Sanchez-Mira

Sanchez-Mira , officially the Municipality of Sanchez Mira , is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cagayan , Philippines . According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 24,541 people. [3] It is approximately 157 kilometres (98 mi) from Tuguegarao , the capital city of Cagayan and the Regional Capital of the Cagayan Valley Region (Region 02). 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 . Formerly called 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 . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanchez-Mira