Villasis, Pangasinan
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Villasis Municipal Hall along MacArthur Highway
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 Map of Pangasinan showing the location of Villasis |
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 Villasis
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| Coordinates: 15°54′N 120°35′E / 15.900°N 120.583°ECoordinates: 15°54′N 120°35′E / 15.900°N 120.583°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Ilocos (Region I) | |
| Province | Pangasinan | |
| District | 5th district of Pangasinan | |
| Founded | March 4, 1748 | |
| Barangays | 21 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Nato Abrenica (Liberal Party) | |
| • Vice Mayor | Jesus Franco Sison Jr. | |
| • Electorate | 36,848 voters (2016 election) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 75.83 km2 (29.28 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 62,333 | |
| • Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2427 | |
| 015547000 | ||
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)75 | |
| Income class | 1st municipal income class | |
| Revenue | ₱ 38,629,530.26 (2016) | |
| Poverty incidence | 14.42 (2012) | |
| Website | www |
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Villasis (Pangasinan: Baley na Villasis) is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 62,333 people.
Villasis is a farming town situated along the Agno River. On its borders are the towns of Malasiqui (on the west), Urdaneta City (on the north), Asingan (on the east), and Rosales and Sto. Tomas (on the south). Hemmed between two bustling areas, Urdaneta City and Rosales, Villasis is one of the fastest developing towns in the province. It also thrives on its rice, corn and tobacco plantations. Its hilly barangays situated along the Malasiqui boundary is an ideal place for resort developers and agri-businessmen.
The town holds an annual fiesta in honor of its patron saint, San Antonio de Abad (Saint Anthony the Abbot).
Villasis is politically subdivided into 21 barangays.
The town's accessibility to all kinds of land transportation has made Villasis a bustling center of trade and commerce. It is intersected by the Manila North Road from north to south, allowing all major bus lines plying the Manila-Region I CAR route to pass through the town 24-hours a day. The main agricultural crops of the town are rice, corn, cassava, and varieties of vegetables and fruits. Raising livestock is another livelihood of the townspeople who raise poultry, swine, goat and cattle.
There are 56 registered small to medium-sized industries in Villasis. These include rice mills, metalcraft industries, cement production, poultry raising and piggeries and an ice-plant.
On January 18, 2008, Mayor Nonato Abrenica announced that hundreds of balikbayans joined the annual fiesta celebration, highlighted by the Talong Festival / fastest talong eater contest (boiled skin removed eggplant, long-purple casino type), in Villasis, Pangasinan. 12 of 21 villages / barangays are engaged in eggplant production with total of 3.35 km² planted by 600 residents.
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