hectare

IPA: hˈɛktɑr

A unit of surface area (symbol ha) equal to 100 ares (that is, 10,000 square metres, one hundredth of a square kilometre, or approximately 2.5 acres), used for measuring the areas of geographical features such as land and bodies of water.

Examples of "hectare" in Sentences

The area of the park is 25 hectare.
The area of the commune is hectares.
The area of the district is 514 hectares.
The area of the farm is over 700 hectares.
More than 30,00 hectares of land have been submerged.
Of these the litre and the hectare are the most common.
The territory of the settlement covers an area of 690 hectares.
The area of the village is approximately 2566 hectare and the population 7000.
The Loch Alsh flame shell reef is much larger than expected, covering an area of 75 hectares.
Millions of hectares per year of farming land are being lost to urban and industrial development.