Khomeini Shahr

Khomeyni Shahr (Persian: خمينی شهر, also Romanized as Khomeynī Shahr and Khomeynīshahr; from the 1930s until 1979, known as Homāyūnshahr or Homayoon Shahr (همایون‌شهر); known as Sedeh (سده), literally "three villages") prior to the 1930s)[3] is a city in the Central District of Khomeyni Shahr County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Marbin-e Sofla and Marbin-e Vosta Rural Districts. Khomeyni Shahr is now part of the Isfahan Metropolitan area. At the 2006 National Census, its population was 218,737 in 57,551 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 244,696 people in 70,121 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 247,128 people in 75,180 households.[2]