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- This article is about the unit of area. For other uses, see Are (disambiguation).
An are (symbol a) is a unit of area, equal to 100 square meters (10 m × 10 m), used for measuring land area. It was defined by older forms of the metric system, but is not part of the modern metric system, the International System (SI). It is accepted, but not encouraged, for use with the SI.
It is commonly used in many countries—in particular, in French-, Portuguese, Polish- and German-speaking countries—to measure real estate; elsewhere, the square meter is used. The are is sometimes used in combination with the centiare, e.g. "10 ares 12 centiares" = 1012 m². Larger land areas are generally measured in hectares. The decare is occasionally encountered. Other prefixes for multiples and submultiples of the are are not in common use.
[edit] Conversions
One are is equivalent to:
[edit] Metric
- 0.0001 km² (square kilometers)
- 0.01 ha (hectares)
- 1 dam² = 10 m × 10 m (a square 10 meters on a side)
- 100 m² (square meters)
- 100 ca (centiares)
[edit] English units
- 0.000 038 610 2 square miles (statute)
- 0.024 710 538 international acres
- 0.024 710 439 U.S. survey acres
- 1076.39 square feet
[edit] Other
[edit] See also
- 1 E2 m² for a comparison with other areas
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