Tarrafal
in Tarrafal Municipality, Cape Verde
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Praia International Airport (30 mi) - Maio Airport (37 mi)
- Mosteiros Airport (42 mi)
- São Filipe Airport (56 mi)
- Rabil Airport (82 mi)
- Preguiça Airport (97 mi)
- Amílcar Cabral International Airport (114 mi)
- São Pedro Airport (138 mi)
- Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande (Unesco heritage, 94 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 15.279 and -23.752 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 15° 16' 43" and W -23° 45' 6"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Escudo - CVE
- Spoken languages:
- Portuguese
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:11 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Atlantic/Cape_Verde
- UTC/GMT offset: -1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:17 am and 6:50 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -11.380 and 154.283 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Kwanka - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Cape Verde.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Cape Verde. Last Update: 2024-04-18 08:12:24
Delve into Tarrafal
Tarrafal in Tarrafal Municipality with it's 6,463 habitants is located in Cape Verde about 29 mi (or 46 km) north-west of Praia, the country's capital town.
Current time in Tarrafal is now 05:11 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Atlantic / Cape Verde with an UTC offset of minus one hour. We know of 8 airports close to Tarrafal. The closest airport in Cape Verde is Praia International Airport in a distance of 30 mi (or 48 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande in a distance of 94 mi (or 151 km), East. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Calheta, Assomada, Picos, Pedra Badejo and Joao Teves. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 26°C / 79 °F
| Morning Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
| Night Temperature | 23°C / 74 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 64% |
| Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 7% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 19th of April 2024
26°C (79 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
24°C (76 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
24°C (75 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Tarrafal Residence
Baia Verde
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
CAMPO DO TARRAFAL, ILHA DE SANTIAGO, CABO VERDE
Visitei neste domingo, 19 de maio de 2013, a Colônia Penal do Tarrafal, situada no lugar de Chão Bom do concelho do Tarrafal, na ilha de Santiago (Cabo Verde). A prisão foi criada em 1936...
Tarrafal / Kapverden
http://www.freudenthal.biz/kapverden/ - Eindrücke von Tarrafal, einem kleinen Ferienort auf der Insel Santiago. Der Link führt zu unserem Reisebericht über die Kapverdischen Inseln mit einigen...
Best of spearfishing in Tarrafal Cabo verde 2012 - 2013
Pesca sub em Cabo verde- Chasse sous marine au Cap vert -, Trevaly,wahoo,sail-fish,amberjakextreme spearfishing in Cape verde.
Delta Cultura na Karneval 2009 (Tarrafal)
http://deltacultura.org.
Mata Galo Tarrafal 2012, Anilton Levy
Anilton Levy leva o galo para casa "Mata-Galo" é um evento típico de Tarrafal realizado sempre em domingo de pascoa, conta sempre com muitos publicos e curiosos, que deslocam para praia de...
Hotel Baia Verde constrói com areia da praia do Tarrafal
Este video foi filmado no dia 30 de Março de 2014 na praia do Tarrafal onde os responsáveis do Hotel Baia Verde fizeram um burraco enorme para a retirada de areia para construções de quartos....
![preview picture of video 'Fotografia feita no Tarrafal com mais de 300 crianças ganha Photo Annual Awards [Delta Cultura]'](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ebR6pUPVsEE/mqdefault.jpg "'Fotografia feita no Tarrafal com mais de 300 crianças ganha Photo Annual Awards [Delta Cultura]'")
Fotografia feita no Tarrafal com mais de 300 crianças ganha Photo Annual Awards [Delta Cultura]
Hueller ganha o Photo Annual Award 2011 com "A brincar" de Cabo Verde [Tarrafal, 11.05.2011] O Sr. Lukas Hueller sagrou-se o vencedor do Photo Annual Awards, na primeira edição da maior...
Wanderung von Tarrafal zum Leuchtturm
http://www.freudenthal.biz/kapverden/santiago/wanderung_zum_leuchtturm.php - Wanderung von Tarrafal zum Leuchttum an der Ponta Preta im Nordwesten von Santiago, Rückweg über Monte ...
Brandung am Strand von Tarrafal (Kapverdischen Inseln)
Tosende Brandung am Strand von Tarrafal. Tarrafal ist ein beliebter Badestrand auf Santiago (Ilha de Santiago, dt. „Insel des heiligen Jakob"). http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapverdische_Inseln.
Surfing on the waves on the coast of island Santiago (Cabo Verde)
This video shows the surfing of a few men on the huge waves along the coast of the island Santiago (near the village Tarrafal) of Cabo Verde.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Tarrafal camp
Tarrafal (also known as Campo da Morte Lenta, the "Camp of the Slow Death") was a prison camp in the Portuguese colony of Cape Verde, set up by the dictator António de Oliveira Salazar after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War (1936), where opponents of his right-wing authoritarian regime were sent. At least 32 anarchists, communists, and other opponents of Salazar's regime died thereTemplate:Who?.
Tarrafal, Cape Verde (municipality)
Tarrafal is a municipality located in the northern part of the island of Santiago in Sotavento in Cape Verde. The municipal population is around 18000, 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. Farmland surrounds the main town to the north and east and in the southern valley areas. The Serra da Malagueta mountain range lies to the south.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Tarrafal.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Vila do Tarrafal, Tarrafal
