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

Geography

San Jose has a total land area of 4,702.8146 hectares and is bounded in north by Lagonoy, south by Tigaon, east by Lagonoy Gulf, and west by Goa. The whole town is roughly 0.27% of the region's 1.76 million hectares; 0.89% of the total land area of Camarines Sur with an area of 526.680 square kilometers; and 2.26% of the total land area of the 4th Congressional District of Camarines Sur with an area of 207,596.71 hectares.

Barangays

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San Jose is politically subdivided into 29 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Adiangao
  • Bagacay
  • Bahay
  • Boclod
  • Calalahan
  • Calawit
  • Camagong
  • Catalotoan
  • Danlog
  • Del Carmen (Poblacion)
  • Dolo
  • Kinalansan
  • Mampirao
  • Manzana
  • Minoro
  • Palale
  • Ponglon
  • Pugay
  • Sabang
  • Salogon
  • San Antonio (Poblacion)
  • San Juan (Poblacion)
  • San Vicente (Poblacion)
  • Santa Cruz (Poblacion)
  • Soledad (Poblacion)
  • Tagas
  • Tambangan
  • Telegrafo
  • Tominawog

Climate

The municipality belongs to Type II Climate

Topography

The terrain of the municipality

The Catholic Church

thumb|St. Joseph Parish Church

The church was built during the Spanish era.

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! Year !! Population !! No. of Household !! H.H. with Water Supply !! Percentage

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|2013 || 41,929 || 7,787 || 7,581 || 97.00

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|2014 || 41,280 || 8,217 || 8,063 || 98.00

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Power supply

As of 2010, the entire municipality has already been energized by the Camarines Sur IV Electric Cooperative (CASURECO IV). The latter supplies energy to approximately 3,260 residential connections as shown in the table below:

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|+ Numbers of Electrical Connections by User Type and Average Monthly Consumption for the municipalities in the Third District of Camarines Sur.

Education

The San Jose Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.

Primary and elementary schools

  • Adiangao Elementary School
  • Bagacay Elementary School
  • Bahay Primary School
  • Calalahan Elementary School
  • Calawit Community School
  • Camagong Elementary School
  • Catalotoan Community School
  • Children's Creative Playschool
  • Clemente Peña Elementary School
  • Connecting Point Christian Academy
  • Danlog Elementary School
  • Dolo Elementary School
  • Instituto de Caceres San Jose (ICSJ)
  • Kinalansan Elementary School
  • Mampirao Elementary School
  • Mampirao Grace Gospel Learning Center
  • Minoro Primary School
  • Obias (Pugay) Elementary School
  • Palale Central School
  • Sabang Elementary School
  • Salogon Elementary School
  • San Jose Central School
  • Tagas Elementary School
  • Tambangan Elementary School
  • Telegrafo Elementary School
  • Tominawog Elementary School

Secondary schools

  • Adiangao High School
  • Globaltech Programs for Progress
  • Rangas Ramos National High School
  • Salogon High School
  • San Jose National High School
  • Villafuerte-Peña High School
  • Vivencio Obias - Kinalansan National High School

Bibliography

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  • Eugenio, Damiana L. Philippine Folktales: An Introduction. Asian Folklore Studies. Vol. 44, 1985
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  • General, Luis Jr., Lydia SD. San Jose, and Rosalio Al. Parrone (eds.) Readings on Bikol Culture. Naga City: University of Nueva Caceres, 1972, p. 265
  • Gerona, Danilo M. "Pre-Colonial Culture" From Epic to History: A Brief Introduction to Bicol History. Naga City, AMS Press, 1988.
  • Gerona, Danilo M. The History of Education in Kabikolan (1578-1935) in Camarines by the Vicor River. Jose Fernando Obias, Danilo M. Gerona, and Fr. Danilo T. Imperial (eds.) Camarines Sur: Office of the Governor, 1999.
  • Jagor, Feodor. (1870) "On the Natives of Naga, in Luzon, Philippine Islands", The Journal of the Ethnological Society of Luzon. 2(2).
  • Malcolm W. Mintz. Bicol Dictionary. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, c1971.
  • O'Brien, James J., SJ. The Historical and Cultural Heritage of the Bikol People, 1st edition, 1966; 2nd Edition, 1968, supplement, 1970; 3rd edition, 1993.
  • Owen, Norman G. The Bikol Blend: Bikolanos and their History. Quezon City: New Day Publishers, c1998.
  • Realubit, Maria Lilia F. Bikol Literary History. (No publication details)
  • Rojas, Msgr. J. "History of Holy Rosary Preparatory Seminary". (Unpublished manuscript)

Notable people

  • Victor Neri - actor, singer, entrepreneur, chef, and public servant

References

  • [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
  • Philippine Census Information
  • Official Site of the Province of Camarines Sur