Algueirão–Mem Martins Explained

Type:parish
Official Name:Algueirão–Mem Martins
Region:Lisbon
Metro:Lisbon
District:Lisbon
Municipality:Sintra
Coordinates:38.8°N -9.35°W
Area Total:16.00
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:66,250

Algueirão – Mem Martins (pronounced as /pt/) is a Portuguese civil parish, in the municipality (concelho) of Sintra, and part of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area.

It was elevated from the status of village to town on 1 February 1988.[1]

History

Toponymy

The toponym 'Algueirão' dates back to the Muslim presence in the region between the 8th and 12th centuries. It evolved from the Arab term al-gueirān, meaning the caves.

'Mem Martins' is a proper name of uncertain origin, consisting of the medieval given name Mem and the patronymic Martins, likely after one of the first property owners in the region following the Portuguese conquest of Lisbon and Sintra.[2]

Geography

It covers 16.00 km².[3] [4]

Demographics

The population in 2011 was 66,250.[5] The population density is 4,100 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Notable structures

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/1988/02/02600/03470347.pdf Lei n.º 21/88, de 1 de Fevereiro
  2. http://www.ciberduvidas.pt/pergunta.php?id=24584 Qual o nome de um natural de Mem Martins? E do Algueirão?
  3. Web site: Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/. 2018-11-05. 2018-11-05.
  4. http://www.cm-sintra.pt/Anexo/634612836162103601Freguesias%20de%20Sintra%20do%20Munic%C3%ADpio%20segundo%20os%20dados%20provis%C3%B3rios%20dos%20Censos%202011.pdf As Freguesias do Município de Sintra segundo os dados provisórios dos CENSOS 2011
  5. http://www.ine.pt/ngt_server/attachfileu.jsp?look_parentBoui=165404348&att_display=n&att_download=y Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)