Villalba, Puerto Rico
| Villalba, Puerto Rico | ||
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| Municipality | ||
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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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| Coordinates: 18°07′38″N 66°29′32″W / 18.12722°N 66.49222°WCoordinates: 18°07′38″N 66°29′32″W / 18.12722°N 66.49222°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| Territory | Puerto Rico | |
| Founded | 1917 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Hon. Luis Javier 'Javi' Hernández Ortiz (PPD ) | |
| • Senatorial dist. | 6 - Guayama | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 37.69 sq mi (97.61 km2) | |
| • Land | 37 sq mi (96 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.62 sq mi (1.61 km2) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 26,073 | |
| • Density | 690/sq mi (270/km2) | |
| Demonym(s) | 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.
Villalba was founded in 1917 by José Ramón Figueroa y Rivera and Walter McJones. Its current mayor is the Hon. Luis Javier Hernàndez.
All municipalities in Puerto Rico are administered by a mayor, elected every four years. Waldemar Rivera Torres (of the Popular Democratic Party) has served as mayor since 2005.
The city belongs to the Puerto Rico Senatorial district VI, which is represented by two Senators. In 2012, Miguel Pereira Castillo and Angel M. Rodríguez were elected as District Senators.
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.
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