San José or San Jose (Spanish for

Saint Joseph According to the canonical Gospels, Joseph (; ) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. Joseph is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Eastern O ...

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San Jose, California San Jose, officially the City of San José ( ; ), is a cultural, commercial, and political center within Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. With a city population of 997,368 and a metropolitan area population of 1.95 million, it is ...

, United States *

San José, Costa Rica San José (; meaning "Saint Joseph") is the capital city, capital and largest city of Costa Rica, and the capital of San José Province. It is in the center of the country, in the mid-west of the Costa Rican Central Valley, Central Valley, wi ...

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

Places

Argentina

* San José, Buenos Aires **

San José (Buenos Aires Underground) San José is a station on Line E of the Buenos Aires Underground The Buenos Aires Underground (), locally known as Subte (), is a rapid transit system that serves the area of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The first section of this netw ...

, 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 o ...

, a ghost railway station * San José, Santa María, Catamarca * San José, Entre Ríos * San José de Balcarce, Buenos Aires *

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 i ...

, Entre Ríos * San José de Fray Mamerto Esquiú, Catamarca * San José de Jáchal, San Juan * San José de Metán, Salta * Colonia San José, La Pampa

Belize

* San José, Orange Walk

Bolivia

* San José, Andrés Ibáñez *

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 for ...

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 activ ...

San José de Maipo San José de Maipo is the name of a commune in Chile and the city within it, located in Cordillera Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region, some 48 kilometers south-east of capital Santiago, bordered on the east by Argentina which lies across the ...

Colombia

* San José de Albán, a town and municipality in the Nariño Department * San José, Caldas, a town and municipality in the Caldas Department * San José de Pare, 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, a town and municipality in the Vichada Department * San José del Guaviare, a town and municipality in the Guaviare Department * Valle de San José, a town and municipality in the Santander Department

Costa Rica

, the capital of Costa Rica and of the province of San José, as well as a canton **

Juan Santamaría International Airport Juan Santamaría International Airport () is the primary airport serving San José, the capital of Costa Rica. The airport is located in Alajuela Province, northwest of downtown San José. It is named after Costa Rica's national hero, Juan ...

(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 capi ...

* San José de Alajuela, a village and district in the canton of Alajuela in the province of Alajuela * San José District, Grecia, 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, a district in the canton of Naranjo in the province of Alajuela * San José District, Upala, 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, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to ...

, 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, Petén San José is a municipality in the Petén Department of Guatemala. It contains 3,602 people. It lies on the north shore of Lake Petén Itzá and is located a few kilometers from the Classic Period Maya ruin of Motul de San José. El Zotz is a ...

San José, Escuintla San José is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala. The municipal seat is Puerto San José. The municipality also contains Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala's main Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Ear ...

* San José Acatempa * San José Chacayá * San José El Idolo * San José La Arada * San José Ojetenam *

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 of Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by B ...

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 mount ...

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, Copán

Mexico

* San José,

Sonora Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is divided into Municipalities of Sonora, 72 ...

, a place affected by

Hurricane Paine The name Paine has been used for four tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean: * Hurricane Paine (1986) – Category 2, brushed the southern Baja California peninsula before hitting Sonora; its remnants contributed to severe flooding ...

San José del Cabo San José del Cabo (, ''Saint Joseph of the Cape'') is a coastal city located on the Gulf of California coast, near the southern tip of Baja California Sur (state), México. San José del Cabo is situated on the edge of a shallow bay, some northea ...

, Baja California Sur *

San José Iturbide San José Iturbide is a Mexican city (and municipality) located in the Northeast region of the state of Guanajuato, within the Sierra Gorda range. It is named in honor of Saint Joseph and the first Emperor of Mexico, Agustín de Iturbide. The mun ...

, 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, 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 Pacífico, 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 Ocotlán District is located in the south of the Valles Centrales de Oa ...

, Oaxaca * San José Estancia Grande, Oaxaca *

San José Independencia San José Independencia is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 58.75 km2. It is part of the Tuxtepec District of the Papaloapan Region The Cuenca del Papaloapan Region is in the nort ...

, Oaxaca * San José Lachiguirí, Oaxaca *

San José Tenango San José Tenango is a town and Municipalities of Oaxaca, municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 144.17 km2. It is part of the Teotitlán District, Oaxaca, Teotitlán District in the north of the Ca ...

, Oaxaca * San José Tzal, Yucatán

Panama

David, Chiriquí David (), known as David City in colonial times, is a city and corregimiento in the west of Panama. It is the capital of the province of Chiriquí and has an estimated population of 82,907 inhabitants as confirmed in 2013. It is a relatively afflue ...

or San José de David * San José, Calobre, Veraguas * San José, Cañazas, Veraguas * San José, Los Santos *

San José, Panamá Oeste San José is a corregimiento in San Carlos District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by ...

San José, San Francisco San José is a corregimiento in San Francisco District, Veraguas Province, Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by ...

, Veraguas

Paraguay

San José de los Arroyos San José de los Arroyos is a town in the Caaguazú Department of Paraguay. Description It is located 100 km to the east of Asuncion on a branch of the Pan-American Highway, "Ruta #2". The county comprises an urban area of around 8,000 i ...

San José Obrero Cordillera () is a department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Caacupé. History During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries this area of the country was going through a serious crisis due to population bellicosity of the Indians f ...

Philippines

* San Jose, Batangas *

San Jose, Camarines Sur San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose (; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,973 people. ...

San Jose, Dinagat Islands San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose (Surigaonon language, Surigaonon: ''Lungsod nan San Jose''; ; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality and capital of the Philippine Province, province of Dinagat Islands, Philippi ...

* San Jose, Negros Oriental * San Jose, Northern Samar *

San Jose, Nueva Ecija San Jose, officially the City of San Jose (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of ...

San Jose, Occidental Mindoro San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose (), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 153,267, re ...

* San Jose, Romblon *

San Jose, Tarlac San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose (; , ), is a municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,182 people. San Jose was established as a municipality pursuant to Rep ...

* San Jose de Buan, Samar *

San Jose de Buenavista San Jose de Buenavista, officially the Municipality of San Jose de Buenavista (; ; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality and capital of the Philippine Province, province of Antique (province), Antique, Philippines. According ...

, Antique *

San Jose del Monte San Jose del Monte, officially the City of San Jose del Monte (abbreviated as SJDM or CSJDM); ; ; ; ; ), is a component city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 651,813 people, maki ...

, Bulacan * San Jose Sico, Batangas, Batangas

Puerto Rico

* San José (Oriente), a sector of Oriente

Spain

* San José (Almería) *

San José del Valle San José del Valle is a municipality located in the province of Cádiz, southern Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Ta ...

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

Sant Josep de sa Talaia Sant Josep de sa Talaia (; ) is a village and municipality of the Balearic Islands in western Ibiza. The village is west of the capital Ibiza Town, Eivissa and is located on the EI-700 highway between Eivissa town and Sant Antoni de Portmany. ...

, a village in the municipality

United States

* San Jose, Arizona *

, the largest city in the world named San Jose **

Downtown San Jose Downtown San Jose is the central business district of San Jose, California, San Jose, California, United States. Downtown is one of the largest tech Business cluster, clusters in Silicon Valley, as well as the cultural and political center of Sa ...

, the business district **

San Jose International Airport San José Mineta International Airport —officially Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport—is a city-owned public airport in San Jose, California. Located northwest of Downtown San Jose, the airport serves both the city and the Sa ...

* San Jose Township, Los Angeles County, California defunct * San Jose, Illinois *

San Jose, San Miguel County, New Mexico San Jose is a census-designated place in San Miguel County, New Mexico, San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 137 as of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. San Jose has a post office, with ZIP code 87565. Exit 31 ...

* San Jose, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico * San Jose Hills

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 village, a populated place in the Northern Mariana Islands

Uruguay

San José de Mayo San José de Mayo (; ''Mayo'' ) is the capital city of the San José Department in southern Uruguay. Geography The city is located at the centre of the department, on the intersection of Route 3 with Route 11, from the centre of Montevideo. T ...

San José Department San José Department () is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is San José de Mayo. It borders Colonia Department to the west, Flores Department to the north and the departments of Florida, Canelones and Montevideo to the east. Its southern ...

* San José de Carrasco

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 Carrete ...

Islands

* Weddell Island 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, Baja California Sur, La Paz, it belongs politically to the Mexican state of Baja California Sur and ...

, 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)

Institutions and organizations

Club San José Club Deportivo San José is a football club from Oruro, Bolivia, which competed in the Bolivian Primera División until its 2021 season. Founded in 1942, they have won the Bolivian league four times: in 1955, 1995, 2007, and 2018. Their colo ...

, a Bolivian football team *

Mission San José (California) Mission San José is a Spanish missions in California, Spanish mission located in the present-day city of Fremont, California, United States. It was founded on June 11, 1797, by the Franciscan order and was the fourteenth Spanish mission estab ...

, a historical Spanish mission Fremont, California, USA *

Mission San José (Texas) Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo is an historic Catholic mission in San Antonio, Texas, United States. The mission was named in part for the Marquis de San Miguel de Aguayo, José de Azlor y Virto de Vera. History The mission was found ...

, a historical Spanish mission in Texas, USA *

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

, an MLS soccer/football team *

San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. The Sharks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Con ...

, an NHL ice hockey team *

San Jose SaberCats The San Jose SaberCats were a professional arena football team based in San Jose, California. The SaberCats had been members of the Arena Football League (AFL) since 1995 (the year in which the team was founded); and until 2015, they belonged to ...

, 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 San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a Public university, public research university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the List of oldest schools in California, oldest public university on the West Coast of ...

, California, United States *

University of San Jose–Recoletos The University of San Jose–Recoletos, also referred to by its acronym USJ–R or to its colloquially shortened name San Jose, is a private university, private Catholic church, Catholic research university, research and coeducational basic an ...

, Cebu City, Philippines

Other uses

* 6216 San Jose, 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 Asturias. Notable people with the surname include: *Agustina Palacio de Libarona (1825–1880), Argentine writer, sto ...

, a historical building and museum in Entre Ríos, Argentina * San José Formation, a geological formation in Uruguay * San José Mine, a mine in Copiapó, Chile * San Jose River, 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 Julie Anne Peñaflorida San Jose (born May 17, 1994) is a Filipino singer and actress. She rose to prominence after competing in the reality singing competition '' Popstar Kids'' in 2005. San Jose is one of the best-selling recording artists ...

, 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 57-year-old VTA employee, Samuel James Cassidy, shot and killed nine VTA employees before kill ...

, a mass shooting that killed ten people including the gunman