San Jose, Dinagat Islands

For the other places named "San Jose" in the Philippines, see San Jose (disambiguation).

San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan San Jose; Cebuano: Lungsod sa San Jose; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Jose), is a municipality and capital of the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,375 people.^[5]

San Jose
Municipality
Municipality of San Jose
PBMA Founder's Shrine, San Jose
Flag Seal
Map of Dinagat Islands with San Jose highlighted
OpenStreetMap
San Jose Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°00′30″N 125°35′20″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga
Province	Dinagat Islands
District	Lone district
Founded	November 15, 1989
Barangays	12 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Yngwie Hero B. Ecleo
• Vice Mayor	Ruben J D. Zuniega
• Representative	Alan 1 B. Ecleo
• Municipal Council	Members Rechard T. Pasquil Ludwig B. Ecleo Allan II B. Ecleo Clica C. Antipolo Rochelyn S. Libor Donato P. Ecleo Papias A. Tuquib Julmore T. Pesito
• Electorate	16,438 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	27.80 km2 (10.73 sq mi)
Elevation	24 m (79 ft)
Highest elevation	297 m (974 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	26,735
• Density	960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
• Households	6,530
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	39.01 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 50.65 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 258.8 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 111.6 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 42.2 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Dinagat Island Electric Cooperative (DIELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8427
PSGC	1608506000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)86
Native languages	Surigaonon Cebuano Tagalog
Website	www.sanjosedi.gov.ph

San Jose is the seat of the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA).

History

The Municipality of San Jose was named in honor of Jose Ecleo who was its pioneer and the father of the late renowned mayor of the Municipality of Dinagat.

It was once a part of the municipality of Dinagat. Even then, San Jose has been significantly progressive compared with the Poblacion until its creation as a municipality on November 15, 1989, by virtue of Republic Act No. 6769 authored by Glenda B. Ecleo, during the time of President Corazon C. Aquino.^[6] The creation was amended on December 20, 2009, an act to amend Section 1 of the above-mentioned Republic Act through Republic Act 9859 covering an area of 3,422 hectares. It was within its jurisdiction twelve (12) barangays namely; San Jose, Matingbe, Aurelio, Jacquez, San Juan, Mahayahay, Don Ruben, Justiniana Edera, Santa Cruz, Cuarinta, Wilson and Luna.

San Jose has many roads, a commercial establishment, a concrete port, a college and other urban uses not common to rural communities.

Geography

Barangays

San Jose is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.^[7] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Aurelio
• Cuarinta
• Don Ruben Ecleo
• Jacquez
• Justiniana Edera
• Luna
• Mahayahay
• Matingbe
• San Jose (Poblacion)
• San Juan
• Santa Cruz
• Wilson

Climate

Climate data for San Jose, Dinagat Islands
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)	29 (84)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (83)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	210 (8.3)	161 (6.3)	123 (4.8)	85 (3.3)	148 (5.8)	186 (7.3)	164 (6.5)	157 (6.2)	141 (5.6)	190 (7.5)	223 (8.8)	200 (7.9)	1,988 (78.3)
Average rainy days	21.0	16.8	18.5	18.2	24.9	27.7	28.4	27.0	26.1	27.6	24.6	22.0	282.8
Source: Meteoblue[8]

Demographics

Population census of San Jose

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	30,405	—
1995	27,481	−1.88%
2000	25,532	−1.56%
2007	28,398	+1.48%
2010	31,035	+3.28%
2015	27,487	−2.29%
2020	26,375	−0.87%
2024	26,735	+0.33%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13]

Economy

Poverty incidence of San Jose

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 64.93 2003 60.00 2006 49.20 2009 46.72 2012 35.32 2015 36.19 2018 27.63 2021 39.01 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]