In this article I will show you how to convert 24 square kilometers into hectares. Throughout the explanation below I might also call it 24 km² to ha. They are the same thing!
How to Convert Square kilometers to Hectares
A square kilometer is greater than a hectare. I know that a km² is greater than a ha because of something called conversion factors.
Put very simply, a conversion factor is a number that can be used to change one set of units to another, by multiplying or dividing it. So when we need to convert 24 square kilometers into hectares, we use a conversion factor to get the answer.
The conversion factor for km² to ha is:
Now that we know what the conversion factor is, we can easily calculate the conversion of 24 km² to ha by multiplying 100 by the number of square kilometers we have, which is 24.
So, the answer to the question "what is 24 square kilometers in hectares?" is 2400 ha.
Square kilometers to Hectares Conversion Table
Below is a sample conversion table for km² to ha:
| Square kilometers (km²) | Hectares (ha) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 1 |
| 0.1 | 10 |
| 1 | 100 |
| 2 | 200 |
| 3 | 300 |
| 5 | 500 |
| 10 | 1000 |
| 20 | 2000 |
| 50 | 5000 |
| 100 | 10000 |
| 1000 | 100000 |
Best Conversion Unit for 24 km²
Sometimes when you work with conversions from one unit to another, the numbers can get a little confusing. Especially when dealing with really large numbers.
I've also calculated what the best unit of measurement is for 24 km².
To determine which unit is best, I decided to define that as being the unit of measurement which is as low as possible, without going below 1. Smaller numbers are more easily understood and can make it easier for you to understand the measurement.
The best unit of measurement I have found for 24 km² is square miles and the amount is 9.2664518062208 mi².