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 | |
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 been preparing in Rehovot. Its name commemorated fifty years since the first aliyah of Bilu members.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/El_Ramle_1945.jpg/220px-El_Ramle_1945.jpg)
Kfar Bilu 1945 1:250,000 (South of Rehovot)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Rehovot_1948.jpg/220px-Rehovot_1948.jpg)
Kfar Bilu 1948 1:20,000
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
Categories:
- Gezer Regional Council
- Moshavim
- Populated places established in 1932
- 1932 establishments in Mandatory Palestine
- Populated places in Central District (Israel)