Measurement
The metric system is compulsory in the Philippines since 1860. Since the American era, the Philippines uses mainly the metric system and U.S. customary units.
Original values
Length
- Piranggot = 0.5 inches = 12.7 mm
- Sandamak = 4 inches = 101.6 mm
- Dangkal = 8 inches = 203.2 mm
- Talampakan = 12 inches = 304.8 mm
- Bisig = 16 inches = 406.4 mm
- Dipa = 68 inches = 1.7272 m
Area
- Belita = 2,795 m²
- Loan = 0.1 belita = 279.5 m²
- Quignon = 10 belita = 27,950 m²
Volume
- Salok = 80 mL
- Saro = 250 mL
- Mangok = 400 mL
- Kaban = 99.9 L
- Chupa = 3.75 mL
- Ganta = 1/25 kaban = 3.996 L
- Apatan = 1/4 chupa = 937.5 µL
Mass/weight
- Dakot = 10 g
- Guhit = 100 g
- Kagitna = 500 g
- Gatang = 1 kg
- Chimanta = 6 kg
- Kaban = 25 kg
- Catty = 600 g
- Punto = 1/3 catty = 200 g
- Lachsa = 48 catty = 28.8 kg
- Pecul = 100 catty = 60 kg
References
- Philippine units of measurement. (2015, December 9). Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core, . Retrieved from https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Philippine_units_of_measurement&oldid=694546787
- Wikipedia contributors. (2021, March 24). Philippine units of measurement. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philippine_units_of_measurement&oldid=1013946488
Values redefined in favor of metric
Mainly for convenience
Length
- Piranggot = 10 mm
- Pulgada = 30 mm
- Sandamak = 100 mm
- Dangkal = 200 mm
- Talampakan = 300 mm
- Bisig = 400 mm
- Dipa = 2 m
Area
- Loan = 400 m²
- Belita = 4,000 m²
- Quignon = 40,000 m²
Volume
- Apatan = 1 mL
- Chupa = 4 mL
- Salok = 80 mL
- Saro = 250 mL
- Mangok = 400 mL
- Ganta = 4 L
- Kaban = 100 L
Mass/weight
- Dakot = 10 g
- Guhit = 100 g
- Punto = 200 g
- Kagitna = 500 g
- Catty = 600 g
- Gatang = 1 kg
- Chimanta = 6 kg
- Kaban = 25 kg
- Lachsa = 30 kg
- Pecul = 60 kg
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