Country Philippines Province Pangasinan Time zone PST (UTC+8) ZIP code 2427 | Region Ilocos (Region I) Founded March 4, 1748 Area 75.83 km² Local time Monday 10:59 PM | |
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District 5th district of Pangasinan Weather 26°C, Wind SE at 18 km/h, 57% Humidity | ||
Christmas and new year fiesta in villasis pangasinan philippines
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.
Contents
- Christmas and new year fiesta in villasis pangasinan philippines
- Map of Villasis Pangasinan Philippines
- Barangays
- Economy
- Talong festival
- Saint Anthony the Abbot Parish Church
- References
Map of Villasis, Pangasinan, Philippines
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).
Barangays
Villasis is politically subdivided into 21 barangays.
Economy
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.
Talong festival
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.
Saint Anthony the Abbot Parish Church
The heritage Saint Anthony the Abbot Parish Church, built in 1763, is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Urdaneta (from the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan). Feast Day: January 17; Parish Priest: Father Arturo F. Aquino & Parochial Vicar: Father Dionisio B. Luzano.