Jambi Province is one of the fire-prone provinces in Indonesia. One of the districts in Jambi Province that experiences forest and land fires in Muaro Jambi. The objective of this study was to analyze hotspots and burned areas in the Muaro Jambi District in 2015 and 2019. The data used in this study were hotspots and spatial information on burned areas from MODIS Terra/Aqua satellite imagery and rainfall data from BMKG. The results showed that the number of hotspots in 2015 was 2731, with 2.558 hotspots located on peatland. In 2019, hotspot numbers increased by 3321 hotspots, with 3225 hotspots located on peatland. The sub-district that has the highest hotspot number is Kumpeh with 5191 hotspots. The lowest rainfall in 2015 and 2019 was in September. The rainfall in September 2015 was 15.2 mm/month and in September 2019 it was 39.3 mm/month. © 2022 Institute of Physics Publishing. All rights reserved.
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