VILLALBA, a town of north-western Spain, in the province of Lugo ; on the left bank of the river Ladra, one of the head streams of the Mifio, and at the junction of the main roads from Ferrol and Mondofiedo to the city of Lugo. Pop. (193o) 16,308. Villalba stands on a fertile plateau 1,5oo ft. above sea level. Cloth and pottery are manufactured, and there is some trade in grain and live stock. The nearest railway station is Otero, 15 m. S. by E. on the Lugo-Corunna line.