hektárban

Hektárban is a Hungarian term used to express land area in hectares. A hectare (abbreviated ha) is a metric unit equal to 10,000 square meters, and it is widely used in agriculture, forestry, real estate, and land planning to describe the size of parcels and fields. One hectare equals 100 ares, and it is also equivalent to 0.01 square kilometers. In everyday usage, the unit ha is more common in numerical data, while hektárban may appear in prose to indicate the unit in which a measurement is given.

In language use, hektárban functions as a locative form meaning “in hectares” or “expressed in hectares.” It is often found in sentences where the size of an area is stated in that unit, for example: “A terület 350 hektárban van megadva,” meaning the area is given in hectares. The plural form for multiple areas is hektárokban, as in “A területek hektárokban kerültek feljegyzésre.” The term is primarily used in contexts dealing with land measurement and reporting, and complements other expressions such as “négyzetméterben” (in square meters) or simply “ha” after a numerical value (e.g., 350 ha).

Etymology and history: the word hektár derives from hekaton (hundred) and are (100 m²), forming the concept of a “hundred ares.” The hectare was introduced with the metric system and has since become a standard unit for land area in many countries, including Hungary. The Hungarian usage mirrors international conventions in scientific and administrative contexts, with ha as the standard abbreviation.