Sablan, Benguet

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'''Sablan''', officially the '''Municipality of Sablan''' ({{langx|ilo|Ili ti Sablan}}; {{langx|tl|Bayan ng Sablan}}), is a municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 12,436 people.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 17, 2024 |title=2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President |url=https://psa.gov.ph/content/2024-census-population-popcen-population-counts-declared-official-president |access-date=November 15, 2025 |website=psa.gov.ph}}</ref>

==Etymology== The term "Sablan" was derived from the local word "Sabdang", a local tree which thrived in the area.<ref name="DILG">{{cite web|title=Municipality of Sablan, Benguet profile|url=http://www.dilgcar.com/index.php/lgu/car-profile/benguet/11-lgus/172-municipality-of-sablan-benguet|website=DILG - CAR|publisher=Department of the Interior and Local Government (Philippines)|accessdate=16 September 2014}}</ref>

==History== 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.

==Geography== The Municipality of 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 {{convert|105.63|km2}}{{PSGC detail|area}} constituting {{percentage|105.63|2,769.08|2|pad=yes}} of the {{convert|2,769.08|km2|2|adj=mid|-}} total area of Benguet.

Sablan is situated {{convert|22.62|km}} from the provincial capital La Trinidad, and {{convert|258.68|km}} from the country's capital city of Manila.

===Barangays=== Sablan is politically subdivided into 8 barangays.{{PSGC detail|nscb}} Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

{{PH brgy table lite|top}} {{PH brgy table lite|141112002| Bagong | 719| 764}} {{PH brgy table lite|141112003| Balluay | 667| 507}} {{PH brgy table lite|141112004| Banangan | 1994| 1756}} {{PH brgy table lite|141112005| Banengbeng | 889| 1108}} {{PH brgy table lite|141112006| Bayabas | 2465| 2068}} {{PH brgy table lite|141112007| Kamog | 1488| 1064}} {{PH brgy table lite|141112010| Pappa | 624| 594}} {{PH brgy table lite|141112011| Poblacion | 2742| 2650}} {{PH brgy table lite|bottom|11588}} {{clear left}}

===Climate=== {{Weather box | location = Sablan, Benguet | width = auto | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 22 | Jan low C = 12 | Feb high C = 23 | Feb low C = 12 | Mar high C = 24 | Mar low C = 14 | Apr high C = 25 | Apr low C = 16 | May high C = 24 | May low C = 17 | Jun high C = 23 | Jun low C = 16 | Jul high C = 21 | Jul low C = 16 | Aug high C = 21 | Aug low C = 16 | Sep high C = 21 | Sep low C = 16 | Oct high C = 22 | Oct low C = 15 | Nov high C = 23 | Nov low C = 14 | Dec high C = 22 | Dec low C = 12 | Jan precipitation mm = 15 | Feb precipitation mm = 16 | Mar precipitation mm = 24 | Apr precipitation mm = 33 | May precipitation mm = 102 | Jun precipitation mm = 121 | Jul precipitation mm = 177 | Aug precipitation mm = 165 | Sep precipitation mm = 144 | Oct precipitation mm = 170 | Nov precipitation mm = 56 | Dec precipitation mm = 23 | Jan rain days = 6.3 | Feb rain days = 6.6 | Mar rain days = 9.5 | Apr rain days = 12.8 | May rain days = 20.6 | Jun rain days = 23.5 | Jul rain days = 25.4 | Aug rain days = 23.4 | Sep rain days = 23.2 | Oct rain days = 21.4 | Nov rain days = 14.0 | Dec rain days = 8.2 | source 1 = Meteoblue<ref name="met_norms"> {{cite web | url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/sablan_philippines_1691287 | title = Sablan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall | publisher = Meteoblue | accessdate = 21 March 2020 }}</ref> | date = 21 March 2020 }} {{clear left}}

==Demographics== {{Philippine Census | align= left | title= Population census of {{PH wikidata|name}} | 1903 = | 1918 = | 1939 = {{PH census population|1939}} | 1948 = {{PH census population|1948}} | 1960 = {{PH census population|1960}} | 1970 = {{PH census population|1970}} | 1975 = {{PH census population|1975}} | 1980 = {{PH census population|1980}} | 1990 = {{PH census population|1990}} | 1995 = {{PH census population|1995}} | 2000 = {{PH census population|2000}} | 2007 = {{PH census population|2007}} | 2010 = {{PH census population|2010}} | 2015 = {{PH census population|2015}} | 2020 = {{PH census population|2020}} | 2024 = {{PH census population|2024}} | 2030 = | footnote= Source: Philippine Statistics Authority{{PH wikidata|population_reference}}{{PH census|2015}}{{PH census|2010}}{{PH census|2007}}{{LWUA population data}} }}

In the 2024 census, Sablan had a population of 12,436 people.{{PH wikidata|population_reference}} The population density was {{convert|{{sigfig|12,436/105.63|2}}|PD/km2}}.

== Economy == {{PH poverty incidence}}

==Government== ===Local government=== {{main|Sangguniang Bayan}} 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.

===Elected officials===  {| class="wikitable" style="line-height:1.20em; font-size:100%;" |+ Members of the Municipal Council (2022–2025)<ref>{{Cite web |title=2019 National and Local Elections |url=https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2019NLE/ElectionResults/2019NLE_LIst_of_Elected_CityMun_Candidates.pdf |access-date=March 12, 2022 |website=Commission on Elections}}</ref> |- ! Position ! Name |- | Congressman | style="text-align:center;" | Eric G. Yap |- | Mayor | style="text-align:center;" | Alfredo B.Dacumos Jr. |- | Vice-Mayor | style="text-align:center;" | Arthur C. Baldo |- |rowspan=8| Councilors | style="text-align:center;" | Johny C. Cutay |- | style="text-align:center;" | Harold H. Busoy |- | style="text-align:center;" | Cesar B. Calado |- | style="text-align:center;" | Romeo P. Amboy |- | style="text-align:center;" | Jefferson I. Carame |- | style="text-align:center;" | Cornelio I. Almacen |- | style="text-align:center;" | Jerry W. Olanio |- | style="text-align:center;" | Arthur F. De Leon |- |}

==Education== The Sablan Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2021 |title=Masterlist of Schools |url=https://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SY-2020-2021-Masterlist-of-Schools-Address-only-1-1.pdf |access-date=May 10, 2025 |website=Department of Education}}</ref>

===Public schools=== As of 2014, Sablan has 14 public elementary schools and 2 public secondary schools.<ref name=DepEdElem> {{cite web|url=http://www.deped.gov.ph/sites/default/files/datasets/2013/Masterlist%20of%20Elementary%20Schools.xlsx|title=Masterlist of Public Elementary Schools for the School year 2012- 2013|format=XLSX|publisher=Department of Education (Philippines), July 15, 2013|accessdate=28 December 2014}}</ref><ref name=DepEdSecon /><ref name=DepEd2014Elem>{{cite web|url=http://www.deped.gov.ph/sites/default/files/datasets/2014/SY%202013-2014%20Masterlist%20of%20Schools.xlsx|title=Masterlist of Public Schools SY 2013-2014|format=XLSX|publisher=Department of Education (Philippines), 22 October 2014|accessdate=28 December 2014}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable collapsed plainrowheaders" style="font-size:90%;" |+ Elementary (2013-2014)<ref name=DepEd2014Elem /> |- ! scope="col" | School ! scope="col" | Barangay |- ! scope="row" | Amsalsal Primary School | Banengbeng |- ! scope="row" | Bayabas MG School | Bayabas |- ! scope="row" | Ebbes Elementary School | Banengbeng |- ! scope="row" | Jose Gonzales Elementary School | Bagong |- ! scope="row" | Mating Mang-osan Elementary School | Banangan |- ! scope="row" | Michael G. Angel Elementary School | Kamog |- ! scope="row" | Omas Ampaguey Elementary School | Balluay |- ! scope="row" | Palali Elementary School | Poblacion |- ! scope="row" | Pappa MG School | Pappa |- ! scope="row" | Sa'dul Primary School | Bagong |- ! scope="row" | Sablan Central School | Poblacion |- ! scope="row" | Talete MG School | Bayabas |- ! scope="row" | Taya MG School | Pappa |- ! scope="row" | Yabyabuan MG School | Bagong |}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed plainrowheaders" style="font-size:90%;" |+ Secondary (2013-2014)<ref name=DepEdSecon> {{cite web|url=http://www.deped.gov.ph/index.php/resources/facts-figures/document/masterlist-of-secondary-schools?format=raw|title=Masterlist of Secondary Schools (School Year 2013- 2014)|format=XLSX|publisher=Department of Education (Philippines), July 4, 2013|accessdate=20 November 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701223137/http://deped.gov.ph/index.php/resources/facts-figures/document/masterlist-of-secondary-schools?format=raw|archivedate=1 July 2014}}</ref> |- ! scope="col" | School ! scope="col" | Barangay |- ! scope="row" | Sablan National High School | Kamog |- ! scope="row" | Sablan National High School - Balluay Extension | Balluay |}

===Private schools=== Saint Louis School of Sablan is the only private secondary school in the municipality, located at Barangay Poblacion.

==Transportation== A major road within Sablan include Naguilian Road (formerly ''Quirino Highway'').

==Gallery==

<gallery widths="200" heights="150"> File:FvfSablanBenguet0362 15.JPG|Municipal hall File:FvfSablanBenguet0402 12.JPG|Downtown Sablan File:FvfSablanBenguet0159 22.JPG|Fruit and souvenir stalls along Naguilian Road File:FvfSablanBenguet0262 16.JPG|Immaculate Conception Parish Church File:FvfSablanBenguet0402 38.JPG|Rural landscape </gallery>

==Notes== {{Notelist}}

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== {{Commons category-inline}} * [{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code]

{{Geographic location | Centre = Sablan | North = Kapangan | East = Tublay La Trinidad | Southeast = Baguio | South = Tuba | Southwest = {{nowrap|Aringay, La Union}} | West = {{nowrap|Burgos, La Union}} {{nowrap|Naguilian, La Union}} }} {{Metro Baguio}} {{Benguet|state=expanded}} {{Authority control}}

Category:Municipalities of Benguet