Square miles (mi²) to Hectares (ha) Conversion

Square miles

The square mile is a unit of area equal to exactly 2,589,988.110336 square metres (approximately 2.59 km²). It is the standard unit for measuring large land areas, population density, and political jurisdictions in the United States and United Kingdom. One square mile contains exactly 640 acres — the basis of the US Public Land Survey System that structured much of North American land division.

Hectares

The hectare is a unit of area equal to exactly 10,000 square metres (100 m × 100 m), the standard unit for measuring agricultural land, forest area, and nature reserves internationally. The word derives from the Greek hekaton (hundred) and the French are (100 m²). One hectare is approximately 2.471 acres, and global food production statistics and deforestation rates are almost universally expressed in hectares.

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