Senapati (Pron:/senpti/) is a district of Manipur state in India. The Senapati District is located in the northern part of the state of Manipur. It is bounded on the east by the Ukhrul District; on the west by Tamenglong District; on the north by the Phek District, state of Nagaland; and on the south by the Imphal East and Imphal West Districts. The District is at an altitude varying from 1061 m to 1788 m above sea level. The hills run along the north south direction and gradually slope down towards south and meet the Imphal Valley.The Senapati District was earlier known as the Manipur North District which came into existence on 14 November 1969; the headquarters at were at Karong. Later the district headquarters were shifted to Senapati "wef"[clarification needed] 13 December 1976. The District came to be known as Senapati District "wef"[clarification needed] 15 July 1983.
