San Jose de Buan, Philippines
San Jose de Buan is a town of 2,811 people in Eastern Visayas, Philippines.
Why visit San Jose de Buan
Townapedia lists 8 attractions in and around town.
Weather in San Jose de Buan
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About San Jose de Buan
San Jose de Buan, officially the Municipality of San Jose de Buan (Waray: Bungto han San Jose de Buan; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Jose de Buan), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 7,939 people.
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Things to do8
Churches and places of worship2
Schools, colleges and libraries40
28 more on the map.
Map of San Jose de Buan
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Getting there and nearby towns
Calbayog Airport (CYP) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 52 km away.
- Calape 12 km south, about 12 min by car
- Gandara 24 km west, about 24 min by car
- Maslog 25 km northeast, about 25 min by car
- Catbalogan 34 km southwest, about 34 min by car
- Santa Margarita 40 km west, about 40 min by car
- Calbayog City 47 km west, about 47 min by car
- Laoang 57 km north, about 57 min by car
- Catarman 65 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Borongan 66 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Santa Rita 68 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- ISS031-E-143399 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS038-E-66728 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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