Kushkopala
rural locality in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia

Kushkopala (Russian: Кушкопала) is a rural locality (a village) and the administrative center of Kushkopalsky Selsoviet of Pinezhsky District in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Pinega River. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 803.
There is a school and a kindergarten, some shops, a library, a club, a post office, an administrative building, a power-saw bench, and a logging enterprise in the village. Hunting and fishing are common. The majority of residents breed livestock and engage in gardening.
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Архангельское областное Собрание депутатов. Областной закон №258-внеоч.-ОЗ от 23 сентября 2004 г. «О статусе и границах территорий муниципальных образований в Архангельской области», в ред. Областного закона №224-13-ОЗ от 16 декабря 2014 г. «Об упразднении отдельных населённых пунктов Соловецкого района Архангельской области и о внесении изменения в статью 46 Областного закона "О статусе и границах территорий муниципальных образований в Архангельской области"».
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