Tarrafal de São Nicolau is a recently created municipality on the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It was detached in 2005 from the municipality of São Nicolau. It includes only one parish, São Francisco.

Settlements

• Baixo Rocha
• Barril
• Cabeçalinho?
• Cachaço?
• Carvoeiro
• Covada
• Hortelão
• Jalunga
• Morro Brás
  Morro Brás
  Morro Brás is village in the northeastern part of the island island of São Nicolau. It is part of the municipality of Ribeira Brava...
  
  
• Praia Branca
  Praia Branca
  Praia Branca is village and a beach in the northwestern part of the island island of São Nicolau. It is part of the municipality of Tarrafal de São Nicolau...
  
  
• Tarrafal de São Nicolau
  Tarrafal de São Nicolau, Cape Verde
  Tarrafal de São Nicolau is a city that constitutes the seat of the Tarrafal de São Nicolau Municipality in Cape Verde....
  
  

History

It was created in 2005, when the older Municipality of São Nicolau was split in two, the southwestern part becoming the Municipality of Tarrafal de São Nicolau and the northeastern part becoming the Municipality of Ribeira Brava.

Demography

Population of Tarrafal de São Nicolau (1940—2010)
1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010
—	—	—	—	—	—	5211	4816