| Sanchez-Mira Ili iti Sançhéz-Mira |
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| Motto: "Dur-As Sanchez Mira!" | |
| Map of Cagayan showing the location of Sanchez-Mira. | |
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Sanchez-Mira
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| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley (Region II) |
| Province | Cagayan |
| District | 2nd District |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Barangays | 18 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Napoleon C. Sacramed |
| Area | |
| • Total | 198.80 km2 (76.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (32.80 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 23,044 |
| • Density | 115.9/km2 (300.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 3518 |
| Dialing code | +63 78 |
| Income class | 4th class |
| Website | www.sanchezmira-cagayan.gov.ph |
| Population Census of Sanchez-Mira | |||
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| Census | Pop. | Rate | |
| 1995 | 18,904 |
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| 2000 | 21,475 | 2.77% | |
| 2007 | 23,044 | 0.98% | |
Sanchez-Mira is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. It is approximately 157 km (97.58 mi) from Tuguegarao City, the capital city of Cagayan. According to the latest census, it has a population of 23,044 people in 4,139 households.
Lying on a latitude of 121 degrees, 14 minutes north and a longitude of 18 degrees, 34 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.
Formerly Malolokit (a barrio in ancient Pamplona meaning "Nagsisiraan"), the name "Sanchez Mira" was given in honor of Manuel Sanchez Mira, a Spanish Brigadier General assigned in the Cagayan Valley.
Sanchez-Mira is politically subdivided into 18 barangays.
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