Batayporã
Municipality in Central-West, Brazil
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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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 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 | 6.208/km2 (16.08/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.[citation needed]
Other towns in Brazil linked to Baťa include Anaurilândia, Batatuba, Bataguassu, and Mariápolis.
