San José
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San José, or San Jose, is the Spanish for Saint Joseph
. It usually refers to one of two major cities. These are:
San José, or San Jose may also refer to:
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Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph is a figure in the Gospels, the husband of the Virgin Mary and the earthly father of Jesus Christ ....
. It usually refers to one of two major cities. These are:
- San José, Costa RicaSan José, Costa RicaSan José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation.Founded in 1738 by order of Cabildo de León, San...
, the capital of Costa Rica - San Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, the tenth-most populous city in the United States
San José, or San Jose may also refer to:
Places
Argentina:- San José, Entre RíosSan José, Entre RíosSan José is a city in the center-east of the province of Entre Ríos, Argentina, located some 10 km northwest from Colón, near the Uruguay River. It has about 15,000 inhabitants as per the ....
- San José de FelicianoSan José de FelicianoSan José de Feliciano is a city in the north of the province of Entre Ríos, Argentina, near the border with Corrientes. It has 11,137 inhabitants as per the , and is the head town of the Feliciano Department.The city was officially founded on 1818...
, Entre Ríos - San José de JáchalSan José de JáchalSan José de Jáchal is a city in the northeast of the province of San Juan, Argentina, located on National Route 40, south of the Jáchal River. It has 21,018 inhabitants per the , and is the head town of the Jáchal Department....
, San Juan - San José de MetánSan José de MetánSan José de Metán is a city in the south of the province of Salta, Argentina, 160 km from the provincial capital Salta, on National Routes 9 and 34. It has about 29,000 inhabitants as per the . It is the head town of the Metán Department....
, Salta
Belize:
- San José, Orange Walk DistrictSan José, Orange Walk DistrictSan José is a village in the Orange Walk District of Belize. In the 2000 census, San José had a population of 2,254 people....
Chile:
- San José de la Mariquina
Colombia:
- San José de Cúcuta, the unused official name of the city and municipality of Cúcuta, Norte de Santander
- San José del GuaviareSan José del GuaviareSan José del Guaviare is a town and municipality in Colombia, capital of the department of Guaviare by the Guaviare River.-External links: *...
a town and municipality in the Guaviare Department - Valle San JoséValle San JoséValle San José is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia....
a town and municipality in the Santander Department - San Jose de OcuneSan Jose de OcuneSan Jose de Ocune is a town and municipality located in the Department of Vichada, Colombia....
a town and municipality in the Vichada Department - San José, CaldasSan José, CaldasSan José is a town and municipality located in the western portion of the Colombian Department of Caldas. It was originally part of Risaralda Municipality until 1997, when it became an independent municipality within the Caldas Department. The municipality is part of the Lower Western District,...
a town and municipality in the Caldas Department
Costa Rica:
- San José ProvinceSan José ProvinceSan José is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country, and borders the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago, Limón and Puntarenas. The provincial capital is San José. The province covers an area of 4,965.9 km²...
, a province - San José CantonSan José CantonSan José is the name of the first canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 44.62 km² and has a population of 386,799 . It includes the national capital city of San José....
, a canton in the province of San José - San José de Alajuela, a village and district in the canton of Alajuela in the province of Alajuela
- San José de Atenas, a district in the canton of Atenas in the province of Alajuela
- San José de El Amparo, a village in the district of El Amparo in the canton of Los Chiles in the province of Alajuela
- San José de Grecia, a village and district in the canton of Grecia in the province of Alajuela
- San José de Naranjo, a district in the canton of Naranjo in the province of Alajuela
- San José de San Isidro, a district in the canton of San Isidro in the province of Heredia
- San José de Upala, also known as Pizote, a district in the canton of Upala in the province of Alajuela
- San Jose de la Montaña de BarvaSan Jose de la Montaña de BarvaSan Jose de la Montana is a district in Barva, Heredia, Costa Rica. It contains many other smaller towns such as San Rafael, Paso Llano, and Sacramento....
, a village and district in the canton of Barva in the province of Heredia - San José Sur de Atenas, a village in the district of San José in the canton of Atenas in the province of Alajuela
Ecuador:
- San Jose, Santa Elena
Guatemala:
- San José AcatempaSan José AcatempaSan José Acatempa is a municipality in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala. One of the first towns founded by the Spanish conquistadors in 1525 under the command of General Don Pedro de Alvarado y Contreras, which was on route to conquer the region of the old kingdom of Cuzcatlan, now parts of...
- San José ChacayáSan José ChacayáSan José Chacayá is a municipality in the Sololá department of Guatemala....
- San José El IdoloSan José El IdoloSan José El Idolo is a municipality in the Suchitepéquez department of Guatemala. It has an area of and is at an altitude of 170 m. It contains 11,000 people. The annual festival is March 17-March 20.-External links:*...
- San José La AradaSan José La AradaSan José La Arada is a municipality in the Chiquimula department of Guatemala....
- San José OjetenamSan José OjetenamSan José Ojetenam is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala.San José Ojetenam is located deep in the mountainous highlands of Guatemala. It is located 2 hours by road from the nearest major town, San Marcos/San Pedro Sacatepéquez, and is between 8-10 hours from Guatemala City,...
- San José PinulaSan José PinulaSan Jose Pinula is a municipality in the Department of Guatemala in the Republic of Guatemala in Central America. It is located from the capital, Guatemala City. The city was established in 1886 as Villorio San Jose. The city is surrounded by mountains. Until a few years ago, the economy was based...
- San José PoaquilSan José PoaquilSan José Poaquil is a municipality in the Chimaltenango department of Guatemala. San José Poaquil, like many other Mayan indigenous towns throughout the western highlands, suffered greatly under the severe military repression of the early 1980s. In 2002, 76 human remains were exhumed from mass...
- San José del GolfoSan José del GolfoSan José del Golfo is a municipality in the Guatemala department of Guatemala.The Municipality of San José del Golfo is located 28 kilometers from the Capital City to the north-east of Guatemala. Its territory is broken, it belongs to the mountainous region of the Central Highlands of the Republic...
- San José, El PeténSan José, El PeténSan José is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala. It contains 3,602 people. It lies on the north shore of Lake Petén Itzá and is located a few kilometers from the Classic Period Maya ruin of Motul de San José...
- San José, EscuintlaSan José, EscuintlaSan José is a small town where the weather is usually hot. It is a municipality in the Escuintla department of Guatemala. The municipal seat is the port city of Puerto San José the old port. The municipality also contains Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala's main Pacific Ocean port....
- Puerto San JoséPuerto San JoséPuerto San José is a city on Guatemala's Pacific Ocean coast, in the department of Escuintla. It contains about 20,000 people, making it the largest place along the Pacific coast of Guatemala. It was the Pacific port for Guatemala, but this was superseded in the 20th century by Puerto Quetzal, a...
Northern Mariana Islands:
- San Jose, Saipan village, SaipanSaipanSaipan is the largest island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , a chain of 15 tropical islands belonging to the Marianas archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean with a total area of . The 2000 census population was 62,392...
- San Jose, Tinian village, TinianTinianTinian is one of the three principal islands of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.-Geography:Tinian is about 5 miles southwest of its sister island, Saipan, from which it is separated by the Saipan Channel. It has a land area of 39 sq.mi....
Mexico:
- San José, Durango
- San José, Querétaro
- San José, San Luis Potosí
- San José, Sonora
- San José del CaboSan José del CaboThe city of San José del Cabo is located in Baja California Sur Mexico and is the seat of the municipality of Los Cabos at the south end of the Baja California peninsula. In the 2010 census it had a population of 69,788. Together with neighboring Cabo San Lucas it forms a major tourist destination...
, Baja California Sur - San José IturbideSan José IturbideSan José Iturbide is a Mexican city located in the Northeast region of the state of Guanajuato, within the Sierra Gorda range...
, Guanajuato - San José Xicoténcatl, TlaxcalaTlaxcalaTlaxcala officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala is one of the 31 states which along with the Federal District comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 60 municipalities and its capital city is Tlaxcala....
- San José Villa de AllendeSan José Villa de AllendeSan Jose Villa de Allende is a town and seat of the municipality of Villa de Allende located 70 kilometers to the west of the city of Toluca...
, State of México
Panama:
- David, PanamaDavid, PanamaDavid is a city located in the west of Panama. It is the capital of the province of Chiriquí and has an estimated population of 144,858 inhabitants as confirmed in 2010. It is a relatively affluent city with most families and houses having basic living requirements, such as concrete houses, clean...
, officially called San José de David
Paraguay:
- San José de los ArroyosSan José de los ArroyosSan José de los Arroyos is a town in the Caaguazú Department of Paraguay. It is located 100 km to the east of Asuncion on a branch of the Pan-american highway, "Ruta #2". The county comprises an urban area of around 8,000 inhabitants and some twelve smaller satellite villages or dependencies...
- San José ObreroSan José ObreroSan José Obrero is a district of the Cordillera Department, Paraguay....
Peru:
- San José District (disambiguation), districts in Peru.
Philippines:
- San Jose, BatangasSan Jose, BatangasSan Jose is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 61,307 people in 10,123 households....
- San Jose, Bulacan
- San Jose, Camarines SurSan Jose, Camarines SurSan Jose is a 4th class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 35,768 people.-History:The town of San Jose , then known as Danlog, was a barrio of Lagonoy in the early 19th century...
- San Jose, Negros OrientalSan Jose, Negros OrientalSan Jose is a 5th class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. Based on the 2007 Census, its population is 17,250.History of San Jose...
- San Jose, Northern SamarSan Jose, Northern SamarSan Jose is a 5th class municipality in the Province of Northern Samar, Philippines. The municipality can be found in the map at 12°N latitude and 124°E longitude...
- San Jose City, Nueva EcijaSan Jose City, Nueva EcijaSan Jose City is a 2nd class city in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. It is the northernmost city of the province. According to the latest Philippine census, it has a population of 122,353 people in 23,191 households....
- San Jose, Occidental MindoroSan Jose, Occidental MindoroSan Jose is a 1st class municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 111,009 people in 22,464 households. According to the 2007 census, the population increased to 118,807 people....
- San Jose, RomblonSan Jose, RomblonSan Jose is an island municipality in the province of Romblon, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 8,226 people in 1,467 households. The municipal district comprising the island was created with the name Carabao Island on June 18, 1961 by Republic Act No. 3423, and was...
- San Jose, Samar
- San Jose, Dinagat Islands
- San Jose, TarlacSan Jose, TarlacSan Jose is a 4th class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 32,728 people in 5,860 households. It was created into a municipality pursuant to RA 6842; ratified on April 21, 1990; taken from the municipality of Tarlac.The...
- San Jose de Buan, SamarSan Jose De Buan, SamarSan Jose De Buan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 6,438 people in 1,269 households.-Barangays:San Jose De Buan is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.* Aguingayan...
- San Jose de Buenavista, Antique
- San Jose del Monte CitySan Jose del Monte CityThe City of San Jose del Monte is a first class suburban component city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. It is bordered by Caloocan City and Quezon City, both in Metro Manila, in the south; by Rodriguez, Rizal in the east; Santa Maria and Marilao, both of Bulacan, in the west and...
, Bulacan
Spain:
- San José de Níjar, Almería
- San José, Ibiza
- San José del ValleSan José del Valle-External links:* - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía...
, Cádiz
United States:
- San Jose, Arizona, a community in Graham County, ArizonaGraham County, Arizona-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*72.1% White*1.8% Black*14.4% Native American*0.5% Asian*0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*2.8% Two or more races*8.3% Other races*30.4% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
- San Jose, Arizona, a satellite town, part of the city of Bisbee, ArizonaBisbee, ArizonaBisbee is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States, 82 miles southeast of Tucson. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 6,177...
- San Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, tenth largest city in the United States and third largest in California - South San Jose Hills, CaliforniaSouth San Jose Hills, CaliforniaSouth San Jose Hills is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 20,551 at the 2010 census, up from 20,218 at the 2000 census.- Description :...
- San Jose, IllinoisSan Jose, IllinoisSan Jose is a village in both Logan County and Mason County, Illinois, United States, founded in 1858. The population was 696 at the 2000 census.- History :The town of San Jose was founded in 1858. The village was named by Alexander W. Morgan....
Uruguay:
- San José de MayoSan José de MayoSan José de Mayo is the capital city of the San José Department in southern Uruguay. It is located at the centre of the department, on the intersection of Route 3 with Route 11, from the centre of Montevideo. The railroad track connecting Montevideo with Colonia and with the northwest of the...
- San José DepartmentSan José DepartmentSan José Department is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is San José de Mayo.-Population and Demographics:As of the census of 2004, there were 103,104 people and 33,063 households in the department. The average household size was 3.0...
Islands
- San José Island (Texas)
- San José Island, Lower California
- Isla de San José, an island in Panama
- Weddell IslandWeddell IslandWeddell Island is the third largest of the Falkland Islands. Weddell Island is located to the west of West Falkland and is square miles in area. The length of the coastline is miles...
, ("Isla San José" in Spanish), Falklands
Institutions and organizations
- Club San JoséClub San JoséClub Deportivo San José is a football club from Oruro, Bolivia.Founded in 1942, they won the 1st division in 1955 , 1995 and Clausura 2007...
, a Bolivian football team - Mission San JoseMission San JoséMission San José was founded on June 11, 1797 on a site located in the "Mission San Jose District" of Fremont, California in the "Valley of San José." The settlement was the site of the first Ceasarian section childbirth in Alta California...
, a mission in California, USA - San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose EarthquakesThe San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in the San Jose, California, United States suburb of Santa Clara, and participates in Major League Soccer , the top level soccer league in the United States and Canada....
, an MLS football team - San Jose SharksSan Jose SharksThe San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
- NHL ice hockey team - San Jose SaberCatsSan Jose SaberCatsThe San Jose SaberCats are a professional arena football team in the Arena Football League. They began play as a 1995 expansion team. They played in the Western Division of the American Conference. Their final coach in the original Arena Football League was Darren Arbet, who will be a part of the...
- AFL arena football team
Colleges and universities
- Colegio Diocesano de Sao José, MacauMacauMacau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
- Colegio San JoséColegio San JoséColegio San José is a college-preparatory catholic school for boys in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. It is a fully accredited Catholic college preparatory school for young men, grades 7 to 12, which develops capable, responsible and sensitive Christian leaders, committed to the service of God and neighbor...
, Puerto Rico - San Jose State UniversitySan José State UniversitySan Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...
, California, USA - University of San Jose-Recoletos, Philippines
Animal species
- The San Jose Island Kangaroo RatSan Jose Island Kangaroo RatThe San Jose Island Kangaroo Rat is a subspecies of rodent in the family Heteromyidae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it is found only on San José Island off the east coast of Baja California Sur. Its natural habitat is hot deserts. It is threatened by habitat degradation by feral goats, and...
, Dipodomys insularis - The San Jose Brush RabbitSan Jose Brush RabbitThe San Jose Brush Rabbit is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae. It is endemic to the 170 km2 desert San Jose Island in the Gulf of California, part of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. The species is closely related to S...
, Sylvilagus mansuetus
Other
- Club Deportivo San José, a soccer team from BoliviaBoliviaBolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
- 6216 San Jose6216 San Jose6216 San Jose is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun every 4.57 years.The minor planet was discovered on September 30, 1975 by S. J. Bus at the Palomar Observatory and given the provisional designation 1975 SJ. In 1998 was renamed San Jose to honor the city of San Jose, California, United...
, an asteroid - "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?", a Burt Bacharach song
- Palacio San JoséPalacio San JoséThe San José Palace is the former personal residence of Justo José de Urquiza, Argentine caudillo, general, politician and President of the Argentine Confederation from 1854 to 1860...
, a historical building and museum in Entre Ríos, Argentina - San Jose Mercury NewsSan Jose Mercury NewsThe San Jose Mercury News is a daily newspaper in San Jose, California. On its web site, however, it calls itself Silicon Valley Mercury News. The paper is owned by MediaNews Group...
, a daily newspaper - San José MineSan José MineThe San José Mine is a small copper-gold mine located near Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile. The mine is mostly known for its 2010 collapse which trapped 33 miners underground. Its workings are reached by a long sloping roadway with many spiral turns , not by a vertical mineshaft.-History:The San...
, in CopiapóCopiapóCopiapó is a city in northern Chile, located about 40 miles east of the coastal town of Caldera. Founded on December 8, 1744, it is the capital of Copiapó Province and Atacama Region....
, ChileChileChile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far... - San José Volcano, on the Chilean–Argentine border
- San José, one of the ships involved in Wager’s ActionWager’s ActionWager's Action is a naval confrontation on 8 June 1708, between a British squadron under Charles Wager and the Spanish treasure fleet, as part of the War of Spanish Succession.-Prelude:...
- San Jose RiverSan Jose RiverThe San Jose River is a river in the Cariboo region of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It rises in the area just northwest of 100 Mile House and includes in its watershed Lac La Hache, flowing northwestwards from there to its mouth at the head of Williams Lake, at the city of the...
, a river in the Cariboo region of British Columbia, Canada - San José a Spanish ship captured by the Royal Navy in 1797 and renamed (HMS) San Josef.