Bataguassu

Coordinates: 21°42′50″S 52°25′19″W / 21.71389°S 52.42194°W / -21.71389; -52.42194

Region of the embankment of the Paraná River on the border MS-SP.

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:

• Mariaopolis
• Anaurilândia
• Batatuba
• Bataiporã

See also

• Batanagar
• Batawa

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