: a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters see Metric System Table
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The year 2020 saw the most area burned so far — 3.3 million hectares, which is larger than Belgium.
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Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Pantelleria Dream Resort At this four-star resort spread over four hectares, each suite occupies its own little dammuso.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2024
According to the organization’s impact report, that translated to the area of land under its certification tripling from 487,000 hectares in 2022 to more than 1.46 million hectares the following year.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 13 Jan. 2025
Around 160,000 tents, 150,000 toilets and a 776-mile (1,249-kilometer) drinking water pipeline have been installed at a temporary tent city covering 4,000 hectares, roughly the size of 7,500 football fields.
—Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
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Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Pantelleria Dream Resort At this four-star resort spread over four hectares, each suite occupies its own little dammuso.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2024
According to the organization’s impact report, that translated to the area of land under its certification tripling from 487,000 hectares in 2022 to more than 1.46 million hectares the following year.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 13 Jan. 2025
Around 160,000 tents, 150,000 toilets and a 776-mile (1,249-kilometer) drinking water pipeline have been installed at a temporary tent city covering 4,000 hectares, roughly the size of 7,500 football fields.
—Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
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hectare
noun
hect·are
ˈhek-ˌta(ə)r 
-ˌte(ə)r
-ˌte(ə)r
-ˌtär
: a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters see metric system
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