The main mineral resources of the Sabinsky region are brick clay, grabel, lime, sand and peat.

[9] The coat of arms of the region was developed by the Heraldic Council under the direction of the President of the Republic, together with the Union of Heraldists of Russia, and approved on November 14, 2005.

The coat of arms depicts a green spruce against the background of a golden field, from which two streams depart in the form of an azure-silver rafter - an allegory to the springs that make up the bulk of the water resources of the Sabinsky district.

The village of Bogatye Saby, which in translation from Tatar means "Rich nobility", was first mentioned in contemporary sources from the 13th century.

Field studies of primitive and medieval monuments on the territory of the region were carried out in 1768-1774 by Nikolai Rychkov, Pyotr Pallas and Ivan Lepekhin.

Since the beginning of the 19th century, scientists from Kazan Federal University and amateur local historians have continued to search for ancient monuments.

As a result of the next administrative revision of the TASSR in 1965, the territory of the region decreased to 1,914 km2, and the number of its inhabitants was 59.3 thousand people.

[5] During the World War II in 1942, on the initiative of the workers of the Sabinsky District, a fundraiser was organized for the production of T-34 tanks.

In 2004, the regional center Bogatye Saby received the status of an urban-type settlement, and the next year the Sabinsky district became a municipal entity.

In 2012, the Republican Forest Breeding and Seed Center was opened, where seedlings with a closed root system are grown, which increases plant survival to 99% and guarantees a high germination rate .

An application for verification in 2019 was submitted by the Yabloko party, after analyzing the state purchases of the Ministry of Agriculture of Tatarstan in the indicated period.

[20] Another large commercial organization is the Transit City fuel company, with a turnover that in 2018 amounted to 11.9 billion rubles.

Winter rye, spring wheat, oats, barley, peas, potatoes, and flax are cultivated in the district.

[23] In January 2020, a high-tech dairy complex "Shinar" was opened in the Sabinsky district with buildings for more than 1,500 livestock of cows of different ages, where animals are cared for completely, the plant is fully automated.

The park was created within the framework of the national project "Small and Medium Enterprises and Support for Entrepreneurial Initiatives" and the federal "Acceleration of Small and Medium Enterprises", along with an allocation of 307.2 million rubles from the federal and republican budgets and the attraction of more than 77 in million private investments.

[26][7][27] In 2020, the leadership of the Sabinsky district announced plans to create a food cluster in the area - a special platform for marketing vegetables, meat, milk, and grain produced in the republic.

A plot of 10 hectares has been allocated for its implementation, two of which will be occupied by an indoor agro-industrial park while food processing facilities will be constructed on the remaining.

[28] In 2020, a major overhaul of a section of the regional road Satyshevo - Bogatye Saby began, which is planned to be completed by 2021.

However, in the summer of 2020, against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic and the development of domestic tourism in the region, it entered the republican project "Tatarstan - 1001 Pleasure" (most of the funds from attracted tourists remain in the local budget).

[37][38] Another attraction is the Museum of the Life and Creativity of the Tatar People's Artist Shaukat Biktimirov, where his stage costumes, makeup, awards, photographs, and household items are displayed.

[40] The region counts 77 educational institutions, including 47 preschool, 7 primary, 17 secondary, gymnasium, lyceums and two boarding schools.