Bataguassu

Bataguassu
Municipality

Region of the embankment of the Paraná River on the border MS-SP.

Location in Mato Grosso do Sul state
Bataguassu

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 21°42′50″S 52°25′19″W / 21.71389°S 52.42194°W / -21.71389; -52.42194Coordinates: 21°42′50″S 52°25′19″W / 21.71389°S 52.42194°W / -21.71389; -52.42194
Country  Brazil
Region Central-West Region
State Mato Grosso do Sul
Area
 • Total 2,417 km2 (933 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 • Total 19,171
 • Density 7.9/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone BRT-1/BRST-1 (UTC-4/-3)

Bataguassu is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Its population was 19,171 (2005) and its area is 2,417 km².[1] The town was founded by Jan Antonín Baťa, the king of shoes, in 1932.

Compare to Anaurilândia and Bataiporã, Bataguassu is a larger settlement. Besides housing, there are various buildings built to support the town's people.

Other towns in Brazil linked to Bata:

See also

References

  1. ↑ IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2014-08-03.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/28/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.