Manzana (unit)

A manzana (English: apple) is a unit of area used in Argentina and in many Central American countries:

It was originally defined as 10,000 sq. varas.

Nowadays, it is equivalent to:

In Argentina: it is equivalent to a hectare (i.e. 10,000 m²)
In most Central American countries: it is equivalent to approximately 1.72 acres = 6,961 m², with small variations in each country.
In Belize: 8,353 m² = 2.064 acres
In Nicaragua: 7,042.25 m² = 1.74 acres

External links

http://www.sizes.com/units/manzana.htm
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictM.html#manzana

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