Barangay San Jose

Barangay San Jose is a small barangay in the City of Tanauan, located in the province of Batangas, in the CALABARZON region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Jose had a population of 1,218. This made it the 43rd largest of 48 barangays in City of Tanauan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay San Jose accounted for approximately 0.63% of the total population of City of Tanauan, which stood at 193,936 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay San Jose moving from 1,114 residents to 1,218 residents, an intercensal change of +9.3%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay San Jose is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Tanauan is a city comprising 48 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay San Jose, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Batangas, which contains 1,078 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Jose ranks 795th by 2020 population. Batangas 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 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.