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Civil parish in Norte, Portugal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Custóias is a former civil parish in the municipality of Matosinhos in the Greater Porto area, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Custóias, Leça do Balio e Guifões.[1] Custóias is a town since 2003. The town is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Matosinhos and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Porto.
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Custóias | |
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Coordinates: 41.200°N 8.633°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Norte |
Metropolitan area | Porto |
District | Porto |
Municipality | Matosinhos |
Disbanded | 2013 |
Area | |
• Total | 5.78 km2 (2.23 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 18,065 |
• Density | 3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Postal code | 4460 |
Website | http://www.jf-custoias-lecabalio-guifoes.pt |
The town covers an area is 5.78 square kilometres (1,430 acres) and had 18,065 inhabitants in the 2001 census. The area is mainly residential, with two-storey dwellings. The town centre is the town square, called Largo do Souto (Souto Square). Custóias hosts a large fair every Saturday.
Custóias is served by A4 and VRI motorways. Sociedade de Transportes Colectivos do Porto and Resende provide the bus network. The Porto Metro are Line B and E - Custóias; Line C - Cândido dos Reis and Pias.
Custóias is home to a state prison that serves the northern region of the country. It was built by prisoners in 1974.
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