: a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters see Metric System Table
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As the estate celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, its 780-hectare landscape of olive groves, vineyards, vegetable gardens, and wildflower meadows remains a fully working agricultural property.
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Christine Chitnis, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 2026
On apple farms, there are often about two or three colonies per hectare, underscoring the scale of the population in the cemetery.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
The next year the administration imposed a 20-year moratorium on mining across 400 square miles (103,600 hectares) in the forest.
—Todd Richmond, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026
Today, the state has helped complete construction on nine restoration projects totaling around 500 acres (202 hectares) and 10 miles (16 kilometers) of stream habitat.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
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Christine Chitnis, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 2026
On apple farms, there are often about two or three colonies per hectare, underscoring the scale of the population in the cemetery.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
The next year the administration imposed a 20-year moratorium on mining across 400 square miles (103,600 hectares) in the forest.
—Todd Richmond, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026
Today, the state has helped complete construction on nine restoration projects totaling around 500 acres (202 hectares) and 10 miles (16 kilometers) of stream habitat.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Hectare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hectare. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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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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