| Malaryta | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Belarus |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Belarus |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Brest Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Malaryta District |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1566 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 12,735 |
| Timezone: | MSK |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 225910 |
| Area Code: | +375 1651 |
| Blank Name: | License plate |
| Blank Info: | 1 |
Malaryta or Malorita (; Russian and Ukrainian: Малорита; Polish: Małoryta) is a town in Brest Region, Belarus.[1] It serves as the administrative centre of Malaryta District.[1] The name of the city comes from the Ryta River. As of 2024, it has a population of 12,735.[1]
Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Malaryta was part of Brest Litovsk Voivodeship. In 1795, Malaryta was acquired by the Russian Empire as a result of the Third Partition of Poland.
From 1921 to 1939, Malaryta (Małoryta) was part of the Second Polish Republic. In September 1939, Malaryta was occupied by the Red Army and, on 14 November 1939, incorporated into the Byelorussian SSR.
From 22 June 1941 to 20 July 1944, Malaryta was occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of the Generalbezirk Wolhynien-Podolien of Reichskommissariat Ukraine.