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A is a unit of area used in Argentina and in many Central American countries, originally defined as 10,000 square in Spanish customary units. In other Spanish-speaking regions, the term has the meaning of a 
Today its size varies between countries:
* In Argentina it is a
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Today its size varies between countries:
* In Argentina it is a hectare
The hectare (; SI symbol: ha) is a non-SI metric unit of area equal to a square with 100-metre sides (1 hm2), that is, square metres (), and is primarily used in the measurement of land. There are 100 hectares in one square kilometre. ...
, 10,000 m2.
* In most Central American countries it is about , varying between countries.
* In Belize it is .
* In Nicaragua it is .
If a is taken as 83.59 cm, then a of 10,000 square s is equal to 6,987.29 m2. In calculations, the approximate value of 7000 m2 (or equivalently 0.7 ha) is often used to simplify conversion.
See also
*acre
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* Honduran units of measurement
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manzana definition on sizes.com
* Units of area {{measurement-stub