Utah

Utah

Utah is located in the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho and Wyoming to the north, Colorado to the east, Arizona to the south, and Nevada to the west. The state’s situation is in the center of the Rocky Mountain region and is halfway between Canada and Mexico; it is the third highest state in the country. Utah's landscape includes snow-covered mountains, lakes, valleys, salt flats, deserts, and a plateau country with interesting rock formations and multicolored canyons.

Utah is named for the Ute Indians, one of many tribes that lived in the region before the Mormons settled there and means "people of the mountains" in the Ute language. . The state is known as the "Salt Lake State." Utah’s capital and largest city is Salt Lake City. Utah is the most religiously homogeneous state in the Union. The Mormons; members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, are still the largest group in the state. About two-thirds of the population is Mormon and the church plays a major role in people's lives.

Most of Utah's population live in urban areas and work in service industries like banking and medicine. Manufacturing is also an important industry. Transportation and computer equipment, as well as metal products are largely produced in the state. Utah's location in the middle of the West, its good transportation facilities and its communications systems have made the state an excellent site for the defense industry. The state has an abundance of minerals, including petroleum and coal.

Students who prefer Utah will most likely attend school at one of the universities in either Logan or Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City is also home to the University of Utah, a public, coeducational research university and the oldest higher education institution within the state. Utah State University is located in Logan, Utah.

List of colleges and universities in Utah

Official Website of the State of Utah

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