San José del Golfo is a municipality located in the department of Guatemala within the Republic of Guatemala. It is situated approximately 28 kilometers northeast of the country's capital city. The territory belongs to the mountainous region known as the Central Highlands.
The municipality was established on March 17, 1882, under Decree No. 683 by the government of General Justo Rufino Barrios. While it was initially annexed to the El Progreso Department on April 13, 1908, it was later moved to its current location in the Guatemala Department by Decree No. 756 on June 9, 1920.