San Jose, Romblon
San Jose | |
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| Municipality of San Jose | |
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Map of Romblon with San Jose highlighted | |
Interactive map of San Jose | |
San Jose Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 12°04′N 121°56′E / 12.07°N 121.93°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Mimaropa |
| Province | Romblon |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | July 1, 1968 |
| Barangays | 5 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Ronnie D. Samson |
| • Vice Mayor | Egdon T. Sombilon |
| • Representative | Eleandro Jesus F. Madrona |
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| • Electorate | 7,584 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.05 km2 (8.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5.0 m (16.4 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 267 m (876 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 11,759 |
| • Density | 534/km2 (1,380/sq mi) |
| • Households | 2,832 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 40.04 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 96.28 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 235.2 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 74.73 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 57.25 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Tablas Island Electric Cooperative (TIELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5510 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 |
| Native languages | Onhan Ati Tagalog |
San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose, is a municipality in the province of Romblon, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 11,626 people.
It is also known as Carabao Island, or Hambil Island, the southernmost island of the province.
Throughout much of its Spanish and American colonial history, the island repeatedly changed hands between the political jurisdictions of Romblon and Capiz provinces, before becoming a separate municipality of Romblon in 1969. The majority of the town's inhabitants speak Onhan, a Western Visayan language also spoken in some parts of Aklan in Panay Island. San Jose is located near the resort island of Boracay.