Custóias

Custóias is a 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, but it was later restored in 2025.

Type: Town with 18,700 residents
Description: civil parish in Matosinhos
Also known as: “Custoias” and “Freguesia de Custóias”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Estádio do Mar and Custóias metro station.

Estádio do Mar

Stadium

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Estádio do Mar is a multi-use stadium in Matosinhos, Portugal. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Leixões SC. The stadium seats 9,730 and was built in 1963 and inaugurated on 1 January 1964 with a match against Benfica, who won 4–0.

Custóias metro station

Railway station

Photo: Ernstkers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Custóias metro station is a railway station.

Esposade metro station

Railway station

Photo: Ernstkers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Esposade metro station is a railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ramalde and Paranhos.

Ramalde

Suburb

Photo: JotaCartas, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ramalde is a Portuguese civil parish of the municipality of Porto. The population in 2011 was 38,012, in an area of 5.83 km2. The Hospital da Prelada, a reputed private hospital of Porto city established in 1988 which operates for the state-run national… Ramalde is situated 4 km south of Custóias.

Paranhos

Suburb

Photo: Henrique Matos, CC BY 2.5.

Paranhos is a parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 44,298, in an area of 7.17 km2. Local landmarks include the Areosa Church, various faculties of the University of Porto and the sprawling Hospital de São João. Paranhos is situated 5 km southeast of Custóias.

Aldoar

Suburb

Photo: Tintazul, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aldoar is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Aldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde. The population in 2011 was 12,843, in an area of 2.41 km². Aldoar is situated 4½ km southwest of Custóias.

Custóias

Categories: former freguesia of Portugal, freguesia of Portugal, and locality
Location: Matosinhos, Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

41.2069° or 41° 12′ 25″ north

Longitude

-8.6463° or 8° 38′ 47″ west

Population

18,700

Elevation

82 metres (269 feet)

Open location code

8CHH6943+QF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3976822514

OpenStreetMap feature

place=town

GeoNames ID

8012778

Wikidata ID

Q2117063

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Custóias” goes by many names.

Asturian: “Custoias”
Cebuano: “Custóias”
Chechen: “Куштояш”
Chinese: “Custóias”
Chinese: “库斯托亚什”
Dutch: “Custóias”
French: “Freguesia de Custóias”
German: “Custóias”
German: “Freguesia de Custóias”
Irish: “Custóias”
Kazakh: “Kwştoýyaş”
Kazakh: “Куштойяш”
Kazakh: “كۋشتويياش”
Portuguese: “Custoias (Matosinhos)”
Portuguese: “Custoias”
Portuguese: “freguesia de Custoias”
Portuguese: “freguesia de Custóias”
Portuguese: “Freguesia de Custóias”
Russian: “Куштойяш”
Russian: “Куштояш”
Spanish: “Custóias (Matosinhos)”
Spanish: “Custóias”
Spanish: “Freguesia de Custóias”
Tatar: “Куштояш”
Turkish: “Custóias”
Turkish: “Darque”
“Freguesia de Custóias”

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