Provo, Utah
Provo (/ˈproʊvoʊ/ PROH-voh) is a city in and the county seat of Utah County, Utah, United States. It is 43 miles (69 km) south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front, and lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south. With a population at the 2020 census of 115,162, Provo is the fourth-largest city in Utah and the principal city in the Provo-Orem metropolitan area, which had a population of 526,810 at the 2010 census. It is Utah's second-largest metropolitan area after Salt Lake City.
Provo, Utah
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Downtown Provo in January 2016 | |
| Motto: "Welcome Home" | |
Location of Provo in Utah County, Utah | |
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| Coordinates: 40°14′40″N 111°39′39″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Utah |
| Founded | 1849 |
| Incorporated | April 1850 |
| Named for | Étienne Provost |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Michelle Kaufusi (R) |
| • Council Chair | Katrice Mackay |
| Area | |
| • City | 44.19 sq mi (114.44 km2) |
| • Land | 41.69 sq mi (107.97 km2) |
| • Water | 2.50 sq mi (6.47 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,551 ft (1,387 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 115,162 |
| • Density | 2,762.34/sq mi (1,066.61/km2) |
| • Urban | 588,609 (US: 75th) |
| • Urban density | 3,653.5/sq mi (1,410.6/km2) |
| • Metro | 697,141 (US: 86th) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 84601-84606 |
| Area codes | 385, 801 |
| FIPS code | 49-62470 |
| GNIS ID | 1444661 |
| Website | www |
Provo is the home to Brigham Young University (BYU), a private higher education institution operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Provo also has the LDS Church's largest Missionary Training Center (MTC). The city is a focus area for technology development in Utah, with several billion-dollar startups. The city's Peaks Ice Arena was a venue for the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in 2002.