San Jose de Buan
San Jose de Buan | |
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| Municipality of San Jose de Buan | |
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| Nickname: Heart of Samar Island | |
Map of Samar with San Jose de Buan highlighted | |
Interactive map of San Jose de Buan | |
San Jose de Buan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 12°03′18″N 125°01′38″E / 12.055°N 125.0272°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Samar |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | June 21, 1969 (as municipality) |
| Named after | Saint Joseph |
| Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Joaquin R. Elizalde |
| • Vice Mayor | Wilson F. Orcino |
| • Representative | Reynolds Michael Tan |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 6,109 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 366.90 km2 (141.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 304 m (997 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 815 m (2,674 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 121 m (397 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 7,939 |
| • Density | 21.64/km2 (56.04/sq mi) |
| • Households | 1,675 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 38.61 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 176.4 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 417.5 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 118 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 117.8 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Samar 2 Electric Cooperative (SAMELCO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6714 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
San Jose de Buan, officially the Municipality of San Jose de Buan (Waray: Bungto han San Jose de Buan; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Jose de Buan), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 7,939 people.
San Jose de Buan was a municipal district of Gandara from 1948 to 1969, when it was converted into a municipality.