Tarrafal is a ''

concelho Concelho () is the Portuguese-language term for municipality, referring to the territorial subdivision in local government. In comparison, the word ''município'' () refers to the organs of State. This differentiation is still in use in Portugal ...

'' (municipality) of

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 ...

. It is situated 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 ...

. Its seat is the town Tarrafal. Its population was 18,565 at the 2010 census, and its area is 120.8 km².2010 Census Summary
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Subdivisions

The municipality consists of one ''

freguesia (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Portuguese over ...

'' (civil parish), Santo Amaro Abade. The ''freguesia'' is subdivided into the following settlements (population data from the 2010 census): * Achada Biscanhos (pop: 310) * Achada Lagoa (pop: 64) * Achada Longueira (pop: 520) * Achada Meio (pop: 211) * Achada Moirão (pop: 587) * Achada Tenda (pop: 1,242, town) * Biscainhos (pop: 695) *

Chão Bom Chão Bom is a settlement in the northern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is situated near the west coast, 3 km southeast of Tarrafal on the main road (EN1-ST01) south to Assomada and Praia. In 2010 its population was 5,166. The T ...

(pop: 5,166) * Curral Velho (pop: 358) *

Fazenda A ''fazenda'' () is a plantation found throughout Brazil during the colonial period (16th - 18th centuries). They were concentrated primarily in the northeastern region, where sugar was produced in the ''engenhos'', expanding during the 19t ...

(pop: 107) * Figueira Muita (pop: 160) * Lagoa (pop: 55) * Mato Brasil (pop: 160) *

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(pop: 194) * Milho Branco (pop: 165) *

Ponta Lobrão Ponta may refer to: Ponta, Portuguese for "point" or promontory, is a part of many Portuguese and Brazilian toponyms: * Ponta, Texas * Ponta Grossa, a city in Brazil * Ponta Pelada Airport, an airport in Brazil * Ponta Porã International Airpor ...

(pop: 435) *

Ribeira da Prata Ribeira da Prata is a townCabo Verde, Statistical Yearboo ...

(pop: 1,009, town) * Tarrafal (pop: 6,656, city)Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015
Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33 * Trás os Montes (pop: 464)

History

The municipality was created in 1917, when two northern parishes of the older Municipality of Santa Catarina were split off to become the Municipality of Tarrafal. In 1997, the southeastern part of the municipality was split off to become the Municipality of São Miguel. Under Salazar the

Tarrafal Concentration 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 ...

was built on the plain south of town (

) to contain opponents of the political regime.

Demography

Politics

At the federal level, it belongs to the constituency of Santiago North. Since 2004, the Movement for Democracy (MpD) is the ruling party of the municipality. The results of the latest elections, in 2016:Official results local elections 2016
''Boletim Oficial I Série, Número 53'', 23 September 2016

Notable people

Pany Varela Anilton César Varela da Silva (born 25 February 1989), also known as Pany Varela, is a futsal player who plays for Al-Nassr futsal club as a winger. Born in Cape Verde, he represents Portugal internationally. In 2021, he scored in the 2 most i ...

, futsal player *

Pedro Celestino Silva Soares Pedro Celestino Silva Soares (born 2 January 1987), known as Celestino, is a Cape Verdean former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He also held a Portuguese passport, due to the many years spent in the country. Club ca ...

, footballer (soccer player) *

Silvino Lopes Évora Silvino Lopes Évora is a Cape Verdean writer, poet, journalist and a university professor. Biography He was born in the village of Chão Bom nearly south of Tarrafal. He later attended primary school and a preparatory cycle. He achieved seco ...

, writer * Mário Lúcio de Sousa, singer, member of the band

Simentera Simentera were a Capeverdean band or a music group performing traditional and world music and was one of the most famous groups in Cape Verde. History The band was founded in 1992. Two years after the foundation, they appeared at the 1994 Sfink ...

Janício Martins Janício de Jesus Gomes Martins (born 30 November 1979), known simply as Janício, is a Cape Verdean retired professional footballer who played as a right-back. Club career Born in Tarrafal, Janício started playing football for local Club De ...

, footballer (soccer player)

International relations

Tarrafal is twinned with the following municipalities in Portugal:Geminações de Cidades e Vilas
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Amadora Amadora (), officially Amadora City (), is a List of cities in Portugal, city and concelho, municipality in the northwest of the Lisbon metropolitan area and 10 km from central Lisbon. The population in 2011 was 175,136, in an area of 23.78&nb ...

* Fundão *

Grândola Grândola (, ) is a town (''vila'') and municipality in Setúbal District in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 13,822, in an area of . Besides the town of Grândola, it includes areas such as Tróia (part of Carvalhal parish), a peninsula betw ...

Marinha Grande Marinha Grande () is a municipality in the Leiria District, Portugal. The population in 2021 was 39,032, in an area of 187.25 km². The city itself has a population of 32,330. It is located right in the middle of the 700-year-old Leiria pine ...

Moita Moita () is a municipality in the district of Setúbal (district), Setúbal in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 66,029, in an area of 55.26 km2. The municipality is part of the Greater Lisbon Area, with a demographic rate of 1.194,9/km2 ...

* Montijo

References

External links

Câmara Municipal do Tarrafal

ANMCV (Associação Nacional dos Municípios Cabo-Verdianos - National Association of the Capeverdean Municipalities)
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