Pyeong
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A pyeong is a unit of measurement in Korea
equal to square metre
s (3.3058 m2, 3.954 sq yd or 35.586 sq ft). The similar unit of measurement in Japan is the tsubo (坪). It is used most often in referring to the sizes of rooms or buildings; a studio apartment will generally be around 10 to 15 pyeong, a house somewhere around 50 or more, and the smallest of rooms, consisting of only a bed and a bit of floor space for students, will be as little as 1.5 pyeong.
Anecdotally, the unit was derived from the amount of space an average sized man would take up lying on the floor with his arms and legs spread out.
One pyeong consists of 36 square ja.
A new law enacted as of July 1, 2007 will replace the use of pyeong in official documents in South Korea
with the square metre.
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
equal to square metre
Square metre
The square metre or square meter is the SI derived unit of area, with symbol m2 . It is defined as the area of a square whose sides measure exactly one metre...
s (3.3058 m2, 3.954 sq yd or 35.586 sq ft). The similar unit of measurement in Japan is the tsubo (坪). It is used most often in referring to the sizes of rooms or buildings; a studio apartment will generally be around 10 to 15 pyeong, a house somewhere around 50 or more, and the smallest of rooms, consisting of only a bed and a bit of floor space for students, will be as little as 1.5 pyeong.
Anecdotally, the unit was derived from the amount of space an average sized man would take up lying on the floor with his arms and legs spread out.
One pyeong consists of 36 square ja.
A new law enacted as of July 1, 2007 will replace the use of pyeong in official documents in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
with the square metre.
See also
- Units of measure
- List of Korea-related topics
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