Total geographical area of Golaghat municipal board is 7.32 square kilometres (2.83 sq mi).
There are 13 wards in the city, and the board has the total administration over 9,646 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.
It is also authorized to build roads within Municipal Board limits and impose taxes on properties in its jurisdiction.
The area is known for rich cultural heritage, its contribution during India's freedom struggle, tea gardens, forest reserves, including the world heritage site - Kaziranga National Park, Robin's Children and ABITA Natural History Museum, hot water springs, besides the recent addition being Numaligarh Refinery Limited.
For the civic body election in 2015, as many as 51 candidates from all the major parties, including the BJP, AGP and Congress, filed their nomination papers.