Pavlovka, Pavlovsky District, Ulyanovsk Oblast

Pavlovka
Павловка
Work settlement
Panorama of Pavlovka
Location of Pavlovka
Pavlovka
Location of Pavlovka
Pavlovka
Pavlovka (Ulyanovsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 52°41′10″N 47°08′15″E / 52.68611°N 47.13750°E / 52.68611; 47.13750
CountryRussia
Federal subjectUlyanovsk Oblast
Administrative districtPavlovsky District
Founded1695
Urban-type settlement status since1978
Population
  Total
5,626
  Capital ofPavlovsky District
Time zoneUTC+4 (UTC+04:00 )
Postal code(s)
433970
Dialing code(s)+7 84248
OKTMO ID73632151051

Pavlovka (Russian: Па́вловка) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Pavlovsky District of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia. Population: 5,626(2010 Census); 5,930(2002 Census); 5,730(1989 Soviet census).

Its history began in 1695 when land in the area was granted to settlers from Penza. The settlement was called Izbalyk (Избалык, after the Izbalyk River) or Dmitriyevskoye (Дмитриевское). In the second half of the 19th century, its name changed to Pavlovka. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1978.