Provo
city in and county seat of Utah County, Utah, United States
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Summary
Provo is a city in the United States[1]. Provo ranks in the top 2% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,280 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Utah County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Utah Lake[5], Provo River[6]
- Head of government: Michelle Kaufusi[7]
- Instance of: big city[8], county seat[9]
- Shares border with: Orem[10], Springville[11]
- Named after: Étienne Provost[12]
- Twinned administrative body: Meissen[13]
- Postal code: 84601[14], 84602[15], 84603[16], 84604[17], 84605[18], 84606[19]
- Commons category: Provo, Utah[20]
- Located in time zone: Mountain Time Zone[21]
- Local dialing code: 385[22], 801[23]
- Inception: 1849[24]
- Official website: https://www.provo.org/[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Provo, Utah[26]
- Population: 2030[27], 112,488[28], 115,162[29]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Provo, Utah[30]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31]
- Replaces: Fort Utah[32]
- Capital of: Utah County[33]
- Official name: Provo[34]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Provo, Utah[35]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Provo, Utah[36]
- Number of households: 33,447[37]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Provo, Utah[38]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 114.397696 km²[39], 114.406393 km²[40], 114.444707 km²[41], 107.969730 km²[42], and 6.474977 km²[43]. Provo sits at an elevation of 1387 m[44].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Provo include Provo Municipal Airport[45], an airport[46], in United States[47].
Why It Matters
Provo has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Provo is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Entities named for Provo include Provo Municipal Airport[45], an airport[46], in United States[47].