Agualva-Cacém

Agualva-Cacém 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 10.51 km2 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) - [https://web.archive.org/web/20131106140207/http://www.anafre.pt/noticias/Lei%20no%2011-A-2013_28jan.pdf 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

 * Anta de Agualva
 * Gruta do Colaride

Notable citizens

 * D. Domingos Jardo, Bishop of Lisbon (1289-1293)
 * Bebé, footballer
 * José Lima, footballer

Sport
There are several football clubs in Agualva-Cacém and two futsal clubs; these include:
 * Atlético Clube do Cacém
 * Grupo Desportivo Os Nacionais
 * Grupo Desportivo do Bairro Azul
 * Ginásio Clube 1° de Maio de Agualva
 * Clube Unidos do Cacém
 * Novos Talentos