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 Hectare - Definition 

A hectare (symbol ha) is a metric unit of surface area, equal to 100 ares (the name is a contraction of the SI prefix hecto + are). It is a non-SI unit currently accepted (although discouraged) for use with the SI.

In India, also the abbreviation hac is used.

One hectare is equivalent to:

Conversely:

  • 100 hectares is equal to one square kilometre
  • 0.404 685 64 hectares is equal to one international acre
  • 0.404 687 26 hectares is equal to one U.S. survey acre

See also

External links

  • Conversion Calculator for Units of AREA (http://www.ex.ac.uk/trol/scol/ccarea.htm)
  • [1] (http://www.gm-unccd.org/FIELD/Countries/India/PROJECT_47_.pdf) (pdf, 1.3 MB); from the budget on p.79 it can be derived that in India hac means hectare; it also shows that within the same text also ha is used.

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