The development was carried out by the Heraldic Council under the President of the Republic of Tatarstan together with the Russian Union of Heraldists.

The Atninsky district is one of the centers of Tatar culture, which to a greater extent has preserved folk traditions and rituals.

The tulip, as one of the main national ornaments of Tatarstan, reflects the residents' loyalty to the traditions of their people, and the desire to preserve and support the local culture.

The agrarian orientation of the region is conveyed by half of a gold-colored feather, decorated in the form of an ear.

One of the most significant archeological monuments the Aishiyaz settlement of Kala-tau (City on the Mountain) is located on the territory of the district.

Since October 2005, the head of the Atninsky municipal district is Khakimov Gabdulahat Gilumkhanovich[15][16][17] The region is the most mono-ethnic in Tatarstan with Tatars making up 98.6% of the population.

Wheat, rye, oats, buckwheat, barley, millet, sunflower, potatoes, peas and rapeseed are cultivated in the region.

In 2012, the Lenin Breeding Plant was awarded by Danone-Unimilk for the most stable quality of milk produced and received the title of “Best Dairy Farm of the Year”.

[32][29][7] In the period from 2013 to 2020, the ratio of the average monthly wage to the minimum consumer budget increased from 1.87 to 2.21 times, and the unemployment rate from that year to 2020 slightly decreased - from 0.73% to 0.52%, respectively.

Based on the assessments of 2020 investments, the leading areas of the district are agriculture, hunting and fishing with almost 404 million rubles in total.

There is one institution of secondary vocational education - Atninsky agricultural technical school named after Gabdulla Tukai.

One of the main socio-cultural attractions of the region is the Atninsky State Drama Theater named after Ğabdulla Tuqay in the village of Bolshaya Atnya.

[36][37][38] On the territory of the region there is a unique monument of Tatar wooden architecture - the estate of the merchant Valiulla Bakirov in the village of Bolshoi Menger, built in 1838.

The building is protected by the state and is an architectural monument of local importance (since 1991), as well as an object of cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation (2017).