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Sablan
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| 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 (40.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| • Total | 10,890 | ||
| • Density | 102.7/km2 (266.1/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | ||
| ZIP code | 2614 | ||
| Income class | 5th class | ||
| Population Census of Sablan | |||
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| Census | Pop. | Rate | |
| 1995 | 9,170 |
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| 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.
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.
Sablan is politically subdivided into 8 barangays.
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