San Jose, Negros Oriental

San Jose
Municipality
Municipality of San Jose
Overlooking view of Tañon Strait from San Jose
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Nickname:  Pineapple Capital of Central Visayas
Map of Negros Oriental with San Jose highlighted
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San Jose Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°25′N123°14′E / 9.42°N 123.23°E / 9.42; 123.23
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas
Province	Negros Oriental
District	2nd district
Founded	1954
Barangays	14 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Mel Nick S. Logronio (NP)
•  Vice Mayor	Sheila B. Ruiz (NP)
•  Representative	Manuel T. Sagarbarria
•  Municipal Council	Members Joshua Luke Eusevere T. Siglos Mea F. Rio Quirino R. Renacia Carmelo Q. Bacay Cresenciano Q. Joseph Jr. Paulino S. Sechico Ephraim T. Taclob Vincent A. Rubia
•  Electorate	16,043 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	54.46 km2 (21.03 sq mi)
Elevation	99 m (325 ft)
Highest elevation	728 m (2,388 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	21,956
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
•  Households	5,389
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	17.10 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 96.38 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 242.8 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 82.19 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 51.16 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Negros Oriental 2 Electric Cooperative (NORECO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6202
PSGC	074617000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)35
Native languages	Cebuano Tagalog

San Jose (Cebuano : Lungsod sa San Jose; Tagalog : Bayan ng San Jose), officially the Municipality of San Jose, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,956 people. ^[3] It is the least populous town in Negros Oriental.

San Jose is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Dumaguete.

History

The municipality of San Jose was formerly called "Ayuquitan", a name that was born due to a communication problem between the natives and Spanish Conquistadors. The story was that one day a group of Spaniards searching for flourishing communities came upon a group of natives harvesting rice. The Spaniards approached the natives and asked the name of the place while pointing to the ground filled with piles of rice chaffs. The natives thought they were asked for the name of the pile and answered "Inoquitan". From then on, the Spaniards called the place "Inoquitan". In time, the name "Ayuquitan" was adapted from the phrase "may inoquitan". In 1902 Governor Demetrio Larena considered the place as a pueblo. Pioneer Spanish Merchant is Manuel Pastor. San Jose is the home of the old Spanish families settled since 1871 like the Patero, Amiscaray, Larena, Pareja, Siglos, Remollo, Renacia, Remata, Araco, Tatel and Remoto.

San Jose was created as a town in 1954 from the barrios of Ayuquitan, Basak, Basiao, Cambaloctot, Calo, Cancawas, Hanay-Hanay, Jilocon, Lalaan, Naiba, Tapon Norte, Tampi, and sitios Guinsayawan, Kang-atid, Kangdajonog, Guilongsoran and Kaputihanan of the barrio of Siapo, all of which formerly belonged to the former municipality of Ayuquitan and then part of the municipality of Amlan. ^[5]

Geography

Barangays

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

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2020 [3]		2010 [6]
074617001	Basak	4.0%	870	888	▾	−0.20%
074617002	Basiao	3.2%	693	596	▴	1.52%
074617004	Cambaloctot	3.2%	693	557	▴	2.21%
074617005	Cancawas	8.0%	1,758	1,527	▴	1.42%
074617006	Janayjanay	5.0%	1,089	933	▴	1.56%
074617007	Jilocon	9.1%	2,004	1,728	▴	1.49%
074617008	Naiba	4.7%	1,040	671	▴	4.48%
074617009	Poblacion	4.2%	915	1,035	▾	−1.22%
074617010	San Roque	3.9%	853	816	▴	0.44%
074617011	Santo Niño	11.4%	2,509	2,195	▴	1.35%
074617012	Señora Ascion (Calo)	9.0%	1,980	1,690	▴	1.60%
074617013	Siapo	10.7%	2,357	2,136	▴	0.99%
074617014	Tampi	10.3%	2,260	1,837	▴	2.09%
074617015	Tapon Norte	13.4%	2,935	2,489	▴	1.66%
	Total		21,956	19,098	▴	1.40%

Climate

Climate data for San Jose, Negros Oriental
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	30 (86)	31 (88)	32 (90)	32 (90)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21 (70)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	21 (70)	23 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	26 (1.0)	22 (0.9)	28 (1.1)	41 (1.6)	95 (3.7)	136 (5.4)	147 (5.8)	126 (5.0)	132 (5.2)	150 (5.9)	98 (3.9)	46 (1.8)	1,047 (41.3)
Average rainy days	7.5	6.7	8.9	10.4	21.6	25.6	26.3	25.0	24.1	26.2	19.2	12.1	213.6
Source: Meteoblue [7]

Demographics

Population census of San Jose

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	7,547	—
1970	8,840	+1.59%
1975	9,517	+1.49%
1980	10,938	+2.82%
1990	12,821	+1.60%
1995	14,952	+2.92%
2000	15,665	+1.00%
2007	17,250	+1.34%
2010	19,098	+3.77%
2015	20,413	+1.28%
2020	21,956	+1.44%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [6] [9] [10]

Education

The public schools in the town of San Jose are administered by one school district under the Schools Division of Negros Oriental.

Elementary schools:

• Alicia C. Calumpang Elementary School — Naiba
• Basak Elementary School — Basak
• Cancawas Elementary School — Cancawas
• Crisostomo O. Retes Elementary School (formerly Tampi ES) — Tampi
• Guilongsoran Primary School — Sitio Guilongsoran, Siapo
• Janayjanay Elementary School — Janayjanay
• Jose R. Remollo Elementary School — Cambaloctot
• Pedro A. Remoto Elementary School — Jilocon
• San Jose Central Elementary School — Nat'l Highway, Poblacion
• San Roque Elementary School — San Roque
• Siapo Elementary School — Siapo
• Sra. Ascion Elementary School (formerly Calo ES) — Sra. Ascion
• Tapon Norte Elementary School — Tapon Norte

High schools:

• Cambaloctot High School — Cambaloctot
• Crisostomo O. Retes National High School (formerly Tampi NHS) — Tampi
• San Jose Provincial High School — Poblacion
• Siapo High School — Siapo

Tourism

The town is the gateway to the Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park in Enrique Villanueva, Sibulan Town.

One of the tourist attraction of the town was the Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine in the cane fields of Sto. Niño, where a spinning sun is said to have manifested the visit of the Lady of Lourdes, devotees flock every Saturday of the month.

The Ayuquitan Festival is held every May 7, one of the highlights of the town fiesta which is celebrated on May 10. Street dancing and showdown are the main features of the festival.

The St. Paul University Farm is located in Barangay Sra. Acion.

The Port of Tampi also serves RORO services going to the island of Cebu through the Port of Bato in the municipality of Samboan.

References

1.   Municipality of San Jose | (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. Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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5. "Act 1212" . Retrieved 2 December 2022.
6. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
7. "San Jose: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
8. Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
9. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
10. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
11. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
12. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
13. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
14. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
15. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
16. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
17. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine