Convert Square Kilometers (km²) to Sections

Enter a value below to convert Square Kilometers (km²) to Sections.

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Conversion:

1 Square Kilometers (km²) = 0.38610215854 Sections

How to Convert Square Kilometers (km²) to Sections

1 km2 = 0.38610215854 section

1 section = 2.5899881103 km2

Example: convert 15 Square Kilometers (km²) to Sections:

25 km2 = 9.6525539636 section

Square Kilometers (km²) to Sections Conversion Table

Square Kilometers (km²)Sections
0.01 km20.0038610215854 section
0.1 km20.038610215854 section
1 km20.38610215854 section
2 km20.77220431708 section
3 km21.1583064756 section
5 km21.9305107927 section
10 km23.8610215854 section
20 km27.7220431708 section
50 km219.305107927 section
100 km238.610215854 section
1000 km2386.10215854 section

Square Kilometers (km²)

Definition

A square kilometer (km²) is a metric unit of area equal to 1,000,000 square meters or 100 hectares. It represents the area of a square with sides of 1 kilometer.

History

The square kilometer naturally followed the adoption of the metric system and the kilometer as a standard unit of distance. It became the standard large-scale area unit for geography, demographics, and national statistics.

Current use

Square kilometers are used worldwide to express the area of cities, regions, countries, lakes, and large geographic features. It is the standard unit in national census data and geopolitical comparisons.

Sections

Definition

A section is a unit of area used in the US Public Land Survey System, equal to 1 square mile (640 acres or approximately 2.59 km²).

History

The section was established by the US Land Ordinance of 1785 to systematically survey and distribute public lands. The grid system divided territories into townships of 36 sections each.

Current use

Sections are still used in the United States for land descriptions, especially in rural and agricultural areas. Legal descriptions of property in the western and midwestern US frequently reference sections.