Sanchez-Mira

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Municipality of Sanchez Mira
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A private elementary school in Sanchez Mira
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Motto: 
Dur-as Sanchez Mira!
Anthem: Sanchez Mira Hymn
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Municipality of Sanchez Mira
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 18°33′40″N121°14′04″E / 18.5611°N 121.2344°E / 18.5611; 121.2344
Country Philippines
Region Cagayan Valley
Province Cagayan
District 2nd district
Founded 1887
Barangays 18 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
  Type Sangguniang Bayan
   Mayor Abraham B. Bagasin
   Vice Mayor Asela Bagasin-Sacramed
   Representative Baby Aline V. Alfonso
   Electorate 18,189 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
  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
  Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
   Households
6,645
Economy
   Income class 3rd municipal income class
   Poverty incidence
8.13
% (2021) [4]
   Revenue 147.3 million (2020), 64.1 million (2012), 68.51 million (2013), 76.49 million (2014), 85.96 million (2015), 94.81 million (2016), 106.5 million (2017), 115 million (2018), 124.8 million (2019), 146.1 million (2021), 195.4 million (2022)
   Assets 497.2 million (2020), 124.8 million (2012), 127.2 million (2013), 143.5 million (2014), 164.8 million (2015), 190.8 million (2016), 222.4 million (2017), 251.8 million (2018), 286.4 million (2019), 482.5 million (2021), 517.9 million (2022)
   Expenditure 118.4 million (2020), 47.08 million (2012), 58.6 million (2013), 56.43 million (2014), 65.37 million (2015), 66.89 million (2016), 77.42 million (2017), 85.68 million (2018), 100.2 million (2019), 137.7 million (2021), 165.9 million (2022)
   Liabilities 86.78 million (2020), 35.12 million (2012), 127.2 million (2013), 143.5 million (2014), 61.59 million (2015), 62.62 million (2016), 67.38 million (2017), 63.97 million (2018), 72.89 million (2019), 67.38 million (2021), 78.39 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityCagayan 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 religionsPentecost, IAFB, AFB, Assembly of the first born, Catholic, IFI, Methodist
Feast dateAugust 16
Patron saintSt. Roche
Website www.sanchezmira-cagayan.gov.ph

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. [3]

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History

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] They came from notable families such as the Negre, Mackay, Cacatian, Marzan, and Paclibon.

Geography

Sanchez Mira 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.

Barangays

Sanchez Mira is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

  • Bangan
  • Callungan
  • Centro I
  • Centro II
  • Dacal
  • Dagueray
  • Dammang
  • Kittag
  • Langagan
  • Magacan
  • Marzan
  • Masisit
  • Nagrangtayan
  • Namuac
  • San Andres
  • Santiago
  • Santor
  • Tokitok

Climate

Climate data for Sanchez Mira, Cagayan
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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 days16.912.211.510.618.720.121.223.320.816.916.520.0208.7
Source: Meteoblue [6]

Demographics

Population census of Sanchez Mira
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 4,329    
1918 6,221+2.45%
1939 9,066+1.81%
1948 10,611+1.76%
1960 12,315+1.25%
1970 16,182+2.77%
1975 17,696+1.81%
1980 18,185+0.55%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 17,873−0.17%
1995 18,904+1.06%
2000 21,475+2.77%
2007 23,044+0.98%
2010 23,257+0.34%
2015 24,541+1.03%
2020 26,164+1.27%
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.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Sanchez Mira

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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

Government

Local government

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.

Town hall

The current Sanchez Mira Municipal Hall was built during the tenure of Mayor Napoleon Cabuyadao Sacramed.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council
(2022-2025) [19]
PositionName
CongressmanAline Vargas-Alfonso
MayorAbraham B Bagasin
Vice-MayorAsela B Sacramed
CouncilorsChel Monje
Melbina Mangosing
Kap Mama Agabin
John Langgaman
Jay-Ar Cabulisan
Benjamin Oroceo
Napoleon Malto
Mario De Castro

Education

The Schools Division of Cagayan governs the town's public education system. [20] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region. [21] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.

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.

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