| Linden | |
| Image Caption: | Vierde Laan, Linden, Johannesburg, Morné van Rooyen, 3 Januarie 2018.jpg |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -26.135°N 27.992°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gauteng |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | City of Johannesburg |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Subdivision Name4: | Randburg |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1901 |
| Leader Party: | Democratic Alliance |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Leader Name: | Nicole van Dyk |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.04 |
| Population Total: | 8629 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 21.8% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 2.5% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 7.9% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 66.7% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 1.2% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | English |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 49.7% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 30.3% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 3.7% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Tswana |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 3.6% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 12.7% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 2195 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 2104 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 2195 |
Linden is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa - situated towards the north western suburbs of the city on the border of the former independent town of Randburg. This established suburb between 5km (03miles) to 8km (05miles) north-west of the Johannesburg CBD was designed so that most of the streets and avenues form similar sized blocks. A number of shops, churches and schools can be found on 3rd Avenue and 4th Avenue. Attractions include arts, crafts, studios, coffee shops, pubs, restaurants and small shops. Bordering suburbs include Northcliff, Blairgowrie, Victory Park, Greenside and Cresta.
Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Klipfontein.[2] It became a suburb in 1901 and possibly named Johannes van der Linde who laid out the land with Lourens Geldenhuys.[2] Prior to the land being surveyed, it was used to grow fruit. In 1937, it became part of the City of Johannesburg.[3]
In recent years, a number of street cafes have relocated to Linden from Melville.[4]