: a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters see Metric System Table
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Carmignano is a small sector of Tuscany, only about 300 hectares, so that only a handful of producers make and export it, including Capezzana, Artimino, Piaggia-Vannucci, Pratesi and Fattoria Ambra.
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John Mariani, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
According to the government, parcels of more than 1,000 hectares (roughly 2,500 acres) represent over half of Scotland’s land, while about 11 percent is publicly owned or managed by the Scottish Crown Estate.
—Robert Ormerod, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Land for the city has already been allocated to the southwest of the capital Abuja, with over a thousand hectares being given to project managers.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Huge stands of the Phragmites reeds, which cover more than 28,000 hectares of the Bird’s Foot, began to wither and die.
—Bywarren Cornwall, science.org, 9 Jan. 2025
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John Mariani, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
According to the government, parcels of more than 1,000 hectares (roughly 2,500 acres) represent over half of Scotland’s land, while about 11 percent is publicly owned or managed by the Scottish Crown Estate.
—Robert Ormerod, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Land for the city has already been allocated to the southwest of the capital Abuja, with over a thousand hectares being given to project managers.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Huge stands of the Phragmites reeds, which cover more than 28,000 hectares of the Bird’s Foot, began to wither and die.
—Bywarren Cornwall, science.org, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Hectare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hectare. Accessed 9 Mar. 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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