Sablan, Benguet

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Sablan, officially the Municipality of Sablan, it is a 5th class municipality in the province of Benguet. The Sablan Arabica coffee plantation emerged during the Spanish time, its general climate is warm which makes it suitable for growing different kinds of fruits. Sablan was coined as the “fruit basket of Benguet”. With the warm climate, it can grow 4 kinds of coffee (Arabica, Robusta, Exelsa, and Liberica).

They called the coffee “Spanjol” and when the time arrived it was known as the Typica. During the ‘80s, the Araneta family introduced Bourbon and other Arabica cultivars wherein farmers have acquired their new seeds for coffee plantation.

According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 11,457 people. It is located in the mid-western tip of Benguet. It is comprised of Ibalois, Kankanaeys, and Ifugaos. Its elevation is ranging 500 m.a.s.l. in the boundary of Sablan and La union to 1,200 m.A.S.L. in the boundary of La Trinidad and Baguio City.

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