| En Name: | Gorbatov |
| Ru Name: | Горбатов |
| Coordinates: | 56.1333°N 47°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat_of_Arms_of_Gorbatov_1781.jpg |
| Federal Subject: | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
| Adm District Jur: | Pavlovsky District |
| Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Gorbatov |
| Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town of district significance |
| Adm Ctr Of1: | Pavlovsky District |
| Adm Ctr Of2: | town of district significance of Gorbatov |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Mun District Jur: | Pavlovsky Municipal District |
| Urban Settlement Jur: | Gorbatov Urban Settlement |
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Pavlovsky Municipal District |
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Gorbatov Urban Settlement |
| Pop 2010Census: | 2278 |
| Established Date: | 1565 |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Current Cat Date: | 1779 |
| Postal Codes: | 606125 |
| Date: | July 2020 |
Gorbatov (ru|Горба́тов) is a town in Pavlovsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the bank of the Oka River in the Meshchera Lowlands. Population: It was previously known as Gorbatovo (until 1779).
The region was settled by the Meshchera tribe during the Middle Ages. The village of Gorbatovo (Russian: Горбатово) was first documented in 1565 as a votchina of Prince Alexander Gorbaty-Shuysky after whom it takes its name. Its growth was owing to the manufacture of ropes and cherry cultivation. In 1779, Gorbatovo was merged with Meshchera sloboda and chartered as a town.[1] Modern Gorbatov is one of Russia's smallest towns.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with sixteen rural localities, incorporated within Pavlovsky District as the town of district significance of Gorbatov.[2] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Gorbatov is incorporated within Pavlovsky Municipal District as Gorbatov Urban Settlement.[3]