Ponta do Bispo
Ponta do Bispo is a point in Santo Amaro Abade, Tarrafal Municipality. Ponta do Bispo is situated nearby to the village Ribeira da Prata, as well as near the locality Curral de Salina.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tarrafal concentration camp.
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 north of Ponta do Bispo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ribeira da Prata and 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.
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 3 km north of Ponta do Bispo.
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 east of Ponta do Bispo.
Ponta do Bispo
- Type: Point
- Also known as: “PontadoBispo”
- Category: landform
- Location: Santo Amaro Abade, Tarrafal Municipality, Cape Verde, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
15.23031° or 15° 13′ 49″ northLongitude
-23.74628° or 23° 44′ 47″ westElevation
231 metres (758 feet)Open location code
797R67J3+4FGeoNames ID
13319366
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