Provo, Utah

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city county seat

Provo, Utah is a mid-sized city in central Utah known for being home to Brigham Young University and a growing technology and startup scene.

Aliases (4)

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → county seat →
averageSummerWeather	warm to hot and dry →
averageWinterWeather	cold with snow →
climate	humid continental to semi-arid climate →
country	United States →
county	Utah County →
distanceToSaltLakeCity	approximately 45 miles south →
elevation	approximately 1,387 meters → approximately 4,551 feet →
founded	1849 →
governingBody	Provo City Council →
governmentType	mayor–council →
hasRecreationArea	Bridal Veil Falls (nearby) → Provo Canyon → Rock Canyon → Y Mountain →
hasUniversity	Brigham Young University →
homeTo	Brigham Young University → Provo City Center Temple → Provo City School District → Provo Missionary Training Center → Provo Utah Temple →
knownFor	Brigham Young University → Provo Canyon → Provo River fishing and rafting → access to nearby ski resorts → outdoor recreation → technology and startup scene →
locatedIn	Utah Valley → Wasatch Front →
locatedNear	Utah Lake →
locatedOn	Provo River →
majorIndustry	education → outdoor recreation services → software development → technology →
mayor	Brett M. Taylor →
metropolitanArea	Provo–Orem metropolitan area →
namedAfter	Étienne Provost →
partOf	Provo–Orem metropolitan area →
population	over 100,000 inhabitants →
regionalRole	economic center of Utah County → educational center of central Utah →
religiousAffiliationDominant	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints →
servedBy	Interstate 15 → Provo Municipal Airport → U.S. Route 89 →
settledBy	Latter-day Saint pioneers →
sportsTeamNearby	BYU Cougars →
state	Utah →
timeZone	Mountain Time Zone →
timeZoneDST	Mountain Daylight Time →
universityTypeAtLocation	private research university →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Utah ("Provo") → Wasatch Front ("Provo") →	hasMajorCity
George Sutherland → Reed Smoot ("Provo, Utah, United States") →	residence
Peaks Ice Arena ("Provo") →	cityServed
Meissen ("Provo") →	hasTwinTown
Peaks Ice Arena →	location
Provo, Utah ("Provo–Orem metropolitan area") →	metropolitanArea
Peaks Ice Arena ("City of Provo") →	operator
Peaks Ice Arena ("City of Provo") →	owner
Provo, Utah ("Provo–Orem metropolitan area") →	partOf
Interstate 15 →	passesThroughCity
Goodwin Knight ("Provo, Utah, United States") →	placeOfBirth
The Executioner’s Song →	placeOfSetting
Interstate 15 →	servesCity
Google Fiber →	serviceArea