Mu in other units
| m² | sq ft | acres | hectares |
|---|---|---|---|
| 666.6667 | 7,175.94 | 0.164737 | 0.0666667 |
- = 1/15 hectare = 60 square zhang
About the mu
When mainland China moved to legal metric units, the mu was the one traditional area unit it kept. It is defined as 60 square zhang, which makes it 1/15 hectare: about 666.67 m², 7,176 sq ft or 0.165 acre. Farm sizes, crop yields and land transfers in China are still widely reported in mu.
Because the definition is tied to the hectare, conversions are clean: 15 mu make a hectare and 1,500 mu make a square kilometer. The mu used in Hong Kong and Macau (about 761.4 m²) and the Taiwanese mu (about 99.17 m²) are different sizes and are not covered here.
Related measures
- 15 mu = 1 hectare
- 1,500 mu = 1 km²
- 1 acre ≈ 6.07 mu
Quick table
| Mu | Square feet | Square meters | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7,175.94 | 666.6667 | 0.164737 |
| 2 | 14,351.88 | 1,333.33 | 0.329474 |
| 5 | 35,879.7 | 3,333.33 | 0.823685 |
| 10 | 71,759.4 | 6,666.67 | 1.6474 |
| 20 | 143,518.81 | 13,333.33 | 3.2947 |
| 50 | 358,797.01 | 33,333.33 | 8.2368 |
| 100 | 717,594.03 | 66,666.67 | 16.4737 |
Sources
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