San José
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.
Names of administrative divisions
Two major world cities share the name San José:
- San José, Costa Rica – that nation's capital city.
- San Jose, California, United States – the largest city with the name.
As do many other cities, towns and administrative subdivisions:
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:
And was the name of a former city in Arizona, USA:
And is the name of a department in Uruguay:
Geographical features
San José is the name of an island in Panama:
And is the name of a volcano on the Chilean–Argentine border:
Other
San José is the name of a California mission:
And is the name of a former caudillo residence, now a museum, in Entre Ríos, Argentina:
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
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