The largest among its 30 settlements are Muzhi, Shuryshkary, Vosiakhovo, Azovo. This region is covered with the network of rivers, lakes and marshes. Forests, mainly the mixed forests, and reindeer pastures occupy the greater part of the district's territory. As for the wild animals, one can find here foxes, wolves, wolverines, ermines, squirrels, sables, elks.
Rivers abound in various kinds of fish.
Non-ferrous metals, gold and brown coal deposits open the list of local mineral resources. In summers mainly water and air transport communications are used. The inhabitants of Shuryshkarsky district are occupied first of all in farming, reindeer breeding, fishery, fur-farming and hunting. In the hothouses potatoes and vegetables are cultivated. Two fur-farms specialize in breeding of blue foxes.