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Tarrafal (also: Mangui or Mangue) is a city[2] 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.

Tarrafal
Settlement
View of the town of Tarrafal
Tarrafal
Coordinates: 15.278°N 23.752°W / 15.278; -23.752
Country	Cape Verde
Island	Santiago
Municipality	Tarrafal
Civil parish	Santo Amaro Abade
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	6,656
ID	71120

Geography

The city is situated by the Baía de Tarrafal, at the foot of 643 m high Monte Graciosa.[3] Tarrafal is at the northern end of two main roads to Praia in the south, one leading through Assomada and São Domingos (EN1-ST01), the other along the east coast through Calheta de São Miguel and Pedra Badejo (EN1-ST02).

History

The origin of the name Tarrafal is the indigenous plant tarrafe,[3] Tamarix senegalensis.[4] The settlement was mentioned in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin as "Terrafal".[5] Tarrafal was the seat of the municipality of Santa Catarina from 1869 until 1912, when the seat was moved to Assomada.[6] In 1917, the municipality of Tarrafal was separated from Santa Catarina, and the town Tarrafal became its seat.[7] Between 1936 and 1974, political prisoners were held at the Tarrafal camp, south of the city. At least 32 prisoners died in the camp, which now houses a museum.[3]

Demographics

Year	Population
23 June 1990, census	3,626
16 June 2000, census	5,785
1 January 2005, estimate	6,463
2010, census	6,656

See also

• List of cities and towns in Cape Verde

References

На других языках

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[de] Tarrafal

Tarrafal ist ein Ort im Nordwesten der Insel Santiago der Republik Kap Verde mit ca. 18.000 Einwohnern. Bekannt wurde der Ort durch ein Konzentrationslager, das Campo do Tarrafal, welches das portugiesische Salazar-Regime (1926–1974) dort errichtete und in dem politische Gegner interniert wurden.

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- [en] Tarrafal, Cape Verde

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[ru] Таррафал (Сантьягу)

Таррафал (порт. Tarrafal) — посёлок на северном берегу острова Сантьягу на Кабо-Верде. Расположен в 70 км от столицы государства, города Прая, у подножия горы Грасиоза.

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