Monte Lopes

Monte Lopes is a locality in , . Monte Lopes is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tarrafal concentration camp.

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. is situated 4 km northwest of Monte Lopes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Achada Longueira and Chão Bom.

Hamlet
is a settlement in the northern part of the island of , . It is part of the municipality of . In 2010, its population was 520.

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 . is situated 2½ km northwest of Monte Lopes.

Village
Photo: Christian Pirkl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 3½ km southwest of Monte Lopes.

Monte Lopes

Latitude
15.2447° or 15° 14′ 41″ north
Longitude
-23.71511° or 23° 42′ 54″ west
Elevation
280 metres (919 feet)
Open location code
797R67VM+VX
Geo­Names ID
13319200
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