Agualva-Cacém
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Agualva-Cacém 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. 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
.
made that year showed a population of 81,845. 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.
, also known as Bébé. - Footballer, currently playing for Manchester United
.
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.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
city located in Sintra Municipality
Sintra Municipality
Sintra , located in the central Lisbon Region, is a municipality consisting of several civil parishes and two urbanized cities and known for many of its 19th century Romantic architecture, which resulted in its classification as a UNESCO World Heritage Site...
. It comprises the parishes of Agualva, Cacém, Mira-Sintra, and São Marcos. The city has a population of 81,845. 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
Lisbon Metropolitan Area
Lisbon Metropolitan Area is a territorial zone that includes 18 municipalities in Portugal. The smaller Grande Lisboa area is a subregion of the NUTS II Lisbon Region by its own right....
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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 censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
made that year showed a population of 81,845. The freguesia was promoted to city
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
on July 12, 2001, having been officially divided into the four aforementioned freguesias on July 24 the same year.
Notable people
Tiago Manuel Dias CorreiaBébé
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, also known as Bébé. - Footballer, currently playing for Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
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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.
External links
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