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Hectare
A hectare (symbol ha) is an SI derived unit of surface area, equal to 100 ares (the name is a contraction of the SI prefix hecto + are).
One hectare is equivalent to:
- 100 ares
- 10,000 square metres
- 0.01 square kilometres
- 2.47105381467165 acres
Conversely:
- 100 hectares is equal to one square kilometre.
See 1 E4 m˛ for further comparisons.
See also: Orders of magnitude, conversion of units
- Conversion Calculator for Units of AREA (http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/dictunit/ccarea.htm)
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