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Posted by admin on June 2, 2020
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Thailand has its very own units of measurements when dealing with land, which can be a little confusing at first. The units you will come across most often are talang wah and raiTalang means squared, so 1 talang mett is 1 sqm. Metric units are used when dealing with buildings.

Thai to Metric

  • 1 Wah = 2 m
  • 1 Talang Wah = 4 sqm
  • 1 Rai = 1600 sqm
  • 1 Rai = 400 Talang Wah
  • 1 Rai = 0.40 Acre (approx.)
  • 1 Rai = 0.16 Hectare
  • 1 Ngan = 100 Talang Wah

Metric to Thai

  • 1 m = 0.5 Wah
  • 1 sqm = 0.25 Talang Wah
  • 1 Acre = 2.53 Rai
  • 1 Hectare = 6.25 Rai

It’s not much different to back home – just a few terminology differences. Time to get the calculator out!

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