Boise
| Boise, Idaho | |||
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| Nickname(s): The City of Trees | |||
| Motto: Energy Peril Success | |||
 Location in Ada County and the state of Idaho |
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 Boise, Idaho
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| Coordinates: 43°37′N 116°12′W / 43.617°N 116.200°W | |||
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 United States
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 Idaho
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| County | Ada | ||
| Founded | 1862 | ||
| Incorporated | 1864 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Strong-mayor | ||
| • Body | Boise City Council | ||
| • Mayor | Dave Bieter (D) | ||
| • Council President | Elaine Clegg | ||
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| • City | 80.05 sq mi (207.3 km2) | ||
| • Land | 79.36 sq mi (205.5 km2) | ||
| • Water | 0.69 sq mi (1.8 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 2,730 ft (830 m) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • City | 205,671 | ||
| • Estimate (2014) | 216,282 | ||
| • Density | 2,675.2/sq mi (1,032.9/km2) | ||
| • Metro | 664,422 (five counties) | ||
| • Demonym | Boisean | ||
| Time zone | Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-6) | ||
| ZIP codes | 83701–83799 | ||
| Area code(s) | 208 | ||
| Website | cityofboise.org | ||
Boise (
i/bɔɪsi/) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River in southwestern Idaho, the population of Boise at the 2010 Census was 205,671, the 99th largest in the nation. Its estimated population in 2013 was 214,237.
The Boise-Nampa metropolitan area, also known as the Treasure Valley, includes five counties with a combined population of 664,422, the most populous metropolitan area in Idaho. It contains the state's three largest cities; Boise, Nampa, and Meridian. Boise is the third most populous metropolitan area in the United States' Pacific Northwest region, behind Seattle and Portland.
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