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Boise, Idaho 00:00:51 1 History 00:01:00 1.1 Etymology 00:03:46 1.1.1 Pronunciation 00:04:09 2 Geography 00:05:38 2.1 Parts of the city 00:06:31 2.1.1 Downtown Boise 00:07:47 2.1.2 Boise State University 00:08:37 2.1.3 The North End 00:09:19 2.1.4 Boise Highlands 00:09:45 2.1.5 Southwest Boise 00:10:22 2.1.6 Northwest Boise 00:11:05 2.1.7 Warm Springs and East End 00:11:40 2.1.8 East Boise and Harris Ranch 00:12:12 2.1.9 Southeast Boise 00:13:36 2.1.10 Boise Bench 00:14:28 2.1.11 West Boise 00:15:02 2.2 Cityscape 00:15:10 2.3 Climate 00:17:18 3 Demographics 00:17:27 3.1 2010 census 00:19:33 4 Economy 00:21:24 4.1 Top employers 00:21:38 5 Culture 00:28:04 5.1 Major attractions 00:31:51 6 Professional sports 00:32:01 7 Crime 00:32:36 8 Education 00:34:05 9 Media 00:34:54 10 Transportation 00:36:51 11 Notable people 00:40:47 12 Photo gallery Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago. Learning by listening is a great way to: - increases imagination and understanding - improves your listening skills - improves your own spoken accent - learn while on the move - reduce eye strain Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone. You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuKfABj2eGyjH3ntPxp4YeQ You can upload your own Wikipedia articles through: https://github.com/nodef/wikipedia-tts "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." - Socrates SUMMARY ======= Boise ( (listen)) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, and is 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 United States. Its estimated population in 2016 was 223,154. The Boise-Nampa metropolitan area, also known as the Treasure Valley, includes five counties with a combined population of 709,845, the most populous metropolitan area in Idaho. It contains the state's three largest cities; Boise, Nampa, and Meridian. Boise is the 80th most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States. |