Barangay Magacan

Barangay Magacan forms part of Sanchez-Mira, a municipality in Cagayan, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Magacan had a population of 875. This made it the 14th largest of 18 barangays in Sanchez-Mira by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Magacan accounted for approximately 3.34% of the total population of Sanchez-Mira, which stood at 26,164 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Magacan changed from 851 to 875, a shift of +2.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Sanchez-Mira. Barangay Magacan is officially classified 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 Magacan, 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 Magacan ranks 572nd 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.