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Salt Lake City

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Salt Lake City is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah and the county seat of Salt Lake County, the state's most populous county. It was established by Latter-day Saint pioneers seeking religious refuge and has developed into a major regional hub for commerce and culture, with a metropolitan area of about 1.3 million residents. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
199,723 1
2020 census figure, from Salt Lake City's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
285.77 1
Founding Year
1851 1
1851 is the year Salt Lake City was incorporated, per the infobox (founded 1847).
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
1288 2
Latitude
40.76083 degrees north 1
Longitude
111.89111 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Highland 3
Climate Zone
Continental 4
Time Zone
UTC-07:00 5
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Utah, States or Territories

Salt Lake City is in the U.S. state of Utah.

Source Salt Lake City (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Utah, States or Territories

Salt Lake City is the capital of Utah.

Source Salt Lake City (Wikipedia)
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University of Utah

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Source University of Utah (Wikipedia)Lead, location
Quote, Lead, location
is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Mark Hofmann

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When his schemes began to unravel, he constructed bombs to murder three people in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Utah Supreme Court

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Source Utah Supreme Court (Wikipedia)Infobox: location
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Salt Lake City
University of Utah

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Source University of Utah About page (utah.edu)About page, University Overview
Quote, About page, University Overview
Located in the bustling urban landscape of Salt Lake City, the University of Utah stands as the state's flagship institution and the region's hub of higher education.
Utah Archers

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Source Utah Archers (Wikipedia)Lead, location
Quote, Lead, location
based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area
Sources
1. Salt Lake City (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    199,723
  • Infobox: area_land_km2
    285.77
  • Infobox, coordinates
    40.76083 N 111.89111 W
  • Infobox: established_date2
    1851
  • Lead section
    Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah.
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Salt Lake City (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
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elevation 1288 m
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 40.7608,-111.8911
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
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"elevation": 1309.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.75, -111.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.75, -111.75
40.75 -111.75 Dfb
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5. GeoNames: Salt Lake City - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 5780993
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40.76078 -111.89105 P PPLA US UT 035 215548 1299 1311 America/Denver
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Wikidata: Salt Lake City
Wikidata Q23337, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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