Agualva-Cacém

Agualva-Cacém
—  City  —

Coat of arms
Agualva-Cacém
Location within Portugal
Coordinates:
Country Portugal
District Lisbon
Municipality Sintra Municipality
Parishes
Government
 • Presidente da Junta
Area
 • Total 127 km2 (49 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 81,845
 • Density 644.4/km2 (1,669.1/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)
NNNN-NNN CITY NAME (All Capital letters) - Ex. 2735-053 AGUALVA-CACÉM 2735-000 to 2735-999
Website Agualva-Cacém City Portal

Agualva-Cacém (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈɣwaɫvɐ kɐˈsɐ̃j]) is a Portuguese city located in Sintra Municipality. It comprises the parishes of Agualva, Cacém, Mira-Sintra, and São Marcos. The city has a population of 81,845.[1] It is mainland Europe's westernmost city.

Although the official designation is "Agualva-Cacém", it is commonly referred to as "Cacém". It is located in the Greater Lisbon Area.

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History

Until recently, the name Agualva-Cacém belonged to a freguesia with 10.51 km2 (4.1 sq mi) surface area. In 2001, that freguesia still existed, and the census made that year showed a population of 81,845.[2] The freguesia was promoted to city on July 12, 2001, having been officially divided into the four aforementioned freguesias on July 24 the same year.

Civil Parishes

Agualva

50,000 inhabitants as of 2006.

Cacém

30,000 inhabitants as of 2006.

Mira-Sintra

6,106 inhabitants as of 2006.

São Marcos

14,945 inhabitants as of 2001.

Economy

Agualva-Cacém is mostly a residential suburb of Lisbon

Law and government

Agualva-Cacém is divided into four parishes in the Sintra municipality.

Education

Notable people

Tiago Manuel Dias Correia, also known as Bébé. - Footballer, currently playing for Manchester United.

Sites of interest

There are two football clubs in Agualva-Cacém and two futsal clubs.
Football clubs are:
Atlético Clube do Cacém
Ginásio Clube 1° de Maio de Agualva. The two futsal clubs are Clube Unidos do Cacém (CUC), and Novos Talentos.

References

  1. ^ . UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Census of 2001 Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)
  2. ^ This number is from the 2001 Census. Since this is one of the most growing cities of the country, this number is very underestimated.

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