Convert Townships to Hectares (ha)

Enter a value below to convert Townships to Hectares (ha).

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Conversion:

1 Townships = 9323.9571972 Hectares (ha)

How to Convert Townships to Hectares (ha)

1 township = 9323.9571972 ha

1 ha = 0.0001072505996 township

Example: convert 15 Townships to Hectares (ha):

25 township = 233098.92993 ha

Townships to Hectares (ha) Conversion Table

TownshipsHectares (ha)
0.01 township93.239571972 ha
0.1 township932.39571972 ha
1 township9323.9571972 ha
2 township18647.914394 ha
3 township27971.871592 ha
5 township46619.785986 ha
10 township93239.571972 ha
20 township186479.14394 ha
50 township466197.85986 ha
100 township932395.71972 ha
1000 township9323957.1972 ha

Townships

Definition

A township (survey) is a unit of area in the US Public Land Survey System equal to 36 sections, or approximately 93.24 square kilometers (36 square miles).

History

Townships were created by the US Land Ordinance of 1785 as a systematic method for dividing and settling western territories. Each township is a 6-mile by 6-mile square grid.

Current use

Townships remain in use for legal land descriptions in the United States, particularly in states that were surveyed under the Public Land Survey System. They serve as administrative and geographic reference units.

Hectares (ha)

Definition

A hectare (ha) is a metric unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters or 100 ares. It represents the area of a square with sides of 100 meters.

History

The hectare was introduced in France in 1795 as part of the metric system. It was officially adopted by the International Committee for Weights and Measures and remains widely used alongside SI units.

Current use

Hectares are the standard unit for measuring agricultural land, forests, and large plots in most countries worldwide. Australia, the EU, and many African and Asian nations use hectares for land registration.