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Villalba, Puerto Rico

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Nickname: "Ciudad de los Avancinos", "Ciudad del Gandul", "Ciudad de los Lagos", "Ciudad del Cooperativismo"

Gentilic: "Villalbeños"

Location

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Government

Founded

1917

Mayor

Hon. Waldemar Rivera Torres

Political party

PPD

Senatorial district

6 Guayama

Representative district

Geographical characteristics

Area

Total

97.61 km²

Land

96 km²

Water

1.61 km²

Total (2000)

AST (UTC-4)

Anthem – "A las orillas del Río Jacaguas"

Villalba (vee-YAHL-bah) is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central region, northeast of Juana Díaz; south of Orocovis; and west of Coamo. Villalba is spread over 6 wards and Villalba Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city). A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Political parties in Puerto Rico lists political parties in Puerto Rico. ... The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico â€”or Partido Popular DemocrÃ¡tico de Puerto Rico (PPD) in Spanishâ€” is a political party that stands for Puerto Rico to be a free associated state of the United States, which is also known as a commonwealth status. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... The Atlantic Standard Time Zone (AST) is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting four hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). ... Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is a high-precision atomic time standard. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... Flag Seal Nickname: La Ciudad del MavÃ, La Ciudad del Jacaguas, El BelÃ©n de Puerto Rico Gentilic: Juanadinos Location Location of Juana DÃaz, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico Government Founded 1798 Mayor RamÃ³n Ramoncito HernÃ¡ndez Political party PPD Senatorial district 6 - Guayama Representative district 26 Geographical... Orocovis (o-ro-KO-vis) is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range, north of Villalba and Coamo; south of Morovis and Corozal; southeast of Ciales; east of Jayuya; and west of Barranquitas. ... Image:Coamo flag. ...

History

Villalba was founded in 1917 by José R. Figueroa and Walter Mac K. Jones.

Flag

Four horizontal, unequal stripes in width, that from top to bottom have the following order: green, white, green and yellow. In the immediate side to the flagstaff, in the superior stripe, appears, in white color, the star of the shield.

Coat of Arms

In a green field, in bridge, a Puerto Rican villa of the XIX century, with six houses and one church, in silver and red: the church is adorned with the Coat of Arms of the order of "del Carmelo"; and in the upper right hand, a silver star. Gold border with five calabash (higüera, Crescentia cujete L.) leaves. To the top; a three tower gold crown.

Demographics

Barrios (Districts/Wards)

Caonillas
Hato Puerco Arriba
Hato Puerco Abajo

Vacas
Villalba Abajo
Villalba Arriba

barrio camarones parcelas Hatillo Hatillo viejo Palmasola La cruz Higuerro Cerro Gordo La pulga El pino Jagueyes El cemil La ortiga Jovitos Palmarejo Dajaos La vega La sierra Romero Barrio Chino

Geo/Topography

Guayabal Lake
Toa Vaca Lake
Toro Negro Forest Reserve

Anthem

By Pablo Collazo Pérez

A las orillas del Río Jacaguas
yace mi pueblo bello y gentil.
Por sus encantos y buenas aguas
es de la isla grato pénsil.

Tiene mi pueblo muy pocas calles,
muchas colinas de gran verdor;
la dulce cana crece en sus valles.
Plátanos, chinas de lo mejor.

Y si la suerte me lanza lejos
de los reflejos de mi ideal.
Sepa mi pueblo idolatrado
que será amado por siempre igual.

Aunque pequeño yo no lo olvido
y a los lugares voy a pasear.
Sitio tan bello y tan querido
un villalbeño no olvidará.

Economic

Agriculture

Coffee, Green Pigeon Peas.

Business

Industrial

Manufacture of aluminum packaging and electrical & electronic machineries; nutritional products; Medical devices; and others.

Tourism

Landmarks and places of interest

Doña Juana Water Fall
Guayabal Lake
La Corona Hill
Maravilla Hill
Toa Vaca Lake
Toro Negro Forest Reserve

Festivals and events

Matron Celebrations - July
Puerto Rico Marathon - July
Areyto Festival - November
Carlos Báez Marathon - December

Transportation

Education

Julio Oliveiri

Sports

Notable "Villalbeños"

Carlos Mercado - Poet
Daniel Serrano - Poet
Doel López- Professor
Moisés Aponte - Painter
Maximino Miranda - Senator
Virgilio Negrón - Poet
Carlos Báez - Sports
Eduardo "Hunga" Maldonado - Sports
Héctor "Papo" Díaz - Sports

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Books about Villalba

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Villalba, Puerto Rico (104 words)
	Villalba is known as "La Ciudad del Gandul" (pigeon pea city) and "La Ciudad de los Lagos" (city of lakes).
	Villalba was founded in 1917 by José R. Figueroa and Walter Mac K. Jones.
	Villalba is located in the central region, northeast of Juana Díaz; south of Orocovis; and west of Coamo.

Link To Puerto Rico.com - Villalba (660 words)
	The official process for the segregation of Villalba as independent territorial unit from Juana Diaz, began in 1916 by don José Víctor Figueroa, delegate of the camera for the District of Ponce from 1914 to 1917; representative from 1917 to 1924 and senator from 1924 to1928.
	Villalba became an independent community by virtue of the project of the Camera number 71, represented by the Camera delegate, don José Víctor Figueroa Reyes, the 23rd of March of 1917, which became Law 42 of the 12th of April of 1917 and began to be in force the 1st of July of 1917.
	Villalba is known as "Cuidad de los Avancinos" (City of the Advancers) because in 1929 the first hydroelectric plant of all Puerto Rico was establised.

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