Tarrafal de São Nicolau
Tarrafal de São Nicolau is a city in the western part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. With a population of 3,733, it is the most populous settlement of the island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 4,370 residents
- Description: town in Cape Verde
- Also known as: “Tarrafal” and “Tarrafal de São Nicolau, Cape Verde”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Estádio Orlando Rodrigues.
Estádio Orlando Rodrigues
Pitch
Estádio Orlando Rodrigues is a multi-use stadium in Tarrafal de São Nicolau on the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde and are one of two on the island. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Ultramarina and AJAT'SN, clubs from other parts of the municipality plays at the stadium, the only one being FC Praia Branca from the north of the municipality.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cabeçalinho and Caleijão.
Cabeçalinho
Village
Cabeçalinho is a settlement in the western part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 155. It is situated 3 km southwest of Ribeira Brava and 6 km northeast of Tarrafal de São Nicolau. To its northwest is Monte Gordo. Cabeçalinho is situated 6 km northeast of Tarrafal de São Nicolau.
Caleijão
Village
Caleijão is a settlement in the central part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated 2 km southwest of Ribeira Brava. Writer Baltasar Lopes da Silva was born in the village. Part of his novel Chiquinho is set in Caleijão. Caleijão is situated 7 km northeast of Tarrafal de São Nicolau.
Cachaco
Village
Cachaço is a settlement in the northwestern part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated 3 km southwest of Fajã de Baixo and 5 km west of Ribeira Brava. Cachaco is situated 7 km north of Tarrafal de São Nicolau.
Tarrafal de São Nicolau
- Category: town
- Location: Tarrafal de São Nicolau Municipality, Cape Verde, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Wolof—“Tarrafal de São Nicolau” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
- Catalan: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
- Chinese: “圣尼古劳塔拉法尔”
- Chinese: “聖尼古勞塔拉法爾”
- Dutch: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau, Cape Verde”
- French: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
- German: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau, Stadt”
- German: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
- Greek: “Ταρραφάλ ντε Σάο Νικολάου”
- Hebrew: “טרפאל”
- Italian: “Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau”
- Italian: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
- Japanese: “タラファル・デ・サン・ニコラウ”
- Korean: “타하팔드상니콜라우”
- Low German: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
- Maori: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
- Mingrelian: “ტარაფალ-დე-სან-ნიკოლაუ”
- Polish: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
- Portuguese: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
- Romanian: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
- Russian: “Таррафал-де-Сан-Николау”
- Samoan: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
- Spanish: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
- Swedish: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
- Ukrainian: “Таррафал-де-Сан-Ніколау”
- Wolof: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
- “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
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Highlights include Praia da Telha and Baía do Tarrafal.
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