Convert 5000 Hectare to Square kilometer: 5000 Hectare in Square kilometer
This calculator allows you to convert from Hectare to Square kilometer and in a reverse direction. To convert from Hectare to Square kilometer, enter the amount of Hectare into the first input and to convert from Square kilometer to Hectare, enter the amount of Square kilometer into the second input.
Every 1 Hectare = 0.01 Square kilometer
and so, 5000 Hectare = 5000 multiplied by 0.01 = 50 Square kilometer.
Hectare
What is "hectare"?
To answer this question we should first visualize the term of "are".
"are" was first identified when the metric system was introduced in 1796 as 100 square meters.
After the rationalization of the metric system in 1960, "are" was no more accepted as a unit of area, however, the hectare was not. One hectare equals 100 ares. Hectare is used widely to measure land area.
You should know that almost every sports fields are one hectare in size. Note that the centiare is one square metre while the deciare is ten square metres.