Bataguassu

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Coordinates: 21°42′50″S 52°25′19″W / 21.71389°S 52.42194°W / -21.71389; -52.42194 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 Batawa, Ontario and Batanagar

[edit] References

  1. ^ IBGE - [1]
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