Cape Verde
Tarrafal Municipality
Santo Amaro Abade

Colonato do Chão Bom

Colonato do Chão Bom is a locality in , . Colonato do Chão Bom is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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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.

Peak
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mountain in the northern part of the island of in . It lies 2.5 km north of the town of , overlooking the . is situated 4 km north of Colonato do Chão Bom.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tarrafal and Chão Bom.

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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 .

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 .

Village
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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 4 km south of Colonato do Chão Bom.

Colonato do Chão Bom

Latitude
15.26351° or 15° 15′ 49″ north
Longitude
-23.75387° or 23° 45′ 14″ west
Elevation
235 metres (771 feet)
Open location code
797R767W+CF
Geo­Names ID
13307088
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ponta do Chão Bom and Ponta do Atum.

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