Boise
capital city of the U.S. state of Idaho and seat of Ada County
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Summary
Boise is a city in the United States[1]. Boise ranks in the top 0.61% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,020 views/month, #57 of 9,394).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ada County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Boise River[5]
- Head of government: Lauren McLean[6]
- Instance of: state or insular area capital of the United States[7], big city[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Guernica[9]
- Legislative body: Boise City Council[10]
- Postal code: 83701[11], 83702[12], 83703[13], 83704[14], 83705[15], 83706[16], 83707[17], 83708[18], 83709[19], 83711[20], 83712[21], 83713[22], 83715[23], 83716[24]
- Commons category: Boise, Idaho[25]
- Located in time zone: Mountain Time Zone[26]
- Local dialing code: 208[27]
- Inception: January 1, 1863[28]
- Official website: http://www.cityofboise.org/[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Boise, Idaho[30]
- Commons gallery: Boise, Idaho[31]
- Population: 205,671[32], 235,684[33]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Boise, Idaho[34]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[35], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], The American Cyclopædia[37], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[38], New International Encyclopedia[39], The New Student's Reference Work[40], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[41]
- Capital of: Idaho[42], Ada County[43]
- Official name: Boise[44]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Boise include Boise Airport[45], an airport[46], in United States[47] and USS Boise[48], an attack submarine[49].
Why It Matters
Boise has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Boise is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Entities named for Boise include Boise Airport[45], an airport[46], in United States[47] and USS Boise[48], an attack submarine[49].