Kfar Bilu

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]

Kfar Bilu

כְּפַר בִּיל"וּ
Kfar Bilu
Coordinates: 31°52′16.32″N 34°49′43.31″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilGezer
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1932
Founded by"Company of the South"
Population
 (2019)[1]
1,258

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 been preparing in Rehovot. Its name commemorated fifty years since the first aliyah of Bilu members.


Kfar Bilu 1945 1:250,000 (South of Rehovot)
Kfar Bilu 1948 1:20,000

References

  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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