: a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters see Metric System Table
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The property, which boasts a 10-hectare park, was originally built in 1568 and named Villa Garovo.
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Planned for a total capacity of 30 GW, combining solar and wind (26 GW solar + 4 GW wind) on 72,600 hectares of land.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
Instead of a big commercial enterprise, winemaker Ana Berakishvili welcomes guests to her family home, which spans 35 hectares of vineyards and is surrounded by fruit trees and vegetable patches.
—Jessica Jungbauer, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2025
Catatumbo remains the epicenter, with more than 42,000 hectares of coca crops —the third-largest concentration in Colombia— yielding over 330 tons annually.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Planned for a total capacity of 30 GW, combining solar and wind (26 GW solar + 4 GW wind) on 72,600 hectares of land.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
Instead of a big commercial enterprise, winemaker Ana Berakishvili welcomes guests to her family home, which spans 35 hectares of vineyards and is surrounded by fruit trees and vegetable patches.
—Jessica Jungbauer, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2025
Catatumbo remains the epicenter, with more than 42,000 hectares of coca crops —the third-largest concentration in Colombia— yielding over 330 tons annually.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Hectare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hectare. Accessed 14 Oct. 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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