Sanchez-Mira

Municipality of Sanchez Mira
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Flag of Municipality of Sanchez Mira
Official seal of Municipality of Sanchez Mira
Motto: 
Dur-as Sanchez Mira!
Anthem: Sanchez Mira Hymn
Map of Cagayan with Sanchez-Mira highlighted
Map of Cagayan with Sanchez-Mira highlighted
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Municipality of Sanchez Mira is located in Philippines
Municipality of Sanchez Mira
Municipality of Sanchez Mira
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 18°33′40″N 121°14′04″E / 18.5611°N 121.2344°E / 18.5611; 121.2344
CountryPhilippines
RegionCagayan Valley
ProvinceCagayan
District 2nd district
Founded1887
Barangays18 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Sanchez Mira[*]Abraham B. Bagasin
 • Vice MayorAsela Bagasin-Sacramed
 • RepresentativeBaby Aline V. Alfonso
 • Electorate18,189 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total198.80 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]
 • Total26,164
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
 • Households
6,645
Economy
 • Income class3rd 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)
 • 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)
 • 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)
 • 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)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCagayan 2 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3518
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)78
Native languagesIbanag
Ilocano
Tagalog
Major religionsPentecost, IAFB, AFB, Assembly of the first born, Catholic, IFI, Methodist
Feast dateAugust 16
Patron saintSt. Roche
Websitewww.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 3rd class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,164 people.[3]

It 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.

  1. ^ Municipality of Sanchez Mira | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.