Bou Hajla

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Bou Hajla sidi umar bou hajla
Commune and town
Country	Tunisia
Governorate	Kairouan Governorate
Population  (2014)
• Total	7,940
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Bou Hajla is a town and commune in the Kairouan Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004^[update] it had a population of 6,002.^[1]

Canadian oil and gas producer DualEx Energy International Inc said an initial evaluation of its Bouhajla Permit in Tunisia showed a reserve of more than one billion barrels (160,000,000 m³) of petroleum in place.^[2] The company said the evaluation showed a combined best estimate of 1.03 billion barrels (164,000,000 m³) of petroleum in place at its three Bouhajla prospects.^[2]

With an initial investment of 5,200,000 Tunisian dinars, this permit is a partnership between Tunisia DualEx Inc. and the Tunisian Company of Petroleum Activities for the production of oil and gas from the site.^[2]

The town lacks previous industrial developments and has a higher-than-average unemployment rate.