The district is located in the north of the republic and occupies an area of 1,094.5 square kilometers (422.6 sq mi).

[4] In 2019, an industrial park “Baltach” was built in the district for companies engaged in production of halal goods.

According to the official version, the bear is a traditional symbol of power, strength and confidence and is considered as the master of the forest.

In this rating, local budget revenues, average monthly wages, infrastructure, investment in fixed assets and other indicators were aggregated.

[11] Agriculture plays a leading role in the regional economy and accounts for 51% of all gross output in the district.

In addition, rye, spring wheat, barley, oats, peas, potatoes, flax, sunflower and rapeseed are cultivated in the region.

The largest enterprises are a branch of the company “Vamin” Tatarstan, Baltasinsky MMK, Ushma, Kara-kul, Khleb and other organizations.

[7][12] According to the Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan for Social and Economic Monitoring, the region's investment in the fixed assets during the first half of 2020 amounted to 1.3 billion rubles.

These include the issuance of microloans, a program to stimulate lending as well as one subsidizing the costs of payment under an equipment lease agreement.

The main investor of the project is IFC “Linova” whose initial contribution amounted to 10 million rubles.

[5] In 2019 the construction of a mega-farm for 4000 head of cattle with a total cost of 450 million rubles was initiated in the village of Staraya Salaus.

[15] The 16K-0396 “Kazan—Malmyzh” highway passes through the territory of the district and is divided into the regional roads “Baltasi—Shemordan—Bogatye Saby—Tyulyachi” (also to Kukmor and Vyatskiye Polyany), 16K-0520 “Baltasi—Tsipya”, and 16K-0533 “Shishiner—Tsipya—Mari-Turek”.

Additionally, there are natural monuments in the region such as the Kara-Kul lake and the Shoshma river as well as the Surnarsky hunting reserve.