Panvel

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Panvel
City Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Panvel Location in Mumbai environs
Coordinates: 18°59′40″N 73°06′50″E / 18.99444°N 73.11389°E / 18.99444; 73.11389
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Raigad
Panvel Municipal Council	25 August 1852 (Upgraded to Municipal corporation by inclusion of CIDCO colonies in October 2016)
Named for	Paneli
Government
• Body	Panvel Municipal Corporation
• Municipal Commissioner	Dr.Ganesh Deshmukh (IAS)
• Mayor	Dr. Kavita Choutmol (BJP)
Area
• Total	110.06 km2 (42.49 sq mi)
Elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	311,434
• Density	4,632.94/km2 (11,999.3/sq mi)
Demonym	Panvelkar/Panvelite
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	410206/ 410217/ 410208/410218.
Telephone code	022
Vehicle registration	MH-46 (Navi Mumbai's Raigad district)
Civic agency	Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC)
Website	www.panvelcorporation.com

Panvel (Marathi pronunciation: [pənʋeːl]) is a city and taluka in Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. It is highly populated due to its closeness to Mumbai. Panvel is also governed for development purpose by the body of Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Panvel Municipal Corporation is the first Municipal Corporation in Raigad and the 27th Municipal corporation of Maharashtra State.^[1]