Provo is a city in Utah and the county seat of Utah County, located about 50 miles south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. It lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south. It is perhaps best-known as home to the main campus of Brigham Young University.

Settled in 1849 by 33 families from Salt Lake City, Provo has grown to a population of 105,166 (2000 Census), although a 2004 Census Bureau estimate places its population at 99,624, which has been protested by the Mayor of Provo. In October 2005, The Census Bureau revised Provo's estimated population to be 111,718. This would make it the third largest city in Utah behind Salt Lake City and West Valley City. The joint Provo and Orem metropolitan area has 412,361 residents.

The site was named Fort Utah by the Mormon settlers, but re-named Provo in 1850 for Étienne Provost, an early French-Canadian trapper who arrived in the region in 1825.

Every July, Provo hosts the Stadium of Fire at BYU. It is held in LaVell Edwards Stadium, home to Brigham Young University's NCAA American football team. The Independence Day festivites are quite popular among local residents and have featured such notable figures as Bob Hope, David Hasselhoff, Reba McEntire, Mandy Moore, Huey Lewis and the News and Sean Hannity. The 2006 Stadium of Fire will feature American Idol winner Taylor Hicks.