Pavlovka, Pavlovsky District, Ulyanovsk Oblast

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 Census).

Map of Pavlovka, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, 433970

Its history began in 1695 when lands in this area were granted to migrants 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.