San Jose, Occidental Mindoro
San Jose | |
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San Jose Roundabout Municipal plaza welcome arch and clock tower Pandurucan Bridge Downtown Rizal Street facing east San Jose Municipal Townhall | |
Map of Occidental Mindoro with San Jose highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 12°21′10″N 121°04′03″E / 12.35275°N 121.06761°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Mimaropa |
| Province | Occidental Mindoro |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | May 01, 1910 |
| Named after | Saint Joseph |
| Barangays | 39 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Rey Ladaga |
| • Vice Mayor | Santiago "Sonny" Javier |
| • Representative | Leody "Odie" Tarriela |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 86,769 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 446.70 km2 (172.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3.0 m (9.8 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 153,267 |
| • Rank | 21st |
| • Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| • Households | 37,331 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 21.98 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 798.8 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 2,116 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 585.3 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 647.3 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Occidental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (OMECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5100 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 |
| Native languages | Buhid Hanunó'o Ratagnon Tagalog |
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San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose (Tagalog: Bayan ng San Jose), is a municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 153,267, representing a third of the provincial population, and is the largest among cities (excluding Puerto Princesa City) and municipalities in the Mimaropa region. It is also the most populous town in Occidental Mindoro.
San Jose has the province's largest commercial port and airport, the most banking, business, dining and commercial establishments in Occidental Mindoro, and has become a center of trade in the Mimaropa region. Its major local and international exports include rice, salt and processed milkfish. It was ranked 13th in "overall competitiveness" among Philippine local government units in the 2017 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI).
In pre-colonial times, it was named Pandurucan by the indigenous Mangyans after the local river, before later renamed for its patron saint, St. Joseph, the husband of Mary.