Cuerda To Township Calculator
Use this simple tool to change Cuerda measurements into Township format. The Cuerda functions as a local land measurement system throughout Latin America, whereas Township represents land survey dimensions in North America. Professional surveyors and developers use this converter to switch easily from Cuerda to Township units because it matches their technical needs. This tool provides exact answers quickly to help users convert land area whatever their professional project. You can use both Cuerda and Township units in one screen because our converter makes work simpler and faster.
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Definition of the Cuerda
Particularly in relevance to Spain, the cuerda has been described as a measure of land that is normally used in areas of rurality and agriculture. The country or region determines its precise size:
- Puerto Rico:
1
cuerda = 3,930.395625
square meters = 4,210
square yards = 43,560
square feet (same as 1
acre). - Dominican Republic:
1
cuerda = 628.86
square meters = 752.44
square yards = 6,760
square feet (approximately 1/6th of an acre). Lacking standardized size, or length, means that the use of cuerda can only be appreciated in the impartment of local conditions or conditions of the specific locality for accurate measurements of land.
Cuerda Historical
The Club of Cuerda has its roots in Spanish colonial ground measurement. It was employed as a basic form of division while distributing fertile farmland during colonialism, especially among those regions that the Spaniards colonized. The word soud within cueda is 'rope,' probably because it was initially used to calibrate a fixed rope when measuring plots of land.
In Puerto Rico measurements, the cuerda was brought into conformity with the acre, which is believed to have followed the American territorial administration from 1898. However, in some other parts of the world, the cuerda continued to use the smaller and more local equivalent for measurements.
Conversion to Other Units
The size of a cuerda varies by region, so conversions depend on the specific definition:
Puerto Rico
1
cuerda = 3,930.395625
square meters1
cuerda = 43,560
square feet (exactly)1
cuerda = 4,046.86
square meters (approximately 1 acre)
Dominican Republic
1
cuerda = 628.86
square meters1
cuerda = 6,760
square feet1
cuerda ≈ 0.144
acres
Use in Land Measurement Today
The cuerda is still widely used in regions where it has historical significance, particularly in rural and agricultural settings. Its uses include:
- Agricultural Land Measurement: Withacu, the cuerda farmers use as a measurement tool in order to divide plots where crops are to be planted into different sizes. It is applied often for determining yields, fertilizer rates and irrigation rates.
- Real Estate Transactions: In some of these countries as Puerto Rico's and Dominican Republic's real estate transactions involve lot sizes, the units used are cuerda.
- Zoning and Planning: Officials of state organization can apply cuerdas in the legislation on zoning and development of rural areas.
Notable Uses in Agriculture and Real Estate
- Agriculture: The cuerda is in frequent use for measuring farmland, especially coffee, sugarcane, and banana farms in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. This locality guarantees that it remains a unit of choice for most of the local farmers and land owners.
- Real Estate: Known as cuerdas is the method of measuring the size of the rural and suburban real estate. This traditional unit is useful to the buyers and sellers in estimating property value and possible usage.
Township: A Comprehensive Explanation
Definition of Township
A township is a unit of area measurement that prevails mainly in the United States and is part of the PLSS. It refers to a square-shaped land unit that occupies an area of 36
square miles, being 6
by 6
miles.
Conversion to Other Units
A township can be converted into other units of area as follows:
- Square Miles:
1
township = 36
square miles - Square Yards:
1
township = 111,513,600
square yards - Square Feet:
1
township = 1,003,622,400
square feet - Acres:
1
township = 23,040
acres
Historical of Township
The idea of the township was developed from the provision in the Land Ordinance of 1785, which intended to order land surveys for the orderly apportioning of land and selling of the public lands in the United States of America. The PLSS established townships and sections of land as a method to arrange the expansion of the western region.
- Townships and Sections: A township is divided into
36
sections, and each such section is equivalent to 1
square mile or 640
acres. Some of the division possibilities of sections were for development into smaller parcels for subsequent sale or distribution. - The grid-like township system was intended to ease surveying and selling of land, as well as issuing documents of transfer of the ownership of land in newly procured territories.
Modern Usage
Townships are still used in land surveying and legal descriptions of property in the United States. Their applications include:
- Land Ownership and Management: Townships form a useful basis for defining a land parcel, especially when the land is located in rural and relatively ill-developed regions.
- Property Deeds: In legal descriptions of land, some of the basic landmarks used include townships, ranges, whether east or west of a principal meridian, and sections.
- Land Planning: A township may be defined as an important aspect of regional planning as well as land resource planning and development.
Notable Uses of the Acre in Agriculture and Real Estate
The acre, as a smaller unit of measurement, is integral to understanding the divisions within a township:
- Agriculture: The formation of townships means that farmers were able to buy land in portions, usually starting at one section (
640
acres) or smaller aliquots (e.g., forty-acre sections). - Real Estate: Today, property transfers in the countryside often involve reference to township legal descriptions. For example, a deed may define a plot within a specific township, range, and section.