Utah is a state located in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States of America, whereas West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United State of America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Utah and West Virginia regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Utah bigger than West Virginia?
The total area of Utah is 84,899 sq mi, and the total area of West Virginia is 24,230 sq mi. Utah is bigger than West Virginia by 60,669 sq mi. Utah is around 3.51 times bigger than West Virginia.
Area of Utah: 84,899 sq mi ( 219,887 km2 )
Area of West Virginia: 24,230 sq mi ( 62,755 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Utah as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 3,337,975.
Based on the data provided by the United States Census Bureau, the total population of West Virginia as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 1,782,959.
Here is some more data comparison between Utah and West Virginia.
The capital city of Utah is Salt Lake City, and the capital city of West Virginia is Charleston.
Largest City
Utah: Salt Lake City
West Virginia: Charleston
Demonym(s)
Utah: Utahn, Utahan
West Virginia: West Virginian, Mountaineer
Official Languages
Utah: English
West Virginia: English
ISO 3166 Code
Utah: US-UT
West Virginia: US-WV
Human Development Index
HDI of Utah as of 2019: 0.935
HDI of West Virginia as of 2019: 0.882
Utah Time Zone:
UTC − 7 (Mountain Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
West Virginia Time Zone:
UTC − 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Utah:
39° 18′ 19.8″ N, 111° 40′ 13.08″ W
Coordinates of West Virginia:
38° 38′ 27.24″ N, 80° 37′ 21.72″ W
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