Pavlohrad
| Pavlograd | |||
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| Country |
 Ukraine
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| Oblast | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | ||
| Raion | Pavlohrad City Council | ||
| Established | 1779 | ||
| City rights | 1784 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Anatoliy Vershina | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 59.3 km2 (22.9 sq mi) | ||
| Highest elevation | 71 m (233 ft) | ||
| Population (2014) | |||
| • Total | 109 739 | ||
| Postal code | 51400-51429 | ||
| Area code(s) | +380-5632 | ||
| Website | http://pavlograd-official.org/ | ||
Pavlograd (Ukrainian: Павлогра́д, pronounced [pɑwɫɔɦˈrɑd]; Russian: Павлогра́д) is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine, located within the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Administratively, Pavlohrad is incorporated as the town of oblast significance and serves as the administrative center of Pavlohrad Raion which it does not belong to. Population: 110,070 (2013 est.). It had a population of 118,800 in 2001.
The rivers of Vovcha (runs through the city 12.85 kilometres (7.98 mi) towards the Samara River), Hnizdka (3.9 kilometres (2.4 mi)), Kocherha (2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi)) flow through Pavlohrad. The area of the city is 59.3 square kilometres (22.9 sq mi). There are 20 schools and 1 lyceum in the city.
Pavlohrad is one of the oldest settlements in Dnipropetrovsk oblast. The first references to it are from the 17th century. At the beginning of the 1770s Zaporozhian Cossack Matvii Khizhnyak built winter quarters, which soon became known as sloboda Matviivka. In 1779 Matveevka was renamed to Luhanske, as the latter became headquarters of the Luhansk pikemen regiment headed by M. I. Golinishchev-Kutuzov. With the establishment of Yekaterinoslav Viceroyalty, Pavlohrad, named in honor of Paul І, became a part of this administrative unit as a district town. In 1784 Pavlohrad received city status.
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