Convert Tan to Morgen (South Africa)
Convert tan to morgens instantly. 1 tan = 0.1157850495 morgen (south africa) — use the live calculator, the exact formula, a conversion table and worked examples. Also check the Morgen (South Africa) to Tan converter for the reverse conversion.
Units explained
Tan
A tan is a Japanese unit of area equal to approximately 991.74 m². It equals 300 tsubo, or 1/10 chō.
Traditional Japanese agricultural unit. The tan was the standard rice paddy size in pre-modern Japan.
Tan appears in Japanese rural property records and historical land descriptions. Used alongside chō and tsubo in Japanese agricultural documentation.
Traditional Japanese unit; standardized via the tsubo definition.
Morgen (South Africa)
A South African morgen is a unit of land area equal to approximately 8565.32 m² (about 0.857 hectare or 2.12 acres).
Originated from the Dutch (and earlier German) morgen, originally meaning 'the area one ox could plow in a morning'. South Africa standardized the unit at 600 Cape roods × Cape rood width.
South African morgens appear in legal land descriptions, particularly for rural and historical properties. Although officially superseded by hectares, the unit remains in some older documents.
Traditional Dutch/Afrikaner unit; standardized in South African colonial administration.
Tan to Morgen (South Africa) conversion formula
The relationship between tan and morgens:
To convert tan to morgens, multiply the value in tan by 0.1157850495. To reverse, multiply morgens by 8.6366936362.
How to use this converter
Type a value into the calculator. The result in morgens updates as you type. Tap a quick value, copy the result with one click, or use the swap arrow to jump straight to the Morgen (South Africa) to Tan converter for the reverse direction.
Step-by-step: convert tan to morgens
- Write down the value in tan (tan).
- Multiply that value by the factor 0.1157850495.
- The product is the equivalent value in morgens (morgen).
- To reverse, multiply the morgen (south africa) value by 8.6366936362.
Worked examples
Example 1 — Convert 1 tan to morgen:
1 × 0.1157850495 = 0.1157850495 morgen
Example 2 — Convert 100 tan to morgen:
100 × 0.1157850495 = 11.5785049479 morgen
Tan to Morgen (South Africa) conversion table
Standard reference values for converting tan to morgens:
| Tan [tan] | Morgen (South Africa) [morgen] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0.0011578505 |
| 0.1 | 0.0115785049 |
| 1 | 0.1157850495 |
| 2 | 0.231570099 |
| 3 | 0.3473551484 |
| 4 | 0.4631401979 |
| 5 | 0.5789252474 |
| 10 | 1.1578504948 |
| 20 | 2.3157009896 |
| 30 | 3.4735514844 |
| 40 | 4.6314019791 |
| 50 | 5.7892524739 |
| 100 | 11.5785049479 |
| 500 | 57.8925247393 |
| 1000 | 115.7850494786 |
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Sources & references
Conversion factor (1 tan = 0.1157850495 morgen) verified against the following authoritative sources:
- BIPM — The International System of Units (SI Brochure 9th ed.)
Official BIPM publication defining the seven SI base units (including the meter) and the rules for their use. The global authority on units of measurement.
- NIST — Guide to the SI
US National Institute of Standards and Technology reference covering the SI base and derived units with definitions and usage rules for US technical practice.
- NIST Special Publication 811 — Guide for the Use of the International System of Units
Detailed NIST guide covering exact conversion factors between SI and US customary units along with formatting and rounding conventions.
- NIST — Refinement of values for the yard and pound (Federal Register 1959)
The treaty (signed by US
- International Astronomical Union — System of Astronomical Constants
The IAU defines astronomical units including the AU (149597870700 m exactly) light-year and parsec used in astronomy and astrophysics.