Uiramutã
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Uiramutã is a municipality
located in the northeast of the state of Roraima
in Brazil
. Its population is 7,742 (as of 2008) and its area is 8,066 km². It is the northernmost city in Brazil, with Monte Caburaí
being the northernmost point. West of this mountain, there is also the Monte Roraima
, the tallest mountain in Roraima and in Guyana
, located in the triple frontier
of Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela
. The municipality is located entirely inside the Raposa Serra do Sol
Indian Reservation.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located in the northeast of the state of Roraima
Roraima
Roraima is the northernmost and least populated state of Brazil, located in the Amazon region. It borders the states of Amazonas and Pará, as well as the nations of Venezuela and Guyana. The population is 400,000 and the capital is Boa Vista...
in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. Its population is 7,742 (as of 2008) and its area is 8,066 km². It is the northernmost city in Brazil, with Monte Caburaí
Monte Caburaí
Monte Caburaí is a mountain located on the border between the South American countries of Brazil and Guyana standing at above sea level. The source of the Uailã or Ailã river, located on the mountain, is the northernmost point of Brazil....
being the northernmost point. West of this mountain, there is also the Monte Roraima
Monte Roraima
Mount Roraima is the highest of the Pakaraima chain of tepui plateau in South America. First described by the English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh in 1596, its summit area is defended by 400-metre-tall cliffs on all sides...
, the tallest mountain in Roraima and in Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
, located in the triple frontier
Tripoint
A tripoint, or trijunction , is a geographical point at which the borders of three countries or subnational entities meet....
of Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
. The municipality is located entirely inside the Raposa Serra do Sol
Raposa Serra Do Sol
Reserva Indígena Raposa/Serra do Sol is an Indian reservation in Brazil, intended to be home to the Macuxi people...
Indian Reservation.