Villabate (Sicilian: Villabbati) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 19,441 and an area of .
Villabate borders the following municipalities: Ficarazzi, Misilmeri, Palermo.
The name appears in the later half of the 15th century when the abbot of the Abbey of Santo Spirito in Palermo, Giovanni de Osca, built a tower there, later incorporated into the Migliaccio-Termine palace, along with several houses and a warehouse. Over time, the original nucleus expanded, becoming the "Villaggio dell'Abbate" - Village of the Abbot.
It has the highest density of residence of any town in Sicily.