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The municipality was created in 1917, when two northern parishes of the older
Municipality of Santa Catarina were split off to become the Municipality of Tarrafal. In 1997, the southeastern part of the municipality was split off to become the Municipality of
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At the federal level, it belongs to the constituency of
Santiago North. Since 2004, the
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is subdivided into the following settlements (population data from the 2010 census):
551:(MpD) is the ruling party of the municipality. The results of the latest elections,
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Includes the population of the present-day São Miguel municipality.
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Tarrafal is twinned with the following municipalities in
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List of people from
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1951:Nelson Mandela International Airport
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215:General view of the town and the bay
132:120.8 km (46.6 sq mi)
26:Municipality in Santiago, Cape Verde
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416:Population of Tarrafal (1940—2010)
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204:. Its seat is the town
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1946:Praia Harbor
1849:Ponta Moreia
1834:Ponta Bicuda
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1773:Monte Tchota
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1680:Milho Branco
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316:Curral Velho
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298:Achada Tenda
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40:Municipality
1854:Ponta Preta
1570:Ponta Verde
1408:Praia Baixo
1281:Palha Carga
1246:Boa Entrada
1190:João Varela
1178:Calabaceira
960:São Vicente
638:Pany Varela
424:Population
346:Mato Mendes
340:Mato Brasil
286:Achada Meio
239:Market Hall
158:Postal code
89: /
2022:Categories
1533:São Miguel
1493:João Teves
1446:Dacabalaio
1357:Santa Cruz
1320:Santa Cruz
1234:Achada Lem
1036:São Miguel
1026:São Filipe
1016:Santa Cruz
940:Porto Novo
916:Cape Verde
779:, p. 32-33
718:References
676:See also:
630:See also:
411:Demography
393:São Miguel
380:(pop: 464)
360:(pop: 435)
354:(pop: 165)
348:(pop: 194)
342:(pop: 160)
330:(pop: 160)
324:(pop: 107)
318:(pop: 358)
306:(pop: 695)
304:Biscainhos
294:(pop: 587)
288:(pop: 211)
282:(pop: 520)
270:(pop: 310)
198:Cape Verde
137:Population
106:Cape Verde
1751:Mountains
1575:Principal
1519:São Jorge
1509:Mato Raia
1504:Longueira
1403:Moia Moia
1271:Gil Bispo
1195:Salineiro
991:Mosteiros
930:Boa Vista
660:Simentera
336:(pop: 55)
276:(pop: 64)
260:freguesia
251:freguesia
2006:Category
1941:EN1-ST05
1936:EN1-ST01
1744:Santiago
1691:Tarrafal
1660:Chão Bom
1635:Tarrafal
1514:Montanha
1276:Mancholy
1240:Assomada
1046:Tarrafal
814:Statoids
697:Grândola
652:, writer
543:Politics
405:Chão Bom
395:. Under
371:Tarrafal
310:Chão Bom
206:Tarrafal
202:Santiago
193:concelho
188:Tarrafal
118:Santiago
33:Tarrafal
1972:Culture
1796:Streams
1670:Fazenda
1463:Rui Vaz
1441:Chaminé
1345:Cancelo
1266:Fundura
1160:Santana
712:Montijo
687:Amadora
578:Votes%
572:Votes%
553:in 2016
397:Salazar
386:History
322:Fazenda
176:Website
102:Country
77:23°43′W
74:15°16′N
1967:Sports
1580:Veneza
1499:Levada
1436:Banana
1296:Rincão
1256:Charco
692:Fundão
581:Seats
575:Seats
561:Party
533:18,565
519:18,059
505:11,626
491:24,202
477:26,251
463:19,140
449:13,222
435:18,840
258:. The
145:18,565
113:Island
1620:Picos
1145:Belém
1113:Praia
1097:Praia
996:Praia
981:Brava
707:Moita
616:42.54
610:43.11
606:PAICV
597:54.22
591:53.70
527:2010
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485:1980
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457:1960
443:1950
429:1940
421:Year
334:Lagoa
223:Beach
190:is a
1393:Baía
986:Maio
935:Paul
399:the
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