| En Name: | Malmyzh |
| Ru Name: | Малмыж |
| Other Name: | Малмыж |
| Other Lang: | Mari |
| Coordinates: | 56.5333°N 91°W |
| Map Label Position: | right |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Malmyzh.png |
| Federal Subject: | Kirov Oblast |
| Adm District Jur: | Malmyzhsky District |
| Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Malmyzh |
| Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town |
| Adm Ctr Of1: | Malmyzhsky District |
| Adm Ctr Of2: | Town of Malmyzh |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Mun District Jur: | Malmyzhsky Municipal District |
| Urban Settlement Jur: | Malmyzhskoye Urban Settlement |
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Malmyzhsky Municipal District |
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Malmyzhskoye Urban Settlement |
| Pop 2010Census: | 8265 |
| Established Date: | 15th century |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Current Cat Date: | 1780 |
| Postal Codes: | 612920, 612921 |
Malmyzh (Russian: Малмы́ж; Mari: Малмыж, occasionally called Malmış/Малмыш[1] in Tatar) is a town and the administrative center of Malmyzhsky District in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the Shoshma River (Vyatka's tributary), near its confluence with the Zasora, Moksha, and Krupny Lach Rivers, 294km (183miles) southeast of Kirov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
It was first mentioned as the Mari village of Malmyzh in the 15th century. Malmyzh was the capital of Mari Malmyzh principality subordinated to Kazan. Mari prince Boltush (Poltysh) offered resistance to Russian offensive and was killed by a cannonball on April 26, 1553.[2] Russian fortress was built here in 1584 to suppress recalcitrant Mari people. It was granted town status in 1780.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Malmyzh serves as the administrative center of Malmyzhsky District.[3] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Malmyzhsky District as the Town of Malmyzh. As a municipal division, the Town of Malmyzh is incorporated within Malmyzhsky Municipal District as Malmyzhskoye Urban Settlement.[4]