San Jose, Province of Occidental Mindoro

Summary data
Typemunicipality
Island groupLuzon
RegionMIMAROPA Region
ProvinceOccidental Mindoro
Barangay count39
Postal code5100
Coastal/Landlockedcoastal
Marine waterbodiesMindoro Strait [Sulu Sea]
Philippine major island(s)Ilin, Mindoro
Area (2013)446.70 km2 (172.47 sq mi)
Population (2020)153,267
Density (2020)343 / km2 (889 / sq mi)
Coordinates12° 21' North, 121° 4' East (12.3529, 121.0662)
Estimated elevation above sea level7.8 meters (25.5 feet)

San Jose is a coastal municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro.

The municipality has a land area of 446.70 square kilometers or 172.47 square miles which constitutes 7.63% of Occidental Mindoro's total area. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 153,267. This represented 29.17% of the total population of Occidental Mindoro province, or 4.75% of the overall population of the MIMAROPA Region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 343 inhabitants per square kilometer or 889 inhabitants per square mile.

Barangays

San Jose has 39 barangays as shown in the following table.

Demographic profile of barangays
Local government units of San Jose
BarangayPopulation percentage (2020)Population (2020)Population (2015)Change (2015‑2020)Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)
Ambulong1.59%2,4352,2249.49%1.93%
Ansiray0.60%9121,032-11.63%-2.57%
Bagong Sikat5.04%7,7246,56417.67%3.48%
Bangkal0.62%9449331.18%0.25%
Barangay 10.15%227283-19.79%-4.54%
Barangay 20.25%381415-8.19%-1.78%
Barangay 30.81%1,2491,323-5.59%-1.20%
Barangay 40.54%82950065.80%11.23%
Barangay 51.07%1,6401,5694.53%0.94%
Barangay 60.18%274398-31.16%-7.56%
Barangay 70.37%56743630.05%5.69%
Barangay 80.26%39434813.22%2.65%
Batasan2.38%3,6436,260-41.81%-10.77%
Bayotbot1.91%2,9352,49217.78%3.50%
Bubog7.04%10,7929,35615.35%3.05%
Buri0.42%6476076.59%1.35%
Camburay1.24%1,8961,8492.54%0.53%
Caminawit7.71%11,81012,223-3.38%-0.72%
Catayungan0.72%1,1101,0218.72%1.77%
Central7.95%12,17810,90111.71%2.36%
Iling Proper1.45%2,2172,1244.38%0.91%
Inasakan0.46%71262513.92%2.78%
Ipil0.54%8297895.07%1.05%
La Curva2.08%3,1853,0344.98%1.03%
Labangan Iling0.79%1,2091,07012.99%2.60%
Labangan Poblacion6.26%9,5969,683-0.90%-0.19%
Mabini2.30%3,5182,93819.74%3.87%
Magbay2.99%4,5834,2996.61%1.36%
Mangarin2.38%3,6473,4106.95%1.42%
Mapaya5.65%8,6657,9828.56%1.74%
Monte Claro2.99%4,5893,85519.04%3.74%
Murtha4.17%6,3915,9856.78%1.39%
Naibuan2.23%3,420NULLNULLNULL
Natandol0.93%1,4261,521-6.25%-1.35%
Pag-asa7.83%12,00111,2326.85%1.40%
Pawican1.28%1,9562,295-14.77%-3.31%
San Agustin3.27%5,0195,363-6.41%-1.39%
San Isidro1.30%1,9961,78511.82%2.38%
San Roque10.26%15,72114,7066.90%1.41%
San Jose Total153,267143,4306.86%1.41%

Economy

The annual regular revenue of San Jose for the fiscal year of 2016 was 307,944,122.94.

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Annual regular income of San Jose (2009‑2016)
Fiscal YearAnnual Regular IncomeChange
2009158,731,050.99
2010249,432,956.5657.14%
2011232,819,865.87-6.66%
2012230,710,615.31-0.91%
2013220,087,620.30-4.60%
2014259,598,368.7917.95%
2015284,988,669.799.78%
2016307,944,122.948.05%

End notes:

  • Annual Regular Income = Locally Sourced Revenue + Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) Current Year + Other Shares from National Tax Collection
  • Locally Sourced Revenue = Real Property Tax (General Fund) + Tax on Business + Other Taxes + Regulatory Fees + Service/User Charges + Receipts from Economic Enterprises

Demographics

Households

The household population of San Jose in the 2015 Census was 142,762 broken down into 33,208 households or an average of 4.30 members per household.

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Number of households in San Jose (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
87,24116,6645.24
101,14720,2504.99
110,65822,4644.93
118,41026,1704.52
130,95928,9564.52
142,76233,2084.30

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in San Jose is 5 to 9, with 17,247 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 822 individuals.

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Population of San Jose by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 13,3652.35%
1 to 413,8159.63%
5 to 917,24712.02%
10 to 1417,21212.00%
15 to 1915,35410.70%
20 to 2412,2308.53%
25 to 2910,3817.24%
30 to 349,8346.86%
35 to 398,9496.24%
40 to 447,9835.57%
45 to 497,2595.06%
50 to 545,7934.04%
55 to 594,7693.32%
60 to 643,3662.35%
65 to 692,5141.75%
70 to 741,4631.02%
75 to 791,0740.75%
80 and over8220.57%
Total143,430100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 60.1
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 6.84
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 66.94
  • Median Age: 21.93

Historical population

The population of San Jose grew from 1,764 in 1903 to 153,267 in 2020, an increase of 151,503 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.41%, or an increase of 9,837 people, from the previous population of 143,430 in 2015.

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Population of San Jose (1903‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
1,764
7,7039.76%
11,7882.15%
12,4430.56%
36,2119.85%
44,7612.10%
53,1003.49%
66,2624.53%
87,5202.82%
101,4112.80%
111,0091.96%
118,8070.94%
131,1883.67%
143,4301.71%
153,2671.41%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in San Jose for the year 2019 was 79,863, broken down into 38,864 males and 40,999 females.

Location

The municipal center of San Jose is situated at approximately 12° 21' North, 121° 4' East, in the island of Mindoro. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 7.8 meters or 25.5 feet above mean sea level.

Distances

Based on the great-circle distance (the shortest distance between two points over the surface of the Earth), the cities closest to San Jose are Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, Batangas City, Batangas, Lipa, Batangas, Lucena, Tanauan, Batangas, and San Pablo, Laguna. The nearest municipalities are Magsaysay, Occidental Mindoro, Rizal, Occidental Mindoro, Calintaan, Occidental Mindoro, Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro, Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro, and Roxas, Oriental Mindoro. Its distance from the national capital is 247.74 kilometers (153.94 miles). The following list delineates such distance measurements.

great-circle distance

Nearest towns

Nearest cities

Distance from Manila: 247.74 kilometers (153.94 miles) to the North (N2°W)

Notes

  1. Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages), household data, and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
  3. Data on annual regular income is from the Bureau of Local Government Finance, Department of Finance
  4. Postal code information is from the Philippine Postal Corporation.
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