Kfar Bilu

Kfar Bilu כְּפַר בִּיל"וּ‎
Kfar Bilu
Coordinates: 31°52′16″N 34°49′43″E / 31.87111°N 34.82861°E / 31.87111; 34.82861
Country	Israel
District	Central
Council	Gezer
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1932
Founded by	"Company of the South"
Population  (2022)[1]	1,259

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 2022 it had a population of 1,259.^[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.

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