Manzana (unit)



A manzana is a unit of area used in Argentina and in many Central American countries, originally defined as 10,000 square varas in Spanish customary units. In other Spanish-speaking regions, the term has the meaning of a city block.

Today its size varies between countries:
 * In Argentina it is a hectare, 10,000 m2.
 * In most Central American countries it is about 7000 m2, varying between countries.
 * In Belize it is 8353 m2.
 * In Nicaragua it is 7,042.25 m2.

If a vara is taken as 83.59 cm, then a manzana of 10,000 square varas is equal to 6,987.29 m2. In calculations, the approximate value of 7000 m2 (or equivalently 0.7 ha) is often used to simplify conversion.