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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
The city is situated by the
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
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...
, Cape Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...
. 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, a town on the i ...
.
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 turísticoCâmara municipal do Tarrafal Tarrafal is at the northern end of two main roads to
Praia
Praia (, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.Assomada
Assomada is a cityCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015
and São Domingos (EN1-ST01
EN1-ST01 is a first class national road on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It runs from the capital Praia in the south to Tarrafal in the north, through the mountainous interior of the island.Calheta de São Miguel
Calheta de São Miguel is a cityCabo Verde, Statistical Ye ...
and (EN1-ST02).
History
The origin of the toponym “Tarrafal” is the Portuguese word ''“tarrafal”'', which means a plantation of the indigenous plant ''“tarrafe”'', ''Tamarix senegalensis
''Tamarix senegalensis'' is a species of flowering plants of the Tamaricaceae
The Tamaricaceae, the tamarisk family, are a family of plants native to drier areas of Europe, Asia, and Africa. It contains four genera: ''Tamarix'' (with 73 specie ...
''. 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, membe ...
as "Terrafal". 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 priso ...
, 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 () and towns (). Since 2015, there are 24 cities and 19 towns. 2000 and 2010.
Towns
The following table shows the towns (''vila ...
References
{{Authority control Tarrafal Municipality Cities in Cape Verde Geography of Santiago, Cape Verde Municipal seats in Cape Verde Populated coastal places in Cape Verde