Agualva-Cacém Explained

Agualva-Cacém
Native Name Lang:PT
Settlement Type:City
Flag Border:no
Pushpin Map:Portugal
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Agualva-Cacém
Coordinates:38.7678°N -9.2994°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Portugal
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Lisbon
Subdivision Type2:Subregion
Subdivision Name2:Greater Lisbon
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Lisbon
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Sintra
Seat Type:Municipality
Seat:Sintra
Government Footnotes:The administration and legal authority is invested in the Câmara Municipal of the Municipality of Sintra
Leader Title:Presidente
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:127
Elevation M:43
Population Total:81845
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonyms:Cacémense (from Cacém), Agualvense (from Agualva)
Population Note:Refers to the urbanized portions of the parishes of Agualva, Cacém, Mira-Sintra and São Marcos only
Timezone1:WET
Utc Offset1:0
Timezone1 Dst:WEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+1
Postal Code:2735-000:2735-999
Area Code Type:Postal Zone
Area Code:(+351) 21X XXX XXX
Iso Code:PT

Agualva-Cacém (pronounced as /pt/) 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.

History

The name Agualva-Cacém belonged to a civil parish that encompassed 10.511NaN1 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

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

Notable citizens

Sport

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

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