Age of City: 60+ years
Area: 250 sq km*
*under Guwahati Municipal Corporation
Population: 9.5 lakh
Male: 4.9 lakh
Female: 4.6 lakh
Population density 397 persons/sq km
Slum population: 9.4%
No. of tourists/yr
Domestic: 6.1 lakh
Foreign: about 2,200
Road length: 700 km
No. of buses: about 2,300
No. of private vehicles: 2.5 lakh
No. of parks: 20
Avg. traffic speed: 20 km/hr
Rainwater harves cover: Negligible
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