47kilometres

47kilometres is the textual form of a distance equal to 47 kilometres. In the metric system, one kilometre equals 1,000 metres, so 47 kilometres equals 47,000 metres. In common usage, this distance is approximately 29.2 statute miles. The notation relates to the kilometre unit and is used to describe lengths, routes, and geographic extents.

In standard writing, the space between the numeral and the unit is typically used: 47 kilometres. The continuous form 47kilometres is sometimes seen in digital contexts such as URLs, file names, programming identifiers, or branding where spaces are impractical.

Contexts for such a distance include road distance descriptions, transportation planning, and athletic events. A course or journey might be described as a distance of 47 kilometres from origin to destination, or in datasets and maps where a fixed length is recorded for analysis.

As a textual variant, 47kilometres illustrates how unit names interact with numerals in the digital and print worlds. It is not a separate unit of measurement, but a representation of the same length in which the unit name is concatenated with the numeral. See also kilometre, metric system, mile, distance.