Achada do Chão Bom
Achada do Chão Bom is a locality in Santo Amaro Abade, Tarrafal Municipality. Achada do Chão Bom is situated nearby to the locality Colonato do Chão Bom, as well as near Campo de Trabalho de Chão Bom.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
Monte Graciosa
Peak
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Monte Graciosa is situated 3 km north of Achada do Chão Bom.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tarrafal and Chão Bom.
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.
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 2½ km southeast of Achada do Chão Bom.
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 5 km south of Achada do Chão Bom.
Achada do Chão Bom
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “AchadadoChaoBom”
- Location: Santo Amaro Abade, Tarrafal Municipality, Cape Verde, Africa
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Latitude
15.27207° or 15° 16′ 20″ northLongitude
-23.75549° or 23° 45′ 20″ westElevation
349 metres (1,145 feet)Open location code
797R76CV+RRGeoNames ID
13307089
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