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Costa
Rica is on the metric system, however land is described by various
methods; the acre, the hectare, and the manzana. Below is a
convenient chart comparing the various different measurement systems
used around the country.
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Conversion
Chart - Most Used Equivalencies |
| 1
meter = 3.28 feet |
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1
foot = 0.304 meters |
| 1
sq. meter = 10.76 sq. feet |
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1
sq. foot = 0.093 sq. meters |
| 1
kilometer = 0.6214 miles |
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1
mile = 1.61 kilometers |
| 1
hectare = 2.47 acres |
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1
hectare = 10,000 sq. feet |
| 1
acre = 4049 sq. meters |
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1
acre = 0.405 hectares |
| 1
manzana = 7,000 sq. mts. |
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1
manzana = 1.728 acres |
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