Cuerda in other units
| m² | sq ft | acres | hectares |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,930.4 | 42,306.43 | 0.971222 | 0.39304 |
- = 3,930.395625 m² ≈ 0.971 acre
About the cuerda
In Puerto Rico land is still commonly described in cuerdas, and the US Census Bureau uses the unit for Puerto Rico property sizes. A Puerto Rico law of 1913–14 put it at 3,930.395625 m², which is about 0.971 acre, 4,700 sq yd or 0.393 hectare. Mainlanders sometimes call it the Spanish acre, and the two are often treated as equal, but a cuerda is about 2.9% smaller than an acre.
The word means “rope”, and in Guatemala it names several smaller areas (from 20 × 20 to 50 × 50 varas); those are not covered here.
Related measures
- 1 cuerda ≈ 0.971 acre ≈ 0.393 ha
- 1 acre ≈ 1.03 cuerdas
Quick table
| Cuerda | Square feet | Square meters | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42,306.43 | 3,930.4 | 0.971222 |
| 2 | 84,612.85 | 7,860.79 | 1.9424 |
| 5 | 211,532.13 | 19,651.98 | 4.8561 |
| 10 | 423,064.26 | 39,303.96 | 9.7122 |
| 20 | 846,128.53 | 78,607.91 | 19.4244 |
| 50 | 2,115,321.32 | 196,519.78 | 48.5611 |
| 100 | 4,230,642.64 | 393,039.56 | 97.1222 |
Sources
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