Convert vara de tarea to hectometer
Please provide values below to convert vara de tarea [vara de tarea] to hectometer [hm], or Convert hectometer to vara de tarea.
How to Convert Vara De Tarea to Hectometer
1 vara de tarea = 0.02505456 hm
Example: convert 15 vara de tarea to hm:
15 vara de tarea = 15 × 0.02505456 hm = 0.3758184 hm
Vara De Tarea to Hectometer Conversion Table
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Vara De Tarea
A vara de tarea is an old Spanish unit of length, approximately 2.5 varas or about 2.09 meters.
History/Origin
The vara was a common unit of length in Spain and its colonies. The vara de tarea was a specific length used for agricultural tasks.
Current Use
The vara de tarea is an obsolete unit of measurement.
Hectometer
A hectometer is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 100 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "hecto-" from the Greek "hekaton" meaning hundred, was part of the original metric system adopted in France in 1795.
Current Use
The hectometer is not a widely used unit of length in English-speaking countries. It is sometimes used in surveying and for marking distances on highways in some countries.