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 south to Assomada and Praia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 5,170 residents
- Description: village in Cape Verde
- Also known as: “ChaoBom”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tarrafal concentration camp and Estádio de Mangue.
Tarrafal concentration camp
Museum
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 prison system, with the goal of incarcerating political and social prisoners.
Estádio de Mangue
Stadium
Estádio de Mangue or Estádio Municipal do Tarrafal is a multi-purpose stadium in the neighborhood of Mangue in Tarrafal, Cape Verde nearly 100 meters north of the communal boundary of Chão Bom and just west of the Assomada-Tarrafal Road.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tarrafal and Ribeira da Prata.
Tarrafal
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tarrafal is a city in the northern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 6,656. It is a fishing port situated on the northwestern coast. It constitutes the seat of the Tarrafal Municipality.
Ribeira da Prata
Village
Photo: Christian Pirkl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ribeira da Prata is a town in the northern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde belonging to the municipality of Tarrafal. In 2010 its population was 1,009. It was mentioned as Rivera de Prata in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. Ribeira da Prata is situated 3 km south of Chão Bom.
Achada Longueira
Hamlet
Achada Longueira is a settlement in the northern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is part of the municipality of Tarrafal. In 2010, its population was 520. Achada Longueira is situated 3½ km southeast of Chão Bom.
Chão Bom
- Category: locality
- Location: Santo Amaro Abade, Tarrafal Municipality, Cape Verde, Africa
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Latitude
15.2556° or 15° 15′ 20″ northLongitude
-23.73748° or 23° 44′ 15″ westPopulation
5,170Elevation
260 metres (853 feet)Open location code
797R7747+62OpenStreetMap ID
node 254020195OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
13307047Wikidata ID
Q5118916
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In Other Languages
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