Sidi Boussaid

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Sidi Boussaid

Total population

5,911

Coordinates36.87°, 10.35°

Demographic figures from INS Tunisia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Sidi Bou Saïd is a town in northern Tunisia, located about 20 km northeast of the capital, Tunis.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Notable people from here

Claudia Cardinale

Italian actress (1938–2025)

Terence

Roman comic playwright (2nd cent. BC)

Hamilcar Barca

Carthaginian general (c. 275 – 228 BC)

Julia of Corsica

Carthaginian martyr

Sophonisba

late 3rd century BC Carthaginian noblewoman

Herillus

Stoic philosopher

H

Hanno the Navigator

5th century BC Carthaginian explorer

Hasdrubal the Fair

Carthaginian military leader and politician (c. 270–221 BC)

Hasdrubal Barca

Carthaginian general

Gunthamund

King of the Vandals

Hanno the Great

Carthaginian aristocrat

Adeodatus

monk, son of Augustinus

M

Mago

Barcid Carthaginian who played an important role in the Second Punic War

Achille Zavatta

French clown, artist and circus operator (1915-1993)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Tunis

• Sidi Hassine
  14.9 mi away · pop. 109,690
• Donji Čaglić
  686.2 mi away · pop. 266
• Poljana
  686.3 mi away · pop. 547
• Gornji Čaglić
  686.4 mi away · pop. 19
• Lipik
  687.9 mi away · pop. 1,967
• Skenderovci
  688 mi away · pop. 4
• Marino Selo
  688.1 mi away · pop. 312
• Šeovica
  689.4 mi away · pop. 307
• Brekinska
  690.3 mi away · pop. 126
• Batinjani
  690.5 mi away · pop. 44
• Toranj
  690.6 mi away · pop. 75
• Novi Majur
  690.8 mi away · pop. 78

Browse all places in Tunis →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Moorish Gecko

Tarentola mauritanica

Seen 2026-10-15

golden wreath wattle

Acacia saligna

Seen 2026-10-13

common fig

Ficus carica

Seen 2026-10-13

Brown-mouthed Helix

Helix melanostoma

Seen 2026-10-13

Decollate Snail

Rumina decollata

Seen 2026-10-13

oceanblue morning glory

Ipomoea indica

Seen 2026-10-13

Phyllognathus excavatus

Phyllognathus excavatus

Seen 2026-10-12

Oedipoda fuscocincta

Oedipoda fuscocincta

Seen 2026-10-12

Death's Head Hawkmoth

Acherontia atropos

Seen 2026-10-11

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).