Curral de Baixo
Curral de Baixo is a locality in Santo Amaro Abade, Tarrafal Municipality. Curral de Baixo is situated nearby to the locality Poço do Sengal, as well as near the hamlet Achada Bilim.Places of Interest
Highlights include Monte Graciosa and Tarrafal concentration camp.
Monte Graciosa
Peak
Monte Graciosa is a mountain in the northern part of the island of Santiago in Cape Verde. It lies 2.5 km north of the town of Tarrafal, overlooking the Baía de Tarrafal.
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. Tarrafal concentration camp is situated 4 km southwest of Curral de Baixo.
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. Estádio de Mangue is situated 3½ km southwest of Curral de Baixo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trás os Montes and Tarrafal.
Trás os Montes
Village
Trás os Montes is a settlement in the northern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 464. It is situated 4 km northeast of Tarrafal.
Tarrafal
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.Chão Bom
Suburb
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. Chão Bom is situated 4½ km south of Curral de Baixo.
Curral de Baixo
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “CurraldeBaixo”
- Location: Santo Amaro Abade, Tarrafal Municipality, Cape Verde, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
15.29586° or 15° 17′ 45″ north
Longitude
-23.72945° or 23° 43′ 46″ west
Elevation
157 metres (515 feet)
Open location code
797R77WC+86
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
GeoNames ID
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