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Guwahati is located on the banks of the river Brahmaputra and at the juncture of three National Highways 31, 37 and 40.
The temperature in summer varies from 22 to 38 degrees Celsius, in winter from 10 to 25 degrees Celsius and the yearly rainfall is 180 centimeters from May to September.
The river Brahmaputra divides Guwahati into two parts out of which North Guwahati which can be visited by the Saraighat Bridge is almost a separate town.
The word ‘Guwahati’ is made from two Assamese words – ‘Guwa’ means Areca nut and ‘haat’ means market. In the past, this city was called as Pragjyotishpur or the City of Eastern Light.
The population of this city as per the census of 2001 was 0.8 million
.The Kaziranga National Park is located 200 kilometers towards the east of Guwahati. 66 percent of the Great One-horned rhinoceroses in the world live in this park and it also has the highest density of tigers amongst the protected regions in the word.
Another place worth visiting is Dibrugarh as it is one of the prime tea-generating centers in the subcontinent and has tea plantations also within the city limits.
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