Mahdalynivka is located on the
Chaplynka River, a left tributary of the
Dnieper. Relief around the settlement is plain with unnoticed change in elevations since it is located in
Dnieper Lowlands. Mahdalynivka is first mentioned under its current name in 1783 in connection with delimitation of lands of the former
Zaporizhian Sich (Zaporizhia Free Lands). According to "
History of cities and villages of the Ukrainian SSR", the start of the settlement was given by 4 families who arrived from Poltava region (at that time
Poltava Governorate). Mahdalynivka was the administrative center of
Mahdalynivka Raion. After that date, it was transferred to Novomoskovsk Raion (later renamed
Samar Raion). Until 26 January 2024, Mahdalynivka was designated
urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Mahdalynivka became a rural settlement. ==Economy==