Kilometer to Centimeter Conversion Result

Kilometer: (ˈkɪləmiːtər) is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI).

International spelling - kilometer.
American spelling - kilometre.
SI symbol (abbreviation) - km
Equivalent to one thousand meters.

Interesting facts:

• Healthy adult human can walk 1 km in approximately 10 minutes
• 10 000 steps that every human should walk during the day is approximately 8 km
• History says that the words “meter” and “kilometer” were founded in France in 1795
• Kilometer zero is a particular location in different countries (usually in capitals) from which distances are traditionally measured. In Chicago, for instance, the intersection of State and Madison is defined as a zero point (called mile zero)


Centimeter: is a unit of measure in the International System of Units (SI). It is a basic unit of length in the metric system.

International spelling - centimeter.
American spelling - centimetre.
SI symbol (abbreviation) - cm
Equivalent to one-hundredth (1/100) of a meter and ten millimeters.

Interesting facts:
• The word “centimeter” consists of the Latin word “centum”, that means “hundred”, and the French word “mètre”
• Cm defines the distance that light travels in a vacuum in a 1/299,792,458 seconds
• Cm is close to the fingernail length
• Cm may be used to measure how much rain or snow has fallen
• Cm can be used to measure people height
• The numbers on the ruler represent centimeters (cm)
• Cm is a radius of a US penny