Barangay San Jose Balatok

Situated in Atimonan, Quezon, Barangay San Jose Balatok is one of 42 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Jose Balatok had a population of 70. This made it the 42nd largest of 42 barangays in Atimonan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Jose Balatok accounted for approximately 0.11% of the total population of Atimonan, which stood at 64,260 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay San Jose Balatok changed from 229 to 70, a shift of -69.4% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Atimonan. Barangay San Jose Balatok is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Atimonan is a municipality comprising 42 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay San Jose Balatok, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Quezon, which contains 1,242 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Jose Balatok ranks 1209th by 2020 population. Quezon is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay San Jose Balatok is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.