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Hh

hectare, ha

• a hectare is a standard metric unit for measuring area.

EXAMPLES:
ha, hectare

Metric Units ~ Area

1 square metre = 10 000 square centimetres
1 hectare = 10 000 square metres
1 square kilometre = 100 hectares

Abbreviations
square centimetre cm2 square metre m2
hectare ha square kilometre km2

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