: a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters see Metric System Table
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This would provide jobs for over 3,000 families in 15 forest communities with sustainable livelihoods and safeguard over 600.000 hectares of the Amazon Rainforest.
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Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The fire was about 110 acres (45 hectares) and the public was asked to avoid state Highway 11.
—Associated Press, TIME, 23 Mar. 2025
To date, the team has surveyed about 70,000 hectares, approximately 2% of the island’s monkey habitats.
—Byrefael Kubersky, science.org, 20 Mar. 2025
Some prominent, multigenerational citrus families each have been putting hundreds of acres (hectares) of groves up for sale for millions of dollars, or as much as $25,000 an acre.
—Mike Schneider, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
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Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The fire was about 110 acres (45 hectares) and the public was asked to avoid state Highway 11.
—Associated Press, TIME, 23 Mar. 2025
To date, the team has surveyed about 70,000 hectares, approximately 2% of the island’s monkey habitats.
—Byrefael Kubersky, science.org, 20 Mar. 2025
Some prominent, multigenerational citrus families each have been putting hundreds of acres (hectares) of groves up for sale for millions of dollars, or as much as $25,000 an acre.
—Mike Schneider, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Hectare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hectare. Accessed 29 Apr. 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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