Sablan, Benguet

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Sablan
Municipality

Seal
Map of Benguet showing the location of Sablan
Sablan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°31′N 120°31′E / 16.517°N 120.517°E / 16.517; 120.517Coordinates: 16°31′N 120°31′E / 16.517°N 120.517°E / 16.517; 120.517
Country  Philippines
Region Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province Benguet
District Lone district of Benguet
Barangays 8
Government
 • Mayor Arthur Camacho Baldo
Area[1]
 • Total 105.63 km2 (40.78 sq mi)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 10,511
 • Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 2614
Dialing code 74
Income class 5th class

Sablan is a fifth class municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 10,511 people.[2]

Barangays

Sablan is politically subdivided into 8 barangays.[1]

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

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 plunged more than 100 feet into a ravine at Sablan, killing 41 people.[3]

Demographics

Population census of Sablan
Year Pop.  ±% p.a.  
1990 8,440—    
1995 9,170+1.67%
2000 9,652+1.03%
2007 10,890+1.74%
2010 10,511−1.17%
Source: National Statistics Office[2][4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Province: Benguet". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 12 August 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010". 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 12 August 2013. 
  3. ↑ Gerry Evangelista Sr. (August 21, 2010). "P-Noy orders probe of Sablan killer bus mishap". Sun.Star Publishing Inc. Retrieved 12 August 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Province of Benguet". Municipality Population Data. LWUA Research Division. Retrieved 12 August 2013. 

External links

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Province of Benguet
Municipalities
Highly urbanized city

(Administratively independent from the province, but grouped under Benguet by the National Statistics Office)
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