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]
Anaurilândia | |
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![]() Location in Mato Grosso do Sul state | |
Coordinates: 22°11′16″S 52°43′04″W / 22.18778°S 52.71778°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Central-West |
State | Mato Grosso do Sul |
Area | |
• Total | 3,396 km2 (1,311 sq mi) |
Population (2020[1]) | |
• Total | 9,076 |
• Density | 2.7/km2 (6.9/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AMT) |
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.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Bata's World – Brazil". world.tomasbata.org. Retrieved 8 September 2023.