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Hurghada in numbers
There are here few data, which are surely not only for the lovers of statistics.
Inhabitants of Hurghada
- The current number of inhabitants was indicated with 86.791 in July 2006.
- There are 33,562 female and 53,229 of male, this data disproves the rumor that men often have several women at once in the present time.
- 42.5% of the population are between (0 - 15) years old, thus lack of child is not one of the problems of the region, although the tendency of child-rich families is declining, only 1.9% of the inhabitants are over 65 years old, therefore one will find rarely senior clubs.
- Divorce is possible in Egypt, however it is not promoted as the national sport in comparing with some European countries, only 4.9 % of the inhabitants in Hurghada are divorced.
- The percentage number of inhabitants is 24.4%, who are illiterate lays around, a fact that should cause a stir.
Hotel and tourism infrastructure of Hurghada
- In the area Hurghada you can select at present among 136 hotels with 29,825 rooms and a bed capacity of 57.000.
- Moreover 33 hotels with 9.759 beds are still under construction
- The number of Employees in these hotels employed comes up to 28.883.
- Further data regarding the touristc infrastructure:
- 152 diving centers.
- 389 boats certified for daily see excursions.
- 159 boats for diving safaris, average duration one week.
- 109 travel agencies.
- 10 transport enterprises, which are exclusively certified for troutistic transport.
- 17 enterprises, which specialized in the execution of desert safaris. Number of tourists and activities (related to the duration of June 2006)
- The average of the daily airplanes landing daily on the airport of Hurghada is about 38.
- in June 2006 160,094 tourists landed in Hurghada airport:
- 28.0 % Germans
- 11,1 % Russian
- 5.0 % English
- 4.3 % French
- 5.3 % Egyptians - During their stay 17,995 tourists booked organized bus trip to Cairo.
- 34,442 holiday-makers use the possibility, to explore the paths of the old pharaohs on a day-trip to Luxor.
- 72,860 dives were registered in June 2006.
- 4.420 visitors decided to undertake diving safaris with at least one week duration.
- 40,325 snorkelling tourists were officially counted. Nevertheless, the actual number lies far above it.
- 10,426 holiday-makers decided to choose other water sport activities.
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