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|official_name          = Wang Phikun
|native_name            = วังพิกุล
|settlement_type        = Subdistrict
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|image_seal             = File:Logo of Wang Phikun.png
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|subdivision_type       = Country
|subdivision_name       = [[Thailand]]
|subdivision_type2      = [[Provinces of Thailand|Province]]
|subdivision_name2      = [[Phitsanulok Province|Phitsanulok]]
|subdivision_type3      = [[District]]
|subdivision_name3      = [[Wang Thong District|Wang Thong]]
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|government_type        = Subdistrict administrative organization (SAO)
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|area_total_km2         = 70.5
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|population_as_of       = 2022
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|population_total       = 9,016
|population_density_km2 = 128
|timezone               = [[Time in Thailand|ICT]]
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|postal_code_type       = [[Postal codes in Thailand|Postal code]]
|postal_code            = 65130
|area_code_type         = [[Telephone numbers in Thailand|Calling code]]
|area_code              = 055
|blank_name_sec1        = [[Geocode]]
|blank_info_sec1        = 650805
|website                = {{URL|https://www.wangpikul.go.th}}
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'''Wang Phikun''' ({{langx|th|วังพิกุล}}) is a subdistrict in [[Wang Thong district]], [[Phitsanulok province]]. It is connected to Highways 11, 12 and 126. In 2022 it had a population of 9,016. The economy is mainly based on [[agriculture]] and [[animal husbandry]].
==Geography==
The topography of Wang Phikun subdistrict is flat plains and is located in the lower northern part of Thailand. The subdistrict is bordered to the '''north''' by [[Samo Khae]] subdistrict, [[Mueang Phitsanulok district]] and [[Wang Thong subdistrict]], to the '''east''' by [[Din Thong]] subdistrict, Wang Thong district, to the '''south''' by [[Mae Raka]] subdistrict, Wang Thong district,  to the '''west''' by [[Aranyik subdistrict|Aranyik]] and [[Bueng Phra]] subdistricts, Mueang Phitsanulok district.<ref name=location>{{cite web|url=https://www.wangpikul.go.th/condition.php |title=contact territory |access-date=14 November 2023}}</ref> The [[Wang Thong River]] flows through the subdistrict and lies in the [[Nan River#Nan Basin|Nan Basin]], which is part of the [[Chao Phraya River#Chao Phtaya watershed|Chao Phraya Watershed]]. The subdistrict has connections to the nearby [[Highway 11 (Thailand)|highway 11]], highway 12 and 126 (Phitsanulok bypass).
==Administration==
===Central government===
The administration of Wang Phikun subdistrict is responsible for an area that covers 44,037 rai ~ {{convert|70.5|sqkm}} and consists of 15 administrative villages, as of 2022: 9,016 people.<ref name=population>{{cite web |url=https://stat.bora.dopa.go.th/new_stat/ |title=official statistics registration system |access-date=14 November 2023 |publisher=Department of Provincial Administration |postscript= , >year 2022 >village level >Excel file >no.65080501-65080515 >Excel line 71171-71185}}</ref>
[[File:Wang Phikun subdistrict.svg|thumb|left|600px|Wang Phikun subdistrict with villages]]
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%;"
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! Village !! English !! Thai !! People
|-
| Moo1 || Ban Wang Pradu || บ้านวังประดู่ || 508
|-
| Moo2 || Ban Wang Phikun || บ้านวังพิกุล || 770
|-
| Moo3 || Ban Dong Khoi || บ้านดงข่อย || 1,131
|-
| Moo4 || Ban Khlong Pet || บ้านคลองเป็ด|| 879
|-
| Moo5 || Ban Thang Lat || บ้านทางลัด|| 362
|-
| Moo6 || Ban Khlong Mueang || น้ำคลองเมือง|| 878
|-
| Moo7 || Ban Dong Phluang || บ้านดงพลวง|| 743
|-
| Moo8 || Ban Wang Samrong || บ้านวังสำโรง|| 450
|-
| Moo9 || Ban Dong Phai || บ้านดงไผ่||305
|-
| Moo10 || Ban Dong Chan || บ้านดงจันทร์|| 368
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| Moo11 || Ban Nong Ta See || บ้านหนองตาสี|| 493
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| Moo12 || Ban Taku Samnang || บ้านตะกูสามนาง|| 512
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| Moo13 || Ban Dong Phluang || บ้านดงพลวง|| 637
|-
| Moo14 || Ban Wang Chamcha || บ้านวังฉำฉา|| 286
|-
| Moo15 || Ban Lang San || บ้านหลังศาล|| 694
|}
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===Local government===
Wang Phikun is a subdistrict administrative organization - SAO ({{langx|th|องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลวังพิกุล|translit=ongkan borihan suan tambon Wang Phikun}}, abbreviated: อบต.วังพิกุล, o bo toh Wang Phikun), which covers the whole tambon Wang Phikun.
==Temples==
Wang Phikun subdistrict is home to the following active temples, where [[Theravada Buddhism]] is practiced by local residents.<ref name=temples>{{cite web |url=https://www.dhammastudy.org/temple/index?sort=-nikai_id&page=284 |title=list of temples |access-date=14 November 2023 |postscript= , >no.365080501 - 365080514}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%;"
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! Temple name !! Thai !! Location
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| Wat Wang Pradu || วัดวังประดู่ || Moo1
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| Wat Wang Phikun Wararam || วัดวังพิกุลวราราม || Moo2
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| Wat Dong Khoi || วัดดงข่อย || Moo3
|-
| Wat Khlong Pet Henue || วัดคลองเป็ดเหนือ || Moo4
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| Wat Khlong Pet Tai || วัดคลองเป็ดใต้ || Moo4
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| Wat Thanglat Pracharam || วัดทางลัดประชาราม || Moo5
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| Wat Khlong Mueang || วัดคลองเมือง || Moo6
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| Wat Dong Phluang || วัดดงพลวง || Moo7
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| Wat Wang Waree Si Sattharam || วัดวังวารีศรีศรัทธาราม || Moo7
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| Wat Wang Samrong || วัดวังสำโรง || Moo8
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| Wat Dong Chan || วัดดงชันทร์ || Moo10
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| Wat Duang Rattana Prathip || วัดดวงรัตนประทีป || Moo11
|}
==Economy==
Most of the population worked in [[agriculture]] ([[rice]] and [[vegetable]] farming) and [[animal husbandry]] (raising chickens, ducks, cattle, pigs and buffaloes).      <ref name=occupation>{{cite web |url=https://www.wangpikul.go.th/condition.php |title=occupation population |access-date=14 November 2023}}</ref>
==Transportation==
The subdistrict is connected to highways 11 northbound (Chiang Mai route), 12 westbound (Tak route), 12 eastbound (Khon Kaen route) and 126 (Phitsanulok bypass).
==References==
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[[Category:Populated places in Phitsanulok province]]