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San Jose del Monte
Component city in Bulacan, Philippines

San Jose del Monte

San Jose del Monte (SJDM), officially the City of San Jose del Monte, is a component city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines.

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According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 685,688 people, making it the largest local government unit within the province of Bulacan and Central Luzon, and the 18th most populated city in the Philippines.

Get in

Getting to San Jose del Monte

San Jose del Monte is 65 kilometres (40 mi) from Malolos and 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Manila. There are many city buses heading to San Jose del Monte from Metro Manila, mostly via Quirino Highway. The most common route to San Jose del Monte is the PITX-Grotto route, which plies Manila, Commonwealth Avenue, and Quirino Avenue.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Kaytitinga Falls

    The way to Kaytitinga Falls is not well-developed that leads to non-accessibility of the trail.

  2. 02
    Angat Watershed Forest Reserve

    A portion of the reserve extends into SJDM.

  3. 03
    Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto Shrine

    A pilgrimage site often visited by Roman Catholic devotees during Holy Week, distinguished by its spire and curving ramps around it.

  4. 04
    Mount Balagbag
  5. 05
    Padre Pio Mountain of Healing

    Paradise III, padrepiobulacanofficial@gmail.com.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Grotto Vista Resort

    Governor Fortunato Halili Road, Graceville, toll-free: +63 44 815 0944, grottovistaresort.official@gmail.com.

  2. 02
    Los Arcos De Hermano Resort

    School Road, Tungkong Mangga.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Kubyertos Restaurant

    Sitio Gulod, Santa Maria-San Jose Road, Sapang Palay Proper, kubyertos0208@gmail.com.

How locals move

Getting around San Jose del Monte the local way

Share-taxi routes mapped nearby
  • T2114 Almar–Ever Gotesco

OpenStreetMap contributors.

  • Get inThere are many jeepneys and minibuses heading to San Jose del Monte from Metro Manila, mainly from SM Fairview in Quezon City via Quirino Highway.
  • Get aroundThe sheer size and number of barangays in SJDM has resulted in multiple intracity routes plied by jeepneys and minibuses.

From Wikivoyage: San Jose del Monte, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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