km² to hm²
39 unitsResult1.000000e+2
100hm²
1 km² × 100 = 100 hm²
Convert Square kilometer to Square hectometer (km² to hm²)
1 square kilometer = 100 square hectometers. Convert square kilometers to square hectometers instantly, with the exact factor, the formula and a reference table of common values.
Formula
square hectometers = square kilometers × 100
km² to hm² conversion table
| km² | hm² |
|---|---|
| 1 km² | 100 hm² |
| 2 km² | 200 hm² |
| 3 km² | 300 hm² |
| 5 km² | 500 hm² |
| 10 km² | 1000 hm² |
| 20 km² | 2000 hm² |
| 50 km² | 5000 hm² |
| 100 km² | 10000 hm² |
| 250 km² | 25000 hm² |
| 500 km² | 50000 hm² |
| 1000 km² | 100000 hm² |
What is a square kilometer?
A square kilometer is a square one kilometer on each side: one million square meters. It is the unit used for cities, forests, lakes and countries.
For a feel of scale, Central Park in New York covers about 3.4 square kilometers, and a small town might spread over ten or twenty. One square kilometer is exactly 100 hectares.
In writing, the square kilometer is usually shortened to "km²". One square kilometer is 1000000 square meters, and that ratio is what every number on this page is built from.