San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose ( Surigaonon: ''Lungsod nan San Jose''; ; ), is a

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and capital of the

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Dinagat Islands Dinagat Islands ( Cebuano: ''Mga Pulo sa Dinagat''; Surigaonon: ''Mga Puyo nan Dinagat''; Kabalian: ''Mga Puyo san Dinagat''; Waray: ''Mga Purô han Dinagat''; Filipino: ''Mga Islang Dinagat''), officially the Province of Dinagat Islands, is ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,375 people. San Jose is the seat of the

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(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 ''

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No. 6769'' authored by Glenda B. Ecleo, during the time of President

Corazon C. Aquino María Corazón "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino (; January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was a Filipino politician who served as the 11th president of the Philippines and the first woman president in the country, from 1986 to 1992. She was ...

. 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

San Jose is politically subdivided into 12

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s.Philippine Standard Geographic Code listing for San Jose
- National Statistical Coordination Board Each barangay consists of

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s while some have

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. * Aurelio * Cuarinta * Don Ruben Ecleo * Jacquez * Justiniana Edera * Luna * Mahayahay * Matingbe * San Jose (''

Poblacion ''Poblacion'' (from Spanish '' población'', meaning "population"), sometimes abbreviated as Pob., is a term used in the Philippines to refer to the administrative center, downtown, old town, or commercial area of a city or municipality. It ...

'') * San Juan * Santa Cruz * Wilson

Climate

Demographics

Economy

References

External links

San Jose Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
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