Pavlohrad or Pavlograd is a city in eastern Ukraine. It is located at around 48°31′0″N 35°52′0″E. Population: 118,800 (2001).
The rivers of Vovcha (runs through the city 12.85 km), Hnizdka (3.9 km), Kocherha (2.9 km) flow through Pavlohrad. The area of the city is 59.3 km². There are 20 schools and 1 lyceum in the city.
In 1930 there was an uprising against Soviet rule in Pavlohrad.
There was a significant Jewish community in Pavlohrad prior to 1941. Founding date of its Jewish community is 1780. Pre-Holocaust Jewish population was approx. at 4,000. It was destroyed during Nazi occupation in 1941.
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