Table of Measurements
If you are buying property in Costa Rica, where measurements are given in metric units, it's useful to become familiar with the conversions.
read more closeList of Equivalent Measurements:
1 mile = 1.61 kilometers (km)
1 kilometer = 0.62 miles (mi)
1 square mile = 2.59 square kilometers
1 meter = 3.28 feet (ft)
1 foot = 0.3048 meters (m)
1 meter = 1.09 yards
1 square meter = 10.76 square feet
1 square foot = 0.09 square meters
1 manzana = 0.70 hectares (h)
1 manzana = 7,000 square meters
1 manzana = 1.73 acres (ac)
1 acre = 43,560 square feet
1 acre = 0.40 hectares
1 hectare = 10,000 square meters
1 hectare = 2.47 acres
1 hectare = 107,600 square feet
1 inch = 2.54 centimeters (cm)
1 millimeter = 0.039 inches (in)
1 centimeter = 0.393 inches
Helpful Spanish Glossary:
kilometro = kilometer
kilometro cuadrado = square kilometer
metro = meter
metro cuadrado = square meter
hectarea = hectare
milimetro = millimeter
centimetro = centimeter