Agualva-Cacém

City in Lisbon, Portugal

Agualva-Cacém

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Agualva-Cacém

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Coordinates: 38°46′4″N 9°17′58″W﻿ / ﻿38.76778°N 9.29944°W﻿ / 38.76778; -9.29944
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.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, Cacém, Mira-Sintra, and São Marcos, equivalent to 81,845 inhabitants of the municipalities population.[1]

## 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 (24 July 2001).

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".

## Geography

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Agualva-Cacém is divided into four civil parishes, which fall within a territorial extent within the Greater Lisbon subregion, an area of mostly residential suburbs.

With the Reorganização Administrativa do Território das Freguesias (Administrative Reorganization of the Territory of Parishes) - Law Nº. 11-A/2013, 21st of January, 2013, the four parishes were merged in two unions of parishes: União das Freguesias de Agualva e Mira-Sintra and União das Freguesias do Cacém e S. Marcos.

The train station (Agualva-Cacém railway station) has existed since 1887 (then under the operation of the Larmanjat railway company (1870-1877)). Remodeling works began in 2008, with the new station building opening in 2013.

## Architecture

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* Anta de Agualva
* Gruta do Colaride

## Notable citizens

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* D. Domingos Jardo, Bishop of Lisbon (1289-1293)
* Bebé, footballer
* José Lima, footballer

## Sport

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There 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

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1. ^ Soares, Nuno Pires (2001), Uma População Que Se Urbaniza (Census 2001) (PDF) (in Portuguese), Instituto Geográfico Português[permanent dead link]

## External links

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* União das Freguesias do Cacém e S. Marcos
* Junta de Freguesia do Cacém
* Junta de Freguesia de S. Marcos
* União das Freguesias de Agualva e Mira-Sintra
* Junta de Freguesia da Agualva
* Junta de Freguesia de Mira-Sintra

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Parishes of Sintra Municipality

* Agualva e Mira-Sintra
* Algueirão–Mem Martins
* Almargem do Bispo, Pêro Pinheiro e Montelavar
* Cacém e São Marcos
* Casal de Cambra
* Colares
* Massamá e Monte Abraão
* Queluz e Belas
* Rio de Mouro
* São João das Lampas e Terrugem
* Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)

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