Agualva-Cacém (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈɣwalvɐ kɐˈsɐ̃j]) is a Portuguese city located in the municipality of Sintra. It comprises the civil parishes of Agualva e Mira Sintra and Cacém e São Marcos,[1] equivalent to 81,845 inhabitants of the municipalities population.[2]
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  Agualva-Cacém Location of Agualva-Cacém | |
| Coordinates: 38°46′4″N 9°17′58″W / 38.76778°N 9.29944°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Lisbon |
| Subregion | Greater Lisbon |
| District | Lisbon |
| Municipality | Sintra |
| Municipality | Sintra |
| Area | |
• Total | 127 km2 (49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 81,845 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Refers to the urbanized portions of the parishes of Agualva, Cacém, Mira-Sintra and São Marcos only | |
| Demonyms | Cacémense (from Cacém), Agualvense (from Agualva) |
| Time zone | UTC0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
| Postal Zone | (+351) 21X XXX XXX |
| ISO 3166 code | PT |
| Website | www |
History
editThe name Agualva-Cacém belonged to a civil parish that encompassed 10.51 km2 (4.1 sq mi) of the municipality of Sintra. On 12 July 2001, that parish was elevated to the status of city and divided into four civil parishes, which, in 2013, were then merged into two unions of parishes: União das Freguesias de Agualva e Mira-Sintra and União das Freguesias do Cacém e São Marcos.
The toponym "Agualva" is derived from the Latin Aqua alba, meaning white (pure) water, while "Cacém" is derived from the Arabic Qāsim (قاسم), meaning "the one who distributes".
The train station (Agualva-Cacém railway station) has existed since 1887 (then under the operation of the Larmanjat railway company). Remodeling works began in 2008, with the new station building opening in 2013.
Geography
editAgualva-Cacém falls within the Greater Lisbon subregion, an area of mostly residential suburbs.
Architecture
edit- Anta de Agualva
- Gruta do Colaride
Notable citizens
edit- D. Domingos Jardo, Bishop of Lisbon (1289-1293)
- Bebé, footballer
- José Lima, footballer
Sport
editThere are several football clubs in Agualva-Cacém and two futsal clubs; these include:
- Atlético Clube do Cacém
- Grupo Desportivo Os Nacionais
- Grupo Desportivo do Bairro Azul
- Ginásio Clube 1° de Maio de Agualva
- Clube Unidos do Cacém
- Novos Talentos
References
edit- ^ "1.ª Série, n.º 19, Suplemento (PDF) (in Portuguese)". Diário da República. 28 January 2013.
- ^ Soares, Nuno Pires (2001), Uma População Que Se Urbaniza (Census 2001) (PDF) (in Portuguese), Instituto Geográfico Português[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- União das Freguesias do Cacém e S. Marcos
- União das Freguesias de Agualva e Mira-Sintra