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10 August, 20:41
What weight measurement is used in argentina?
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Muhammad Benson
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Number of different units of measurement were used in Argentina as its national system was derived from Spanish Castillian. The metric system was legally optional since 1863 and has been compulsory since 1887.
Pre-metric units Edit
A number of different units were used before 1887.[1]
Length Edit
A number of different units were used to measure length. These units were vary from one province or city to another.[1] In the province of Buenos Aires, one vara was 0.8666 m.[1][3] Some other units used in the province of Buenos Aires are given below:[1][3]
1 linéa = 1/432 vara
1 pulgada = 1/86 vara
1 palmas = 1/4 vara [4]
1 pié = 1/3 vara
1 braza = 2 vara
1 cuadra = 150 vara
1 legua = 6000 vara.
Railway measures Edit
There were some other units used on the railways. One legua was equal to 600 varas (0.3231 mile). Milla was equal to 1.85 km (1.149 miles) [4]
Mass Edit
Different units were used to measure length. These units were vary from one province or city to another and, in the province of Buenos Aires, one libra was equal to 459.4 g while one "libra de farmacia" was equal to 3/4 libra or 344.5 g. Some other units in the province of Buenos Aires are provided below:[1]
1 grano = 1/9216 libra
1 adarme = 1/256 libra
1 onza = 1/16 libra
1 Arroba = 25 libra [4][5]
1 Quintal = 100 libra[4][5]
1 Tonelada = 2000 libra.
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