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{{Infobox former subdivision
|_noautocat             =no
|conventional_long_name = Csíkszék
|common_name            = Csíkszék
|subdivision            = Seat
|nation                 = the [[Székely Land]]
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|capital                = [[Șumuleu Ciuc|Csíksomlyó]]
|latd= |latm= |latNS= |longd= |longm= |longEW=
|today                  = Romania
|year_start             = 11th century{{citation needed|date=November 2014}}
|year_end               = 1876
|event_start            = Settlement of the Székelys
|event_end              = Administrative reform of the Kingdom of Hungary
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|stat_year1             = 1867
|stat_area1             = 
|stat_pop1              = 111,237
|footnotes              = [[Șumuleu Ciuc]] is the current name of the capital.
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'''Csíkszék''' ({{IPA|hu|ˈt͡ʃiːkseːk}}) was one of the [[Székelys|Székely]] [[Seat (territorial-administrative unit)|seats]] in the historical [[Székely Land]].

It administered two sub-seats ([[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: ''fiúszék'', Latin: ''sedes filialis''), namely [[Gyergyószék]] and [[Kászonszék]]. It was divided on the natural borders of the region, as the main territory of Csíkszék lay in the valley of the [[Olt (river)|Olt River]], Gyergyószék lay in the valley of the river [[Mureș (river)|Maros (Mureș)]], while Kászonszék lay in the valley of the river [[Cașin (Râul Negru)|Kászon (Cașin)]].

==Population==
The religious composition of Csíkszék's population in 1867 was as follows:

*[[Roman Catholic]]: 96,525
*[[Greek Catholic]]: 13,028
*[[Eastern Orthodox]]: 17
*Others: 1.667
*Total: 111,237

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==Gallery==
<gallery class="center">
Franciscan Church and Monastery Csiksomlyo.jpg|The Franciscan Church and Monastery in Csíksomlyó
Guildhall of Csikszek in Csiksomlyo.jpg|The Guildhall of Csíkszék in Csíksomlyó
Castle of Csikszereda.jpg|The castle of Csíkszereda
People of Csikszek in traditional costumes.jpg|People of Csíkszék in traditional costumes
</gallery>

==References==
* Orbán, Balázs (1868). ''A Székelyföld leírása''. Pest: Panda és Frohna Könyvnyomdája.

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