Malaria in pregnancy is a major public health concern and poses a considerable threat to the pregnant mother and developing foetus especially in hyper endemic areas like Nigeria. This study is aimed at investigating the prevalence of malaria among pregnant women in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. The study was carried out between June and October, 2023. Three hundred and seventy six (376) consented pregnant women within the age bracket < 20 years to >35 years from six (6) communities in Aguata; three (3) surb-urban (Ekwulobia, Umuchu and Uga) and three (3) rural communities (Nkpologwu, Eziniifite and Umuona), who attended antenatal clinic during the research period constituted the subjects for this study. Blood samples were collected and examined for malaria infection using the standard parasitological method of Giemsa stained thick and thin blood films. Out of 376 sampled pregnant women, two hundred and thirty four (234) (62.23%) were positive to malaria. The prevalence