Sablan | |
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Municipality of Sablan | |
Sablan Municipal Hall | |
![]() Map of Benguet with Sablan highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°29′48″N120°29′15″E / 16.4967°N 120.4875°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
Province | Benguet |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 8 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Alfredo B. Dacumos Jr. |
• Vice Mayor | Arthur C. Baldo |
• Representative | Nestor B. Fongwan |
• Electorate | 8,333 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 105.63 km2 (40.78 sq mi) |
Elevation | 497 m (1,631 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,117 m (3,665 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 11,588 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
• Households | 2,819 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 10.58 |
• Revenue | ₱ 123.4 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 213.4 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 95.04 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 47.16 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2614 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
Native languages | Kankanaey Ibaloi Ilocano Tagalog |
Sablan, officially the Municipality of Sablan (Ilocano : Ili ti Sablan; Tagalog : Bayan ng Sablan), is a municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 11,588 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province. [3]
The term "Sablan" was derived from the local word "Sabdang", a local tree which thrived in the area. [5]
Sablan was created officially as a municipal district on July 1, 1927, under Executive Order No. 61 dated May 17, 1927 by then American Governor General Leonard Wood.
Sablan is at the mid-western tip of Benguet. It is bounded by Kapangan on the north, Tublay on the northeast, La Trinidad on the east, Baguio in the southeast, Tuba in the south, Aringay on the southwest, and Burgos to the west.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 105.63 square kilometres (40.78 sq mi) [6] constituting 3.81% of the 2,769.08-square-kilometre- (1,069.15 sq mi) total area of Benguet.
Sablan is 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Baguio, 26 kilometres (16 mi) from provincial capital La Trinidad, and 285 kilometres (177 mi) from Manila.
Sablan is politically subdivided into 8 barangays. [7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020 [3] | 2010 [8] | |||||
141112002 | Bagong | 6.2% | 719 | 764 | −0.61% | |
141112003 | Balluay | 5.8% | 667 | 507 | 2.78% | |
141112004 | Banangan | 17.2% | 1,994 | 1,756 | 1.28% | |
141112005 | Banengbeng | 7.7% | 889 | 1,108 | −2.18% | |
141112006 | Bayabas | 21.3% | 2,465 | 2,068 | 1.77% | |
141112007 | Kamog | 12.8% | 1,488 | 1,064 | 3.41% | |
141112010 | Pappa | 5.4% | 624 | 594 | 0.49% | |
141112011 | Poblacion | 23.7% | 2,742 | 2,650 | 0.34% | |
Total | 11,588 | 11,588 | 0.00% |
Climate data for Sablan, Benguet | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 12 (54) | 12 (54) | 14 (57) | 16 (61) | 17 (63) | 16 (61) | 16 (61) | 16 (61) | 16 (61) | 15 (59) | 14 (57) | 12 (54) | 15 (59) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15 (0.6) | 16 (0.6) | 24 (0.9) | 33 (1.3) | 102 (4.0) | 121 (4.8) | 177 (7.0) | 165 (6.5) | 144 (5.7) | 170 (6.7) | 56 (2.2) | 23 (0.9) | 1,046 (41.2) |
Average rainy days | 6.3 | 6.6 | 9.5 | 12.8 | 20.6 | 23.5 | 25.4 | 23.4 | 23.2 | 21.4 | 14.0 | 8.2 | 194.9 |
Source: Meteoblue [9] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1939 | 2,930 | — |
1948 | 2,786 | −0.56% |
1960 | 4,741 | +4.53% |
1970 | 5,681 | +1.82% |
1975 | 7,345 | +5.29% |
1980 | 7,900 | +1.47% |
1990 | 8,440 | +0.66% |
1995 | 9,170 | +1.57% |
2000 | 9,652 | +1.10% |
2007 | 10,890 | +1.68% |
2010 | 10,511 | −1.28% |
2015 | 11,457 | +1.65% |
2020 | 11,588 | +0.22% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [8] [11] [12] |
In the 2020 census, Sablan had a population of 11,588. [3] The population density was 110 inhabitants per square kilometre (280/sq mi).
Poverty incidence of Sablan
10 20 30 40 50 2000 49.10 2003 33.32 2006 14.10 2009 19.29 2012 9.19 2015 6.75 2018 8.71 2021 10.58 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] |
Sablan, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Benguet, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.
Position | Name |
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Congressman | Eric G. Yap |
Mayor | Alfredo B.Dacumos Jr. |
Vice-Mayor | Arthur C. Baldo |
Councilors | Johny C. Cutay |
Harold H. Busoy | |
Cesar B. Calado | |
Romeo P. Amboy | |
Jefferson I. Carame | |
Cornelio I. Almacen | |
Jerry W. Olanio | |
Arthur F. De Leon | |
As of 2014, Sablan has 14 public elementary schools and 2 public secondary schools. [22] [23] [24]
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Saint Louis School of Sablan is the only private secondary school in the municipality, located at Barangay Poblacion.
A major road within Sablan include Naguilian Road (formerly Quirino Highway).
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