Batayporã
Batayporã is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Its population is 11,349 (2020) and its area is 1,828 km2.
Batayporã | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Mato Grosso do Sul state | |
  Batayporã Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 22°17′42″S 53°16′15″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Central-West |
| State | Mato Grosso do Sul |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,828 km2 (706 sq mi) |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
| • Total | 11,349 |
| • Density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AMT) |
The town was founded in 1954 by Jan Antonín Baťa as part of his expansion of the Bata shoe company, founded by his brother Tomáš.[2]
Batayporã is surrounded by agricultural land. It is located south of Anaurilândia at the junction of MS-395 and MS-134 (BR376), paved single-lane highways.
Other towns in Brazil linked to Baťa include Anaurilândia, Batatuba, Bataguassu, and Mariápolis.
References
- IBGE 2020
- "Bata's World – Brazil". world.tomasbata.org. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
Capital: Campo Grande | |||||||||
| Mesoregion Centro Norte de Mato Grosso do Sul |
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| Mesoregion Leste de Mato Grosso do Sul |
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| Mesoregion Pantanal Sul Mato-Grossense |
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| Mesoregion Sudoeste de Mato Grosso do Sul |
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