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is a city in Ada County, Idaho, United States. It is part of the Boise City–Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,382 at the 2000 census; the 2006 Census Bureau estimated population was 11,510.
Kuna is one of the fastest-growing areas in the state, having more than doubled in population since 2000.
Kuna is located at (43.493092, -116.418936). Kuna's business center is approximately 18 miles (40 km) from Boise, the state capital.
Kuna originated as a railroad stop with coach transport to Boise. Many people think Kuna means "the end of the trail", but Charles S. Walgamott cites the origin of the name as a Shoshone Indian word meaning "green leaf, good to smoke" (see "Six Decades Back", a memoir of Walgamott's adventures in the late 1800s in southern Idaho).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²), all of it land.
A small seasonal creek, now used as a canal for irrigation water, Indian Creek, runs through the city. One of the few small floatable waterways in the region, Indian Creek is a favorite tubing spot for local residents.