Mulolow

From Habele Institute

Mulolow (also recorded as Mululow, Muloeloew, or Muwlolow) is a village in Gagil municipality on Gagil-Tamil in Yap State of the Federated States of Micronesia.

Mulolow is located at approximately 9.54871173 latitude and 138.1836445 longitude.

A communication site is located approximately 0.68 km from the village. A 24-7 Taxi Service business is located approximately 0.75 km from the village.

Population and land

In mid-twentieth century demographic surveys, Mulolow was recorded as occupying approximately 34.92 acres of land. Population figures for the village were left blank in the 1966 survey tables, suggesting that the village may have been unoccupied or lacked permanent residents at the time of recording.

The spellings Mululow and Mulolow both appear in demographic and administrative documentation relating to the village.

Caste and class

Mulolow is classified within the Yapese system of ranked villages associated with Tabinaw as Caste III, Class 8 (III–8).

This places Mulolow among the lower-ranking villages within the Gagil area. Villages at this level occupied a relatively subordinate position within systems of landholding and inter-village relationships tied to higher-ranking settlements.