Convert Hectare to Square Micrometer
Hectare
The hectare (ha) is a unit of area in the metric system, commonly used to measure large plots of land, especially in agriculture, forestry, and land planning. One hectare is equal to 10,000 square meters or 0.01 square kilometers. It is roughly equivalent to 2.471 acres.
The hectare was introduced in the 18th century as part of the metric system and is derived from the meter, the base unit of length in the metric system. The word "hectare" comes from the Greek word "hekaton" meaning "hundred," combined with the metric unit "are" (which represents 100 square meters). The hectare was designed to provide a practical unit for measuring larger areas, such as farmland and forests, in a way that fits within the metric system. Today, the hectare is widely used across the world for land measurement, although it is not commonly used in the United States, where acres are preferred instead.
Square Micrometer
The square micrometer (µm²) is a unit of area in the metric system, equal to the area of a square with sides that are each 1 micrometer long. One square micrometer is equivalent to 1/1,000,000th of a square millimeter or 10⁻¹² square meters. It is commonly used to measure very small areas, such as the surface area of cells, microorganisms, or fine particles.
The square micrometer is derived from the micrometer (µm), which is a unit of length in the metric system. The micrometer is one millionth of a meter (10⁻⁶ meters) and was introduced to measure small lengths that are beyond the resolution of the human eye, such as the size of bacteria, cells, and microscopic structures. The square micrometer, being the square of the micrometer, is used to measure areas at the microscopic scale. As fields such as biology, medicine, and materials science advanced, the square micrometer became a standard unit for measuring areas in these disciplines.
Convert Hectare to other area-converter units
1 Hectare = 10000 Square Meter
1 Hectare = 0.01 Square Kilometer
1 Hectare = 100000000 Square Centimeter
1 Hectare = 10000000000 Square Millimeter
1 Hectare = 1e+22 Square Nanometer
1 Hectare = 10000000000000000 Square Micrometer
1 Hectare = Hectare
1 Hectare = Acre
1 Hectare = 0.0038610216 Square Mile
1 Hectare = 11959.900463 Square Yard
1 Hectare = 107639.10417 Square Feet
1 Hectare = 15500031 Square Inch