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Agualva-Cacém

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Agualva-Cacém
City
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Agualva-Cacém is located in Portugal
Agualva-Cacém
Agualva-Cacém
Location of Agualva-Cacém
Coordinates: 38°46′4″N 9°17′58″W / 38.76778°N 9.29944°W / 38.76778; -9.29944
Country Portugal
RegionLisbon
SubregionGreater Lisbon
DistrictLisbon
MunicipalitySintra
MunicipalitySintra
Area
 • Total
127 km2 (49 sq mi)
Elevation
43 m (141 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
81,845
 • Density640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
 Refers to the urbanized portions of the parishes of Agualva, Cacém, Mira-Sintra and São Marcos only
DemonymsCacémense (from Cacém), Agualvense (from Agualva)
Time zoneUTC0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)
Postal Zone(+351) 21X XXX XXX
ISO 3166 codePT
Websitewww.agualvacacem.com

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]

History

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The 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

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Agualva-Cacém falls within the Greater Lisbon subregion, an area of mostly residential suburbs.

Architecture

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  • Anta de Agualva
  • Gruta do Colaride

Notable citizens

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Sport

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There are several football clubs in Agualva-Cacém and two futsal clubs; these include:

References

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  1. ^ "1.ª Série, n.º 19, Suplemento (PDF) (in Portuguese)". Diário da República. 28 January 2013.
  2. ^ Soares, Nuno Pires (2001), Uma População Que Se Urbaniza (Census 2001) (PDF) (in Portuguese), Instituto Geográfico Português[permanent dead link‍]
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