VILLALBA, PUERTO RICO

'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).

Contents

History

Flag

Coat of Arms

Demographics

'Barrios' (Districts/Wards)

Geo/Topography

Anthem

Economic

Agriculture

Business

Industrial

Tourism

Landmarks and places of interest

Festivals and events

Transportation

Education

Sports

Notable "Villalbeños"

References

Footnotes

Books about Villalba

Additional Information

Photo gallery

External links

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

★ Dr. Aida Negrón de Montilla- Educator

References

Footnotes

Books about Villalba

Additional Information

Photo gallery

External links