San Jose, Batangas
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| Nickname(s): Egg Basket of the Philippines | ||
 Location within Batangas province |
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| Coordinates: 13°52′38″N 121°06′18″E / 13.8772°N 121.105°ECoordinates: 13°52′38″N 121°06′18″E / 13.8772°N 121.105°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Calabarzon (Region IV-A) | |
| Province | Batangas | |
| District | 4th District | |
| Founded | April 26, 1765 | |
| Barangays | 33 (see Barangays) | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
| • Mayor | Valentino Patron | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 53.29 km2 (20.58 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 76,971 | |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) | |
| • Voter (2016) | 44,157 | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 4227 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 | |
| Income class | 1st class | |
| PSGC | 041022000 | |
San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose (Filipino: Bayan ng San Jose), is a municipality in the province of Batangas in the Calabarzon (Region IV-A) of the Philippines. The population was 76,971 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 44,157 registered voters.
The municipality is bounded in the north and north-east by Lipa City, east by Ibaan, south by Batangas City and San Pascual, and west by Cuenca and Alitagtag.
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”, referring to the big river that cuts through the central portion of their early settlement.
The Spaniards then colonized the Philippines. Bauan was established in 1596 as an ecclesiastical unit administered by the order of Saint Agustin 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.
Established on April 26, 1765 as the town of San José de Malaquing Tubig, it once formed part of Bauan, and in the new town's establishment, it originally included the land that now makes up the Municipality of Cuenca.
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