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Provo is a city in north-central Utah. Covering 41.8 sq mi (108.2 sq km), it has a population of 112,000 people (2011 estimate), making it the third largest city in Utah behind Salt Lake City and West Valley City.

Guide to Provo Hotels

Here's a list of hotels in Provo that you can book online, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.

Charles E. Loose House, Provo, Utah
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More on Provo

Provo is located in the Utah Valley, 4549 ft (1,387 m) above sea level. July is the hottest month here, when the average high temperature rises to 92°F (33°C). January is the coldest month, when the average low temperature drops to 18°F (-8°C). The area receives just 13.9 in (353 mm) of precipitation in a year.

The first European to arrive in the Provo area is believed to be Spanish Franciscan missionary, Father Silvestre Velez de Escalante, who arrived in 1776. No permanent town was established here until 1849, when Fort Utah was founded by 33 Mormon families from Salt Lake City. In 1850 it was given the name Provo, in honor of an early French Canadian trapper, Étienne Provost, who arrived there in 1825.

Today Provo is home to Brigham Yooung University, a private university operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and named after their 19th century leader. It is today the third largest private university in the country.

Visiting Provo

Take Interstate 15 south from Salt Lake City, turning off at Exit 265.

Places of Interest in Provo

Covey Center for the Arts
Performing arts center in Provo.
Provo Utah Temple
Temple of The Church of the Latter-day Saints in Provo, located near Brigham Young University.

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