It is one of the smallest towns and regarded as a 5th class municipality of Province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. San Jose recorded only estimated 15, 665 people in 3, 162 households according to the statistics of 2000 census.

One of the tourist attraction of the town was the; Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine In the cane fields of Cambaluctot, where a spinning sun is said to have manifested the visit of the Lady of Lourdes, devotees flock every Saturday of the month.

The municipality was divided into different political barangays which governed by their respective barangay captain. Here is the list of 14 barangays that were under in the municipality of San Jose:

Basak
Basiao
Cambaloctot
Cancawas
Janayjanay
Jilocon
Naiba
Poblacion
San Roque
Santo Niño
Señora Ascion (Calo)
Siapo
Tampi
Tapon Norte