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.