Fouchana is a town in
Ben Arous Governorate
Ben Arous Governorate ( ' ) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is in the north-east of Tunisia and adjoins smaller Tunis Governorate. It covers an area of 761 km² and had a population of 712,172 as at the 2019 census. ,
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. Governed by the joint municipality of
Mohamedia-Fouchana, it is also the seat of an
governoral delegation.
Fouchana (فوشانة) is located at 36°42′09.31″N, 10°09′25.9″E about ten kilometers south of the capital,
Tunis
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. Associated with
Mohamedia, it forms a
municipality
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with 106 167 inhabitants in 2014.
Economy
It is an important industrial center comprising three industrial zones (M'ghira 1, 2 and 3). At the level of the delegation of which it is the administrative center, industrial employment accounts for half of total employment. According to the development project of the Greater Tunis, the city will benefit from a fast railway line by the line Tunis-Fouchana (line C).
References
Populated places in Ben Arous Governorate
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