Question: where is salt lake city on the map of usa

title: Salt Lake City
text: Salt Lake City ( often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC ) is the capital and the most populous municipality of the U.S. state of Utah . With an estimated population of 190,884 in 2014 , the city is the core of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area , which has a population of 1,153,340 ( 2014 estimate ) . Salt Lake City is further situated within a larger metropolis known as the Salt Lake City -- Ogden -- Provo Combined Statistical Area . This region is a corridor of contiguous urban and suburban development stretched along an approximately 120 - mile ( 190 km ) segment of the Wasatch Front , comprising a population of 2,423,912 as of 2014 . It is one of only two major urban areas in the Great Basin ( the other is Reno , Nevada ) . 

Answer: answer: Salt Lake City is located in the U.S. state of Utah. It is further situated within a larger metropolis known as the Salt Lake City -- Ogden -- Provo Combined Statistical Area.