Acre is an imperial measurment. Hectacre would be an analogous metric measurment.
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Acres are a unit of measurement commonly used in the imperial system, mainly in the United States and a few other countries. They are not part of the metric system.
A hectare is a metric unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters, while an acre is a unit of area commonly used in the imperial and US customary systems, equivalent to 4,047 square meters. To convert hectares to acres, you can use the conversion factor of 1 hectare = 2.471 acres. Conversely, to convert acres to hectares, you can use the conversion factor of 1 acre = 0.4047 hectares.
I was taught the imperial system whilst a schoolboy in the UK, many years ago. So I prefer imperial rather than metric. But, as metric is becoming the norm, I have become familiar with both systems.
Metric or Imperial
Metric sockets are measured in millimeters while imperial sockets are measured in inches. Metric sockets are commonly used in countries that use the metric system, whereas imperial sockets are used in countries that use the imperial system. It's important to use the correct type of socket to match the measurement system of the fasteners being used.
In imperial measurements the 'long ton' or 'UK ton' is 2240lbs (pounds) or, in metric 1,016.0469088 kg (kilograms). The 'short ton' is 2000lbs The metric 'tonne' is 1000kg which equates to about 2205lbs