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Square miles to square kilometres

Multiply square miles by 2.59 to get square kilometres.

1 mi² = 2.59 km²NIST HB 44 · BIPM SI
mi²
64.7497km²

25 mi² = 64.7497 km²

How to convert square miles to square kilometres

The square kilometre is one million square metres (10⁶ m²). The square mile is exactly 2 589 988.110336 m² (1609.344 m squared).

Worked example — 25 mi²: 25 × 2.59 = 64.7497 km².

Square miles to square kilometres table

Common conversions. The reverse table is on square kilometres to square miles.
Square milesSquare kilometres
1 mi²2.59 km²
2 mi²5.18 km²
5 mi²12.9499 km²
10 mi²25.8999 km²
25 mi²64.7497 km²
50 mi²129.4994 km²
100 mi²258.9988 km²
500 mi²1,294.9941 km²
1,000 mi²2,589.9881 km²

Reverse and related

About square miles and square kilometres

Square mile (mi²)

1 mi² = 2.59 km²

Definition. Exactly 2 589 988.110336 m² (1609.344 m squared)

History and origin

The square mile is a square one mile on each side, built from the statute mile. It equals about 2.59 square kilometres, or 640 acres.

Current use

Square miles measure land, counties and regions in the United States and United Kingdom.

Source: NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C (area); 1959 yard-and-pound agreement

Square kilometre (km²)

1 km² = 0.386102 mi²

Definition. One million square metres (10⁶ m²)

History and origin

The square kilometre is a square one kilometre on each side, one million square metres. It became the metric unit for large land areas.

Current use

Square kilometres measure land area and the size of cities and regions.

Source: BIPM SI Brochure (2019)

Where people use this

Square miles: land and county area. Square kilometres: land area, city and region sizes. 1 sq mi is about 2.59 km².

How we know this is right
The factor is fixed by the standards that define the units, not chosen — so it is exact, not a measurement:
1 km² = 0.3861021585 mi², so 1 mi² = 1 ÷ 0.3861021585 = 2.59 km².

Every value is carried to full double precision; the display is rounded.

Sources: BIPM SI Brochure (2019); NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C (area); 1959 yard-and-pound agreement.

Questions people ask

How many km² in a square mile?

One square mile is about 2.59 km².

How many km² is 10 sq mi?

10 sq mi is about 25.9 km².

How many acres in a square mile?

One square mile is exactly 640 acres.

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