Bataguassu | |
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Municipality | |
Region of the embankment of the Paraná River on the border MS-SP.
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Location in Mato Grosso do Sul state |
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Location in Brazil | |
Coordinates: 21°42′50″S 52°25′19″W / 21.71389°S 52.42194°WCoordinates: 21°42′50″S 52°25′19″W / 21.71389°S 52.42194°W | |
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) |
Postal code | 79780-000 |
Area code | +55 67 |
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. 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: