Kfar Bilu
Kfar Bilu כְּפַר בִּיל"וּ | |
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Kfar Bilu | |
Coordinates: 31°52′16.32″N 34°49′43.31″E / 31.8712000°N 34.8286972°ECoordinates: 31°52′16.32″N 34°49′43.31″E / 31.8712000°N 34.8286972°E | |
District | Central |
Council | Gezer |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1932 |
Founded by | "Company of the South" |
Population (2015)[1] | 1,254 |
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 2015 it had a population of 1,254.
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
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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