Guwahati is the largest city in [wiki=44e0325f3e4f2272ae44a4a675b527e6]Assam[/wiki] and [wiki=3967151251030142b82d5fd8f82a3c96]Northeast[/wiki] [wiki=7d31e0da1ab99fe8b08a22118e2f402b]India[/wiki]. [wiki=13680760fa0422fd2a2fa9b02370b1d6]Dispur[/wiki], the state capital, is situated within the city. The city is the second-largest metropolitan area in eastern India after Kolkata and one of the fastest developing cities in India.