Garce

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A garce is an obsolete unit of measurement. In India , a garce was a unit of dry volume approximately equal to 5,244 litres (149 US bushels). In Sri Lanka, it was approximately 5,084.8 litres (144.29447 US bushels).

A garce was also a unit of mass in Sri Lanka approximately equal to 4,198.518 kg (9,256.130 lb). After metrication by both countries in the mid-20th century, the unit became obsolete.

See also

  • List of customary units of measurement in South Asia

References

"Garce". http://www.sizes.com/units/garce.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-20.