San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose (), is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.

Etymology

The name of San Jose originates from its previous name as a barrio: San José de Malaquing Tubig or San José de Malaking Tubig. The first part of the name comes from Spanish for its patron saint, Saint Joseph, and Fr. Jose Victoria, the parish priest of Bauan Church, under which the town once fell. The second part, Malaquing Tubig or Malaking Tubig, translates to "big river" or literally "big water" in Tagalog, referring to body of water that cuts through the area.

History

The Aetas were the first inhabitants of the place. They started clearing some portions of the wilderness especially in areas near the riverbanks. Several groups of settlers then drove this Aetas to the hinterlands and permanently occupied the place. They named it “Malaquing Tubig” which literally translates to "big river" referring to body of water that cuts through the central portion of their early settlement.

The Spaniards then colonized the Philippines in 1565. Bauan was established in 1596 as an ecclesiastical unit administered by the Order of Saint Augustine with Malaquing Tubig as one of the barrios under its jurisdiction.

Human population of Malaquing Tubig started to grow and in 1754, Taal Volcano erupted, destroying the original Bauan. And before its actual site could have been selected, Malaking Tubig was separated from Bauan. The recognized leaders of Malaquing Tubig then petitioned to the Spanish authorities for the creation of that place as a pueblo which was granted to them on April 26, 1765.

On April 26, 1765, the barrio or sitio was renamed as San José de Malaquing Tubig by Fr. Jose Victoria, the parish priest of Bauan Church who presided a Mass there. This date is also noted as the day the residents petitioned to separate from Bauan and become an independent parish and town.

On December 11, 1766, the barrio was separated from Bauan and became a town named San Jose. Ignacio de los Santos was named as its first governadorcillo circa 1767. In the new town's establishment, it originally included the land that now makes up Cuenca, which was separated to become an independent municipality in 1876 or 1877.

Geography

San Jose is located at . According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Batangas.

San Jose is from Batangas City and from Manila. The municipality is bounded in the north and north-east by Lipa, east by Ibaan, south by Batangas City and San Pascual, and west by Cuenca and Alitagtag.

Barangays

San Jose is politically subdivided into 33 barangays, as shown in the matrix below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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Climate

Demographics

In the 2024 census, San Jose had a population of 81,170 people. The population density was .

Economy

San Jose is well known for growing good varieties of coffee, lanzones, and black pepper. It is where a great number of poultry and piggery animals are grown and sold, especially to Metro Manila, where it supplies a significant percentage of poultry products.

Primary and elementary schools

  • Aya Elementary School
  • Bagong Pook Elementary School
  • Balagtasin Elementary School
  • Banaybanay 1 Elementary School
  • Benigna Dimatatac Memorial Elementary School
  • Bigain Elementary School
  • Dagatan Elementary School
  • Florencia A. Masilungan Memorial Elementary School
  • Galamay-Amo Elementary School
  • God's Grace Christian School of Bacoor
  • Holy Family Montessori
  • Lapolapo Elementary School
  • Maranatha Christian Academy
  • Padre Imo Luna Memorial Elementary School
  • Pinagtungulan Elementary School
  • Roman Ozaeta Memorial School
  • Saint Joseph Academy
  • Salaban Elementary School
  • St. Anthony Montessori
  • St. Claire School of Lipa Batangas
  • St. Paul School of San Jose Batangas
  • Taysan Elementary School
  • Tugtug Elementary School

Secondary schools

  • Bigain Integrated School
  • Dr. Bonifacio A. Masilungan National High School
  • Golden Key Integrated School of St. Joseph
  • Marcos Espejo Integrated School
  • Oblates of St. Joseph Minor Seminary
  • Saint Joseph Academy of San Jose, Batangas Inc.
  • Taysan National High School

Higher educational institution

  • Dr. Concepcion A. Aguila Memorial College

Notable personalities

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  • Querube C. Makalintal – Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1973–1976), Speaker of the Batasang Pambansa (1978–1984) and Solicitor General (1954).

References

  • [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]