Are

Categories: Units of area

For the municipality in Sweden, see Åre; for the boroughtown and rural municipality in Estonia see Are; for the language from Papua New Guinea see Are

For the ARE see either Arab Republic of Egypt or Association for Research and Enlightenment

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An are (symbol a) is a unit of area. It is not an SI unit. It is accepted (although discouraged) for use with the SI. It is rarely used. The are is most familiar through its derived unit, the hectare.

Contents 1 Definition 2 Conversions 3 Multiples 4 See also 5 External link

Definition

1 are (a) = 100 square metres (m²)

Conversions

One are is equivalent to:

• a square with sides 10 metres long
• 1076.3910 square feet

Multiples

• 100 ares = 1 hectare (written 1 ha)
• 10 ares = 1 decare (written 1 daa)

See also

• 1 E2 m² for a comparison with other areas

External link

• Official SI website: Table 8. Other non-SI units currently accepted for use with the International System Their use is not encouraged.
• Conversion Calculator for Units of AREAals:Ar

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