Thai land unit converter
How big is a plot in rai, ngan and square wah, in square metres, acres or square feet?
Square wah to square metres
1 square wah (talang wah, ตารางวา) = 4 square metres. Enter square wah to get m², or switch the unit to go back.
In square metres
600 m²
1 ngan 50 square wah · 0-1-50
1 งาน 50 ตารางวา
- rai
- 0.375
- ngan
- 1.5
- square wah
- 150
- square metres
- 600
- square feet
- 6,458.35
- acres
- 0.1483
- hectares
- 0.06
150 square wah = 600 m² = 0.1483 acres = 1 ngan 50 square wah
Square wah to square metres
| Square wah | m² | Sq ft |
|---|---|---|
| 10 sq wah | 40 | 431 |
| 20 sq wah | 80 | 861 |
| 25 sq wah | 100 | 1,076 |
| 35 sq wah | 140 | 1,507 |
| 50 sq wah | 200 | 2,153 |
| 60 sq wah | 240 | 2,583 |
| 80 sq wah | 320 | 3,444 |
| 100 sq wah | 400 | 4,306 |
| 150 sq wah | 600 | 6,458 |
| 200 sq wah | 800 | 8,611 |
| 400 sq wah | 1,600 | 17,222 |
Typical plots: a townhouse sits on 16 to 25 square wah, a detached house in a housing estate on 50 to 100, a pool villa on 100 to 200 (a quarter to half a rai).
Worked example
A pool villa in Phuket stands on 120 square wah with 220 m² of living space.
- Land: 120 × 4 = 480 m² (5,167 sq ft)
- In rai: 1 ngan 20 square wah, or 0.3 rai
- The house covers less than half the plot: 220 ÷ 480 = 46% if it is on one floor.
Questions
- How many square metres is 1 square wah?
- Exactly 4 m². A wah is 2 metres, so a square wah is 2 m × 2 m.
- What is a talang wah?
- Talang wah (also tarang wa, ตารางวา, written ตร.ว.) is the Thai name of the square wah. Townhouse and house plots are usually sold in square wah.
- How do I convert square metres to square wah?
- Divide by 4. A 240 m² plot is 60 square wah.
- How many square wah make a rai?
- 400 square wah make a rai (1,600 m²), and 100 square wah make a ngan (400 m²).
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