square kilometre

Summary

square kilometre is an unit of area^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of unit_of_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (305 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• square kilometre's instance of is recorded as unit of area^[3].
• square kilometre's instance of is recorded as SI derived unit^[4].
• square kilometre's measured physical quantity is recorded as area^[5].
• square kilometre's Commons category is recorded as Square kilometre^[6].
• square kilometre's Unicode character is recorded as ㎢^[7].
• square kilometre's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[8].
• square kilometre's conversion to SI unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+1000000'}^[9].
• square kilometre's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+100'}^[10].
• square kilometre's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q81292', 'amount': '+247.1054'}^[11].
• square kilometre's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q857027', 'amount': '+10763910'}^[12].
• square kilometre's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+0.3861022'}^[13].
• square kilometre's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1550511', 'amount': '+1195990'}^[14].
• square kilometre's conversion to standard unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1063786', 'amount': '+1550003100'}^[15].
• square kilometre's Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent is recorded as wd:Q712226 p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?source; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. ?item p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?target; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. BIND(?source / ?target as ?value)^[16].
• square kilometre's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'km²'}^[17].
• square kilometre's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'קמ"ר'}^[18].
• square kilometre's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'км²'}^[19].
• square kilometre's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'км²'}^[20].
• square kilometre's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'ba', 'text': 'км²'}^[21].
• square kilometre's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'كم²'}^[22].
• square kilometre's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'км²'}^[23].
• square kilometre's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'tt', 'text': 'км²'}^[24].
• square kilometre's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'km²'}^[25].
• square kilometre's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'km²'}^[26].
• square kilometre's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'km²'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include unit of area^[3] and SI derived unit^[4].

Influence

Things named for square kilometre include Square Kilometre Array^[28], a radio interferometer^[29], in South Africa^[30], founded in 2011^[31].

Why It Matters

square kilometre ranks in the top 10% of unit_of_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (305 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 138 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for it include Square Kilometre Array^[28], a radio interferometer^[29], in South Africa^[30], founded in 2011^[31].