| Senapati district | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Manipur |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Senapati (Tahamzam) |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Manipur |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Tahamzam |
| Parts Type: | Tehsils |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 1. Purul, 2. Paomata, 3. Mao-Maram,[1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1,573 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 285,404 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 74.13% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 923 |
| Demographics Type2: | Language(s) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics2 Info1: | English |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Regional |
| Demographics2 Info2: | Mao |
| Leader Title2: | Vidhan Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Name2: | 6: Saikul, Karong, Mao, Tadubi, Kangpokpi and Saitu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
| Registration Plate: | MN03[2] |
Senapati (Meitei pronunciation:/se.na.pə.ti/[3]), is one of the 16 districts of the Indian state of Manipur. The present Senapati district was formed in December 2016, after spawning off the Sadar Hills region in the south into a separate Kangpokpi district.[4] The district headquarter is located in the municipality of Tahamzam.
Senapati District is located between 93.29° and 94.15° East Longitude and 24.37° and 25.37° North Latitude and is in the northern part of Manipur state. The District is bounded on the south by Kangpokpi District, on the east by Ukhrul district, on the west by Tamenglong district and on the north by Kohima District and Phek district of Nagaland state. The district lies at an altitude between 1061 meter to 1788 meters above sea level.
The Dzuko Valley (Manipuri: {{Script|Latn|Dzuko Tampak),[5] [6] is one of the tourist attractions in Manipur, renowned for natural sites, seasonal flowering plants and wild life,[7] including but not limited to the endemic Dzuko lily (Lilium chitrangadae), which is closely related to the Shirui lily (Lilium mackliniae) of the neighboring Ukhrul district.[8] [9]
According to the 2011 census Senapati district has a population of 479,148[10] roughly equal to the nation of Belize.[11] This gives it a ranking of 565th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 109PD/sqkm. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.16%. Senapati has a sex ratio of 939 females for every 1000 males and a literacy rate of 75%. Its population composition as per the 2011 census is as below:
| All Scheduled Tribes | 419,210 | 87.5% | |
| Kuki-Zo tribes | 110,314 | 23.0% | |
| Naga tribes | 282,007 | 58.9% | |
| Old Kuki/Naga | 19,244 | 4.0% |
Christianity is the majority, religion, practiced by 95.31% of the population. Hinduism is the second-largest religion, practiced by 3.36% of the population. Small numbers practice other religions, such as Islam, Buddhism, and Heraka. Nearly all tribals are Christians, with only a small minority of the Zeilang practicing Heraka.
At the time of the 2011 census, 46.99% of the population spoke Poumai, 29.89% Mao, 10.67% Maram, 2.84% Nepali, 2.65% Zemi, 1.75% Khezha, 1.55% Liangmai and 0.95% Zeilang as their first language.[12]