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Tarrafal de São Nicolau Municipality

Tarrafal de São Nicolau is a concelho of . Situated in the western part of the island of , it covers 35% of the island area and is home to 41% of its population. Its seat is the town .
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  • Type: concelho of Cape Verde with 5,210 residents
  • Description: municipality on the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde
  • Also known as: “Concelho do Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau”, “Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau”, and “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monte Gordo and Estádio Orlando Rodrigues.

Volcano
Photo: Inisheer, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a mountain on the island of , . At 1,312 m elevation, it is the island's highest point. It is situated in the western part of the island, 6 km west of the island capital .

Pitch
is a multi-use stadium in Tarrafal de São Nicolau on the island of 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. is situated 4 km south of Tarrafal de São Nicolau Municipality.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ribeira Brava and Cachaco.

Town
Photo: Bluecrane, CC BY 2.0.
is a city on the island of , . It is the seat of the . Its population was 1,936 at the 2010 census. is situated 6 km east of Tarrafal de São Nicolau Municipality.

Village
Cachaço is a settlement in the northwestern part of the island of , . It is situated 3 km southwest of and 5 km west of .

Village
is a settlement in the western part of the island of , . In 2010 its population was 155. It is situated 3 km southwest of and 6 km northeast of Tarrafal de São Nicolau. To its northwest is Monte Gordo.

Tarrafal de São Nicolau Municipality

Latitude
16.6° or 16° 36′ north
Longitude
-24.35° or 24° 21′ west
Population
5,210
Elevation
562 metres (1,844 feet)
Open location code
798QHMX2+X2
Geo­Names ID
7602872
Wiki­data ID
Q1895853
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wolof—“Tarrafal de São Nicolau Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تارفال دي ساو نيكولاو”
  • Asturian: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
  • Bengali: “ত্ররাফাল দে সাও নিকোলাউ”
  • Breton: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
  • Catalan: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
  • Cebuano: “Concelho do Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
  • Chinese: “圣尼古劳塔拉法尔县”
  • Chinese: “聖尼古勞塔拉法爾縣”
  • Danish: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
  • Dutch: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
  • Finnish: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
  • French: “São Nicolau”
  • French: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
  • German: “Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau”
  • German: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
  • Greek: “Δήμος Ταρραφάλ ντε Σάο Νικολάου”
  • Gujarati: “તારાફલ દે સાઓ નિકોલાઉ”
  • Hindi: “तराफल डे साओ निकोलौ”
  • Indonesian: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau, Tanjung Verde”
  • Indonesian: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
  • Italian: “Contea di Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau”
  • Italian: “contea di Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
  • Italian: “Contea di Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
  • Japanese: “タラファル・デ・サン・ニコラウ”
  • Japanese: “タラファル・デ・サン・ニコラウ基礎自治体”
  • Kannada: “ಟ್ಯಾರಾಫಾಲ್ ಡಿ ಸಾವೊ ನಿಕೋಲೌ”
  • Korean: “타하팔드상니콜라우시”
  • Latvian: “Tarafala du Sanikolava”
  • Lithuanian: “San Nikolau Tarafalio savivaldybė”
  • Lithuanian: “San Nikolau Tarafalis”
  • Lithuanian: “Tarafal de San Nikolau”
  • Low German: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
  • Malay: “Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau”
  • Maori: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
  • Marathi: “टर्रफल डे साओ निकोलाऊ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
  • Polish: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
  • Portuguese: “Concelho do Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
  • Portuguese: “Município do tarrafal de são nicolau”
  • Portuguese: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
  • Romanian: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
  • Russian: “Таррафал-де-Сан-Николау”
  • Samoan: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
  • Sinhala: “ටරාෆල් ඩි සාඕ නිකොලෞ”
  • Spanish: “Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau”
  • Spanish: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
  • Swedish: “Concelho do Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
  • Swedish: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
  • Tamil: “டர்ரபால் டி ஸோ நிகோலா”
  • Telugu: “టారాఫాల్ ద సావో నికోలావ్”
  • Thai: “เทศบาลตาราฟัลดึเซานีกูเลา”
  • Turkish: “Tarrafal de Sao Belediyesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Таррафал-де-Сан-Ніколау”
  • Urdu: “تارافال دے سآو نیکولاو، کیپ ورڈی”
  • Urdu: “تارافال دے ساؤ نیکولاو”
  • Vietnamese: “Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau”
  • Wolof: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau (dëkkaan)”
  • Wolof: “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”
  • “Tarrafal de São Nicolau”

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Explore places such as Chã de Portal and Hortelão.

Notable Places Nearby

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