Sablan, Benguet

Sablan
—  Municipality  —
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Map of Benguet showing the location of Sablan.
Sablan Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°31′N 120°31′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province	Benguet
District	Lone Congressional District of Benguet
Founded
Barangays	8
Government
• Mayor	Arthur Camacho Baldo
Area
• Total	106 km2 (41 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	10,890
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	2614
Income class	5th class

Population Census of Sablan
Census	Pop.		Rate
1995	9,170		—
2000	9,652		1.11%
2007	10,890		1.68%

Sablan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 10,890 people in 1,873 households.

History

On 1942, The Japanese Imperial forces was occupied in the town of Sablan, Benguet.

On April 10, 1945, When the Filipino troops of the 2nd, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th and 16th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, 1st Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary and the 66th Infantry Regiment of the United States Armed Forces in the Philippines - Northern Luzon or USAFIP-NL was liberated in Sablan, Benguet against the Japanese Imperial forces at the end of World War II

On August 18, 2010, a passenger bus plunge into a ravine, killed 42 people.^{[citation needed]}

Barangays

Sablan is politically subdivided into 8 barangays.

• Bagong
• Balluay
• Banangan
• Banengbeng
• Bayabas
• Kamog
• Pappa
• Poblacion

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 1995 Philippine Census Information
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• 2007 Philippine Census Information