OREM

city, Utah county, north-central Utah, U.S., 4 miles (6.5 km) north of Provo. To the east runs the Provo River and canyon (containing the scenic Bridal Veil Falls), and to the west lies Utah Lake, a 150-square-mile (390-square-kilometre) remnant of ancient Lake Bonneville. The area has much truck gardening, and industry in Orem centres on vegetable canning, especially of tomatoes. Inc. 1919. Pop. (1990) city, 67,561; Provo-Orem MSA, 263,590.