was a mid-Edo period Japanese samurai, and the sixth daimyà  of Sendai Domain in the Tà Âhoku region of northern Japan, and the 22nd hereditary chieftain of the Date clan.
Munemura was the fourth son of Date Yoshimura. Two of his older brothers died young, and the third (Date Murakaze) formed a separate hatamoto household, so he was appointed heir. His childhood name was ; however, when he was received in formal audience by Shà Âgun Tokugawa Yoshimune, he received one kanji from the shà Âguns name, and the thus became Date Munemura. He was also betrothed to the daughter of Tokugawa Munenao, the daimyà  of Kii Domain at that time. He became daimyà  in 1743 upon the retirement of his father. He was noted as a man of many talents. As was his father, he was noted for his literary achievements, and he was also proficient in horsemanship, swordsmanship, use of the spear, military strategy and hà Âjutsu (gunnery).
In 1747, Hosokawa Munetaka, daimyà  of Kumamoto Domain was cut down by a hatamoto, Itakura Katsukane, while en route to a ceremony at Edo Castle. Katsukane had a vendetta against Itakura Katsukiyo of Annaka Domain, but as the Hosokawa and Itakura family crests are so similar, he killed the wrong man. This placed the Hosokawa clan in danger of attainder, as Munetake was without heir. Date Munemura, who happened to be nearby when the incident occurred, knelt by the corpse of Hosokawa Munetake and loudly declared "he still lives!" and ordered his retainers to take the body to the Hosokawa clan residence before the Shogun's metsuke inspectors could arrive at the scene. This allowed the Hosokawa clan to make a formal announcement that Munetaka had formally adopted his younger brother as heir, and the report on the death of Munetaka was delayed until the following day.
In 1752, Sendai Domain was struck by a severe famine. While touring a stricken village in what is now Watari District, Miyagi on his way back from sankin-kà Âtai in Edo, he was directly petitioned by the headman of Nakaizumi village, Kitahara Kanehira, for a reduction in the village's taxes. As was the common punishment for such an action, the headman's house and fields were confiscated and he was crucified as punishment,
Munemura died in 1756, and was succeeded by his son, Date Shigemura. His grave is at the Date clan mausoleum at Dainenjiyama in Sendai.