Boise, Idaho
city in and state capital of Idaho, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boise is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Idaho. It is also the county seat of Ada County.
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Boise | |
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Nickname: The City of Trees | |
Motto: Energy Peril Success | |
Coordinates: 43°36′57″N 116°12′6″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Idaho |
County | Ada |
Founded | 1863; 161 years ago (1863) |
Incorporated | 1864; 160 years ago (1864) |
Government | |
• Type | Strong-mayor |
• Body | Boise City Council |
• Mayor | Lauren McLean (D) |
• Council President | Holli Woodings |
Area | |
• State capital city | 85.00 sq mi (219.45 km2) |
• Land | 84.03 sq mi (216.96 km2) |
• Water | 0.97 sq mi (2.49 km2) |
Elevation | 2,700 ft (823 m) |
Population | |
• State capital city | 235,684 |
• Rank | U.S.: 99th |
• Density | 2,860.54/sq mi (1,055.28/km2) |
• Urban | 433,180 (US: 94th) |
• Urban density | 3,111.2/sq mi (1,201.3/km2) |
• Metro | 764,718 (US: 75th) |
Demonym | Boisean |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
ZIP codes | 83701-83709, 83711-83717, 83719-83720, 83722, 83724-83726, 83728-83729, 83732, 83735, 83756, 83799 |
Area code(s) | 208, 986 |
FIPS code | 16-08830 |
GNIS feature ID | 400590 |
Website | www |
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The Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial is in Boise. It is the only human rights memorial in the US.