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Weights & Measurements
Thee metric system of measurement applies
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The units of measurement used in South Africa are metric - road distances are measured in kilometres, petrol in litres and solid food in grams.
Here's a quick reference for converting South African weights and measurements from the metric to the Imperial system, and vice versa:
1 inch - 2.54 cm
1cm - 0.39 inches
1 m - 3.3 ft or 1.1 yard
1 ft - 0.3m
1 km - 0.62 miles
1 mile - 1.6 km
1 kg - 2.2 lb
1 lb - 0.45 kg 1gm - 0.04 oz
1 oz - 28 gm
1 imperial gallon - 4.55 litres
1 l - 0.22 imperial gallons
1 US gallon - 3.8 litres
1 litre - 0.26 US gallons
FAQs
South Africa uses the metric system which refers to kilometres instead of miles, metres instead of feet, grams instead of ounces, centimetres instead of inches, kilograms instead of pounds, and Degrees Celcius instead of Fahrenheit.
South African shoe sizes follow the British system.