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Boise

Northern America

Boise is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Idaho and the county seat of Ada County, on the Boise River in southwestern Idaho, roughly 41 miles east of the Oregon border and 110 miles north of Nevada. Its metropolitan area, in the Treasure Valley region, spans five Idaho counties and holds about 846,000 residents. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
235,684 1
2020 census figure, from Boise's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
216.96 1
Founding Year
1864 1
1864 is the year Boise was incorporated, per the infobox (founded 1863).
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
824 2
Latitude
43.61583 degrees north 1
Longitude
116.20167 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Highland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC-07:00 5
Connections

Associated With

Idaho, States or Territories

Boise is in the U.S. state of Idaho.

Source Boise (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Idaho, States or Territories

Boise is the capital of Idaho.

Source Boise (Wikipedia)
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Site Of

IDACORP, Inc.

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Idacorptier 2
Sources
1. Boise (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    235,684
  • Infobox: area_land_km2
    216.96
  • Infobox, coordinates
    43.61583 N 116.20167 W
  • Infobox, founded
    1864
  • Lead section
    Boise (locally also ) is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Idaho.
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2. Boise (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 824 m
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 43.6158,-116.2017
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 843.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.75, -116.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.75, -116.25
43.75 -116.25 Csb
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5. GeoNames: Boise - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 5586437
Quote, cities500 record 5586437
43.6135 -116.20345 P PPLA US ID 001 235684 823 834 America/Boise
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Wikidata: Boise
Wikidata Q35775, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Boise (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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