Villalba, Puerto Rico

Villalba, Puerto Rico

Infobox Settlement

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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States

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subdivision_name1 = Puerto Rico
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unit_pref=Imperial
map_caption =Location of PAGENAME within Puerto Rico.
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longEW=W| official_name = Villalba, Puerto Rico | nickname = Ciudad de los Avancinos", "Ciudad del Gandul", "Ciudad de los Lagos", "Ciudad del Cooperativismo


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| population_blank1 = Villalbeños|population_blank1_title=Gentilic|
| population_blank1 = Villalbeños|population_blank1_title=Gentilic|


| map_caption = Location within the island of Puerto Rico

established_date = 1917 | leader_title|established_title=Founded| = Mayor | leader_title=Mayor
leader_name = Hon. Waldemar Rivera Torres
political party = Partido Popular Democrático
leader_party = PPD
leader_title1=Senatorial dist.
leader_name1= 6 Guayama
leader_title2=Representative dist.
leader_name2 = 26| area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 97.61
area_land_km2 = 96| area_water_km2 = 1.61| population_as_of = 2000 | population_note =
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footnotes = 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).

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) [http://welcome.topuertorico.org/maps/villalba.pdf]


*Caonillas Abajo
*Caonillas Arriba
*Hato Puerco Abajo
*Hato Puerco Arriba

*Vacas
*Villalba Abajo
*Villalba Arriba
*Villalba Pueblo

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

ports

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
*Dr. Aida Negrón de Montilla- Educator

References

Praxedes Luna - BusinessDon Jose Ramon Figueroa Reyes - Fundator

External links


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