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Convert section to square kilometer
Please provide values below to Convert section to square kilometer, or vice versa.
What is a Section?
A Section is a unit of area used in the United States for land surveying under the Public Land Survey System (PLSS). A section is typically one mile by one mile, containing 640 acres, and is one of the 36 divisions of a township.
What is a Square Kilometer?
The Square Kilometer is a unit of area equal to the area of a square with sides one kilometer long. It is commonly used for measuring the area of larger regions such as countries or large land areas (1 square kilometer = 1,000,000 square meters).
section to square kilometer Conversion Table
| section | square kilometer |
|---|---|
| 0.01 section | 0.0258998811034 square kilometer |
| 0.1 section | 0.258998811034 square kilometer |
| 1 section | 2.58998811034 square kilometer |
| 2 section | 5.17997622067 square kilometer |
| 3 section | 7.76996433101 square kilometer |
| 5 section | 12.9499405517 square kilometer |
| 10 section | 25.8998811034 square kilometer |
| 20 section | 51.7997622067 square kilometer |
| 50 section | 129.499405517 square kilometer |
| 100 section | 258.998811034 square kilometer |
| 1000 section | 2589.98811034 square kilometer |
How to Convert section to square kilometer
1 section = 2.589988110336 square kilometer
1 square kilometer = 0.38610215854245 section
Example: convert 15 section to square kilometer:
15 × 2.589988110336 = 38.84982165504 square kilometer