San Jose City, Nueva Ecija

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San Jose City
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Seal
Map of Nueva Ecija showing the location of San Jose City Coordinates 15 47N, 121 00E
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon (Region III)
Province	Nueva Ecija
District	2nd District
Founded	March 19, 1894
Cityhood	July 17, 1969
Barangays	38
Government
- Mayor	Marivic Belena
Area
- Total	185.99 km2 (71.8 sq mi)
Population (2007)
- Total	122,353
- Density	657.8/km2 (1,703.8/sq mi)
Time zone	PHT (UTC+8)
ZIP Code	3121
Income class	2nd class city
Website	sanjosecity-ne.gov.ph

San 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.

Before the city was founded by the Spaniards, it is known as Kabaritan, named for the plant commonly seen in the area.

With its wide plains, agriculture is the main source of livelihood in the city. It is part of the rice granary of the Philippines. But the agricultural produce of the city also includes vegetables, fruits and onions. It is now a leading producer of onions in the country. Every year the Tanduyong festival is held on April coinciding with the annual fiesta to celebrate this. Tanduyong is a variety of onion grown in the area.

[edit] Barangays

San Jose City is politically subdivided into 38 barangays.

[edit] Schools

San Jose City has many private and public schools.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Pasyalan Nueva Ecija
• San Jose City Official Website
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 1995 Philippine Census Information
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• 2007 Philippine Census Information

Coordinates: 15°47′N 121°00′E / 15.783°N 121°E / 15.783; 121