Hectare - Definition, Glossary, Details - Oilgae
A hectare is a unit of area equal to 10,000 square metres (107,639 sq ft), or one square hectometre (100 metres, squared), and commonly used for measuring land area. A square 100 metres on each side is one hectare, the most common and convenient SI area multiple used in the surveying profession for day to day legal documents such as land deeds, mortgage surveys, town planning, environmental protection, and other necessary property considerations under the law.