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 Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...

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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 Tarrafal may refer to several locations in Cape Verde: * Tarrafal, Cape Verde, a town on the island of Santiago * Tarrafal, Cape Verde (municipality), a municipality on the island of Santiago * Tarrafal de São Nicolau, Cape Verde Tarrafal de S� ...

Geography

The city is situated by the

Baía de Tarrafal Baía de Tarrafal or Tarrafal Bay is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the northwest coast of the island of Santiago in Cape Verde. The town of Tarrafal lies at its southeastern shore, and 643 m high Monte Graciosa rises from its northern shore.

, 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 turístico
Câmara 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 Assomada is a cityCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015

and São Domingos (

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and

Pedra Badejo Pedra Badejo is a cityCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 201 ...

(EN1-ST02).

History

The origin of the name ''Tarrafal'' is the indigenous plant ''tarrafe'', ''

Tamarix senegalensis ''Tamarix senegalensis'' is a species of flowering plants of the Tamaricaceae family. It is a tree or twiggy shrub, that grows in saline soil, sandy desert and sea-shore. Description ''Tamarix senegalensis'' is a large shrub, reaching 2-5 metre ...

''. The settlement was mentioned in the 1747 map by

Jacques-Nicolas Bellin Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 – 21 March 1772) was a French hydrographer, geographer, and member of the French intellectual group called the philosophes. Bellin was born in Paris. He was hydrographer of France's hydrographic office, member of t ...

as "Terrafal". Tarrafal was the seat of the municipality of Santa Catarina from 1869 until 1912, when the seat was moved to

Assomada Assomada is a cityCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015

. In 1917, the municipality of Tarrafal was separated from Santa Catarina, and the town Tarrafal became its seat.História Câmara municipal
Câmara municipal do Tarrafal Between 1936 and 1974, political prisoners were held at the

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. Church_Tarrafal_Santiago

Demographics

References

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Geography

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