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Convert square kilometer to section
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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).
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.
square kilometer to section Conversion Table
| square kilometer | section |
|---|---|
| 0.01 square kilometer | 0.00386102158542 section |
| 0.1 square kilometer | 0.0386102158542 section |
| 1 square kilometer | 0.386102158542 section |
| 2 square kilometer | 0.772204317085 section |
| 3 square kilometer | 1.15830647563 section |
| 5 square kilometer | 1.93051079271 section |
| 10 square kilometer | 3.86102158542 section |
| 20 square kilometer | 7.72204317085 section |
| 50 square kilometer | 19.3051079271 section |
| 100 square kilometer | 38.6102158542 section |
| 1000 square kilometer | 386.102158542 section |
How to Convert square kilometer to section
1 square kilometer = 0.38610215854245 section
1 section = 2.589988110336 square kilometer
Example: convert 15 square kilometer to section:
15 × 0.38610215854245 = 5.7915323781367 section