Sanchez-Mira

Sanchez Mira, officially the Municipality of Sanchez Mira (Ili nat Sanchez Mira; Ili ti Sanchez Mira; 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.

It is 155 km from the provincial capital Tuguegarao and 632 km 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.

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.

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

Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Sanchez Mira was 26,164 people, with a density of undefined PD/km2.

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.

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.