| Official Name: | Bou Hajla |
| Other Name: | sidi umar bou hajla |
| Settlement Type: | Commune and town |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Tunisia |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kairouan Governorate |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2014 |
| Population Total: | 7940 |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
Bou Hajla is a town and commune in the Kairouan Governorate, Tunisia. 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 1e9oilbbl of petroleum in place.[2] The company said the evaluation showed a combined best estimate of of petroleum in place at its three Bouhajla prospects.
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.
The town lacks previous industrial developments and has a higher-than-average unemployment rate.