Square Mile to Square Kilometer Conversion (mi² to km²)

How Many Square Kilometer in a Square Mile?

There are 2.58998811 square kilometer in a square mile.
1 Square Mile is equal to 2.58998811 Square Kilometer.
1 mi² = 2.58998811 km²

Square Mile to Square Kilometer Conversions

Square Mile Definition

As a unit of area, a square mile is used around the world in those countries who traditionally utilize the Imperial or the US customary measurement system. One square mile is equal to a square-shape area with one mile at every side. This unit is used for measuring large areas and territories. One square mile is equal to 640 acres or 27,878,400 square feet, and in metric system one square mile is equal to 2.589988110336 square kilometers.

Square Kilometer Definition

A square kilometer is a unit of surface area allowing measuring quite large areas. It is one of the base SI units used widely in all countries of the world to measure large territories like the ones of a country, a region, and so on. In order to understand what one square kilometer is one can imagine the area of the Jerusalem Old City or the area of Rio de Los Angeles State Park in California. This unit is equal to 100 hectares and has an internationally accepted symbol of km².

About mi² to km² Converter

This is a very easy to use square mile to square kilometer converter. First of all just type the square mile (mi²) value in the text field of the conversion form to start converting mi² to km², then select the decimals value and finally hit convert button if auto calculation didn't work. Square Kilometer value will be converted automatically as you type.

The decimals value is the number of digits to be calculated or rounded of the result of square mile to square kilometer conversion.

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