Square mile to Hectare Unit Converter - 1 Square mile in Hectare
This calculator allows you to convert from Square mile to Hectare and in a reverse direction. To convert from Square mile to Hectare, enter the amount of Square mile into the first input and to convert from Hectare to Square mile, enter the amount of Hectare into the second input.
1 Square mile = 258.9988110336 Hectare
Square mile to Hectare?
How to convert from Square mile to Hectare?
To convert Square mile to Hectare: Every 1 Square mile equals 258.9988110336 Hectare. For example, 100 Square mile equal 100 * 258.9988110336 = 25899.88110336 Hectare and so on..
To answer this question we should first visualize the term of "are".
"are" was first identified when the metric system was introduced in 1796 as 100 square meters.
After the rationalization of the metric system in 1960, "are" was no more accepted as a unit of area, however, the hectare was not. One hectare equals 100 ares. Hectare is used widely to measure land area.
You should know that almost every sports fields are one hectare in size. Note that the centiare is one square metre while the deciare is ten square metres.