Bashagard district is one of the important malaria endemic areas in southern Iran. From this region a total
of 16,199 indigenous cases have been reported in recent years. The aim of this study was to determine
the situation of the disease and provide the risk map for the area. ArcGIS9.2 was used for mapping spatial
distribution of malaria incidence. Hot spots were obtained using evidence-based weighting method for
transmission risk. Environmental factors including temperature, relative humidity, altitude, slope and
distance to rivers were combined by weighted multi criteria evaluation for mapping malaria hazard area
at the district level. Similarly, risk map was developed by overlaying weighted hazard, land use/land cover,
population density, malaria incidence, development factors and intervention methods. Our results reveal
that the disease mainly occurs in north and east of the study area. Consequently the district is divided
into three strata. Appropriate interventions are recommended for each stratum based on national malaria
policy. Malaria hazard and risk map, stratification based on relevant information and data analyzing
provide a useful method preparedness and early warning system for malaria control, although regular
updating is required timely.