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Tarrafal (also: ''Mangui'' or ''Mangue'') is a cityCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015
Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33 in the northern part of the island of Santiago,
The city is situated by the Baía de Tarrafal, at the foot of 643 m high
Câmara municipal do Tarrafal Tarrafal is at the northern end of two main roads to
História Câmara municipal
Câmara municipal do Tarrafal Between 1936 and 1974, political prisoners were held at the 
Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33 in the northern part of the island of Santiago,
Cape Verde
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. In 2010 its population was 6,656. It is a fishing port situated on the northwestern coast. It constitutes the seat of the Tarrafal Municipality.
Geography
The city is situated by the Baía de Tarrafal, at the foot of 643 m high Monte Graciosa
Monte Graciosa (Portuguese meaning “gracious mountain”) is a mountain in the northern part of the island of Santiago in Cape Verde. It lies 2.5 km north of the town of Tarrafal, overlooking the Baía de Tarrafal. Its elevation is 643 m.
.Tarrafal guia turísticoCâmara municipal do Tarrafal Tarrafal is at the northern end of two main roads to
Praia
Praia (, Portuguese language, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.
in the south, one leading through Assomada and São Domingos ( EN1-ST01), the other along the east coast through Calheta de São Miguel and (EN1-ST02).
History
The origin of the name ''Tarrafal'' is the indigenous plant ''tarrafe'', '' Tamarix senegalensis''. The settlement was mentioned in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin as "Terrafal". Tarrafal was the seat of the municipality of Santa Catarina from 1869 until 1912, when the seat was moved to Assomada. In 1917, the municipality of Tarrafal was separated from Santa Catarina, and the town Tarrafal became its seat.Câmara municipal do Tarrafal
Tarrafal camp
Tarrafal was a concentration camp located in the village of Chão Bom, in the Municipality of Tarrafal, on the island of Santiago in Cape Verde.
It was established in 1936, during a reorganization process of the Portuguese Estado Novo prison s ...
, south of the city. At least 32 prisoners died in the camp, which now houses a museum.
Demographics
See also
*List of cities and towns in Cape Verde
This is a list of cities and towns in Cape Verde. In Cape Verde, there are two types of urban settlements: cities ( pt, cidades) and towns ( pt, vilas). Since 2015, there are 24 cities and 19 towns. 2000 and 2010.
Towns
The following table ...
References
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