Convert Homesteads to Feddan
Convert Homesteads (hmstd) to Feddan (fed) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
fed = hmstd × 154.1659589
About Homesteads
A homestead is a land area unit of exactly 160 acres (approximately 64.75 hectares or 0.6475 km²) - one quarter of a one-square-mile section - established by the US Homestead Act of 1862. The Act promised 160 acres to settlers willing to farm the land for five years, transforming the American West: over 270 million acres (about 10% of the entire continental US) were granted to 1.6 million homesteaders. In the US Public Land Survey System, one homestead equals a quarter-section, with four homesteads forming one full section of 640 acres.
About Feddan
A feddan (فدان) is the primary unit of land area in Egypt, Sudan, and parts of the Arab world, equal to approximately 4,200 m² (1.038 acres or 0.42 hectares). Its name derives from the Arabic word for 'yoke of oxen,' reflecting its agricultural origins - similar to the British acre. Egypt reports its cultivated farmland in millions of feddan; the fertile Nile Delta that feeds Egypt is measured in feddan. The feddan is subdivided into 24 kirats (each ~175 m²). It remains the legal standard for agricultural land registration in Egypt and Sudan.
Quick Reference Table
| Homesteads (hmstd) | Feddan (fed) |
|---|---|
| 1 hmstd | 154.166 fed |
| 2 hmstd | 308.332 fed |
| 5 hmstd | 770.83 fed |
| 10 hmstd | 1541.66 fed |
| 25 hmstd | 3854.15 fed |
| 50 hmstd | 7708.3 fed |
| 100 hmstd | 15416.6 fed |