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), 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, 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

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

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 * Puerto San José

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 * San José del Cabo, 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, 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, Oaxaca * San José del Progreso, Oaxaca * San José Estancia Grande, Oaxaca * San José Independencia, 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 or San José de David * San José, Calobre, Veraguas * San José, Cañazas, Veraguas * San José, Los Santos * San José, Panamá Oeste * San José, San Francisco, Veraguas

Paraguay

* San José de los Arroyos * San José Obrero

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

Northern Mariana Islands

* San Jose, Tinian * San Jose, Saipan village, a populated place in the Northern Mariana Islands

Uruguay

* San José de Mayo * San José Department * 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), Mexico * San José Island (Texas) * Isla San José (Panama)

Institutions and organizations

* Club San José, 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 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, 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, Filipina singer * 2021 San Jose shooting, a mass shooting that killed ten people including the gunman