SAN JOSé

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'San José' – or its anglicized form 'San Jose' – is the Spanish for Saint Joseph. According to the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's GEOnet Names Server, it is the most common place name in the world.
Two major cities in the world share the name ''San José'':

★ 'San Jose, California', United States, the largest city with this name

★ 'San José, Costa Rica', the capital city of Costa Rica
As do many other smaller cities, towns and administrative subdivisions:

★ In Argentina:

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★ San José, Entre Ríos

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★ San José de Feliciano, Entre Ríos

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★ San José de Jáchal, San Juan

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★ San José de Metán, Salta

★ In Belize:

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★ San José, Orange Walk District

★ In Colombia:

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★ San José de Cúcuta, the unused official name of the city and municipality of Cúcuta, Norte de Santander

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★ San José del Guaviare a town and municipality in the Guaviare Department

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★ Valle San José a town and municipality in the Santander Department

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★ San Jose de Ocune a town and municipality in the Vichada Department

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★ San José, Caldas a town and municipality in the Caldas Department

★ In Costa Rica:

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★ San José, the national capital.

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★ San José, a province.

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★ San José, a canton in the province of San José.

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★ San José, a village and district in the canton of Alajuela in the province of Alajuela.

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★ San José, a district in the canton of Atenas in the province of Alajuela.

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★ San José, a village in the district of El Amparo in the canton of Los Chiles in the province of Alajuela.

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★ San José, a village and district in the canton of Grecia in the province of Alajuela.

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★ San José, a district in the canton of Naranjo in the province of Alajuela.

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★ San José, a district in the canton of San Isidro in the province of Heredia.

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★ San José, also known as Pizote, a district in the canton of Upala in the province of Alajuela.

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★ San José de la Montaña, a village and district in the canton of Barva in the province of Heredia.

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★ San José Sur, a village in the district of San José in the canton of Atenas in the province of Alajuela.

★ In Guatemala:

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★ San José Acatempa

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★ San José Chacayá

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★ San José El Idolo

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★ San José La Arada

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★ San José Ojetenam

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★ San José Pinula

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★ San José Poaquil

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★ San José del Golfo

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★ San José, El Petén

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★ San José, Escuintla

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★ Puerto San José

★ In the Marianas:

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★ San Jose village, Saipan

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★ San Jose village, Tinian

★ In Mexico:

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★ San José, Durango

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★ San José, Querétaro

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★ San José, San Luis Potosí

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★ San José, Sonora

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★ San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur

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★ San José Iturbide, Guanajuato

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★ San José Xicoténcatl, Tlaxcala

★ In Panama:

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★ San José de David

★ In Paraguay:

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★ San José de los Arroyos

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★ San José Obrero

★ In Philippines:

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★ San Jose, Antique

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★ San Jose, Batangas

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★ San Jose, Bulacan

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★ San Jose, Camarines Sur

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★ San Jose, Negros Oriental

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★ San Jose, Northern Samar

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★ San Jose City, Nueva Ecija

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★ San Jose, Occidental Mindoro

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★ San Jose, Romblon

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★ San Jose, Samar

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★ San Jose, Surigao del Norte

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★ San Jose, Tarlac

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★ San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan

★ In the United States:

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★ San Jose, Arizona (formerly a city)

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★ San Jose, California

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★ San Jose, Illinois

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★ South San Jose Hills, California

★ In Uruguay:

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★ San José, Uruguay

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★ San José Department
The name is also present in:

★ 6216 San Jose, an asteroid

★ Club San José, a Bolivian football team

★ "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?", a Burt Bacharach song

★ Isla de San José, an island in Panama

★ Mission San Jose, a mission in California, USA

★ Palacio San José, a historical building and museum in Entre Ríos, Argentina

★ ''San Jose Mercury News'', a daily newspaper

★ San José Volcano, on the Chilean–Argentine border

★ Weddell Island, ("Isla San José" in Spanish), Falklands

★ San José, the wreck of a Spanish treasure ship full of gold

★ Several colleges and universities:

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★ Colegio San José, Puerto Rico

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★ San José State University, California, USA

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★ University of San Jose-Recoletos, Philippines

★ Two animal species:

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★ The San Jose Island Kangaroo Rat, ''Dipodomys insularis''

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★ The San Jose Brush Rabbit, ''Sylvilagus mansuetus''