Pavlovsky District (Russian: Па́вловский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifty-nine in Altai Krai, Russia. It is located in the north of the krai. The area of the district is 2,230 square kilometers (860 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Pavlovsk. Population: 40,235 (2010 Census); 41,495 (2002 Census); 38,458 (1989 Census). The population of Pavlovsk accounts for 36.1% of the district's total population.