SOUTH AFRICAN AREA AND LENGTH CONVERSION FACTORS
GENERAL:
1000 Cape Feet =1033 English Feet
12 Cape Feet = 1 Cape Roods
144 Cape Feet² = 1 Roods
600 Roods² = 1 Morgen
1 Morgen = 8565.32 m²
1 Morgen = 0.856532 Hectares
1 Yard = 0.914 metres
220 Yards = 1 Furlong
1 Hectare = 10,000 m²
1 Acre = 0.4047 Hectare
1 Acre = 4047 m²
1 Hectare = 2.47097 Acres
TO CONVERT:
Length:
Cape Feet to meters: Cape Feet x 0.314855575
English Feet to meters: English Feet x 0.3048
Area:
Cape Feet² to m²: Cape ft² x 0.09913403
English Feet² to m²: English ft² x 0.09290304
Roods² to m²: Roods² x 14.27530031
Morgen to m²: Morgen x 8565.32
Hectares to m²: Hectares x 10,000
Remember:
Cape feet were normally used for the measurement of land.
English feet were normally used for the measurement of buildings.
Note: this information was taken from the South African Institute of Valuers Members Guide
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