PAVLOGRAD, a town of European Russia, at the head of a district in the government of Ekaterinoslaff, on the river Voltch'ya, 13 miles from its junction with the Samara (a tributary of the Dnieper), and a short distance to the left of the railway from Kharkoff to Sebastopol. It dates from the latter half of the 18th century, and was originally known as Luganskoe Selo. It was made a district town of Ekaterinoslaff in 1784. Its population increased from 8653 in 1865 to 11,400 in 1870 ; and it is the seat of three annual fairs, and has a large trade in cattle.