Barangay Dacal

Situated in Sanchez-Mira, Cagayan, Barangay Dacal is one of 18 barangays that make up the municipality within Cagayan Valley.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Dacal had a population of 800. This made it the 16th largest of 18 barangays in Sanchez-Mira by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Dacal accounted for approximately 3.06% of the total population of Sanchez-Mira, which stood at 26,164 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Dacal moving from 743 residents to 800 residents, an intercensal change of +7.7%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Dacal as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Sanchez-Mira is a municipality comprising 18 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Dacal, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cagayan, which contains 820 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Dacal ranks 606th by 2020 population. Cagayan is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.