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Kfar Bilu
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilGezer
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1932
Founded by"Company of the South"
Population
 (2022)[1]
1,259

Kfar Bilu (Template:Lang-he-n, 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.

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, Havurot HaDarom), who had been preparing in Rehovot. Its name commemorated fifty years since the first aliyah of Bilu members.

References

  1. ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.