| Type: | town |
| Linga | |
| State: | vic |
| Use Lga Map: | yes |
| Coordinates: | -35.1733°N 141.6925°W |
| Pop: | 10 |
| Postcode: | 3509 |
| Elevation: | 98 |
| Dist1: | 487 |
| Location1: | Melbourne |
| Dist2: | 165 |
| Location2: | Mildura |
| Dist3: | 11 |
| Location3: | Underbool |
| Dist4: | 8 |
| Location4: | Boinka[1] |
| Lga: | Rural City of Mildura |
| Stategov: | Mildura |
| Fedgov: | Mallee |
| Near-N: | Murray-Sunset |
| Near-Ne: | Murray-Sunset |
| Near-E: | Underbool |
| Near-Se: | Big Desert |
| Near-S: | Big Desert |
| Near-Sw: | Big Desert |
| Near-W: | Boinka |
| Near-Nw: | Boinka |
Linga is a locality situated on the section of the Mallee Highway and Pinnaroo railway line between Ouyen and the South Australian border in the Sunraysia region. It is situated about 8 kilometres east from Boinka and 11 kilometres west from Underbool.
The name Linga is believed to be an invented derivative from the traditional Aboriginal name Lar-gni which meant camp of ... because as a place to camp it was a place to linger.[2]
The Post Office (as a receiving office) opened on 15 July 1912 when a regular mail service was provided by the opening of the railway from Ouyen to Murrayville a month earlier. It was called Manpy until 1913 and closed in 1975.
Linga State School (No. 3798) opened on 31 March 1913 in the local hall, with a permanent building erected in 1916. The school closed on 17 December 1970. The building was subsequently sold and relocated to Ouyen.[3]
Linga South State School (No. 4460) opened on 30 January 1930 and closed in 1949.[4]