Anaurilândia Explained

Official Name:Anaurilândia
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Coordinates:-22.1878°N -52.7178°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Brazil
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Central-West
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Mato Grosso do Sul
Subdivision Type3:Mesoregion
Subdivision Type4:Microregion
Subdivision Type5:Metrop. region
Leader Title:Mayor
Area Total Km2:3,396
Population Total:9,076
Population As Of:2020[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:HDI
Timezone1:AMT
Utc Offset1:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Area code

Anaurilândia is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Its population is 9,076 (2020) and its area is 3,396 km². The town was founded by Jan Antonín Baťa as part of his expansion of the Bata shoe company, founded by his brother Tomáš.[2]

Other towns in Brazil linked to Baťa include Mariápolis, Batatuba, Bataguassu, and Batayporã.

Anaurilândia is a small settlement surrounded by agricultural land and lies on the north side of the Rio Parana. MS-395 is a paved single-lane highway that passes through the town and connects it to Batayporã.

Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/ms/anaurilandia/panorama IBGE 2020
  2. News: Bata's World – Brazil . world.tomasbata.org . 8 September 2023.