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Sanchez-Mira

{{Short description|Municipality in Cagayan, Philippines}}

{{original research|date=March 2016}}

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| motto = Dur-as Sanchez Mira!

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| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Abraham B. Bagasin

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| leader_name1 = Asela Bagasin-Sacramed

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| leader_name2 = Baby Aline V. Alfonso

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Sanchez Mira, officially the Municipality of Sanchez Mira ({{langx|ibg|Ili nat Sanchez Mira}}; {{langx|ilo|Ili ti Sanchez Mira}}; {{langx|tl|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.{{PH census|current}}

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 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.{{cite book|last=Salgado|first=Pedro|title=Cagayan Valley and Easter Cordillera: 1581-1898, Volume I |publisher=Rex Publishing|orig-date=2002|pages=180–181|chapter=Ibanag Missions in Cagayan Province|isbn=}} 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.{{cite news|title=3 Cops, 2 Others Die In Post-Poll Violence|work=Manila Bulletin|publisher=Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation|date=November 17, 1967|location=Tuguegarao, Cagayan|page=9|quote=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.}}

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 {{convert|158.38|km}} from the provincial capital Tuguegarao, and {{convert|629.86|km}} 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.

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

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=Climate=

{{Weather box

| location = Sanchez Mira, Cagayan

| width = auto

| metric first = Yes

| single line = Yes

| Jan high C = 25

| Jan low C = 20

| Feb high C = 26

| Feb low C = 20

| Mar high C = 29

| Mar low C = 21

| Apr high C = 31

| Apr low C = 23

| May high C = 31

| May low C = 24

| Jun high C = 31

| Jun low C = 25

| Jul high C = 30

| Jul low C = 25

| Aug high C = 30

| Aug low C = 25

| Sep high C = 30

| Sep low C = 24

| Oct high C = 28

| Oct low C = 23

| Nov high C = 27

| Nov low C = 23

| Dec high C = 25

| Dec low C = 21

| Jan precipitation mm = 120

| Feb precipitation mm = 77

| Mar precipitation mm = 62

| Apr precipitation mm = 40

| May precipitation mm = 118

| Jun precipitation mm = 138

| Jul precipitation mm = 162

| Aug precipitation mm = 173

| Sep precipitation mm = 143

| Oct precipitation mm = 198

| Nov precipitation mm = 185

| Dec precipitation mm = 248

| Jan rain days = 16.9

| Feb rain days = 12.2

| Mar rain days = 11.5

| Apr rain days = 10.6

| May rain days = 18.7

| Jun rain days = 20.1

| Jul rain days = 21.2

| Aug rain days = 23.3

| Sep rain days = 20.8

| Oct rain days = 16.9

| Nov rain days = 16.5

| Dec rain days = 20.0

| source 1 = Meteoblue

{{cite web

| url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/forecast/modelclimate/sanchez-mira_philippines_1690194

| title = Sanchez Mira: Average Temperatures and Rainfall

| publisher = Meteoblue

| accessdate = December 27, 2018}}

| date = December 27, 2018

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Demographics

{{Philippine Census

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| title= Population census of Sanchez Mira

| 1903 = {{PH census population|1903}}

| 1918 = {{PH census population|1918}}

| 1939 = {{PH census population|1939}}

| 1948 = {{PH census population|1948}}

| 1960 = {{PH census population|1960}}

| 1970 = {{PH census population|1970}}

| 1975 = {{PH census population|1975}}

| 1980 = {{PH census population|1980}}

| 1990 = {{PH census population|1990}}

| 1995 = {{PH census population|1995}}

| 2000 = {{PH census population|2000}}

| 2007 = {{PH census population|2007}}

| 2010 = {{PH census population|2010}}

| 2015 = {{PH census population|2015}}

| 2020 = {{PH census population|2020}}

| 2025 =

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| footnote= Source: Philippine Statistics Authority{{PH census|2015}}{{PH census|2010}}{{PH census|2007}}{{LWUA population data}}

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In the 2020 census, the population of Sanchez Mira was 26,164 people,{{PH census|current}} with a density of {{convert|{{sigfig|26,164/198.80|2}}|PD/km2|disp=or}}.

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Economy

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Government

=Local government=

{{main|Sangguniang Bayan}}

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=

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|+ Members of the Municipal Council
(2022-2025){{Cite web |title=2019 National and Local Elections |url=https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2019NLE/ElectionResults/2019NLE_LIst_of_Elected_CityMun_Candidates.pdf |access-date=March 10, 2022 |website=Commission on Elections}}

Position

! Name

Congressman

| style="text-align:center;" | Aline Vargas-Alfonso

Mayor

| style="text-align:center;" | Abraham B Bagasin

Vice-Mayor

| style="text-align:center;" | Asela B Sacramed

rowspan=8| Councilors

| style="text-align:center;" | Chel Monje

style="text-align:center;" | Melbina Mangosing
style="text-align:center;" | Kap Mama Agabin
style="text-align:center;" | John Langgaman
style="text-align:center;" | Jay-Ar Cabulisan
style="text-align:center;" | Benjamin Oroceo
style="text-align:center;" | Napoleon Malto
style="text-align:center;" | Mario De Castro

Education

The Schools Division of Cagayan governs the town's public education system.{{Cite web |title=History of DepED SDO Cagayan |url=https://deped-sdocagayan.com.ph/history-of-deped-sdo-cagayan/ |access-date=March 13, 2022 |website=DepED SDO Cagayan {{!}} Official Website of DepED SDO Cagayan}} The division office is a field office of the Department of Education (DepEd) in the Cagayan Valley region.{{Cite web |title=DEPED REGIONAL OFFICE NO. 02 |url=https://region2.deped.gov.ph/page/14/ |website=DepED RO2 {{!}} The official website of DepED Regional Office No. 02}} The Sanchez Mira Schools District Office oversees both public and private elementary and high schools across the municipality.{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2021 |title=Masterlist of Schools |url=https://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SY-2020-2021-Masterlist-of-Schools-Address-only-1-1.pdf |access-date=April 14, 2025 |website=Department of Education}}

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=

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  • 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

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=Secondary schools=

  • Divine Word High School
  • Namuac Academy
  • Sanchez Mira Institute for Lifelong Education (High School)
  • Sanchez Mira NHS
  • Sanchez Mira SAT
  • Shining Light Academy (High School)
  • Thoburn Memorial Academy

References

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External links

  • {{commonscat-inline}}
  • [{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20131004104825/http://census.gov.ph/ Philippine Census Information]

{{Geographic location

|Centre = Sanchez Mira

|North = Aparri (Fuga Island)
Babuyan Channel (Luzon Strait)

|East = Pamplona

|South = Luna, Apayao

|West = Claveria

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{{Cagayan}}

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Category:Municipalities of Cagayan