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 municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,164 people.[5]
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 the alcalde mayor of Cagayan. It was formally established as a town in 1894, with majority of its first inhabitants being Ilocanos from Paoay, Ilocos Norte.[6] They came from notable families such as the Negre, Mackay, Cacatian, Marzan, and Paclibon.
Third Republic
On November 15, 1967, Vice Mayor P. Frafcon was assassinated by unidentified men.[7]
Geography
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; on the east by the municipality of Pamplona; and on the west by the municipality of Claveria.
Sanchez Mira is 158.38 kilometres (98.41mi) from the provincial capital Tuguegarao, and 629.86 kilometres (391.38mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.
Barangays
Sanchez Mira is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
In the 2020 census, the population of Sanchez Mira was 26,164 people,[14] with a density of 130 inhabitants per square kilometre or 340 inhabitants per square mile.
Sanchez Mira is part of the second legislative district of the province of Cagayan. It 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 municipal councilors are elected directly by the people through an election held every three years.
Town hall
The current Sanchez Mira Municipal Hall was built during the tenure of Mayor Napoleon Cabuyadao Sacramed.
The Schools Division of Cagayan governs the town's public education system.[24] The division office is a field office of the Department of Education (DepEd) in the Cagayan Valley region.[25] The Sanchez Mira Schools District Office oversees both public and private elementary and high schools across the municipality.[26]
The first Methodist high school in the Philippines, Thoburn Memorial Academy, was established in 1945, right after World War II, by Juan Agcaoili Aragones and his wife, Serapia Perdido Negre.
Primary and elementary schools
Bangan Elementary School
Benlippen Christian Learning School
C. Marzan Elementary School
Centro United Methodist Church Kiddie School
Callungan Elementary School
Dacal-Pukel Elementary School
Dagueray Elementary School
Dammang Elementary School
Kittag Elementary School
Iglesia Filipina Independiente Learning Center
Langagan Elementary School
Masisit Elementary School
Minanga Elementary School
Nagrangtayan-Macagan Elementary School
Namuac Adventist Multigrade School
Namuac-San AndrElementary School Elementary School
Pureg Elementary School
San Roque Pre-school of Sanchez Mira
Sanchez Mira WElementary Schoolt Central Elementary School
Sanchez Mira Central Elementary School
Sanchez Mira Institute for Lifelong Education (Elementary)
Santiago Elementary School
Santor Elementary School
Shining Light Academy (Elementary School)
Starkid Christian Learning Center
Taguiporo Elementary School
Tokitok Elementary School
Secondary schools
Divine Word High School
Namuac Academy
Sanchez Mira Institute for Lifelong Education (High School)
↑ Salgado, Pedro. "Ibanag Missions in Cagayan Province". Cagayan Valley and Easter Cordillera: 1581-1898, Volume I. Rex Publishing. pp.180–181.
↑ "3 Cops, 2 Others Die In Post-Poll Violence". Manila Bulletin. Tuguegarao, Cagayan: Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation. November 17, 1967. p.9. A sketchy report received at P.C. headquarters here today said that retired Army Capt. Manuel Basco was wounded critically also by the same group.
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