Paraguayan units of measurement
A number of
System before metric system
Spanish system was used before metric system.
Length
A number of units were used to measure length. According to legal equivalents, one
1 pulgada (inch) = 1⁄36 vara[2]
1 linea (line) = 1⁄432 vara[2]
1 piede (foot) = 1⁄3 vara
1 pouce = 1⁄36 vara
1 ligne = 1⁄432 vara
1 cuadra = 100 vara
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Mass
Several units were used to measure mass. According to legal equivalents, One libra was 0.459 kg (One libra (old) was 460.08 kg).[1][2] Some other units and their legal equivalents were given below:
1 onza (once) = 1⁄16 libra
1 arroba = 25 libra
1 quintal (hundredweight) = 100 libra
1 tonelada (tonne) = 2000 libra.[1][2]
Area
Several units were used to measure area. Some units and their legal equalents are given below:
1 lifio (old) = 4883.2 m2
1 lifio = 100 square vara = 75 m2.[1][2]
Capacity
Two main systems, dry and liquid, were used to measure capacity.
Dry
One fanega was 288 L and one almude was 1⁄12 fanega.[1][2]
Liquid
Several units were used to measure liquid capacity. One frasco was 3.029 litres.[1] Some other units and their legal equivalents are given below:
1 cuarto = 1⁄4 frasco
1 baril = 32 frasco
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