Square Kilometers to Ares Conversion (sq km to a)

Square Kilometers to Ares Converter

Enter the area in square kilometers below to convert it to ares.

Result in Ares:

1 sq km = 10,000 a

How to Convert Square Kilometers to Ares

To convert a measurement in square kilometers to a measurement in ares, multiply the area by the following conversion ratio: 10,000 ares/square kilometer.

Since one square kilometer is equal to 10,000 ares, you can use this simple formula to convert:

ares = square kilometers × 10,000

The area in ares is equal to the area in square kilometers multiplied by 10,000.

For example, here's how to convert 5 square kilometers to ares using the formula above.

ares = (5 sq km × 10,000) = 50,000 a

How Many Ares Are in a Square Kilometer?

There are 10,000 ares in a square kilometer, which is why we use this value in the formula above.

1 sq km = 10,000 a

Square kilometers and ares are both units used to measure area. Keep reading to learn more about each unit of measure.

What Is a Square Kilometer?

One square kilometer is equivalent to the area of a square with sides that are each 1 kilometer in length. One square kilometer is equal to 0.386102 square miles or 1,000,000 square meters.

The square kilometer, or square kilometre, is a multiple of the square meter, which is the SI derived unit for area. In the metric system, "kilo" is the prefix for thousands, or 10³. A square kilometer is sometimes also referred to as a square km. Square kilometers can be abbreviated as sq km, and are also sometimes abbreviated as km². For example, 1 square kilometer can be written as 1 sq km or 1 km².

Learn more about square kilometers.

What Is an Are?

One are is equal to 100 square meters, or the area of a square with 10 meter sides.

The are is a non-SI metric unit for area. Ares can be abbreviated as a; for example, 1 are can be written as 1 a.

Learn more about ares.

Square Kilometer to Are Conversion Table

Table showing various square kilometer measurements converted to ares.
Square Kilometers	Ares
0.0001 sq km	1 a
0.0002 sq km	2 a
0.0003 sq km	3 a
0.0004 sq km	4 a
0.0005 sq km	5 a
0.0006 sq km	6 a
0.0007 sq km	7 a
0.0008 sq km	8 a
0.0009 sq km	9 a
0.001 sq km	10 a
0.002 sq km	20 a
0.003 sq km	30 a
0.004 sq km	40 a
0.005 sq km	50 a
0.006 sq km	60 a
0.007 sq km	70 a
0.008 sq km	80 a
0.009 sq km	90 a
0.01 sq km	100 a
0.02 sq km	200 a
0.03 sq km	300 a
0.04 sq km	400 a
0.05 sq km	500 a
0.06 sq km	600 a
0.07 sq km	700 a
0.08 sq km	800 a
0.09 sq km	900 a
0.1 sq km	1,000 a
0.2 sq km	2,000 a
0.3 sq km	3,000 a
0.4 sq km	4,000 a
0.5 sq km	5,000 a
0.6 sq km	6,000 a
0.7 sq km	7,000 a
0.8 sq km	8,000 a
0.9 sq km	9,000 a
1 sq km	10,000 a

Table showing various square kilometer measurements converted to ares.

Square Kilometers

Ares

0.0001 sq km

1 a

0.0002 sq km

2 a

0.0003 sq km

3 a

0.0004 sq km

4 a

0.0005 sq km

5 a

0.0006 sq km

6 a

0.0007 sq km

7 a

0.0008 sq km

8 a

0.0009 sq km

9 a

0.001 sq km

10 a

0.002 sq km

20 a

0.003 sq km

30 a

0.004 sq km

40 a

0.005 sq km

50 a

0.006 sq km

60 a

0.007 sq km

70 a

0.008 sq km

80 a

0.009 sq km

90 a

0.01 sq km

100 a

0.02 sq km

200 a

0.03 sq km

300 a

0.04 sq km

400 a

0.05 sq km

500 a

0.06 sq km

600 a

0.07 sq km

700 a

0.08 sq km

800 a

0.09 sq km

900 a

0.1 sq km

1,000 a

0.2 sq km

2,000 a

0.3 sq km

3,000 a

0.4 sq km

4,000 a

0.5 sq km

5,000 a

0.6 sq km

6,000 a

0.7 sq km

7,000 a

0.8 sq km

8,000 a

0.9 sq km

9,000 a

1 sq km

10,000 a