Editing Acre (section)

== Use ==
The acre is commonly used in many current and former Commonwealth countries by custom, and in a few it continues as a [[statute measure]]. These include Antigua and Barbuda,<ref name="antiguaobserver">{{cite web|url=http://www.antiguaobserver.com/govt-gifts-bakka-with-half-acre-land/|title=Gov't Gifts 'Bakka' With Half-Acre Land {{pipe}} Antigua Observer Newspaper|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213313/http://www.antiguaobserver.com/govt-gifts-bakka-with-half-acre-land/|archive-date=4 October 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=14 February 2014}}</ref> [[American Samoa]],<ref name="samoanews">{{cite web|url=http://www.samoanews.com/?q=node/4505|title=National Park of American Samoa completes two successful forest projects {{pipe}} Samoa News|date=15 April 2012 |publisher=SamoaNews.com|access-date=14 February 2014}}</ref> [[The Bahamas]],<ref name="thenassauguardian">{{cite web |last1=Lowe |first1=Alison |title=Construction underway on Old Fort School |url=https://thenassauguardian.com/2013/08/15/construction-underway-on-old-fort-school/ |website=The Nassau Guardian |date=15 August 2013 |access-date=6 February 2019 |archive-date=25 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425055105/https://thenassauguardian.com/2013/08/15/construction-underway-on-old-fort-school/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Belize,<ref name="amandala">{{cite web|url=http://amandala.com.bz/news/2225-acre-cobia-farm-proposed-near-lark-and-bugle-cayes/|title=2,225-acre Cobia farm proposed near Lark and Bugle Cayes {{pipe}} Amandala Newspaper|date=7 January 2008 |publisher=amandala.com.bz|access-date=14 February 2014}}</ref> the [[British Virgin Islands]],<ref name="bvibeacon">{{cite web|url=http://www.bvibeacon.com/2/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3051%3Awork-continues-on-development-&Itemid=1&showall=1|title=Work continues on development|publisher=bvibeacon.com|access-date=14 February 2014}},</ref> [[Canada]],<ref name="Statistics Canada">{{cite web|url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3210004701|title=Value per acre of farm land and buildings at July 1|date=13 April 2021 |publisher=Statistics Canada|access-date=11 March 2023}}</ref> the [[Cayman Islands]],<ref name="compasscayman">{{cite web|url=http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2013/08/21/Kai-drama-over-50-acre-development/|title=Kai drama over 50-acre development :: cayCompass.com|publisher=compasscayman.com|access-date=14 February 2014|archive-date=1 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301003404/http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2013/08/21/Kai-drama-over-50-acre-development/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Dominica]],<ref name="dominicanewsonline">{{cite web|url=http://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/agriculture/dominica-not-meeting-quota-in-banana-industry/|title=Dominica not meeting quota for international banana markets {{pipe}} Dominica News Online|publisher=dominicanewsonline.com|access-date=14 February 2014|archive-date=4 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213258/http://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/agriculture/dominica-not-meeting-quota-in-banana-industry/|url-status=dead}}</ref> the [[Falkland Islands]],<ref name="penguin-news">{{cite web|url=http://www.penguin-news.com/index.php/columns/28-farm-yarns-with-elaine/462-farm-yarns-with-elaine-turner-part-13|title=Farm Yarns with Elaine – Farm yarns with Elaine Turner – Part 13|publisher=penguin-news.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924070635/http://www.penguin-news.com/index.php/columns/28-farm-yarns-with-elaine/462-farm-yarns-with-elaine-turner-part-13|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=14 February 2014}}</ref> [[Grenada]],<ref name="grenadabroadcast">{{cite web|url=http://www.grenadabroadcast.com/news/diaspora/14367-the-grenada-spices-industry|title=Grenada Broadcast – George Grant – The Grenada Spices Industry|publisher=grenadabroadcast.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215245/http://www.grenadabroadcast.com/news/diaspora/14367-the-grenada-spices-industry|archive-date=4 October 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=14 February 2014}}</ref> [[Ghana]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theafricareport.com/News-Analysis/mortgages-in-ghana-snapping-up-an-acre-of-accra-real-estate.html|title=Mortgages in Ghana: Snapping up an acre of Accra real estate |last=Ofori-Atta|first=Prince|website=www.theafricareport.com|language=en-gb|access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref> [[Guam]],<ref name="guampdn">{{cite web|url=http://www.guampdn.com/article/20130824/NEWS01/308240022/Manamko-could-see-new-homes|title=Local News {{pipe}} Pacific Daily News|publisher=guampdn.com|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131001040155/http://www.guampdn.com/article/20130824/NEWS01/308240022/Manamko-could-see-new-homes|archive-date=1 October 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=14 February 2014}}</ref> the [[Northern Mariana Islands]],<ref name="saipantribune">{{cite web |title=Islan Pagan |url=http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=15&newsID=126803 |website=saipantribune.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017024119/http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=15&newsID=126803 |archive-date=17 October 2013}}</ref> [[Jamaica]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://supremecourt.gov.jm/sites/default/files/judgments/Tropicrop%20Mushrooms%20Ltd%20v%20Saint%20Thomas%20Parish%20Council%2C%20etal.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://supremecourt.gov.jm/sites/default/files/judgments/Tropicrop%20Mushrooms%20Ltd%20v%20Saint%20Thomas%20Parish%20Council%2C%20etal.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live|title=Tropicrop Mushrooms Ltd v Saint Thomas Parish Council, etal}}</ref> [[Montserrat]],<ref name="themontserratreporter">{{cite web|url=http://www.themontserratreporter.com/beresford-allen-of-st-peters-montserrat-is-a-wanted-man/|title=Beresford Allen of St. Peters Montserrat is a Wanted Man! {{pipe}} The Montserrat Reporter|publisher=themontserratreporter.com|access-date=14 February 2014}}</ref> [[Samoa]],<ref name="samoaobserver">{{cite web|url=http://www.samoaobserver.ws/local-news/politics/3110-conflicting-stories-about-nuu-estate|title=Conflicting stories about Nu'u estate|publisher=samoaobserver.ws|access-date=14 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919111736/http://www.samoaobserver.ws/local-news/politics/3110-conflicting-stories-about-nuu-estate|archive-date=19 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Saint Lucia]],<ref name="thevoiceslu">{{cite web|url=http://www.thevoiceslu.com/features/2008/july/12_07_08/The_Redevelopment_of_the_Union_Agricultural_Station.htm|title=The Voice – The national newspaper of St. Lucia since 1885|publisher=thevoiceslu.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215536/http://www.thevoiceslu.com/features/2008/july/12_07_08/The_Redevelopment_of_the_Union_Agricultural_Station.htm|archive-date=4 October 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=14 February 2014}}</ref> [[St. Helena]],<ref name="sthelenaonline">{{cite web|url=http://sthelenaonline.org/2012/09/02/feature-we-built-an-island-dream-on-our-own-st-helena/|title=FEATURE: We built an island dream on our own St Helena {{pipe}} St Helena Online|publisher=sthelenaonline.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021090201/http://sthelenaonline.org/2012/09/02/feature-we-built-an-island-dream-on-our-own-st-helena/|archive-date=21 October 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=14 February 2014}}</ref> [[St. Kitts and Nevis]],<ref name="thestkittsnevisobserver">{{cite web|url=http://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/2013/06/14/passport-money.html|title=SIDF Sinks SKN Passport Money into Christophe Harbour :: The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer|publisher=thestkittsnevisobserver.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004212924/http://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/2013/06/14/passport-money.html|archive-date=4 October 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=14 February 2014}}</ref> [[St. Vincent and the Grenadines]],<ref name="iwnsvg">{{cite web|url=http://www.iwnsvg.com/2013/03/15/pmvows-to-spend-rest-of-life-seeking-reparations/|title=PM vows to spend rest of life seeking reparations – I-Witness News|date=15 March 2013 |publisher=iwnsvg.com|access-date=14 February 2014}}</ref> [[Turks and Caicos]],<ref name="suntci">{{cite web|url=http://suntci.com/government-gets-million-from-emerald-cay-sale-p402-106.htm|title=Government gets $8million from Emerald Cay sale|publisher=suntci.com|access-date=14 February 2014}}</ref> the United Kingdom, the United States, and the [[US Virgin Islands]].<ref name="virginislandsdailynews">{{cite web|url=http://m.virginislandsdailynews.com/news/proposed-dolphin-facility-will-enclose-about-2-acres-of-water-bay-1.1415178|title=Proposed dolphin facility will enclose about 2 acres of Water Bay – News – Virgin Islands Daily News|publisher=m.virginislandsdailynews.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022220250/http://m.virginislandsdailynews.com/news/proposed-dolphin-facility-will-enclose-about-2-acres-of-water-bay-1.1415178|archive-date=22 October 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=14 February 2014}}</ref>

===Republic of Ireland===

In the [[Republic of Ireland]], the hectare is legally used under [[European units of measurement directives]]; however, the acre (the same standard statute  as used in the UK, not the old [[Irish measure|Irish acre]], which was of a different size) is still widely used, especially in agriculture.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.farmersjournal.ie/hectacre-recognised-as-official-area-measurement-359167|title='Hectacre' recognised as official area measurement|website=www.farmersjournal.ie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.farmersjournal.ie/what-is-an-acre-the-history-of-land-surveying-154946|title=What is an acre? The history of land surveying|website=www.farmersjournal.ie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/arid-20170714.html|title=Time to fully embrace the metric system|date=15 October 2011|website=Irish Examiner}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://usma.org/metrication-in-other-countries|title=Metrication in other countries – US Metric Association|website=usma.org}}</ref>

===Indian subcontinent===
In India, residential plots are measured in square feet or square metre, while agricultural land is measured in acres.<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 April 2020|title=Land Measurement Units in India – Confident Group|url=https://www.confident-group.com/land-measurement-units-in-india/|access-date=19 October 2020|website=www.confident-group.com|language=en}}</ref> In [[Sri Lanka]], the division of an acre into 160&nbsp;[[Perch (unit)|perches]] or 4&nbsp;[[Rood (measurement)|roods]] is common.<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 July 2018|title=What is a perch of land in Sri Lanka?|url=https://www.ceylonestateagents.com/faqs/what-is-a-perch-of-land-in-sri-lanka|access-date=19 October 2020|language=en-GB}}</ref> In Pakistan, residential plots are measured in {{lang|ur-Latn|kanal}} (20 {{lang|ur-Latn|marla}} = 1&nbsp;{{lang|ur-Latn|kanal}} = 605 sq yards) and open/agriculture land measurement is in acres (8 {{lang|ur-Latn|kanal}} = 1 acre) and {{lang|ur-Latn|muraba}} (25 acres = 1 {{lang|ur-Latn|muraba}} = 200 {{lang|ur-Latn|kanal}}), {{lang|ur-Latn|[[jerib]], wiswa}} and {{lang|ur-Latn|[[gunta]]}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Murabba to Kanal Calculator {{!}} Convert Murabba to Kanal |url=https://housing.com/calculators/murabba-to-kanal |access-date=21 November 2024 |website=Housing |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rowlett |first=Russ |title=How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement |url=https://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictK.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080112120328/https://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictK.html |archive-date=12 January 2008 |access-date=21 November 2024 |website=[[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]}}</ref><!-- text suspended pending citations. Articles need to be written first for these measures, properly supported with evidence
*4 peli = 1 acre
* 1 Acre  = 2 [[Jareb]]s     = 43,560 Square feet  = 4,840 square yards
* 1 Jareb = 20 [[Wiswa]]   = 21,780 Square feet  = 2,420 square yards
* 1 Wiswa = 1089 Square feet  = 121 SYards = 33  x 33 feet
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===United Kingdom===
Its use as a primary unit for trade in the United Kingdom ceased to be permitted from 1 October 1995, due to the 1994 amendment of the [[Weights and Measures Act 1985|Weights and Measures Act]],<ref name= UK1994>[http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/2866/schedule/made The Weights and Measures Act 1985 (Metrication) (Amendment) Order 1994] HM Government, 1995</ref> where it was replaced by the [[hectare]]{{snd}} though its use as a supplementary unit continues to be permitted indefinitely.<ref name="legislation_20093045">{{Cite web| url= http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/3045/pdfs/uksiem_20093045_en.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/3045/pdfs/uksiem_20093045_en.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live | year = 2009 | title =  Explanatory memorandum to The weights and measures (metrication amendments) regulations 2009|publisher= [[Legislation.gov.uk]]}}</ref> This was with the exemption of [[land registration]],<ref name= UK1994 /> which records the sale and possession of land;<ref>{{cite web| title=Land Registration Act 2002 | url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/9/contents | website= [[legislation.gov.uk]] | publisher=[[The National Archives (United Kingdom)|The National Archives]] | location=UK | year=2002 | access-date=3 August 2018}}</ref> in 2010 [[HM Land Registry]] ended its exemption.<ref name="legislation_20093045"/> The measure is still used to communicate with the public,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://waddesdon.org.uk/about-us/waddesdon-estate/ |publisher=[[Waddesdon Manor]] |title=About us. Waddesdon Estate |quote=By purchasing the adjoining land, the estate has grown from the original 2,700 acres in 1874 to 6,000 acres in 2011.}}</ref> and informally (non-contract) by the farming and property industries.<ref>{{cite web|title= Outlook and historical context|url = https://www.savills.co.uk/research_articles/229130/228020-0A|publisher=[[Savills]]|date= 12 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Amount of UK farmland put up for sale shrinks as prices fall|date=13 February 2018|newspaper=[[Financial Times]]|url=https://www.ft.com/content/bce30bee-1016-11e8-8cb6-b9ccc4c4dbbb |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/bce30bee-1016-11e8-8cb6-b9ccc4c4dbbb |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.farminguk.com/farmsandlandforsale|title=Land for Sale|website=farminguk}}</ref>