Batayporã is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

located in the

Brazilian state The federative units of Brazil ( pt, unidades federativas do Brasil) are subnational entities with a certain degree of autonomy (self-government, self-regulation and self-collection) and endowed with their own government and constitution, which ...

Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul () is one of the Midwestern states of Brazil. Neighboring Brazilian states are (from north clockwise) Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay, to the southwest, and ...

. Its population is 11,349 (2020) and its area is 1,828 km². The town was founded in 1954 by

Jan Antonín Baťa Jan Antonín Baťa (March 7, 1898 – August 23, 1965) (also known as ''Jan Antonin Bata'' or ''Jan Bata'', called The King of Shoes) was a Czech- Brazilian shoe manufacturer from Uherské Hradiště (southeastern Moravia), half-brother of Tomáš ...

as part of his expansion of the

Bata shoe company The Bata Corporation (known as Bata, and in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, known as Baťa) is a multinational footwear, apparel and fashion accessories manufacturer and retailer of Moravian (Czech) origin, headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerl ...

, founded by his brother

Tomáš Tomáš () is a Czech and Slovak given name, equivalent to the name Thomas. It may refer to: * Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850–1937), first President of Czechoslovakia * Tomáš Baťa (1876–1932), Czech footwear entrepreneur * Tomáš Berdych ( ...

. Batayporã is surrounded by agricultural land. It is located south of

Anaurilândia Anaurilândia is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Its population was 9,076 (2020) and its area is 3,396 km². The town was founded by Jan Antonín Baťa, the king of shoes. Anaurilândia is a small settlem ...

at the junction of MS-395 and MS-134 (BR376), paved single-lane highways. Other towns in Brazil linked to Baťa include

Batatuba Piracaia is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 mi ...

Bataguassu Bataguassu is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Its population was 23,325 (2020) and its area is 2,417 km². The town was founded by Jan Antonín Baťa Jan Antonín Baťa (March 7, 1898 – August 23, ...

, and

Mariápolis Mariápolis is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 m ...

References

Municipalities in Mato Grosso do Sul Bata Corporation {{MatoGrossodoSul-geo-stub