The centre of the district is Zainsk. Area – 1842,4 square km. Population – 57,4 thousand people.
The city of Zainsk is situated at confluence of two rivers – Stepnoy Zai and Lesnoy Zai, 287 km to the east from Kazan, has a railway station. Population – 41,3 thousand people. Zainsk was founded between 1652 and 1656 as a fortress. Since 1978 Zainsk is a city.
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- Bagryazhskyi zoological (hunting) reserve
- Castle of Khan Bairash
- Holy Spring (Svyatoi Klyuch) at Gul'kino
- Honey Spring (Medovyi Rodnik)