Convert square kilometres (km²) to square metres (m²).
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km²
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Square metrem²
Square kilometrekm²
Square centimetrecm²
Square millimetremm²
Square footft²
Square inchin²
Square yardyd²
Acreac
Hectareha
Square milemi²
Roodrood
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1000000
m²
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Square metrem²
Square kilometrekm²
Square centimetrecm²
Square millimetremm²
Square footft²
Square inchin²
Square yardyd²
Acreac
Hectareha
Square milemi²
Roodrood
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CONVERSION
1 km² ≈ 1000000 m²
6 significant figures
10 significant figures
15 significant figures
Precision changes displayed rounding, not calculation accuracy.
FORMULAm² = km² × 1000000
FORMULA & EXAMPLES
How to convert Square kilometres to square metres
m² = km² × 1000000
Multiply the km² reading by 1000000.
Worked examples
1 km² ≈ 1000000 m²
1 × 1000000 ≈ 1000000
100 km² ≈ 100000000 m²
100 × 1000000 ≈ 100000000
Frequently asked questions
Why is km² to m² different from a length conversion?
Area factors scale with the square of the length factor. For example, 1 ft = 0.3048 m gives 1 ft² = 0.3048² m² = 0.09290304 m².
Square kilometres to square metres table
Fixed reference · Square kilometre to Square metre
Reference values use this page’s named pair and default context. Calculator precision and font settings do not change this table.
Square kilometre (km²)
Square metre (m²)
0
0
0.1
100000
0.5
500000
1
1000000
2
2000000
5
5000000
10
10000000
25
25000000
50
50000000
100
100000000
1000
1000000000
Table results use 10 significant figures; decimal formula coefficients use up to 15. Calculations use the unit definitions before rounding. Extra digits do not improve measurement accuracy.