Sanchez Mira, officially the Municipality of Sanchez Mira (; ; ), is a

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in the

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. 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

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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

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. 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

Lying on a

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of 18 degrees, 34 minutes north and a

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of 121 degrees, 14 minutes east, the municipality is bounded on the north by the

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; on the south by the municipality of

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; on the east by the municipality of

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; and on the west by the municipality of Claveria. Sanchez Mira is from the provincial capital

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, and from the country's capital city of

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Barangays

Sanchez Mira is politically subdivided into 18

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s while some have

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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

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Sanchez Mira was 26,164 people, with a density of .

Economy

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

Education

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

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(DepEd) in the

region. The Sanchez Mira Schools District Office oversees both public and private elementary and high schools across 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.

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) * Sanchez Mira NHS * Sanchez Mira SAT * Shining Light Academy (High School) * Thoburn Memorial Academy

References

External links

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