The district is located in the northeast of the republic on the bank of the Izh River and occupies an area of 1796.6 square kilometers (about 693.6 sq mi).

The natural park covers an area of more than a thousand hectares and consists of subtaiga forests and is a home to rare plants and animals.

The Agryz state hunting reserve with an area of more than 30 thousand hectares was organized in 1984 to restore the population of beavers and wood grouses.

The central figure of the coat of arms is represented by a rider on a white horse harnessed with a red bridle depicted on a green background.

The figure is dressed in a white shirt, pants, a black sleeveless jacket and boots with a silver Tatar skullcap (kelapush) on his head.

The rider personifies the legendary founder of the village, the warrior Agryz (Egerzhe), who points forward with his right hand as if predicting the future of the region.

The blue bottom line of the coat of arms symbolizes the waters of the Nizhnekamsk reservoir, while the green field emphasizes the role of agriculture in the regional economy.

[9] In the flag, white represents clarity and reconciliation, red for courage, black for eternity and wisdom, green means health and nature, and blue honor and immortality.

In 1881, the local imam established the Agryz madrasah, where many prominent Tatar scholars and religious leaders studied and worked.

In June 1922, the city suffered a large fire that destroyed 134 courtyards, a mosque, baths and warehouses, or 18% of the total housing stock.

In February 1963, as a result of the republican administrative and territorial reforms, Agryz was included in the Yelabuga agricultural region, but by the following year it had already restored to its former borders.

Economists point out that about a third of the city's inhabitants work for the Russian Railways and the industry contributes about 50% of the tax revenue of the district budget.

The Agryz railway junction includes a repair and maintenance depot, a track machine station, communication centers and other departments.

The largest investors of the region include the companies Navruz and Agrofirma-Agryz (formerly Ak Bars-Agryz) which have invested in the construction and renovation of livestock farms and agricultural machinery.

Economists state that the district has the potential to create an agro-industrial cluster that could unify farmers, processors and trade enterprises.

[27] Moreover, the region has large reserves of sand and clay, facilitating the operation of local construction and industrial organizations such as Stroygrad, Mirstroy and Stroygigant.

[15] In the period January-October 2020, the Agryzsky municipal district was ranked twenty-second in the republic in terms of socio-economic development.

[29] The 2015 the inauguration of the "Agryz-Razvitie" industrial site with a total area of twenty thousand square meters played a significant role in the development of the region's economy.

With the commissioning of new workshops and areas, the plant's combined income in 2018 exceeded 1.3 billion rubles, while its share of tax payments to the district budget doubled.

[32] As a part of the republican project "Strategy 2030", the district's administration over the next decade will be focusing on creating a strong agro-industrial complex while reducing the natural rate of population decline in the region as well as increasing its average salary.

[31] The city of Agryz serves as the regional center and a large railway junction connecting Udmurtia with Tatarstan and the Urals.

[33] The local road network is poorly developed, and the territory to the east of the Izh River is one of the most inaccessible and remote areas in the republic.

Since 1997, the Museum of History and Cultural Heritage of the Agryzsky region has operated in the district and displays more than 8 thousand exhibits.

[36] Additionally, Agryz Central Library has 25 branches and owns a fund of more than 285 thousand copies of books and other printed materials.