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  2. Hectare - Wikipedia

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    An acre is about 0.405 hectares and one hectare contains about 2.47 acres. St. Enda's GAA ground, in Omagh. The playing field used in Gaelic football and hurling is a little over a hectare in size. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as 100 square metres, or one square decametre, and the hectare ("hecto-" + "are ...

  3. Rai, ngan, and tarang wa - Wikipedia

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    The tarang wa (square wa, tarang meaning 'grid') is derived from the area of a square with sides of 1 wa (the Thai fathom). One ngan ('work') is equal to 100 square wa, and one rai ('field' or 'plantation') equals 4 ngan or 1 square sen. [1] The units were standardized in square metres when Thailand (then Siam) adopted the metric system in 1923 ...

  4. Acre - Wikipedia

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    The entire yellow square is one square mile; the dark blue area at right represents 100 acres. The acre (/ ˈeɪkər / AY-kər) is a unit of land area used in the British imperial and the United States customary systems. It is traditionally defined as the area of one chain by one furlong (66 by 660 feet), which is exactly equal to 10 square ...

  5. Sri Lankan units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The smallest unit was known as "Paramaanuwa", which was equal to 3.306 × 10−11 m (1.302 × 10−9 in). A typical span was taken roughly equal to 22.86 cm (9 in). These small units of measurement were used in making of statues and buildings. Following are the relationships between the units used in ancient times. [6][7]

  6. Bigha - Wikipedia

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    Uses in Bangladesh. Bigha is a traditional unit of land in entire Bangladesh, with land purchases still being undertaken in this unit. One bigha is equal to 20 Katha (14,400 square feet or 1,600 square yard) as standardized in pre-partition Bengal during the British rule. In other words, 3 bigha are just 0.5 Katha or 360 sq ft short of 1 acre.

  7. Katha (unit) - Wikipedia

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    In Bihar, one Katha may vary from 720 to 3,267 square feet (ft 2). 1 Bigha = 20 Katha. One katha is divided in 20 dhur. One dhur is subdivided in 20 dhurki. The origin of the term and measurement unit was during the Pala Empire. [1] 1 Decimal = 435.6 square feet & 1 Acre = 100 decimal. [2] [3] In Patna & Arrah, 1 Katha is equal to 1,361.25 ft 2 ...

  8. Nepalese customary units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    1 Paisa (पैसा) = 4 Daam (दाम) = 7.95 m 2 = 85.56 sq. ft. 1 Daam (दाम) = 1.99 m 2 = 21.39 sq. ft. The units of measurement of area of land depends on the part of the country where they are being used, with the Bigha-Katha-Dhur measurements common in the Terai region while the Ropani-Aana measurements are common in hilly and ...

  9. Gunta - Wikipedia

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    1 gunta = 120.999 square yards = 101.1714 square metres = 16 annas 1 guntha (R) = 33 ft (10 m) × 33 ft (10 m) = 1,089 sq ft (101.2 m 2 ) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] 40 gunthas = 1.0 acre