Manzana (unit)

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 city block.

Today its size varies between countries:

• In Argentina it is a hectare, 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
• Honduran units of measurement

Footnotes

References

External links

• manzana definition on sizes.com