Tarrafal

Tarrafal 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 .
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  • Town with about 13,500 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 460 metres (1,520 feet)
  • Description: settlement in Santiago, Cape Verde
  • Postal code: 7110
  • Also known as
    “Cidade de Tarrafal”
    “Tarrafal, Cape Verde”
    “Vila do Tarrafal”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tarrafal concentration camp and Estádio de Mangue.
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Museum
Tarrafal was a concentration camp located in the…
Stadium
or Estádio Municipal do Tarrafal…
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Peak
is a mountain in the northern part of the island of in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chão Bom and Trás os Montes.
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Suburb
is a settlement in the northern part of the island of , .
Village
is a settlement in the northern part of the island of , . is situated 4½ km northeast of Tarrafal.

Tarrafal

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Latitude
15.2784° or 15° 16′ 42″ north
Longitude
-23.7523° or 23° 45′ 8″ west
UN/LOCODE
CV TAR
Open location code
797R76HX+93
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1960686899
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3374166
Wiki­data ID
Q2311253

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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Wolof—“Tarrafal” goes by many names.
ታራፋልAmharic
تارافالArabic
Tarrafal, Cape VerdeAsturian
TarrafalAzerbaijani
ТаррафалBashkir
Таррафал (Сантьягу)Bashkir
তারাফালBengali
TarrafalCatalan
TarrafalCebuano
塔拉法爾Chinese
TarrafalDutch
TarrafalFrench
TarrafalGerman
ΤαρραφάλGreek
TarrafalHausa
טרפאלHebrew
तारराफलHindi
TarrafalIndonesian
TarrafalItalian
タラファルJapanese
TarrafalJavanese
ТарrafalKazakh
ТарrafalKirghiz
타하팔Korean
TarrafalMalay
ტარაფალიMingrelian
ტარაფალი (კაბო-ვერდე)Mingrelian
TarrafalNorwegian Bokmål
TarrafalOromo
ਤਾਰਾਫਲPanjabi
تارافالPersian
TarrafalPolish
Cidade de ManguiPortuguese
TarrafalPortuguese
تارافالPushto
ТарrafalRussian
ТаррафалRussian
TarrafalSlovenian
TarrafalSomali
ManguiSpanish
TarrafalSpanish
TarrafalSwahili
Tarrafal, Cabo VerdeSwahili
TarrafalSwedish
ТарrafalTajik
TarrafalTatar
ТаррафалTatar
Таррафал (Сантьягу)Tatar
ตาราฟัลThai
TarrafalTurkish
ТаррафалUkrainian
تارافالUrdu
TarrafalUzbek
TarrafalWolof

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Localities in the Area

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