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Cape Verde
Tarrafal Municipality

Ponta do Chão Bom

Ponta do Chão Bom is a point in , . Ponta do Chão Bom is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the locality .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Tarrafal concentration camp and Estádio de Mangue.

Museum
Photo: Gagum, CC BY 2.0.
Tarrafal was a concentration camp located in the village of , in the , on the in Cape Verde. It was established in 1936, during a reorganization process of the Portuguese Estado Novo prison system, with the goal of incarcerating political and social prisoners.

Stadium
or Estádio Municipal do Tarrafal is a multi-purpose stadium in the neighborhood of Mangue in nearly 100 meters north of the communal boundary of and just west of the Assomada-Tarrafal Road.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chão Bom and Tarrafal.

Suburb
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is a settlement in the northern part of the island of , . It is situated near the west coast, 3 km southeast of on the main road south to and .

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is a city in the northern part of the island of , . In 2010 its population was 6,656. It is a fishing port situated on the northwestern coast. It constitutes the seat of the .

Village
Photo: Christian Pirkl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in the northern part of the island of , belonging to the . In 2010 its population was 1,009. It was mentioned as Rivera de Prata in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. is situated 3½ km south of Ponta do Chão Bom.

Ponta do Chão Bom

Latitude
15.25823° or 15° 15′ 30″ north
Longitude
-23.75623° or 23° 45′ 22″ west
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
797R765V+7G
Geo­Names ID
3374735
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Colonato do Chão Bom and Campo de Trabalho de Chão Bom.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Baía do Chão Bom and Ponta do Atum.

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