de Buan was a municipal district of Gandara from 1948 to 1969, when it was converted into a municipality. [6]

Geography

San Jose de Buan is an elevated municipality due to is location on the Huraw Mountain Ranges.

Barangays

San Jose de Buan is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Climate

Climate data for San Jose de Buan, Samar
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)26
(79)		27
(81)		27
(81)		29
(84)		29
(84)		29
(84)		28
(82)		29
(84)		28
(82)		28
(82)		28
(82)		27
(81)		28
(82)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)21
(70)		21
(70)		21
(70)		22
(72)		23
(73)		23
(73)		23
(73)		23
(73)		23
(73)		23
(73)		22
(72)		22
(72)		22
(72)
Average precipitation mm (inches)97
(3.8)		64
(2.5)		69
(2.7)		58
(2.3)		98
(3.9)		161
(6.3)		167
(6.6)		140
(5.5)		158
(6.2)		171
(6.7)		169
(6.7)		154
(6.1)		1,506
(59.3)
Average rainy days17.113.414.815.221.125.226.825.425.526.523.020.3254.3
Source: Meteoblue [7]

Demographics

Population census of San Jose de Buan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1918 382—    
1939 633+2.43%
1948 646+0.23%
1960 1,372+6.48%
1970 2,530+6.30%
1975 3,250+5.15%
1980 5,455+10.91%
1990 4,217−2.54%
1995 5,471+5.00%
2000 6,438+3.55%
2007 6,814+0.79%
2010 6,563−1.36%
2015 7,769+3.26%
2020 7,767−0.01%
2024 7,939+0.53%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Economy

Poverty incidence of San Jose de Buan

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
2000
65.67
2003
81.91
2006
55.00
2009
57.75
2012
43.21
2015
55.69
2018
38.77
2021
38.61

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

References

  1. ↑   Municipality of San Jose de Buan | (DILG)
  2. ↑ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN   0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Republic Act No. 5868 (June 21, 1969), An Act Creating the Municipality of San Jose De Buan in the Province of Western Samar, Lawphil, retrieved August 22, 2024
  7. ↑ "San Jose de Buan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  8. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  10. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  11. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  12. ↑ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  15. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  16. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  17. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  18. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  19. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  20. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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