Tarrafal, Cape Verde

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Tarrafal

Statistics
Island:	Santiago
Area:	112.4 km²
Population:	around 18,000 (2001)
Population density:	160.14/km²
Elevation: Lowest: Centre: Highest:	Atlantic Ocean about 15 m Serra da Malagueta
ISO 3166-2 code:	`CV-TA`
Website:	www.gtm-santiago.cv/tarrafal_2.htm

Tarrafal is a municipality located in the northern part of the island of Santiago in Sotavento in south central Cape Verde. The municipal and the parish population is around 18,000, the area is 112.4 km² and the density is about 160/km². Tarrafal is located 75 km NNW of Cape Verde's capital, Praia.

1 Description
2 Economy
3 Parish
4 Historical population (city)
5 Parishes
6 Settlements
7 Other
8 External links

[edit] Description

Tarrafal is linked with a road connecting it to Assomada and to Praia. There is a small road to the northern point of the island of Santiago. Farmlands are situated in the northern and the valley areas. The mountains including the Serra da Malagueta ranges cover the southern part. Grasslands and bushes cover the rest of the area along with a couple of forests.

[edit] Economy

The economy includes businesses, agriculture, fishing and tourism. Most of the population is rural. The urban population is in Tarrafal.

[edit] Parish

Tarrafal has only one parish named Santo Amaro Abade.

[edit] Historical population (city)

Year	Population	Change	Density
1990 (June 23, Census)	3,626	-	-
2000 (June 16, Census)	5,785	-	-
2005 (January 1, Computing)	6,463	-	460.18/km²

[edit] Parishes

The municipality includes two parishes including São João Baptista and Santo André.

Baía Verde. Tarrafal.

[edit] Settlements

[edit] Other

Tarrafal has a few schools or collegiates (colegio), a few lyceums (middle schools), a gymnasium (secondary schools), churches, beaches, ports, a post office and squares (praças).