Guwahati Municipal Corporation
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Guwahati Municipal Corporation or GMC in short is the local government in Guwahati
. A municipal corporation
is the highest form of a urban local body (ULB) in India
. Presently, GMC covers an area of 216 km² under its jurisdiction and it is divided into 60 municipal wards.
The GMc was set up by the Guwahati Municipal Corporation Act, 1969
Guwahati
Guwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India...
. A municipal corporation
Municipal corporation
A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. Municipal incorporation occurs when such municipalities become self-governing entities under the laws of the state or province in which...
is the highest form of a urban local body (ULB) in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Presently, GMC covers an area of 216 km² under its jurisdiction and it is divided into 60 municipal wards.
The GMc was set up by the Guwahati Municipal Corporation Act, 1969