Kfar Bilu
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Kfar Bilu
כְּפַר בִּיל"וּ | |
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  Kfar Bilu | |
| Coordinates: 31°52′16″N 34°49′43″E / 31.87111°N 34.82861°ECoordinates: 31°52′16″N 34°49′43″E / 31.87111°N 34.82861°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Gezer |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Founded by | "Company of the South" |
| Population (2019)[1] | 1,258 |
Kfar Bilu (Hebrew: כְּפַר בִּיל"וּ, lit. Bilu Village) is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Rehovot and Kiryat Ekron, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 1,258.[1]
History
The moshav was founded in 1932 as part of the Settlement of the Thousand plan by a group of workers known as the "Company of the South" (Hebrew: חבורת הדרום, Havurat HaDarom), who had assembled in Rehovot. Its name commemorated fifty years since the first aliyah of Bilu members.
References
- ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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