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Square Kilometer

The square kilometer (km²) is a unit of area in the metric system, equal to the area of a square with sides that are each 1 kilometer long. One square kilometer is equivalent to 1,000,000 square meters or 100 hectares. It is commonly used to measure large areas, such as the size of cities, countries, and geographical regions.

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The square kilometer is derived from the kilometer, which is a unit of length in the metric system. The kilometer itself was introduced in the 18th century as part of the metric system, based on the meter, which was originally defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from the North Pole to the equator. The square kilometer, like other area units in the metric system, is based on the square of the unit of length. As the metric system became more widely adopted worldwide, the square kilometer became a standard unit for measuring large areas, particularly in geography, urban planning, and land management.

Square Millimeter

The square millimeter (mm²) is a unit of area in the metric system, equal to the area of a square with sides that are each 1 millimeter long. One square millimeter is equivalent to 1/1,000,000th of a square meter or 0.000001 square meters. It is commonly used to measure very small areas, such as the cross-sectional area of wires, the area of small components, or minute details in designs and prints.

Origin:

The square millimeter is derived from the millimeter, which is a unit of length in the metric system. The millimeter itself is one thousandth of a meter and was introduced as part of the metric system in the 18th century. The square millimeter is defined as the square of the millimeter, and it follows the principles of the metric system, where area units are derived from the square of the unit of length. As the metric system became more widely adopted globally, the square millimeter became a standard unit for measuring very small areas, especially in fields such as engineering, electronics, and printing.

Convert Square Kilometer to other area-converter units

1 Square Kilometer = 1000000 Square Meter

1 Square Kilometer = 1 Square Kilometer

1 Square Kilometer = 10000000000 Square Centimeter

1 Square Kilometer = 1000000000000 Square Millimeter

1 Square Kilometer = 1e+24 Square Nanometer

1 Square Kilometer = 1000000000000000000 Square Micrometer

1 Square Kilometer = Hectare

1 Square Kilometer = Acre

1 Square Kilometer = 0.3861021585 Square Mile

1 Square Kilometer = 1195990.0463 Square Yard

1 Square Kilometer = 10763910.417 Square Feet

1 Square Kilometer = 1550003100 Square Inch