Bataguassu

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Bataguassu
Municipality
Region of the embankment of the Paraná River on the border MS-SP.
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Mato Grosso do Sul state
Bataguassu Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 21°42′50″S 52°25′19″W / 21.71389°S 52.42194°W / -21.71389; -52.42194
Country	Brazil
Region	Central-West
State	Mato Grosso do Sul
Area
• Total	2,417 km2 (933 sq mi)
Population  (2020[1])
• Total	23,325
• Density	9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (AMT)
Postal code	79780-000
Area code	+55 67

Bataguassu is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. In 2020, its population was 23,325. Its area is 2,417 km². The town was founded in 1932 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 Anaurilândia, Batatuba, Mariápolis, and Batayporã.