Kilometer to Link (Gunter) Converter

Length Converter

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4,970.969538

1 km = 4,970.969538 li

Formula:

li = km × 4,970.9695378987

With your value: 1 km = 4,970.9695379 li

How big is that?

Everyday references on a logarithmic scale, all expressed in kilometer so you can sanity-check the result.

Olympic pool (1/20 your value)0.0500 km

Football pitch (length) (1/9.5 your value)0.105 km

Eiffel Tower (1/3.0 your value)0.330 km

Burj Khalifa (1/1.2 your value)0.828 km

Your value1.00 km

Marathon (42× your value)42.2 km

Kilometer to Link (Gunter) Conversion Table

Kilometer (km)	Link (Gunter) (li)
0.5	2,485.484769
1	4,970.969538
2	9,941.939076
5	24,854.847689
10	49,709.695379
15	74,564.543068
20	99,419.390758
25	124,274.238447
50	248,548.476895
100	497,096.95379
250	1,242,742.384475
500	2,485,484.768949
1000	4,970,969.537899

Link (Gunter) to Kilometer Conversion Table

Link (Gunter) (li)	Kilometer (km)
0.5	0.000101
1	0.000201
2	0.000402
5	0.001006
10	0.002012
15	0.003018
20	0.004023
25	0.005029
50	0.010058
100	0.020117
250	0.050292
500	0.100584
1000	0.201168

Where these values come from

Every factor on this page is traced to the document that defines it. See the full provenance dataset or our methodology.

Kilometer (km)

Length

Exact conversion

Traceable to the metre, defined by fixing the speed of light in vacuum at 299 792 458 m/s. Imperial lengths derive from the 1959 international yard (0.9144 m exactly).

Source: BIPM, The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, 2019 (updated 2024)

Bureau International des Poids et Mesures · Reviewed 2026-07-01

Link (Gunter) (li)

Length

Exact conversion

Traceable to the metre, defined by fixing the speed of light in vacuum at 299 792 458 m/s. Imperial lengths derive from the 1959 international yard (0.9144 m exactly).

Source: BIPM, The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, 2019 (updated 2024)

Bureau International des Poids et Mesures · Reviewed 2026-07-01

How to Convert Kilometer to Link (Gunter)

To convert from Kilometer (km) to Link (Gunter) (li), multiply the value by 4,970.9695378987.

Formula: li = km × 4,970.9695378987

Reverse: km = li × 0.000201168

Step-by-Step Example

Start with your value in Kilometer. For example: 5 km
Multiply by the conversion factor: 5 x 4,970.9695378987
The result is: 24,854.847689 li

About Kilometer

The kilometer equals 1,000 meters and is the standard unit for measuring distances between geographical locations in most countries.

Fun Fact: The circumference of Earth is approximately 40,075 km.

Common uses: road distances, geography, running.

About Link (Gunter)

The link (gunter) (li) is a unit of distance and length. One link (gunter) equals 0.201168 metres. UnitConvertLab converts it against every other length unit using this exact definition, so results are reproducible to full double precision rather than rounded lookup tables.

Common uses: length calculations, engineering and science, education.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Link (Gunter) are in 1 Kilometer?

There are exactly 4,970.9695378987 Link (Gunter) in 1 Kilometer. This means the conversion factor from Kilometer to Link (Gunter) is 4,970.9695378987.

What is the formula to convert Kilometer to Link (Gunter)?

The formula to convert Kilometer to Link (Gunter) is: li = km × 4,970.9695378987. For example, to convert 10 Kilometer to Link (Gunter), you would multiply 10 by 4,970.9695378987.

What is a Kilometer?