Tarrafal de São Nicolau, Cape Verde
For other uses, see Tarrafal (disambiguation).
| Tarrafal de São Nicolau | |
|---|---|
| Settlement | |
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Fishermen in Tarrafal de São Nicolau harbor | |
  Tarrafal de São Nicolau | |
| Coordinates: 16°33′58″N 24°21′25″W / 16.566°N 24.357°WCoordinates: 16°33′58″N 24°21′25″W / 16.566°N 24.357°W | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | São Nicolau |
| Municipality | Tarrafal de São Nicolau |
| Civil parish | São Francisco de Assis |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,733 |
Tarrafal de São Nicolau is a town in the western part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. Its 2010 population was 3,733 and home to more than a third of the municipal population. It is situated on the west coast, 9 km southwest of Ribeira Brava. It is the seat of the Tarrafal de São Nicolau Municipality, and the main port of the island.
Tarrafal started as a fishing villages, the growing population would elevated to a town in the 1990s.
Subdivisions
Its subdivisions are divided into neighborboods (bairros) including:
- Alto Fontainhas
- Alto Saco
- Telha
- Amarelo Pintado
- Campo Pedrado
- Chã de Poca
- Escada
- João Baptista
Sports
Its football (soccer) stadium is Estádio Orlando Rodrigues. The town's clubs include AJAT'SN and FC Ultramarina
See also
References
- ↑ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 17 March 2014.
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