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Provo is the third-largest city in the US state of Utah, located south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the largest city and county seat of Utah County. It lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south. With a population at the 2010 census of 112,488,〔 Provo is the principal city in the Provo-Orem metropolitan area, which had a population of 526,810 residents at the 2010 census. It is the third-largest metro area in the state behind Salt Lake City and Ogden-Clearfield. The city is home to Brigham Young University, a private higher education institution, which is operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Provo is also home to the largest Missionary Training Center for the LDS Church. The city is a key operational center for Novell and has been a focus area for technology development in Utah. The city is also home to the Peaks Ice Arena, which served as a venue for the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in 2002. Sundance Resort is located northeast at Provo Canyon. In 2009, Provo was listed in ''Where to Retire'' magazine as an "enticing city for new careers." Provo was also listed in ''National Geographic Adventure'' magazine's "where to live and play" as a cultural hub. In 2010, ''Forbes'' rated Provo one of the top 10 places to raise a family. Additionally, in 2013, ''Forbes'' ranked Provo the No. 2 city on its list of Best Places for Business and Careers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.forbes.com/best-places-for-business/ )〕 Provo was ranked first for community optimism (2012), first for volunteerism (2008), 2nd for business/careers (2010), and first in health/well-being (2014).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Provo-Orem, Utah, Leads U.S. Communities in Well-Being )〕 Its metro area was projected to have the greatest population increase in the 2010 United States Census (47%). ==History== Father Silvestre Velez de Escalante, a Spanish Franciscan missionary-explorer, is considered the first European explorer to have visited the area, in 1776. Escalante chronicled this first European exploration across the Great Basin desert. Provo was originally called Fort Utah when it was settled in 1849 by 33 Mormon families from Salt Lake City, but was renamed Provo in 1850 for Étienne Provost, an early French-Canadian trapper who arrived in the region in 1825. The Battle of Fort Utah was fought at Provo in 1850. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Provo, Utah」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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