What is a kilometer?
A kilometer is exactly 1,000 meters and is the standard metric unit for road, travel, and geographic distances.
1 kilometer = 1,000 meters = 0.6213711922 miles
Length unit
Kilometer
kmA kilometer is exactly 1,000 meters and is the standard metric unit for road, travel, and geographic distances.
History
The kilometer became a standard long-distance unit with worldwide adoption of the metric system during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Common uses
- Road distance
- Running
- Maps
- Travel