Boise is the administrative center and largest city of Idaho, USA, and the county center of Ada County. Boise is located on the Boise River, it is the main metropolitan area of Boise and the largest city between Salt Lake City (Utah) and Portland (Oregon). According to estimates for 2017, the Boise population was 226 570 people, and the Boise metropolitan area was 709 845 people. In 2010, Boise was in 104th place on the list of the most populated cities in the United States.