Barangay San Jose

Situated in La Libertad, Zamboanga Del Norte, Barangay San Jose is one of 13 barangays that make up the municipality within Zamboanga Peninsula.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Jose had a population of 332. This made it the 10th largest of 13 barangays in La Libertad by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Jose accounted for approximately 4.09% of the total population of La Libertad, which stood at 8,119 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay San Jose changed from 416 to 332, a shift of -20.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in La Libertad. Barangay San Jose is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

La Libertad is a municipality comprising 13 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 Zamboanga Del Norte, which contains 691 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Jose ranks 675th by 2020 population. Zamboanga Del Norte 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.