| San José Cancasque | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | El Salvador |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in El Salvador |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  El Salvador |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chalatenango Department |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 35.92 |
| Population As Of: | 2006 |
| Population Total: | 1,500 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Coordinates: | 13.9833°N -139°W |
| Elevation M: | 256 |
San José Cancasque is a municipality in the Chalatenango department of El Salvador.
The community is located to the south of the city of Chalatenango. It is a neighbour to the communities of San Isidro Labrador to the North and Potonico and San Miguel de Mercedes located to the East. Lake Suchitlán is located a few kilometers to the South.
Most of the residents of San Jose Cancasque are employed as rural labourers and livestock farmers.