| Peren District | |
| Settlement Type: | District of Nagaland |
| Image Alt: | People dancing |
| Nickname: | Green District |
| Coordinates: | 25.5167°N 137°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nagaland |
| Seat: | Peren |
| Leader Title2: | Assembly constituencies |
| Leader Name2: | 2 constituencies |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 2300 |
| Elevation M: | 1445 |
| Population Total: | 95,219 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
| Iso Code: | IN-NL-PE |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Major highways |
| Blank Info Sec1: | NH 129A |
| Website: | http://peren-district.nic.in/ |
Peren District is a district of Nagaland, India. With headquarters the town of Peren, the district was formed by the partition of Kohima District in 2003.
The Peren district was originally a sub-division of the Kohima district. It was declared a separate district on 24 October 2003.[1]
Peren district is divided into 3 subdivisions and 7 blocks.
Subdivisions
Circle Blocks
According to the 2011 census, Peren district has a population of 95,219,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Seychelles.[3] This gives it a ranking of 616th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] Peren has a sex ratio of 917 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 79%.[2]
According to the 2011 official census, Christianity is major religion in Peren District with 86.145 Christians (90.47%), 4.076 Hindus (4.28%), 2.493 Animists (2.62%), 1.850 Muslims (1.94%), 459 Buddhists (0.48%), 15 Sikhs (0.02%), 10 Jains (0.01%) and 171 did not answer (0.18%).[4]
At the time of the 2011 census, 57.20% of the population spoke Zeilang, 11.37% Zemi, 10.15% Kuki, 3.95% Kabui, 3.84% Liangmai, 2.54% Nepali, 1.94% Bengali, 1.67% Chakeshang and 1.08% Ao as their first language.[5]
In Peren district is the home to Ntangki National Park, which has an area of 202abbr=onNaNabbr=on.[6]