No. 1,060 in Spanish

km

"Km" is the abbreviation for "kilómetro," meaning "kilometer," a unit of distance equal to 1,000 meters.

In a sentence

Hoy recorrí 5 km por el parque.
Today I walked 5 km through the park.
The word 'km' is used to denote a unit of distance traveled.
El próximo pueblo está a 3 km de aquí.
The next town is 3 km away from here.
'km' here describes the measurement of distance from one location to another.
Nos queda más de 15 km para llegar a nuestro destino.
We have more than 15 km left to reach our destination.
In this sentence, 'km' represents the distance remaining to complete a journey.

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