San José or San Jose (Spanish for

Saint Joseph Joseph (; el, Ἰωσήφ, translit=Ioséph) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to the canonical Gospels, was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. The Gospels also name some brothers of ...

) most often refers to: *

San Jose, California San Jose, officially San José (; ; ), is a major city in the U.S. state of California that is the cultural, financial, and political center of Silicon Valley and largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2020 popul ...

, United States *

San José, Costa Rica San José (; meaning "Saint Joseph") is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica, and the capital of the province of the same name. It is in the center of the country, in the mid-west of the Central Valley, within San José Canton. San ...

, the nation's capital San José or San Jose may also refer to:

Places

Argentina

San José, Buenos Aires San José is a ''localidad'' (district) located in the south of Lomas de Zamora Partido in Buenos Aires Province, it forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires conurbation. The neighborhood, named after Saint Joseph, traces its origins to 1948, when ...

San José (Buenos Aires Underground) San José is a station on Line E of the Buenos Aires Underground The Buenos Aires Underground ( es, Subterráneo de Buenos Aires, links=no), locally known as Subte (), is a rapid transit system that serves the area of the city of Buenos Aire ...

, a railway station **

San José vieja (Buenos Aires Underground) San José vieja is a ghost station in the Buenos Aires Underground, which was part of Line E until its closure in 1966. It is one of two ghost stations on the line, the other being Constitución. History The station was part of Line E's or ...

, a ghost railway station * San José, Santa María, Catamarca *

San José, Entre Ríos San José (also called Villa San José) is a city in the center-east of the provinces of Argentina, province of Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos, Argentina, located some 10 km northwest from Colón, Entre Ríos, Colón, near the Uruguay River ...

San José de Feliciano San José de Feliciano is a city in the north of the province of Entre Ríos, Argentina, near the border with Corrientes. It has 11,137 inhabitants as per the , and is the head town of the Feliciano Department. The city was officially founded in ...

, Entre Ríos * San José de Fray Mamerto Esquiú, Catamarca * San José de Jáchal, San Juan *

San José de Metán San José de Metán (usually shortened to Metán) is a city in the south of the province of Salta, Argentina, 160 km from the provincial capital Salta Salta () is the capital and largest city in the Argentine province of the same name. Wi ...

, Salta *

Colonia San José, La Pampa Colonia San José is a village and rural locality (municipality) in La Pampa Province in Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. ...

Belize

* San José, Orange Walk

Bolivia

San José, Andrés Ibáñez San José is a small town in the Santa Cruz Department in the South American Andean Republic of Bolivia. Location San José is the central town of ''Cantón San José'' and is located in La Guardia Municipality in Andrés Ibáñez Province. It ...

San José de Chiquitos San José de Chiquitos or simply San José is the capital of Chiquitos Province in the Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. It is known as part of the ''Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos'', which is declared in 1990 a World Heritage Site, as a former ...

Chile

San José de la Mariquina Mariquina is a commune in southern Chile, Valdivia Province, Los Ríos Region. It is located about 40 km northeast of Valdivia, close to Cruces River. The capital is the city of San José de la Mariquina. The commune's main economic activitie ...

* San José de Maipo

Colombia

* San José de Albán, a town and municipality in the Nariño Department *

San José, Caldas San José is a town and municipality located in the western portion of the Colombian Department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military * ...

, a town and municipality in the Caldas Department *

San José de Pare San José de Pare is a town and municipality in the Ricaurte Province, part of the department of Boyacá, Colombia. The urban centre of San José de Pare is situated at an elevation of in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, and the elevati ...

, a town and municipality in the Boyacá Department * San José de Cúcuta, a city and municipality in Norte de Santander * San José de la Fragua, a town and municipality in the Caquetá Department * San José de las Lagunas, the seat of the Roberto Payán municipality in the Nariño Department *

San José de Ocune San Jose de Ocune is a town and municipality located in the Department of Vichada, Colombia. Municipalities of Vichada Department {{Vichada-geo-stub ...

, a town and municipality in the Vichada Department *

San José del Guaviare San José del Guaviare () is a town and municipality in Colombia, capital of the department of Guaviare by the Guaviare River The Guaviare is a tributary of the Orinoco in Colombia. It flows together with the upper Orinoco (until here also ca ...

, a town and municipality in the Guaviare Department *

Valle de San José Valle San José is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia. Municipalities of Santander Department {{Santander-geo-stub ...

, a town and municipality in the Santander Department

Costa Rica

, the capital of Costa Rica and of the province of San José **

Juan Santamaría International Airport Juan Santamaría International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría) is the primary airport serving San José, the capital of Costa Rica. The airport is located in the city of Alajuela, 20 km (12 miles) west of downto ...

(SJO) *

San José Province San José () is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country, and borders (clockwise beginning in the north) the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, Limón, Cartago and Puntarenas. The provincial and national capital ...

* San José (canton), a canton in the province of San José *

San José de Alajuela San José is a district of the Alajuela canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. Geography San José has an area of km² and an elevation of metres. Demographics For the 2011 census, San José had a population of inhabitants. ...

, a village and district in the canton of Alajuela in the province of Alajuela *

San José District, Grecia San José is a district of the Grecia canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American ...

, a district in the canton of Grecia in the province of Alajuela * San José District, Atenas, a district in the canton of Atenas in the province of Alajuela *

San José District, Naranjo San José is a district of the Naranjo canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central America ...

, a district in the canton of Naranjo in the province of Alajuela *

San José District, Upala San José, also known as Pizote, is a Districts of Costa Rica, district of the Upala (canton), Upala canton, in the Alajuela Province, Alajuela province of Costa Rica. Geography San José has an area of km2 and an elevation of metres. It is c ...

, a district in the canton of Upala in the province of Alajuela *

San José de la Montaña District San José de la Montaña is a district of the Barva canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Cent ...

, a district in the canton of Barva in the province of Heredia * San José District, San Isidro, a district in the canton of San Isidro in the province of Heredia

Guatemala

* San José, El Petén *

San José, Escuintla San José is a small town where the weather is usually hot. It is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala. The municipal seat is the port city of Puerto San José the old port. The municipality also contains Puerto Quetzal, Guate ...

San José Acatempa San José Acatempa is a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala. One of the first towns founded by the Spanish conquistadors in 1525 under the command of Capitán General Don Pedro de Alvarado y Contreras, which was on route to con ...

San José Chacayá San José Chacayá is a Municipalities of Guatemala, municipality in the Sololá Department, Sololá department of Guatemala. Municipalities of the Sololá Department {{Guatemala-geo-stub ...

* San José El Idolo *

San José La Arada San José La Arada () is a municipality in the Chiquimula department Chiquimula is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala, in Central America.INE 2002, p. 12. The departmental capital is also called Chiquimula.Hernández and González 2004. The ...

San José Ojetenam San José Ojetenam (San José: in honor to Saint Joseph, Ojetenam: from mam ''oje'' that means "ancient" and ''tenam'' that means "town") is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. Description San José Ojetenam is located ...

San José Pinula San José Pinula is a town, with a population of 67,327 (2018 census),Citypopulation.de
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San José Poaquil San José Poaquil is a town and municipality in the Chimaltenango department Chimaltenango is a department of Guatemala. The capital is Chimaltenango. Geography Located to the east are Guatemala Department, home to Guatemala City, and Sacate ...

San José del Golfo San José del Golfo is a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala. The Municipality of San José del Golfo is located 28 kilometers from the Capital City to the north-east of Guatemala. Its territory is broken, it belongs to the moun ...

Puerto San José Puerto San José is a town on Guatemala's Pacific Ocean coast, in the department of Escuintla. It has a population of 23,887 (2018 census),

Honduras

San José, La Paz San José is a municipality in the Honduran department of La Paz. Demographics At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, San José municipality had a population of 8,928. Of these, 95.12% were Indigenous (95.12% Lenca), 3.05% Mestizo, 1.39% Bl ...

San José, Copán San José is a Municipalities of Honduras, municipality in the Honduras, Honduran Departments of Honduras, department of Copán department, Copán. Municipalities of the Copán Department {{Honduras-geo-stub ...

Mexico

* San José, Sonora, a place affected by Hurricane Paine * San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur * San José Iturbide, Guanajuato *

San José Villa de Allende San Jose Villa de Allende is a town and municipal seat of the municipality of Villa de Allende. It is the fifth largest town in the municipality. It is located 70 kilometers to the west of the city of Toluca. Villa de Allende was named in honor o ...

, State of México *

San José Ayuquila San José Ayuquila is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 35.72 km2. It is part of the Huajuapan District in the north of the Mixteca Region The Mixteca Region is a region in the stat ...

, Oaxaca * San José Chiltepec, Oaxaca *

San José Chinantequilla San José Chinantequilla is a Mexican community by the state of Oaxaca, in the municipality of Totontepec Villa de Morelos located in the Mixe people, mixe district, is located in the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca, sierra norte. It was founded by migrants ...

, Oaxaca *

San José del Peñasco San José del Peñasco is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 75.3 km2. It is part of the Miahuatlán District Miahuatlán District is located in the south of the Sierra Sur Region o ...

, Oaxaca *

San José del Progreso San José del Progreso is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 66.34 km². It is part of the Ocotlán District in the south of the Valles Centrales Region As of 2005, the municipali ...

, Oaxaca * San José Estancia Grande, Oaxaca * San José Independencia, Oaxaca *

San José Lachiguirí San José Lachiguirí is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the Un ...

, Oaxaca *

San José Tenango San José Tenango is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 144.17 km². It is part of the Teotitlán District in the north of the Cañada Region Cañada is a region in the state of Oax ...

, Oaxaca *

San José Tzal San José Tzal is a town located in the Mérida Municipality, Yucatán in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the Unit ...

, Yucatán

Panama

* David, Panama or San José de David *

San José, Calobre San José is a corregimiento in Calobre District, Veraguas Province, Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part ...

, Veraguas *

San José, Cañazas San José is a corregimiento in Cañazas District, Veraguas Province, Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern par ...

, Veraguas *

San José, Los Santos San José is a corregimiento in Las Tablas District, Los Santos Province, Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern p ...

* San José, Panamá Oeste *

San José, San Francisco San José is a corregimiento in San Francisco District, Veraguas Province, Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the souther ...

, Veraguas

Paraguay

* San José de los Arroyos *

San José Obrero San José Obrero is a district of the Cordillera Department, Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South Amer ...

Philippines

San Jose, Batangas San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose ( tgl, 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. The municipality is bounded ...

* San Jose, Camarines Sur * San Jose, Dinagat Islands * San Jose, Negros Oriental * San Jose, Northern Samar * San Jose, Nueva Ecija *

San Jose, Occidental Mindoro San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose ( tgl, Bayan ng San Jose), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 153,267, representing a third of ...

* San Jose, Romblon *

San Jose, Tarlac San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose ( pam, Balen ning San Jose; tl, Bayan ng San Jose), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,182 people. It was ...

San Jose de Buan, Samar San Jose de Buan, officially the Municipality of San Jose de Buan ( war, Bungto han San Jose de Buan; tl, Bayan ng San Jose de Buan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a popula ...

San Jose de Buenavista, Antique San Jose de Buenavista, officially the Municipality of San Jose de Buenavista, ( krj, Banwa kang San Jose de Buenavista; hil, Banwa sang San Jose de Buenavista; tl, Bayan ng San Jose de Buenavista), is a 1st class municipality and capital of th ...

* San Jose del Monte, Bulacan * San Jose Sico, Batangas, Batangas

Puerto Rico

San José (Oriente) San José is one out of 3 sectors in Oriente. References {{DEFAULTSORT:San Jose (Oriente) Oriente, San Juan, Puerto Rico Municipality of San Juan ...

, a sector of Oriente

Spain

San José (Almeria) San José or San Jose (Spanish for Saint Joseph) most often refers to: *San Jose, California, United States * San José, Costa Rica, the nation's capital San José or San Jose may also refer to: Places Argentina * San José, Buenos Aires ** ...

San José del Valle San José del Valle is a municipality located in the province of Cádiz, southern Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (L ...

, Cádiz * Sant Josep de sa Talaia (municipality), Balearic Islands **

Sant Josep de sa Talaia Sant Josep de sa Talaia (, es, San José Obrero) is a village and municipality of the Balearic Islands in western Ibiza. The village is west of the capital Eivissa and is located on the PM803 highway between Eivissa town and Sant Antoni de P ...

, a village in the municipality

United States

San Jose, Graham County, Arizona San Jose is a census-designated place in Graham County, Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its ...

, the largest city in the world named San Jose ** Downtown San Jose, the business district ** San Jose International Airport * a defunct

San Jose Township, Los Angeles County, California San Jose Township was a defunct township in Los Angeles County, California. It existed prior to the abolition of townships in California, and appeared as a subdivision of Los Angeles County in the 1860, 1870 and 1880 U.S. Censuses. Its area en ...

San Jose, Illinois San Jose is a village in Logan County, Illinois, Logan and Mason County, Illinois, Mason counties, Illinois, United States, founded in 1858. The population was 479 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down from 642 in 2010 United States ...

San Jose, San Miguel County, New Mexico San Jose is a census-designated place in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 137 as of the 2010 census. San Jose has a post office, with ZIP code 87565. Exit 319 of Interstate 25 serves the community. San Jose was ...

San Jose, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico San Jose is a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 695 as of the 2010 census. U.S. routes 84 and 285 pass through the community. Geography San Jose is located at . According to the U.S. Ce ...

Northern Mariana Islands

San Jose, Tinian San Jose is the largest village on the island of Tinian, in the Northern Mariana Islands. It is located on the south coast of the island, close to the island's main harbor and three beaches: Kammer Beach, Taga Beach, and Tachogña Beach (Tachung ...

San Jose, Saipan San Jose is a settlement (sometimes termed a village or district) on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; ch, Sankattan Siha ...

village, a populated place in the Northern Mariana Islands

Uruguay

* San José de Mayo * San José Department *

San José de Carrasco San José de Carrasco is a residential neighbourhood and resort of Ciudad de la Costa in Canelones, Uruguay. Location This resort is located on the western area of Ciudad de la Costa, between the kilometers 20 and 21 on the Avenida Luis Giannat ...

Cuba

San José de las Lajas San José de las Lajas is a municipality and the capital city of the newly formed Mayabeque Province of Cuba, after the segmentation of La Habana Province in 2011. It is located in the center north of the province, and is bisected by the Carreter ...

Islands

Weddell Island Weddell Island ( es, Isla San José) is one of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, lying off the southwest extremity of West Falkland. It is situated west-northwest of South Georgia Island, north of Livingston Island, northeast of Ca ...

or Isla San José, Falkland Islands *

Isla San José (Baja California Sur) is a semi-arid island in the Gulf of California, off the east coast of the Baja California peninsula. Located some north of the city of La Paz, it belongs politically to the Mexican state of Baja California Sur and is part of the Municipali ...

, Mexico *

San José Island (Texas) San Jose Island or San José Island (also known as Saint Joseph Island) is a barrier island on the Gulf Coast of Texas in the United States. long and wide. The island is oriented generally northeast-southwest, with the Gulf of Mexico on the ...

Isla San José (Panama) Isla San José is the second largest island in the Pearl Islands. The privately owned island has an area of . At the 2000 census, it had a population of only 10. Thousands of wild pigs and deer populate Isla San Jose, which has a rugged, rocky shore ...

Institutions and organizations

Club San José Club Deportivo San José was a football club from Oruro, Bolivia. Founded in 1942, they have won the Bolivian league four times: in 1955, 1995, 2007, and 2018. Their colours are white and blue, and they play at the Estadio Jesús Bermúdez ( ...

, a Bolivian football team * Mission San José (California), a historical Spanish mission Fremont, California, USA * Mission San José (Texas), a historical Spanish mission in Texas, USA *

San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional soccer team based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete as a member club of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). Originally as the San Jose Clash, the franchise ...

, an MLS soccer/football team * San Jose Sharks, an NHL ice hockey team * San Jose SaberCats, an AFL arena football team

Colleges and universities

* San Jose Seminary, part of Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, Philippines * San Jose State University, California, United States * University of San Jose–Recoletos, Cebu City, Philippines

Other uses

6216 San Jose 6216 San Jose, provisional designation , is a background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately in diameter. It was discovered on 30 September 1975, by American astronomer Schelte Bus at the Palomar Observatory. The ...

, an asteroid *

Palacio San José Palacio (''palace'') is a Spanish habitational name. It may have originated from many places in Spain, especially in Galicia and Asturies. Notable people with the surname include: * Agustina Palacio de Libarona (1825-1880), Argentine writer, st ...

, a historical building and museum in Entre Ríos, Argentina *

San José Mine The San José Mine ( es, Mina San José) is a small copper-gold mining, mine located near Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile. The mine became known internationally for its 2010 Copiapó mining accident, collapse in 2010, which trapped 33 miners under ...

, a mine in Copiapó, Chile *

San Jose River The San Jose River is a river in the Cariboo region of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It rises in the area just northwest of 100 Mile House and includes in its watershed Lac La Hache Lac La Hache is a recreational and retire ...

, a river in the Cariboo region of British Columbia, Canada * San José Volcano, a volcano on the Chilean–Argentine border * ''San José'' (galleon), a ship sunk during Wager's Action in 1708 * HMS ''San Josef'' (1797) or ''San José'', a Spanish ship captured by the Royal Navy in 1797 * Julie Anne San Jose, Filipina singer *

2021 San Jose shooting On May 26, 2021, a mass shooting occurred at a Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) rail yard in San Jose, California, United States. A gunman killed nine people and then committed suicide, for a total of ten deaths. The gunman w ...

, a mass shooting that killed ten people including the gunman

Places

Argentina

Belize

Bolivia

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Guatemala

Honduras

Mexico

Panama

Paraguay

Philippines

Puerto Rico

Spain

United States

Northern Mariana Islands

Uruguay

Cuba

Islands

Institutions and organizations

Colleges and universities

Other uses

See also