Villalba is a municipality

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 of Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

 located in the central region, northeast of Juana Díaz

Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico

Juana Díaz is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the southern coast of the island, south of Jayuya, Ciales, Orocovis and Villalba; east of Ponce; and west of Coamo and Santa Isabel and the Caribbean Sea to the south. Juana Díaz is spread over 12 wards and Juana Diaz Pueblo...

; south of Orocovis

Orocovis, Puerto Rico

Orocovis is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range, north of Villalba and Coamo; south of Morovis and Corozal; southeast of Ciales; east of Jayuya; and west of Barranquitas...

; and west of Coamo

Coamo, Puerto Rico

Coamo is a municipality in Puerto Rico located in the southern region, north of Santa Isabel; south of Orocovis and Barranquitas; east of Villalba and Juana Díaz; and west of Aibonito and Salinas. Coamo is spread over 10 wards and Coamo Pueblo...

. 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.

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.

Barrios (Districts/Wards)

• Caonillas Abajo
• Caonillas Arriba
• Hato Puerco Abajo
• Hato Puerco Arriba
• Vacas
• Villalba Abajo
• Villalba Arriba
• Villalba Pueblo

Industry

• Manufacturing of aluminum packaging and electrical and electronic machinery, nutritional products, medical devices, and others.

Landmarks and places of interest

• Doña Juana Water Fall
• Guayabal Lake
• La Corona 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

Education

• Villalba School District (Puerto Rico Department of Education)
• Puerto Rico Criminal Justice College- Villalba Campus (Puerto Rico Police Academy)