Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC is the capital and the most populous city in the state of Utah. With an estimated population of 191,180 in 2013, the city lies in the core of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,153,340 as of the 2014 estimate. Salt Lake City is further situated in a larger metropolis known as the Salt Lake City-Ogden-Provo Combined Statistical Area.