San Jose del Monte City, Philippines

San Jose del Monte City Description

San Jose del Monte City is a second class city in the province of Bulacan. Today, it is evident that San Jose del Monte City has progressed much. It has become urbanized by the presence of major commercial banks, fast food chain outlets, real estates, and wide coverage of landline and cellular phone services.

Before 2009, San Jose del Monte City, will have the first inter-modal terminal which will be constructed (the last terminal of the 20.7-kilometer MRT-7 line from SM North Edsa in Quezon City MRT-2 north). Light Rail Transit Corp. The 40-kilometer Circumferential Road 6 (C-5) will also start and branch out of the North Luzon Expressway between its Malolos and Marilao segments and after passing it, it will pass until it reaches Cavite City.

San Jose del Monte City Attraction

San Jose del Monte is gradually transforming from an agricultural area to a residential suburb, with farms shrinking as more land is converted to subdivisions to provide housing. Major industries are iron and marble works, furniture, handicrafts, food processing which are all world class.

Its proximity to Manila and Quezon City had made San Jose del Monte City and alternative and ideal place for a quiet and peaceful living. San Jose del Monte City is hilly with the majestic Sierra Madre Mountain providing a panoramic backdrop to the city.

San Jose del Monte City boasts of its tourist attractions such as the Karahumi Falls and the Sierra Madre Hills. The city has various parks such as the Grotto Vista Resort, Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto Shrine, Palmera Resort, Ilog Malaki Riverbank Park.

San Jose del Monte City Location

It is bordered by Caloocan City and Quezon City, both in Metro Manila, in the south; by Rodriguez, Rizal in the east; Santa Maria and Marilao, both of Bulacan, in the west and Norzagaray, Bulacan in the north.

The following are the main arteries of San Jose del Monte’s road network which link the 59 barangays with Metro Manila and the rest of Bulacan.

a. Quirino Highway – a vital national road which stretches from the town of Norzagaray to North Caloocan City.
b. Sta. Maria – Tungkong Mangga Road – a vital provincial road which links the city to the town of Sta. Maria and to the North Luzon Expressway.
c. San Jose – Marilao Road – links the city with the Municipality of Marilao and to the North Luzon Expressway. This is now a permanent full exit.
d. Sapang Palay Road- links the Sapang Palay Resettlement Project to Quirino Highway and in the opposite end to Sapang Palay Proper.
e. Igay Road – links the upper barangay to Quirino Highway and Rodriguez, Rizal.
f. Bulacan- Manila – Cavite Expressway is now under construction which will lead to Rizal, Metro Manila and Cavite.