Custóias

Custóias
Custóias
Civil parish
	Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 41°12′00″N 8°37′59″W / 41.200°N 8.633°W
Country	Portugal
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

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.

Description

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.

Transportation

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.

Penitentiary

Custóias is home to a state prison that serves the northern region of the country. It was built by prisoners in 1974.

References

^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 68-69" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.

External links

Website

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[1] Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 68-69" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.

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