Pavlohrad Territorial Community

History

The history of the city dates back to the 17th century and is closely connected to the glorious Cossack history of Nova Sich. After the destruction of Nova Sich, a lot of Cossack winter camps were transformed into state settlements.

In 1776, the state military settlement called Matviyivka was established, and in 1780–1781, it was renamed as Luhanska Settlement. In 1784, it was further renamed as Pavlohrad, gaining the status of a town (the theory that the name Pavlohrad honors the Apostle Paul (Ukr. Pavlo) is quite plausible and justified).

By the end of the 19th century, Pavlohrad had become a well-known center for grain and flour trade.

Nowadays, Pavlohrad is a major industrial center in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Its economic potential is represented by 25 businesses across various industries. The city hosts enterprises in coal mining, machinery manufacturing, chemical production, and the light and food industries.

Pavlohrad earned a reputation as the eastern stronghold of the country back in 2014. Today, the city continues to uphold this status, serving as a hub for assistance to internally displaced people and volunteer efforts during the full-scale war.

Economy and Welfare

Pavlohrad is a powerful industrial centre. There are 19 industrial enterprises in the community which are engaged in coal mining; machine-building; chemical and food industry; woodworking; production of construction materials. There are also 620 small enterprises.

The Pavlohrad territorial community is famous for Ukraine’s largest coal mining enterprise – Pavlohradvuhillia (Pavlohrad Coal), which develops minerals in Western Donbas (Dnipropetrovsk region). The enterprise includes 10 mines, 23 structural subdivisions, and 57 social sphere assets. The company has over 26,000 employees.

Molochnyi Dim (Milk House) is a manufacturer of dairy products founded in 2002. It has 11 own branches on the territory of Ukraine. Since 2007, Molochnyi Dim has been part of the Groupe Lactalis, France, which ranks one of the world’s four best producers of dairy products and is the global leader in the production of cheeses.

The Pavlohrad Chemical Plant is a state-owned enterprise of the Ukrainian chemical industry that produces explosives, as well as industrial and household products for civilian purposes. It is of strategic importance for the economy and security of Ukraine. Production activities, services, research and development activities of the enterprise are certified within the framework of International Standards.

The medical sphere of the city of Pavlohrad is represented by 3 health care institutions:

– The Pavlohrad City Primary Health Care Centre which includes 9 outpatient clinics located in compact residential areas;

– Two secondary level institutions – Pavlohrad Intensive Care Hospital and Pavlohrad City Hospital No. 1 – which provide medical assistance to residents of the city and surrounding regions.

There are 16 institutions of general secondary education in the city of Pavlohrad:

– 10 lyceums,

– 6 gymnasiums,

and 14 preschool and 3 out-of-school institutions.

Pavlohrad has a significant scientific potential as it has 4 higher education institutions.

Community and War

Pavlohrad today is a front-line city, a volunteer hub, a hospital centre and a safe place for people who suffered from russian military aggression.

Since the beginning of the russian invasion of Ukraine, the city of Pavlohrad has sheltered about 20,000 people. The city has a modular town for internally displaced persons.

The city receives humanitarian aid from various international funds.

Public infrastructure facilities were damaged during the shelling of the city of Pavlohrad. 8 assets were completely destroyed, 28 were significantly damaged, and 64 were slightly damaged.

People of the Community

Pavlohrad Mayor Anatoliy Vershyn was elected in 2015. 

The city government supports business development in every possible way. Free educational courses for young people have been introduced in the city, and a grant competition for starting one’s own business is held annually. The winners are provided with monetary assistance in the amount of up to UAH 150,000.

In 2024, with the support of UNDP and in collaboration with the NGO “Economic Development Agency of Pavlohrad,” the “I de Ya” (Eng. Idea) The Center for Business Activity and Civic Initiatives was opened.

Development Strategy

The concept of integrated development of the city of Pavlohrad for the period up to 2025 has been adopted for the implementation of the city’s strategic projects.

Strategic goals:

A competitive city:

• Diversification of the economy
• Open space for the investor
• Active community and business environment

A comfortable city:

• Comfortable conditions for providing modern medical and social services.
• Creation of conditions for effective activities in the field of culture and sports
• Modern educational institution – access to quality education
• A city with no suburbs.

A safe and environmentally friendly city:

• Efficient and safe transport infrastructure
• Development of urban infrastructure with the introduction of modern environmentally friendly technologies
• Energy-efficient infrastructure

An investment attractive city:

• Land inventory work is being carried out with data being entered to the State Land Cadastre;
• There is an investment profile of land plots with infrastructure for business development and housing construction;
• The city improves and simplifies the procedure for investors to do business.

Based on the results of the aerial photography, an inventory of the points of the State Geodetic Network was carried out in the UCS – 2000 coordinate system, and the city was added to the GIS system

To enhance the community’s investment capacity, the city has established partnerships with international donors:

• U-LEAD with Europe;
• UNDP;
• USAID;
• EUROCITIES;
• Cities4Cities;
• United4Ukraine;
• UNICEF;

and municipalities from:

• Germany, Slovakia, Norway, Italy, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, and others.

List of Sources

•  Official website