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Kfar Bilu

Kfar Bilu
  • כְּפַר בִּיל״וּ (Hebrew)
Kfar Bilu is located in Central Israel
Kfar Bilu
Kfar Bilu
Location within Central Israel
Coordinates: 31°52′16″N 34°49′43″E / 31.87111°N 34.82861°E / 31.87111; 34.82861
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
SubdistrictRehovot
CouncilGezer
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1932
Founded by"Company of the South"
Population
 (2024)[1]
1,210

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 2024 it had a population of 1,210.[1]

History

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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.

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

References

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  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.