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as "Terrafal". In 1917, the municipality of
Tarrafal was separated from Santa Catarina, and the town Tarrafal became its seat. Between 1936 and 1974, political prisoners were held at the
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219:. In 2010 its population was 6,656. It is a fishing port situated on the northwestern coast. It constitutes the seat of the
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782:
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830:
309:, south of the city. At least 32 prisoners died in the camp, which now houses a museum.
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936:
873:
728:
582:
1057:
698:
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1087:
723:
1046:
688:
1051:
868:
1112:
997:
772:
592:
369:
252:
1153:
850:
825:
587:
306:
115:
102:
930:
373:
View over
Tarrafal along with Monte Graciosa from the Serra Malagueta ranges
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683:
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239:
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135:
878:
231:
946:
840:
708:
632:
473:"Carte des Isles du Cap Verd = Kaart van de Eilanden van Kabo Verde"
951:
713:
677:
268:
260:
900:
703:
1017:
693:
472:
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287:
The origin of the toponym “Tarrafal” is the
Portuguese word
524:
255:. Tarrafal is at the northern end of two main roads to
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291:, which means a plantation of the indigenous plant
301:. The settlement was mentioned in the 1747 map by
211:) is a city in the northern part of the island of
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458:, Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical
510:
409:Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde
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503:
271:), the other along the east coast through
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238:
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14:
1180:Populated coastal places in Cape Verde
1152:
439:
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384:List of cities and towns in Cape Verde
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423:Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015
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24:
412:(in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
259:in the south, one leading through
235:Tarrafal Beach with Monte Graciosa
34:Settlement in Santiago, Cape Verde
25:
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1170:Geography of Santiago, Cape Verde
427:Instituto Nacional de Estatística
78:
77:
70:
54:
320:
488:, Câmara municipal do Tarrafal
479:
461:
449:
446:, Câmara municipal do Tarrafal
18:Tarrafal, Santiago, Cape Verde
13:
1:
1175:Municipal seats in Cape Verde
389:
251:, at the foot of 643 m high
247:The city is situated by the
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60:View of the town of Tarrafal
7:
377:
10:
1196:
566:Ribeira Grande de Santiago
282:
26:
1080:
1071:
1039:
1030:
978:
969:
922:
913:
859:
816:
807:
765:
756:
659:
650:
606:
573:
564:
533:
486:História Câmara municipal
190:
182:
177:
165:
153:
141:
131:
96:
65:
53:
46:
39:
608:Santíssimo Nome de Jesus
352:1 January 2005, estimate
923:São Lourenço dos Órgãos
915:São Lourenço dos Órgãos
444:Tarrafal guia turístico
543:Nossa Senhora da Graça
469:Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
374:
317:
303:Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
244:
243:Tarrafal's Main street
236:
1160:Tarrafal Municipality
1040:São Salvador do Mundo
1032:São Salvador do Mundo
992:Calheta de São Miguel
861:São Nicolau Tolentino
404:"2010 Census results"
372:
315:
273:Calheta de São Miguel
242:
234:
221:Tarrafal Municipality
1165:Cities in Cape Verde
818:Nossa Senhora da Luz
525:Subdivisions of the
456:Tamarix senegalensis
344:16 June 2000, census
336:23 June 1990, census
298:Tamarix senegalensis
27:For other uses, see
638:São Martinho Grande
112: /
979:São Miguel Arcanjo
889:Ribeirão Chiqueiro
527:island of Santiago
375:
318:
316:Santo Amaro Church
245:
237:
183: • Total
1147:
1146:
1143:
1142:
1081:Santo Amaro Abade
1067:
1066:
1026:
1025:
965:
964:
909:
908:
803:
802:
752:
751:
699:Figueira das Naus
646:
645:
575:São João Baptista
560:
559:
367:
366:
198:
197:
172:Santo Amaro Abade
116:15.278°N 23.752°W
16:(Redirected from
1187:
1123:Ribeira da Prata
1088:Achada Longueira
1078:
1077:
1037:
1036:
976:
975:
920:
919:
814:
813:
763:
762:
724:Ribeira da Barca
657:
656:
571:
570:
540:
539:
519:
512:
505:
496:
495:
489:
483:
477:
476:
465:
459:
453:
447:
441:
430:
420:
414:
413:
400:
325:
324:
249:Baía de Tarrafal
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126:
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123:
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117:
113:
110:
109:
108:
105:
81:
80:
74:
58:
37:
36:
21:
1195:
1194:
1190:
1189:
1188:
1186:
1185:
1184:
1150:
1149:
1148:
1139:
1063:
1022:
961:
905:
855:
799:
748:
744:Serra Malagueta
729:Ribeirão Manuel
642:
602:
556:
529:
523:
493:
492:
484:
480:
466:
462:
454:
450:
442:
433:
421:
417:
402:
401:
397:
392:
380:
323:
285:
229:
121:15.278; -23.752
120:
118:
114:
111:
106:
103:
101:
99:
98:
92:
91:
90:
89:
88:
87:
86:
82:
61:
49:
42:
35:
32:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1193:
1183:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1145:
1144:
1141:
1140:
1138:
1137:
1135:Tras os Montes
1132:
1125:
1120:
1115:
1113:Figueira Muita
1110:
1105:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1084:
1082:
1075:
1069:
1068:
1065:
1064:
1062:
1061:
1054:
1049:
1043:
1041:
1034:
1028:
1027:
1024:
1023:
1021:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
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998:Espinho Branco
995:
988:
982:
980:
973:
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966:
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949:
944:
939:
934:
926:
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917:
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886:
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876:
871:
865:
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848:
843:
838:
833:
828:
822:
820:
811:
805:
804:
801:
800:
798:
797:
792:
785:
780:
775:
773:Achada Fazenda
769:
767:
766:Santiago Maior
760:
754:
753:
750:
749:
747:
746:
741:
736:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
686:
681:
674:
669:
663:
661:
660:Santa Catarina
654:
652:Santa Catarina
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647:
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641:
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635:
630:
625:
618:
612:
610:
604:
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601:
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595:
593:Porto Mosquito
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253:Monte Graciosa
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1089:
1086:
1085:
1083:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1070:
1060:
1059:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1047:Achada Leitão
1045:
1044:
1042:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1029:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
999:
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994:
993:
989:
987:
984:
983:
981:
977:
974:
972:
968:
958:
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948:
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867:
866:
864:
862:
858:
852:
851:Vale da Custa
849:
847:
844:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
829:
827:
826:Achada Baleia
824:
823:
821:
819:
815:
812:
810:
806:
796:
793:
791:
790:
786:
784:
781:
779:
776:
774:
771:
770:
768:
764:
761:
759:
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745:
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715:
712:
710:
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705:
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695:
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689:Chã de Tanque
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611:
609:
605:
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594:
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588:Porto Gouveia
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520:
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307:Tarrafal camp
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97:Coordinates:
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1118:Milho Branco
1103:Curral Velho
1093:Achada Tenda
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1052:Covão Grande
1003:Mato Correia
990:
986:Achada Monte
929:
895:São Domingos
893:
869:Água de Gato
836:Milho Branco
809:São Domingos
789:Pedra Badejo
787:
778:Achada Ponta
739:Saltos Acima
676:
667:Achada Leite
622:Cidade Velha
620:
549:
481:
475:(in French).
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418:
407:
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360:2010, census
321:Demographics
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292:
288:
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279:(EN1-ST02).
277:Pedra Badejo
265:São Domingos
246:
208:
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200:
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167:Civil parish
155:Municipality
1008:Ponta Verde
846:Praia Baixo
719:Palha Carga
684:Boa Entrada
628:João Varela
616:Calabaceira
331:Population
119: /
1154:Categories
971:São Miguel
931:João Teves
884:Dacabalaio
795:Santa Cruz
758:Santa Cruz
672:Achada Lem
429:, p. 32-33
390:References
289:“tarrafal”
217:Cape Verde
178:Population
136:Cape Verde
107:23°45′07″W
104:15°16′41″N
48:Settlement
1013:Principal
957:São Jorge
947:Mato Raia
942:Longueira
841:Moia Moia
709:Gil Bispo
633:Salineiro
293:“tarrafe”
227:Geography
1129:Tarrafal
1098:Chão Bom
1073:Tarrafal
952:Montanha
714:Mancholy
678:Assomada
471:(1747).
378:See also
269:EN1-ST01
261:Assomada
213:Santiago
201:Tarrafal
160:Tarrafal
148:Santiago
85:Tarrafal
41:Tarrafal
29:Tarrafal
1108:Fazenda
901:Rui Vaz
879:Chaminé
783:Cancelo
704:Fundura
598:Santana
283:History
203:(also:
132:Country
1018:Veneza
937:Levada
874:Banana
734:Rincão
694:Charco
363:6,656
355:6,463
347:5,785
339:3,626
209:Mangue
205:Mangui
143:Island
1058:Picos
583:Belém
551:Praia
535:Praia
257:Praia
194:71120
186:6,656
831:Baía
328:Year
275:and
263:and
207:or
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