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'''Chão Bom''' |
'''Chão Bom''' is a settlement in the northern part of the island of [[Santiago, Cape Verde|Santiago]], [[Cape Verde]]. It is situated near the west coast, 3 km southeast of [[Tarrafal, Cape Verde|Tarrafal]] on the main road ([[EN1-ST01]]) south to [[Assomada]] and [[Praia]]. In 2010 its population was 5,166. The [[Tarrafal camp|Tarrafal prison camp]] was situated north of Chão Bom. The stadium [[Estádio de Mangue]] is in the northwestern part in the communal limits. [[Silvino Lopes Évora]], a writer, poet, journalist and a university professor is native to Chão Bom. |
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In 1983, the route between Assomada and Tarrafal opened and rerouted the route from [[Figueira das Naus]] and [[Ribeira da Prata]] to the middle of [[Serra Malagueta]] and its [[Serra da Malagueta (village)|village]]. Construction started somewhere at the end of the 1970s.<ref>Michel Lesourd, ''État et société aux îles du Cap-Vert : alternatives pour un petit État insulaire'' [''State and Society in the Cape Verde Islands: Alterantives for a Small Island State''], Karthala, Paris, 1996, p. 163 {{ISBN|2-86537-625-7}}</ref> |
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[[Silvino Lopes Évora]], a writer, poet, journalist and a university professor is native to Chão Bom. |
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==Sports== |
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Several football (soccer) clubs are founded in the community including: |
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*[[Beira-Mar (Tarrafal)|Beira-Mar]] |
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*AC Chão Bom (also known as Tchon Bom or Txon Bom) - a club first played in 2015 - the chief club of town |
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*[[Real Júnior]] |
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The stadium [[Estádio de Mangue]] is in the northwestern part in the communal limits. |
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Latest revision as of 15:57, 17 August 2018
Chão Bom | |
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Settlement | |
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| Coordinates: 15°15′25″N 23°44′24″W / 15.257°N 23.740°W | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | Santiago |
| Municipality | Tarrafal |
| Civil parish | Santo Amaro Abade |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 5,166 |
| ID | 71108 |
Chão Bom is a settlement in the northern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is situated near the west coast, 3 km southeast of Tarrafal on the main road (EN1-ST01) south to Assomada and Praia. In 2010 its population was 5,166. The Tarrafal prison camp was situated north of Chão Bom. The stadium Estádio de Mangue is in the northwestern part in the communal limits. Silvino Lopes Évora, a writer, poet, journalist and a university professor is native to Chão Bom.
References
[edit]- ^ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.