Ponta do Bispo

Ponta do Bispo is a point in , . Ponta do Bispo is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the locality .

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 north of Ponta do Bispo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ribeira da Prata and Chão Bom.

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.

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 3 km north of Ponta do Bispo.

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. is situated 3½ km east of Ponta do Bispo.

Ponta do Bispo

Latitude
15.23031° or 15° 13′ 49″ north
Longitude
-23.74628° or 23° 44′ 47″ west
Elevation
231 metres (758 feet)
Open location code
797R67J3+4F
Geo­Names ID
13319366
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