Area Converter


*Precision level 10e-7.

A. Area Conversion

Area is a measure of the amount of space an object occupies. The metric system is based on the square meter, with the most common units being the square kilometer, hectare, are, and square centimeter. The imperial system is based on the square foot, with the most common units being the square foot, square yard, and acre.

B. How to Use Area Converter

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Use this area converter to convert between different units of area.

C. Metric System (SI Units) - Area Conversion Table

Unit Conversion
Square Kilometer (km²) 1 km² = 1000000 m²
Square Hectometer (hm²) 1 hm² = 10000 m²
Square Decameter (dam²) 1 dam² = 100 m²
Square Meter (m²) 1 m² = Base unit of area
Square Decimeter (dm²) 1 dm² = 0.01 m²
Square Centimeter (cm²) 1 cm² = 0.0001 m²
Square Millimeter (mm²) 1 mm² = 0.000001 m²
Square Micrometer (µm²) 1 µm² = 1 × 10^-12 m²
Square Nanometer (nm²) 1 nm² = 1 × 10^-18 m²
Hectare (ha) 1 ha = 1 hm² = 100 are = 10000 m²
Decare (daa) 1 daa = 10 are = 1000 m²
Are (are) 1 are = 1 dam² = 100 m²
Centiare (ca) 1 ca = 1 m²

D. Imperial System - Area Conversion Table

Unit Conversion
Acre (ac) 1 ac = 4046.85642 m²
Square Mile (mi²) 1 mi² = 2589988.11 m²
Square Yard (yd²) 1 yd² = 0.83612736 m²
Square Foot (ft²) 1 ft² = 0.09290304 m²
Square Inch (in²) 1 in² = 0.00064516 m²

E. Regional or Traditional Units - Area Conversion Table

Unit Conversion
Square Rod (rd²) 1 rd² = 25.2928526 m²
Square Chain (ch²) 1 ch² = 16 rd² = 404.685642 m²
Rood (rood) 1 rood = 40 rd² = 1011.71411 m²
Square Pole (pole²) 1 pole² = 1 rd² = 25.2928526 m²
Township (township) 1 township = 36 section = 93239921.1 m²
Section (section) 1 section = 102400 rd² = 2589997.81 m²
Homestead (homestead) 1 homestead = 1/4 section = 647499.452 m²
Sabin (sabin) 1 sabin = 0.09290304 m²
Arpent (arpent) 1 arpent = 3418.91901 m²
Cuerda (cuerda) 1 cuerda = 3930.39563 m²
Plaza (plaza) 1 plaza = 6400 m²

F. Other Units - Area Conversion Table

Unit Conversion
Square Mil (mil²) 1 mil² = 6.4516 × 10^-10 m²
Circular Mil (cirmil) 1 cirmil = 5.067 × 10^-8 m²
Barn (br) 1 br = 1 × 10^-28 m²

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