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Square Kilometer [km²]

A square kilometer (km²) is a unit of area equal to a square that is 1 kilometer on each side. It is commonly used to measure large areas such as cities, countries, or large land plots.

1 km² = 1,000,000 m².

Square Rod (US Survey)

A square rod (US survey) is a unit of area based on the US survey foot and rod, used primarily in land surveying in the United States.

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  1 US survey rod = 16.5 US survey feet (exactly 16.5 feet)

  
  
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  1 square rod (US survey) = 16.5 ft × 16.5 ft = 272.25 square feet ≈ 25.2929 m²

  
  

The US survey square rod is slightly different in exact length than the international measurement due to the foot definition but is essentially used the same way for land measurement.