Oiapoque

Oiapoque is a municipality inside the north of the kingdom of Amapa, Brazil. Its populace is 20,226 and its region is 22,625 square kilometres. Oiapoque is likewise a major river inside the identical nation, forming the global border with French Guiana. The Oyapock River Bridge, connecting the village with Saint-Georges in French Guiana, turned into built but not opened to pedestrian or automobile traffic.

Lying at the northern coast of Brazil, Oiapoque is popularly taken into consideration the northernmost point of Brazil. The word "do Oiapoque ao Chuí" method "all of Brazil." However, there are greater northerly factors in Roraima kingdom including the municipality of Uiramuta. Oiapoque stays the northernmost coastal city of Brazil, and the northernmost city of Amapa. It occupies more than 1/2 of the north border of the kingdom.

The Oiapoque River is said to have been found via Vicente Yanez Pinzon in the first years of the 16th century. It has been known as Japoc, Yapoc, Iapoco, and even Vicente Pinzon River. The name Oiapoque become formally used from 1900, while a territorial dispute between Brazil and France became resolved thru Swiss diplomatic arbitration.