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Area Converter

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... Are = ... Square kilometer

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... Are

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Use this page to convert are values into square kilometer, with background details, formulas, a worked example, and a quick conversion table.

1 a = 0.0001 sq km

1 sq km = 10,000 a

Example: 12 a = 0.0012 sq km

Are (a) is represented in this converter as 100 square meters.

History: Are follows metric area conventions derived from meter-based length units.

Current use: Are is useful for metric land, science, engineering, or education conversions.

Also written as a.

A square kilometer equals one million square meters.

History: It is the large-area metric extension of the square meter.

Current use: Square kilometers are used for land area, maps, and regional statistics.

Also written as sq km, km2, sqkm, square kilometers, square kilometre, square kilometres.