Panvel
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Panvel पनवेल |
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| Metropolitan city | |
 Panvel
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| Coordinates: 18°59′40″N 73°06′50″E / 18.99444°N 73.11389°ECoordinates: 18°59′40″N 73°06′50″E / 18.99444°N 73.11389°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Raigad |
| Metro | Mumbai |
| Named for | Paneli |
| Government | |
| • Body | Panvel Municipal Corporation |
| • Municipal Commissioner & Administrator | Dr. Sudhakar Shinde (IRS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 110.06 km2 (42.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 509,901 |
| • Density | 4,632.94/km2 (11,999.3/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Panvelkar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 410206/ 410217/ 410208 |
| Telephone code | 022 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-46 |
| Civic agency | Panvel Municipal Corporation |
| Website | www |
Panvel (Marathi: पनवेल) is a city in Raigad district of Maharashtra, in Konkan Division. The city is highly populated due to its closeness to Mumbai. Panvel is located in Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
Panvel is situated on the banks of Panvel Creek. It is also surrounded by mountains on 2 sides.
Panvel is a huge and most populated city in Raigad district. The city is the headquarters of the Panvel sub-division of Raigad district, which is the largest in the district as per number of villages (564) and also Panvel taluka which has 177 villages under it. The development authority of Panvel is the Panvel Municipal Council (PMC) and that of New Panvel is City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO). Panvel is located on Mumbai Bangalore Highway (NH 4). The villages of Panvel come under the purview of Raigad Zilla Parishad.
Weather is humid across the year. There is heavy rain during monsoon. Average annual temperature of Panvel is 27.0 °C, with average rainfall in year is 3267 mm.
Panvel (also known as Panwell by the British) is about 300 years old, developed around trade routes (both land and sea), during the Mughal rule and hence after by the Marathas, British and the Portuguese. Once upon a time Panvel was famous for its rice market. Panvel Municipal Council (PMC) was established in the year 1852, and is the oldest municipal council of Maharashtra. Panvel Municipal Council's elections started in the year 1910. The first mayor of the PMC was Mr. Yusuf Noor Mohammed Master for the years 1910–1916. The sesquicentennial anniversary (150th anniversary) of the PMC was celebrated in the year 2002. The city prospered and grew due to the influence of large scale trade by land and sea. This was characterised by the large palace-like homes that came up during the Peshwa period. It is also said that old name of this city was Paneli (Panelim in Konkani). There were historic cannons (during the time of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj) situated on Panvel port. On 1 October 2016, Panvel Municipal Corporation came into existence.
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