Bataguassu

Bataguassu
Municipality
Region of the embankment of the Paraná River on the border MS-SP.
Region of the embankment of the Paraná River on the border MS-SP.
Flag of Bataguassu
Flag
Coat of arms of Bataguassu
Coat of arms
Location in Mato Grosso do Sul state
Location in Mato Grosso do Sul state
Bataguassu is located in Brazil
Bataguassu
Bataguassu
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 21°42′50″S 52°25′19″W / 21.71389°S 52.42194°W / -21.71389; -52.42194
CountryBrazil
RegionCentral-West
StateMato Grosso do Sul
Area
 • Total2,417 km2 (933 sq mi)
Population
 (2020[1])
 • Total23,325
 • Density9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (AMT)
Postal code
79780-000
Area code+55 67

Bataguassu is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. In 2020, its population was 23,325. Its area is 2,417 km². The town was founded in 1932 by Jan Antonín Baťa as part of his expansion of the Bata shoe company, founded by his brother Tomáš.[2]

Other towns in Brazil linked to Baťa include Anaurilândia, Batatuba, Mariápolis, and Batayporã.

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Bata's World – Brazil". world.tomasbata.org. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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