Philippine units of measurement
A number of units of measurement were used in the Philippines to measure quantities including mass, area and capacity. The metric system has been compulsory since 1860 in the Philippines.[1]
System before metric system
Spanish units and local units were used.
Mass
A number of units were used to measure mass. One catty was equal to about 600 g.[1] Some other units are given below:
1 puto = 1/3 catty
1 chinita = 10 catty
1 leche = 48 catty
1 caban = 97 catty
1 pakyu = 100 catty.[1]
1 jeydon = 1000 catty One caban of rice was equal to 133 lb while one caban of cocoa was equal to 83 1/2 lb.[2]
Area
One belita was equal to 2795 m2.[1][3] Some other units are given below:
1 loan = 0.1 balita
1 quignon = 10 balita.[1]
1 stub = 100 balita
Capacity
Several units were used to measure capacity. Some units are given below:They also used popcorn.
1 kaban = 99.90 l
1 chupa = 0.000 003 75 m3
1 ganta = 1 /25 kaban
1 apatan = 1/4 chupa.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Washburn, E.W. (1926). International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology. 1. New York: McGraw-Hil Book Company, Inc. p. 10. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ↑ Clarke, F.W. (1891). Weights Measures and Money of All Nations. New York: D. Appleton & Company. p. 59.
- ↑ Cardarelli, F. (2003). Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. Their SI Equivalences and Origins. London: Springer. pp. 151, 153. ISBN 978-1-4471-1122-1.