Agualva-Cacém
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Coordinates: 38°46′04″N 09°17′58″W / 38.76778°N 9.29944°W
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 Agualva-Cacém
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| Coordinates: 38°46′04″N 09°17′58″W / 38.76778°N 9.29944°W | |||
| Country | Portugal | ||
| District | Lisbon | ||
| Municipality | Sintra Municipality | ||
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 127 km2 (49 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| • Total | 81,845 | ||
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/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"[citation needed]. It is located in the Greater Lisbon Area.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Civil Parishes
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[edit] Agualva
50,000 inhabitants as of 2006.
[edit] Cacém
30,000 inhabitants as of 2006.
[edit] Mira-Sintra
6,106 inhabitants as of 2006.
[edit] São Marcos
14,945 inhabitants as of 2001.
[edit] Economy
Agualva-Cacém is mostly a residential suburb of Lisbon
[edit] Law and government
Agualva-Cacém is divided into four parishes in the Sintra municipality.
[edit] Education
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[edit] Notable people
Tiago Manuel Dias Correia, also known as Bébé. - Footballer, currently playing for Manchester United.
[edit] Sites of interest
- Anta de Agualva
- Gruta do Colaride (see the article of Prof. Galopim de Carvalho - Professor of University of Lisbon and Director of Museu Nacional de História Natural - National Museum of Natural History)
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.
[edit] References
- ^ . UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Census of 2001 Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)
- ^ This number is from the 2001 Census. Since this is one of the most growing cities of the country, this number is very underestimated.
[edit] External links
- Juntas of the 4 freguesias:
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