Editing West Valley City, Utah (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 35.5&nbsp;square miles (91.8&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 35.4&nbsp;square miles (91.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.1&nbsp;square miles (0.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (0.17%) is water.

West Valley is located on the northwest side of the [[Salt Lake Valley]] between [[Salt Lake City]] on the north, [[South Salt Lake, Utah|South Salt Lake]] on the east, [[Magna, Utah|Magna]] on the west, and [[Taylorsville, Utah|Taylorsville]] and [[Kearns, Utah|Kearns Township]] on the south. The [[Oquirrh Mountains]] loom over the city to the west, while the [[Jordan River (Utah)|Jordan River]] marks the eastern boundary.
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| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|'''Elected officials of West Valley City {{As of|2022|lc=y}}'''
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|'''Official'''||'''Position'''||'''Term ends'''
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|[[Karen Lang]]<ref name="wvc-ut.gov">{{Cite web|url=https://www.wvc-ut.gov/912/Mayor|title = Mayor Karen Lang &#124; West Valley City, UT - Official Site}}</ref> ||Mayor||
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| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|'''City Council members'''
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|Don Christiansen||At-large||2023
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|Lars Nordfelt||At-large||2025
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|Tom Huynh||District 1||2023
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|Scott Harmon||District 2||2025
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|William Whetstone ||District 3||2023
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|Jake Fitisemanu||District 4||2025
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West Valley City has a [[Non-partisan democracy|nonpartisan]], strong city manager form of government, which means that the city manager is analogous to a corporation's CEO, while the [[mayor]] fills a role similar to chairman of the board, with the City Council acting as the "board". The [[mayor]] is a voting member of the City Council. The West Valley City Council meets each Tuesday night at 6:30 PM, except fifth Tuesdays. City Hall is located at 3600 South Constitution Boulevard.