What is a section in terms of area?

A section is a unit of area in the U.S. Public Land Survey System equal to one square mile, about 2.58999 km².

Why convert square kilometers to sections?

Converting helps relate metric area measurements to standardized U.S. land parcels used in legal descriptions and mapping.

Is this conversion applicable outside the U.S.?

No, the section unit is specific to the U.S. Public Land Survey System and not used internationally.

How to Convert from Square Kilometer (km²) to Section

Easily convert area measurements from square kilometers to sections, a U.S. land unit, using this practical unit converter tool.

Square kilometer [km^2]

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Square kilometer [km^2] to Section Conversion Table

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Start Value

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End Value

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Square kilometer [km^2] to Section Conversion Table
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What Is This Tool?

This converter enables users to switch area measurements from square kilometers, a metric unit used for large land extents, into sections, a unit from the U.S. Public Land Survey System used for legal and cadastral land descriptions.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the area value in square kilometers.
Select square kilometer as the starting unit and section as the target unit.
Click convert to see the result displayed in sections.

Key Features

Converts between square kilometers and sections quickly and accurately.
Supports land use cases including surveying, mapping, and agricultural planning.
Browser-based and easy to use with intuitive input fields.

Examples

5 km² converts to approximately 1.93051 sections.
10 km² converts to approximately 3.86102 sections.

Common Use Cases

Measuring and describing large land areas such as cities or parks in both metric and U.S. land units.
Facilitating legal land parcel descriptions and cadastral mapping in the United States.
Supporting agricultural and environmental resource management reports using standardized land measures.

Tips & Best Practices

Always confirm which unit system is required for your project—metric or U.S. land units.
Use this tool to bridge land measurement data for planning or legal documentation in the U.S.
Keep in mind differences in land parcel shapes when interpreting conversion results.

Limitations

The section unit is only valid within the U.S. Public Land Survey System and not internationally.
Conversion between these units may introduce slight approximations due to different unit definitions.
Variations in actual land parcel boundaries can affect practical use beyond theoretical conversions.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a section in terms of area?: A section is a unit of area in the U.S. Public Land Survey System equal to one square mile, about 2.58999 km².
Why convert square kilometers to sections?: Converting helps relate metric area measurements to standardized U.S. land parcels used in legal descriptions and mapping.
Is this conversion applicable outside the U.S.?: No, the section unit is specific to the U.S. Public Land Survey System and not used internationally.

Key Terminology

Square kilometer [km²]: A metric unit of area representing the area of a square one kilometer on each side, used for large land extent measurements.
Section: A unit of area used in the U.S. Public Land Survey System equal to one square mile or about 2.58999 km², used for legal land descriptions.
U.S. Public Land Survey System: A land measurement system in the United States that divides land into standardized parcels called sections, townships, and ranges.

Quick Knowledge Check

What unit does a section represent?

A metric unit for small land plots

A square mile used in the U.S. land survey system

An international standard area unit

What is a common use for converting km² to sections?

To measure ocean areas

To support land surveying and legal descriptions in the U.S.

To calculate population density worldwide

What is a limitation of converting between square kilometers and sections?

The section is a universal unit worldwide

Conversion may introduce approximation errors and the section applies only in the U.S.

The conversion gives exact results without error

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