Villasis

The Municipality of Villasis is a farming town situated along the Agno River. On its borders are the towns of Malasiqui (to the west), Urdaneta City (to the north), Asingan (to the east), and Rosales and Santo Tomas (to 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.

Villasis is situated {{convert|50.01|km}} from the provincial capital Lingayen, and {{convert|175.56 |km}} from the country's capital city of Manila.

Villasis is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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• Amamperez
• Bacag
• Barangobong
• Barraca
• Capulaan
• Caramutan
• La Paz
• Labit
• Lipay
• Lomboy
• Piaz (Plaza)
• Zone V (Poblacion)
• Zone I (Poblacion)
• Zone II (Poblacion)
• Zone III (Poblacion)
• Zone IV (Poblacion)
• Puelay
• San Blas
• San Nicolas
• Tombod
• Unzad

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| Jan high C = 29

| Feb high C = 29

| Mar high C = 30

| Apr high C = 32

| May high C = 33

| Jun high C = 33

| Jul high C = 33

| Aug high C = 33

| Sep high C = 33

| Oct high C = 32

| Nov high C = 31

| Dec high C = 29

| Jan low C = 21

| Feb low C = 21

| Mar low C = 22

| Apr low C = 23

| May low C = 24

| Jun low C = 24

| Jul low C = 24

| Aug low C = 24

| Sep low C = 23

| Oct low C = 23

| Nov low C = 22

| Dec low C = 21

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| Jan precipitation mm = 127.5

| Jan rain days = 17

| Feb precipitation mm = 115.8

| Feb rain days = 17

| Mar precipitation mm = 129.7

| Mar rain days = 17

| Apr precipitation mm = 141.1

| Apr rain days = 15

| May precipitation mm = 248.2

| May rain days = 20

| Jun precipitation mm = 165

| Jun rain days = 19

| Jul precipitation mm = 185.3

| Jul rain days = 19

| Aug precipitation mm = 161.9

| Aug rain days = 20

| Sep precipitation mm = 221.4

| Sep rain days = 21

| Oct precipitation mm = 299.5

| Oct rain days = 20

| Nov precipitation mm = 199

| Nov rain days = 17

| Dec precipitation mm = 188.7

| Dec rain days = 19

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| access-date = 31 October 2015}}

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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.

There are also other religious denominations in the municipality such as Iglesia Filipina Independiente, United Methodist Church, Iglesia ni Cristo, Jesus is Lord Church, Assembly of God, and other evangelical churches. A Muslim group also holds their worship.

Interestingly, the town of Villasis celebrates their yearly fiesta with Thanksgiving Night at the beginning of their week-long celebration to mark their gratefulness to God. The said Thanksgiving Night is conducted in coordination with Christian Churches Organization in Villasis (CCOV).

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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.

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Villasis is part of the fifth congressional district of the province of Pangasinan. It is governed by a mayor designated, as its local chief executive, and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

The town holds an annual fiesta in honor of its patron saint, San Antonio de Abad (Saint Anthony the Abbot).

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.[http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=105950 ABS-CBN Interactive, Balikbayans join Talong fest] It is usually celebrated during the second week of January.

There are two schools district offices which govern all educational institutions within the municipality. They oversee the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2021 |title=Masterlist of Schools |url=https://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SY-2020-2021-Masterlist-of-Schools-Address-only-1-1.pdf |access-date=May 4, 2025 |website=Department of Education}} These are Villasis I Schools District Office, and Villasis II Schools District Office.

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• Amamperez Elementary School
• Bacag Central School
• Bacag East Elementary School
• Bacag West Elementary School
• Barraca Community School
• Barangobong Elementary School
• Capulaan Elementary School
• Caramutan Elementary School
• Cleverkids School
• Feliz Academy
• La Paz Elementary School
• Labit Elementary School
• Lepanto Elementary School
• Lipay Elementary School
• Lomboy Elementary School
• Maburac Elementary School
• Piaz Elementary School
• Puelay Elementary School
• San Blas Elementary School
• San Nicolas Elementary School
• Stars Educational Center
• St. Anthony Abbot Academy
• Unzad Elementary School
• Villasis I Central School SPED Center
• West Poblacion Elementary School

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• Amamperez Agro-Industrial High School
• Barangobong National High School
• Capulaan National High School
• Don Ramon E. Costales Memorial National High School
• Piaz National High School
• Tombod Integrated School
• Unzad National High School

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File:Landing Fields - Philippines - Luzon Island - NARA - 68161226.jpg|Aerial view of Villasis, circa 1930s

File:VillasisPangasinanjfv.JPG|Saint Anthony the Abbot Parish Church

File:VillasisPangasinanjf.JPG|Public Auditorium

File:VillasisPangasinanjfa.JPG|Rizal Park

File:VillasisPangasinanjf907.JPG|Villasis Public Market and Bagsakan Center

File:VillasisPangasinanjfx.JPG|Bagsakan stores

File:VillasisPangasinanjf786.JPG|The vegetable and fruit stores

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• [https://www.philatlas.com/luzon/r01/pangasinan/villasis.html Villasis Profile at PhilAtlas.com]
• [http://www.competitive.org.ph/cmcindex/pages/profile/?lgu=Villasis Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines]
• [http://pangasinan.gov.ph/the-province/cities-and-municipalities/villasis/ Villasis at the Pangasinan Government Website]
• [http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmshome/index.php?pageID=23&frmIdDcfCode=7&fLguType=CM&frmIdRegion=2&frmIdProvince=21&frmIdLgu=298 Local Governance Performance Management System]
• [{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20081120024509/http://www.census.gov.ph/data/census2007/index.html Philippine Census Information]

{{Geographic location

| Centre = Villasis

| North = Urdaneta

| Northeast = Asingan

| East = Santa Maria

| South = Santo Tomas / Rosales

| Southwest = Alcala

| West = Malasiqui

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Category:Municipalities of Pangasinan

Category:Populated places on the Agno River