: a unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters see Metric System Table
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Founded in August 2019, Shandong Youdao Chemical occupies more than 46 hectares of land in the Gaomi Renhe chemical park and employs more than 300 people, according to the company’s website.
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Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
Loss of pristine rainforests alone reached 6.7 million hectares in 2024, nearly twice as much as in 2023, researchers at the University of Maryland and the World Resources Institute said in an annual update of the state of the world’s forests.
—Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The new terminal, which sits on a plot of land 1,080 hectares large, will almost double the size of Changi Airport’s existing area.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 15 May 2025
Following land surveys and consolidation of plots within the area, the government alleged that the 27-hole golf resort’s land area increased by 30 hectares, beyond its original size of 369 hectares.
—Phisanu Phromchanya, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
Loss of pristine rainforests alone reached 6.7 million hectares in 2024, nearly twice as much as in 2023, researchers at the University of Maryland and the World Resources Institute said in an annual update of the state of the world’s forests.
—Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The new terminal, which sits on a plot of land 1,080 hectares large, will almost double the size of Changi Airport’s existing area.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 15 May 2025
Following land surveys and consolidation of plots within the area, the government alleged that the 27-hole golf resort’s land area increased by 30 hectares, beyond its original size of 369 hectares.
—Phisanu Phromchanya, Forbes.com, 6 May 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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