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Municipality

San Jose

San Jose is a municipality in Northern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 18,301 in the 2024 census, and it has 16 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of San Jose by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BobonRosarioVictoriaAguadahan: 1,585 people, 587 per km², −0.67% a yearBagong Sabang: 810 people, 218 per km², 4.43% a yearBalite: 2,074 people, 18,685 per km², 4.49% a yearBonglas: 662 people, 139 per km², 2.30% a yearDa-o: 1,574 people, 395 per km², 2.29% a yearGengarog: 1,039 people, 82 per km², 2.43% a yearGeratag: 2,280 people, 426 per km², 1.90% a yearLayuhan: 860 people, 80 per km², −2.04% a yearMandugang: 632 people, 22 per km², 2.25% a yearP. Tingzon: 2,164 people, 537 per km², 0.99% a yearSan Lorenzo: 653 people, 269 per km², −4.84% a yearTubigdanao: 375 people, 207 per km², −0.94% a yearBarangay North: 1,428 people, 6,581 per km², −1.19% a yearBarangay South: 322 people, 899 per km², −0.07% a yearBarangay East: 840 people, 11,200 per km², −0.97% a yearBarangay West: 1,003 people, 15,526 per km², −0.96% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    18,301

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 13.8% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    14th

    of the 24 cities and municipalities of Northern Samar by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 3 of every 100 people in Northern Samar lived in San Jose in 2024 (2.83%)

  • Inside itSources

    16

    barangays

  • LandSources

    67.62 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: San Jose's land would fill a square about 8.2 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 271 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 3 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    4,606

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    4.0 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    8.7%

    About 9 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0804819000[4]Formerly 084819000
ZIP code
6402[12, 13]

People

San Jose had 18,301 people in the 2024 census, up 13.8% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

San Jose had the 14th most people of the 24 cities and municipalities of Northern Samar in 2024[1]
  1. 11Allen26,527
  2. 12San Isidro26,068
  3. 13Gamay21,546
  4. 14San Jose18,301
  5. 15Victoria16,085
  6. 16Lope De Vega15,779
  7. 17Silvino Lobos15,512
All 24 cities and municipalities of Northern Samar
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 81 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Geratag2,28012 in 100
  2. P. Tingzon2,16412 in 100
  3. Balite2,07411 in 100
  4. Aguadahan1,5859 in 100
  5. Da-o1,5749 in 100
  6. Barangay North1,4288 in 100
  7. Gengarog1,0396 in 100
  8. Barangay West1,0035 in 100
  9. Layuhan8605 in 100
  10. Barangay East8405 in 100
See all 16 barangays of San Jose
Age structure · 2020 Census[32]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 35 of every 100 are children under 15 (34.6%)
  • About 60 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (59.7%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.7%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 41,842953889
5 - 92,0941,100994
10 - 142,1461,0871,059
15 - 191,9951,024971
20 - 241,476790686
25 - 291,225625600
30 - 341,053557496
35 - 39948485463
40 - 44925465460
45 - 49885448437
50 - 54818424394
55 - 59649310339
60 - 64522258264
65 - 69357179178
70 - 74271122149
75 - 7919467127
80 years and over18957132

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
18,301[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
4,606[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.0 on average[1, 2]
Share of Northern Samar, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
2.83%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
8.7% (1,585 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
8,951 men, 8,638 women[32]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202418,301[1, 2]0.88% a year4,6064.0
2020as of May 1, 202017,641[1]0.10% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201517,561[1]1.69% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201016,079[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then15,185[30]1.57% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders13,564[30, 31]1.67% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then12,556[30]2.91% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then10,773[30]0.36% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then10,388[30]3.49% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then8,751[30]0.28% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then8,631[30]−1.91% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then10,517[30]———

Barangays

San Jose is made up of 16 barangays.
Barangays of San Jose. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Aguadahan1,5858.66%−0.67% a yearabout 2.70 km²Urban
Bagong Sabang8104.43%4.43% a yearabout 3.71 km²Rural
Balite2,07411.33%4.49% a yearabout 0.111 km²Rural
Barangay East8404.59%−0.97% a yearabout 0.075 km²Rural
Barangay North1,4287.8%−1.19% a yearabout 0.217 km²Rural
Barangay South3221.76%−0.07% a yearabout 0.358 km²Rural
Barangay West1,0035.48%−0.96% a yearabout 0.0646 km²Rural
Bonglas6623.62%2.30% a yearabout 4.76 km²Rural
Da-o1,5748.6%2.29% a yearabout 3.98 km²Rural
Gengarog1,0395.68%2.43% a yearabout 12.63 km²Rural
Geratag2,28012.46%1.90% a yearabout 5.35 km²Rural
Layuhan8604.7%−2.04% a yearabout 10.81 km²Rural
Mandugang6323.45%2.25% a yearabout 28.60 km²Rural
P. Tingzon2,16411.82%0.99% a yearabout 4.03 km²Rural
San Lorenzo6533.57%−4.84% a yearabout 2.43 km²Rural
Tubigdanao3752.05%−0.94% a yearabout 1.81 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

San Jose covers 67.62 km² of land, 271 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 306 m above the sea and it has 42.4 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
67.62 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
271 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
12.49628° N, 124.48544° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[26]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
69 m
Highest
306 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

42.4 km of coastline[27]

Peaks[27]

  1. Palason Hillheight not mapped
  2. Taasah Hillheight not mapped

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type II[28]

No dry season. The rain is heaviest from December to February, and no month is truly dry.

Covers about 90 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Catarman, the nearest PAGASA station, 16 km away[29]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 3,751 mm of rain on 185 days a year; 27.5 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Catarman, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January520 mm2126.0 °C29.3 °C22.7 °C
February311 mm1526.2 °C29.9 °C22.5 °C
March312 mm1526.7 °C30.7 °C22.6 °C
April153 mm1127.6 °C32.0 °C23.2 °C
May163 mm1028.5 °C33.1 °C23.9 °C
June217 mm1328.4 °C32.9 °C24.0 °C
July222 mm1428.1 °C32.3 °C23.9 °C
August168 mm1128.5 °C32.8 °C24.1 °C
September206 mm1228.2 °C32.6 °C23.9 °C
October332 mm1727.6 °C31.6 °C23.6 °C
November458 mm2227.1 °C30.8 °C23.5 °C
December690 mm2426.6 °C29.9 °C23.3 °C
The year3,751 mm18527.5 °C31.5 °C23.5 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 7 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 24 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
23.7% of people[16]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
4th class[4]
About 24 of every 100 people in San Jose lived below the poverty line in 2021 (23.7%)[16]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 19.5% and 27.8%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA rates this estimate's reliability as acceptable rather than high: read it as a guide.

Public places

  • 2government offices
  • 3hospitals and health centres
  • 14schools
  • 1place of worship
  • 1market

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads San Jose. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[10, 11]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
1st district of Northern Samar[14, 15]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Damian Tingzon Luzon Jr.[17]
    Vice mayor
    Golda Somoray Ballesta[17]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Damian Tingzon Luzon Jr.[18]
    Vice mayor
    Golda Somoray Ballesta[18]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Clarence Evaristo Dato[19]
    Vice mayor
    Raul Tingzon Robles[19]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Clarence Evaristo Dato[20]
    Vice mayor
    Jose Agripino Somoray Ballesta[20]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Damian Tingzon Luzon Jr.[21]
    Vice mayor
    Jose Agripino Somoray Ballesta[21]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Damian Tingzon Luzon Jr.[22]
    Vice mayor
    Jose Agripino Somoray Ballesta[22]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Damian Tingzon Luzon Jr.[23]
    Vice mayor
    Virgilio Verano Esidera[23]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Lazaro Ballesta[24]
    Vice mayor
    Electorado Somoray Jr.[24]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Lazaro A. Ballesta[25]
    Vice mayor
    Raul T. Robles[25]
Mayors and vice mayors of San Jose, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Damian Tingzon Luzon Jr.[17]Golda Somoray Ballesta[17]
2022–2025Damian Tingzon Luzon Jr.[18]Golda Somoray Ballesta[18]
2019–2022Clarence Evaristo Dato[19]Raul Tingzon Robles[19]
2016–2019Clarence Evaristo Dato[20]Jose Agripino Somoray Ballesta[20]
2013–2016Damian Tingzon Luzon Jr.[21]Jose Agripino Somoray Ballesta[21]
2010–2013Damian Tingzon Luzon Jr.[22]Jose Agripino Somoray Ballesta[22]
2007–2010Damian Tingzon Luzon Jr.[23]Virgilio Verano Esidera[23]
2004–2007Lazaro Ballesta[24]Electorado Somoray Jr.[24]
2001–2004Lazaro A. Ballesta[25]Raul T. Robles[25]

History & Identity

Created
Executive Order No. 248 of President Quirino, dated 25 July 1949, created the municipality of San Jose in Samar out of part of Bobon, with its seat at barrio Carangian.[9]

Timeline

  1. 25 July 1949

    Executive Order No. 248 created San Jose from the municipality of Bobon.[9]

Nearby

San Jose shares a border with Bobon, Rosario and Victoria.

How it compares

San Jose beside Northern Samar, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Northern Samar.

San Jose beside Northern Samar
FigureSan JoseNorthern SamarRank among the cities and municipalities of Northern Samar
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary18,301[1, 2]645,78914th of 24
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.88% a year[1, 2]faster0.25% a year9th of 24
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary271[6]more crowded19510th of 24
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary67.62 km²[6]3,310.52 km²17th of 24
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary4.0[1, 2]lower4.3not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary8.7%[5]lower14.3%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Catarman, the capital of Northern Samar
17.5 km southeast
Manila
443.8 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. RosarioNorthern Samar6.0 km west
  2. BobonNorthern Samar6.6 km east
  3. LavezaresNorthern Samar12.2 km west
  4. VictoriaNorthern Samar14.7 km west
  5. CatarmanNorthern Samar17.5 km southeast
  6. San IsidroNorthern Samar19.5 km southwest

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  27. 27.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
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