Cambodian Land Measurement Units: How to Convert Ares, Hectares, and Square Meters

Purchasing land or property in Cambodia requires familiarity with both the French-derived metric terms utilized on official cadastral title deeds and traditional Khmer colloquial measurements used by local brokers.

Key Units of Land Measurement

• 1 Square Meter (m²): The fundamental building block of cadastral land titles.
• 1 Are (អា): Equals 100 square meters (10m × 10m). Often used for residential and commercial land plots.
• 1 Hectare (ហិកតា): Equals 10,000 square meters or 100 Ares. Widely used for agricultural land, borey developments, and industrial estates.
• Traditional Kong (កុង): Colloquially equivalent to 1 Are or 100 m² in most rural provinces.

Checking Official Title Deeds

Always verify the exact dimensions on the official Certificate of Title (Hard Title / ប័ណ្ណសំគាល់សិទ្ធិកាន់កាប់អចលនវត្ថុ) issued by the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) rather than relying solely on broker estimates.