Original sentence: As of the 2002 census, the city had a population of 2,541,581 although it has grown in great amounts through the last two years.It is also the capital city of the local Guatemala Department and the largest city in Central America.The city metro area has grown so fast in the past years that it has absorbed most of the neighboring municipalities, including Villa Nueva, Santa Catarina Pinula, Mixco, and the suburban area of Carretera a El Salvador, currently a big commercial and residential focal point of the city's metro area.The last population census for Guatemala City is about 2,541,581 within city limits according to the 2002 Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INES) census with zone 18 having the largest population count
Edited sentence: As of the 2002 census, the city had a population of 2.5 Million although it has grown in excesive amounts through the last seven years, the current population of the City and it's outskirts is of 7.2 Million.It is also the capital city of the local Guatemala Department and the largest city in Central America and the Caribbean.The city metro area has grown so fast in the past years that it has absorbed most of the neighboring municipalities, including Villa Nueva, Santa Catarina Pinula, Mixco, and the suburban area of Carretera a El Salvador, currently a big and fine commercial and residential focal point of the city's metro area