Malaryta

Malaryta or Malorita^[a] 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 2025, it has a population of 12,593.^[1]

Malaryta Маларыта (Belarusian)
Town
Coat of arms
Malaryta
Coordinates: 51°47′N 24°05′E
Country	Belarus
Region	Brest Region
District	Malaryta District
First mentioned	1566
Population  (2025)[1]
• Total	12,593
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code	225910
Area code	+375 1651
License plate	1

History

Local Catholic church in 1924

Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, 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, administratively located in the Polesie Voivodeship.

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.

Notable people

• Leonid Taranenko (born 1956), former weightlifter
• Barys Pukhouski (born 1987), handball player
• Vadim Skripchenko (born 1975), football coach and former player

Notes

1. Belarusian: Маларыта; Russian and Ukrainian: Малорита; Polish: Małoryta.