San Jose (; ), officially the Municipality of San Jose, is a

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,956 people. It is the least populous town in Negros Oriental. San Jose is from

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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

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Geography

Barangays

San Jose is politically subdivided into 14

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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Climate

Demographics

Economy

Education

The public schools in the town of San Jose are administered by one school district under th
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

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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

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through the Port of Bato in the municipality of

Samboan Samboan, officially the Municipality of Samboan (; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 20,373 people. History Sam ...

References

External links

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