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Panvel 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 the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Panvel is the first Municipal Corporation in Raigad and the 27th Municipal corporation of Maharashtra State.GeographyPanvel is situated on the banks of Panvel Creek. It is also surrounded by mountains on 2 sides.DemographicsPanvel 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 Corporation (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 Taluka come under the purview of Raigad Zilla Parishad.ReligionHinduism is majority religion in Panvel city with 78.67% followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Panvel with approximately 10.85% following it. In Panvel city, Christianity is followed by 2.13%, Jainism by 1.29%, Sikhism by 0.47% and Buddhism by 0.47%. Around 0.13% stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.54% stated 'No Particular Religion'.ClimateWeather is humid across the year. There is heavy rain during monsoon. May is the warmest month of the year. The temperature in May averages 30.3 °C. The lowest average temperatures in the year occur in January, when it is around 23.4 °C. Average annual temperature of Panvel is 27.0 °C.