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 m² for further comparisons.

See also: Orders of magnitude, conversion of units

External link

• Conversion Calculator for Units of AREA (http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/dictunit/ccarea.htm)