# Sanchez-Mira

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.

## 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. 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.

## Geography

Sanchez Mira is 155 kilometres (96 mi) from the provincial capital Tuguegarao, 632 kilometres (393 mi) from Manila, and 149 kilometres (93 mi) from Kabugao. 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.

### 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 :
| 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 ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

| Year | Pop. | ±% 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% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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 :
In the 2020 census, the population of Sanchez Mira was 26,164 people, with a density of 130 inhabitants per square kilometre or 340 inhabitants per square mile.

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Sanchez Mira
* 5
* 10
* 15
* 20
* 25
* 30
* 2000 27.91
* 2003 18.08
* 2006 12.80
* 2009 13.44
* 2012 17.23
* 2015 9.89
* 2018 8.27
* 2021 8.13
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

## Government
### Local government

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.

### Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council (2022-2025) :
| Position | Name |
| Congressman | Aline Vargas-Alfonso |
| Mayor | Abraham B Bagasin |
| Vice-Mayor | Asela B Sacramed |
| Councilors | Chel Monje |
| Councilors | Melbina Mangosing |
| Councilors | Kap Mama Agabin |
| Councilors | John Langgaman |
| Councilors | Jay-Ar Cabulisan |
| Councilors | Benjamin Oroceo |
| Councilors | Napoleon Malto |
| Councilors | Mario De Castro |

## Education

The Schools Division of Cagayan governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region. 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.