Bapsfontein

Bapsfontein
Bapsfontein Location of the town in Gauteng
Bapsfontein
Coordinates: 26°0′0″S 28°26′0″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	Ekurhuleni
Area
• Total	0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	936
• Density	3,019/km2 (7,820/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2001)
• Black African	98.7%
• White	1.3%
First languages (2001)
• Zulu	34.3%
• Northern Sotho	17.1%
• Sotho	13.2%
• Southern Ndebele	8.7%
• Other	26.7%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)

Bapsfontein is a town in Ekhuruleni, South Africa, and falls into the Elandsvlei Conservancy area. The area is known for its variety of birds as it is directly on the International Bird Route. The surrounding areas are made up of pristine grasslands and many pans are found in the area. Wetlands are protected in this area. Bapsfontein forms part of the catchment area for many essential Rivers and dams.

Bapsfontein is approximately 10 miles north east of Kempton Park and approximately 25 km from Benoni. It is zoned as an Agricultural area, with a small peri-urban town. Nest Park falls within the Bapsfontein border. Nest Park is made up of approx 255 small farms and is a small village with friendly residents. Village life is although very peaceful also very active and there are annual potjiekos competitions, garden walks and other community events on the go during the year.

During first half of 2004 sinkholes appeared, as a result of too much groundwater being pumped out by vegetable farmers in the area.^{[citation needed]}

Found in the area are approximated 18 sinkholes. The soil is dolomitic and high in lime, which makes it very fertile for crop farming. There are many horse owners in the area as there are wonderful outrides and trails to explore.