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Sanchez Mira Malolokit | |
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Municipality of Sanchez Mira | |
Motto: Dur-as Sanchez Mira! | |
Anthem: Sanchez Mira Hymn | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 18°33′40″N121°14′04″E / 18.5611°N 121.2344°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cagayan Valley |
Province | Cagayan |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | 1887 |
Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Abraham B. Bagasin |
• Vice Mayor | Asela Bagasin-Sacramed |
• Representative | Baby Aline V. Alfonso |
• Electorate | 18,189 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 198.80 km2 (76.76 sq mi) |
Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,261 m (4,137 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 26,164 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
• Households | 6,645 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 8.27 |
• Revenue | ₱ 147.3 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 497.2 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 118.4 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 86.78 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Cagayan 2 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3518 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
Native languages | Ibanag Ilocano Tagalog |
Major religions | Pentecost, IAFB, AFB, Assembly of the first born, Catholic, IFI, Methodist |
Feast date | August 16 |
Patron saint | St. Roche |
Website | www |
Sanchez Mira, officially the Municipality of Sanchez Mira (Ibanag : Ili nat Sanchez Mira; Ilocano : Ili ti Sanchez Mira; Tagalog : Bayan ng Sanchez Mira), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,164 people. [3]
It is 155 kilometres (96 mi) from the provincial capital Tuguegarao and 632 kilometres (393 mi) from Manila. Lying on a latitude of 18 degrees, 34 minutes north and a longitude of 121 degrees, 14 minutes east, the municipality is bounded on the north by the Babuyan Channel; on the south by the municipality of Luna, Apayao; on the east by the municipality of Pamplona, Cagayan; and on the west by the municipality of Claveria, Cagayan.
Formerly called Malukkit or Naluqui, meaning "a place of conflict/destruction", the name "Sanchez Mira" was given in honor of Manuel Sanchez Mira, a Spanish Brigadier General assigned in the Cagayan Valley who served as alcalde mayor of Cagayan. It was formally established as a town in 1894. Its first inhabitants were mostly Ilocanos from Paoay, Ilocos Norte. [5]
Sanchez Mira is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Sanchez Mira, Cagayan | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25 (77) | 26 (79) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 25 (77) | 29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 120 (4.7) | 77 (3.0) | 62 (2.4) | 40 (1.6) | 118 (4.6) | 138 (5.4) | 162 (6.4) | 173 (6.8) | 143 (5.6) | 198 (7.8) | 185 (7.3) | 248 (9.8) | 1,664 (65.4) |
Average rainy days | 16.9 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 18.7 | 20.1 | 21.2 | 23.3 | 20.8 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 20.0 | 208.7 |
Source: Meteoblue [6] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Sanchez Mira was 26,164 people, [3] with a density of 130 inhabitants per square kilometre or 340 inhabitants per square mile.
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Sanchez Mira, belonging to the second legislative district of the province of Cagayan, 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 | Aline Vargas-Alfonso |
Mayor | Abraham B Bagasin |
Vice-Mayor | Asela B Sacramed |
Councilors | Chel Monje |
Melbina Mangosing | |
Kap Mama Agabin | |
John Langgaman | |
Jay-Ar Cabulisan | |
Benjamin Oroceo | |
Napoleon Malto | |
Mario De Castro | |
The Schools Division of Cagayan governs the town's public education system. [19] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region. [20] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.
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