Ngardmau State Social Information

Population

200 +

Number of Households

64

Land Area

52.96 sq. km

Traditional structure (chiefly system)

The title of the highest chief of Ngardmau State is Beouch. Traditional system consists of matrilineal order where women hold power and heir among the clans. Women make decisions or selections on whom to be chief and so on, titles are awarded or inherited by men from their mother’s clan.

Characteristics

Ngardmau state is located on the west side of Babeldaob and it consists of different kinds of landscapes such as hills, mangroves and small rivers.