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Philippine units of measurement

Summary

A number of units of measurement were used in the Philippines to measure various quantities including mass, area, and capacity. The metric system has been compulsory in the country since 1860, during the late Spanish colonial period.[1] A mixture of Spanish units and indigenous units were used alongside American units in the 1900s.

Mass edit

Measurements of Mass[1]

  • 1 Kurot = 5 grams
  • 1 Dakot = 10 grams
  • 1 Guhit = 100 grams
  • 1 Kagitna = 1/2 kilogram
  • 1 Gatang = 1 kilogram
  • 1 Chimanta = 6 kilograms
  • 1 Kaban = 25 kilograms

Length edit

Measurements of Length

  • 1 Piranggot = 1/2 inch
  • 1 Sandamak = 4 inches
  • 1 Dangkal = 8 inches
  • 1 Talampakan = 12 inches = 1 foot
  • 1 Bisig = 16 inches
  • 1 Dipa = 68 inches

Volume edit

Measurements of Volume:[1]

  • 1 Salok = 80 ml
  • 1 Saro = 250 ml
  • 1 Mangok = 400 ml

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Washburn, E.W. (1926). International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology. Vol. 1. New York: McGraw–Hill Book Company, Inc. p. 10. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

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