Custóias
Encyclopedia
Custóias is a Portuguese
parish (freguesia
) in the municipality
of Matosinhos
that lies within the Greater Porto area. Custóias is a Village
since 2003. The village is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Matosinhos and 8 kilometres (5 mi) from Porto
.
are Line B and E - Custóias; Line C - Cândido dos Reis and Pias.
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...
parish (freguesia
Freguesia
Freguesia is the Portuguese term for a secondary local administrative unit in Portugal and some of its former colonies, and a former secondary local administrative unit in Macau, roughly equivalent to an administrative parish. A freguesia is a subdivision of a concelho, the Portuguese synonym term...
) in the municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
of Matosinhos
Matosinhos
Matosinhos Municipality is located in Porto District, Portugal. The main city is Matosinhos. It is bordered to the south by the city of Porto and lies within the Greater Porto subregion. The municipality has a population of 168,451 in 10 parishes. Many people have recently moved from the...
that lies within the Greater Porto area. Custóias is a Village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
since 2003. The village is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Matosinhos and 8 kilometres (5 mi) from Porto
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
.
Description
The village covers an area is 5.78 square kilometres (1,428.3 acre) and had 18,065 inhabitants in the 2001 census. The area is mainly residential, with two-storey dwellings. The village 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 MetroPorto Metro
The Porto Metro , part of the public transport system of Porto, Portugal, is a light-rail network that runs underground in central Porto and above ground into the city's suburbs...
are Line B and E - Custóias; Line C - Cândido dos Reis and Pias.