| Villalba, Puerto Rico | |||
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| Nickname(s): Ciudad de los Avancinos", "Ciudad del Gandul", "Ciudad de los Lagos", "Ciudad del Cooperativismo | |||
| Anthem: "A las orillas del Río Jacaguas" | |||
| Location of Villalba in Puerto Rico | |||
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| Country | United States | ||
| Territory | Puerto Rico | ||
| Founded | 1917 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Hon. Waldemar Rivera Torres (PPD ) | ||
| • Senatorial dist. | 6 Guayama | ||
| • Representative dist. | |||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 37.7 sq mi (97.61 km2) | ||
| • Land | 37.1 sq mi (96 km2) | ||
| • Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.61 km2) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 26,073 | ||
| • Density | 691.8/sq mi (267.1/km2) | ||
| Demonym | Villalbeños | ||
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) | ||
| Zip code | 00766 | ||
Villalba (Spanish pronunciation: [biˈʎalβa]) 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). It is part of the Ponce Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Villalba was founded in 1917 by José R. Figueroa
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