Batayporã Explained

Official Name:Batayporã
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Coordinates:-22.295°N -53.2708°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 Km2:1,828
Population Total:11,349
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

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.

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.

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

Notes and References

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