Tarrafal, Cape Verde

Tarrafal
Settlement
View of the town of Tarrafal
View of the town of Tarrafal
Tarrafal is located in Cape Verde
Tarrafal
Tarrafal
Coordinates: 15°16′41″N 23°45′07″W / 15.278°N 23.752°W / 15.278; -23.752
CountryCape Verde
IslandSantiago
MunicipalityTarrafal
Civil parishSanto Amaro Abade
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total6,656
ID71120

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.

  1. ^ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33