Villalba, Puerto Rico

Villalba (vee-YAHL-bah) is a municipality of Puerto Rico. It is 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).

Villalba, Puerto Rico
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Nickname(s):  Ciudad de los Avancinos", "Ciudad del Gandul", "Ciudad de los Lagos", "Ciudad del Cooperativismo
Location within the island of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18.1272°N 66.4922°W / 18.1272; -66.4922
Country	United States
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Founded in	1917
Government
• Mayor	Hon. Waldemar Rivera Torres (Partido Popular Democrático (PPD))
• Senatorial dist.	6 Guayama
• Representative dist.	26
Area
• Total	37.69 sq mi (97.61 km2)
• Land	37 sq mi (96 km2)
• Water	0.62 sq mi (1.61 km2)
Population  (2022-2020)
• Total	21,466[1]
• Density	619.9/sq mi (239.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (websites)
Anthem – "A las orillas del Río Jacaguas"