Anaurilândia

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Anaurilândia
Flag of Anaurilândia
Location in Mato Grosso do Sul state
Location in Mato Grosso do Sul state
Anaurilândia is located in Brazil
Anaurilândia
Anaurilândia
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°11′16″S 52°43′04″W / 22.18778°S 52.71778°W / -22.18778; -52.71778
CountryBrazil
RegionCentral-West
StateMato Grosso do Sul
Area
 • Total3,396 km2 (1,311 sq mi)
Population
 (2020[1])
 • Total9,076
 • Density2.7/km2 (6.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (AMT)

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.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Bata's World – Brazil". world.tomasbata.org. Retrieved 8 September 2023.