'''San José''' – or its anglicised form
San Jose – is the Spanish for
Saint Joseph. It is a common
toponym in parts of the world where the
Spanish language is or was spoken.
Two major world cities share the name:
As do many other cities, towns and administrative subdivisions:
- Belize
- *San Jose, Orange Walk District
- Costa Rica
- *San José, Costa Rica
- *San José Canton
- *San José Province
- Guatemala
- *San José, Guatemala, El Petén
- Mexico
- *San José, Baja California
- *San José, Durango
- *San José, Querétaro
- *San José, San Luis Potosí
- *San José, Sonora
- Philippines
- *San Jose, Antique
- *San Jose, Negros Oriental
- *San Jose, Northern Samar
- *San Jose, Occidental Mindoro
- *San Jose City, Nueva Ecija
- *San Jose, Tarlac
- United States
- *San Jose, California
- *San Jose, Illinois
- Uruguay
- *San José, Uruguay
- *San José Department
San José is also a part of the name of several other towns and cities:
- Valley Municipality of San José, Guanentá, Colombia
- San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
- San José Iturbide, Guanajuato, Mexico
- San José Xicoténcatl, Tlaxcala, Mexico
- San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan, Philippines
- South San Jose Hills, California, USA
And is a part of the name of a neighborhood in
Fremont, California, USA:
- Mission San Jose, California
And was the name of a former city in
Arizona, USA:
And is the name of a department in
Uruguay:
And is the name of an
island in
Panama:
And is the name of a
volcano on the
Chilean–
Argentine border:
And is the name of a California mission:
And is in the name of several colleges and universities:
- Colegio San José, Puerto Rico
- San José State University, California, USA
- University of San Jose-Recoletos, Philippines
And is in the name of several species of animals:
- San Jose Island Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys insularis
- San Jose Brush Rabbit, Sylvilagus mansuetus
And is in the name of a daily
newspaper:
And is the name of an asteroid,
And is also part of the title of a
Dionne Warwick song
- Do You Know the Way to San Jose
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