Bouficha (بوفيشة) or Bou Ficha is a Tunisian town situated about sixty kilometers south of Tunis, between Enfidha and Hammamet and close to the Gulf of Hammamet.
Bouficha | |
|---|---|
Commune and town | |
 Friguia park | |
  Bouficha Location in Tunisia | |
| Coordinates: 36°18′00″N 10°27′18″E / 36.30000°N 10.45500°E | |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorate | Sousse Governorate |
| Delegation(s) | Bouficha |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Abdallah Mzoughi (Nidaa Tounes) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Metro | 9,931 |
| Time zone | UTC1 (CET) |
| Website | http://www.commune-bouficha.gov.tn/ |
Administratively attached to the Sousse Governorate, it has a population of 9,931.[1]
It is an important industrial center particularly in the textile sector. Near the town is the archaeological site of Pheradi Majus and a zoo, Friguia Park, on thirty hectares.
In July, a festival is held in polycultural Bouficha.
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- ^ (in French) Recensement de 2004 (Institut national de la statistique) Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
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