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Convert Hectare to Perch (ha to perch) instantly with accurate, readable results.
Convert between square meters, acres, square feet, hectares, and other common units with our Area Unit Converter. This intuitive unit conversion tool helps you calculate land size, floor space, and surface area across both metric and imperial systems. Whether you're working on real estate, construction, or geography tasks, our area unit conversion calculator ensures precise and instant results.
Hectare (ha) - metric land area
Hectare is a metric unit of area commonly used for land measurement, equal to a square 100 meters on a side. Used in agriculture, forestry, and land records.
- Symbol: ha
- System: Metric (non-SI, accepted for use with SI)
- Exact relations: 1 ha = 10,000 m² = 100 a (are) = 0.01 km²
- Imperial/US equivalents: 1 ha ≈ 2.47105381 acres ≈ 0.00386102159 mi²
- Typical examples: farm fields, forest stands, park areas, cadastral documents
Perch (square perch, square rod, pole, lug) - traditional land area
Perch is a historical Imperial/US customary unit of area equal to one square rod. Used in older cadastral records and property descriptions alongside roods and acres.
- Symbol: none standardized (written as “perch”, “sq perch”, or “square rod”)
- System: Imperial/US customary (historic)
- Exact relations: 1 perch = 1 square rod = (16.5 ft)² = 272.25 ft² = (5.0292 m)² = 25.29285264 m²
- Other relations: 40 perches = 1 rood; 160 perches = 1 acre; 16 perches = 1 square chai
- Typical examples: plot descriptions such as “2 roods 13 perches”; 19th-century deeds and survey plans