Statistics Book 2007.pdf - Kerala Tourism

FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVALS - DISTRICT-WISE 2003 - 2007
In 2007, Thiruvananthapuram is the leading district on the basis of foreign tourist arrivals to Kerala with
a contribution of 37.60 %. Other leading districts are Ernakulam, Idukki, Alappuzha and Kottayam. Tourist
arrivals to these five districts constitute 91.76% of the total tourist arrival to Kerala.
TABLE 2.4.5
Sl. DISTRICT NO. OF TOURISTS Proportion
No. 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 to the total
of 2007
1 Thiruvananthapuram 94,835 103,558 119,940 151,578 193,924 37.60
2 Kollam 8,620 8,242 6,813 7,918 8,854 1.72
3 Pathanamthitta 287 330 349 346 547 0.11
4 Alappuzha 26,157 38,024 30,274 36,407 40,463 7.84
5 Kottayam 21,897 23,517 20,017 26,543 27,358 5.30
6 Ernakulam 99,987 109,344 108,773 44,583 165,125 32.01
7 Idukki 31,831 46,031 39,378 131,767 46,463 9.01
8 Thrissur 2,667 2,658 2,421 4,142 4,645 0.90
9 Palakkad 661 947 801 809 615 0.12
10 Malappuram 1,402 3,129 5,115 7,109 9,766 1.89
11 Wayanad 621 749 942 2,611 4,093 0.79
12 Kozhikode 3,529 4,702 8,420 11,154 10,020 1.94
13 Kannur 1,438 2,516 2,090 2,730 3,067 0.59
14 Kasaragod 689 1,799 1,166 837 868 0.17
Total Kerala 294,621 345,546 346,499 428,534 515,808 100
Graph 2.4.4
Foreign Tourist Arrivals - District-wise 2006 & 2007
Districts
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