Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah, as well as the seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in Utah. With a population of 199,723 in 2020, the city is the core of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a population of 1,257,936 (as of the 2020 census). Salt Lake City is further situated within a larger metropolis known as the Salt Lake City–Ogden–Provo Combined Statistical Area, a corridor of contiguous urban and suburban development stretched along a segment of the Wasatch Front, comprising a population of 2,606,548 (as of 2018 estimates), making it the 22nd largest in the nation. It is also the central core of the larger of only two major urban areas located within the Great Basin (the other being Reno, Nevada). Salt Lake City was founded in 1847 by early pioneer settlers, led by Brigham Young, who were seeking to escape persecution
Salt Lake City (a menudo abreviado como Salt Lake y abreviado como SLC) es la capital y la ciudad más poblada del estado de Utah, así como la sede del condado de Salt Lake, el condado más poblado de Utah. Con una población de 199,723 en 2020, la ciudad es el núcleo de la zona metropolitana de Salt Lake City, que tiene una población de 1,257,936 (de acuerdo con el censo de 2020). Salt Lake City se encuentra aún más dentro de una metrópoli más grande conocida como Salt Lake City-Ogden-Provo Combined Statistical Area, un corredor de desarrollo urbano y suburbano contiguo que se extiende a lo largo de un segmento del Frente Wasatch, que comprende una población de 2,606,548 (de acuerdo con las estimaciones de 2018), lo que lo convierte en el núcleo central de la mayor de dos áreas urbanas únicamente importantes ubicadas dentro de la Baja Grande (la otra es Reno Lake, Nevada).