Convert Townships to Hectares (ha)
Enter a value below to convert Townships to Hectares (ha).
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
| Townships | Hectares (ha) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 township | 93.239571972 ha |
| 0.1 township | 932.39571972 ha |
| 1 township | 9323.9571972 ha |
| 2 township | 18647.914394 ha |
| 3 township | 27971.871592 ha |
| 5 township | 46619.785986 ha |
| 10 township | 93239.571972 ha |
| 20 township | 186479.14394 ha |
| 50 township | 466197.85986 ha |
| 100 township | 932395.71972 ha |
| 1000 township | 9323957.1972 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.