Glen Eden, New Zealand

Suburb in Auckland, New Zealand

Glen Eden
Suburb
Glen Eden town centre, Playhouse Theatre and Glen Eden library seen from Harold Moody Park
Coordinates: 36°55′S 174°39′E / 36.917°S 174.650°E / -36.917; 174.650
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Waitākere ward
Local board	Waitākere Ranges Local Board
Area [1]
• Land	644 ha (1,591 acres)
Population  (June 2023)[2]
• Total	17,500
Train stations	Glen Eden railway station

Sunnyvale	Glendene	Kelston
Oratia	Glen Eden	New Lynn
Konini	Kaurilands	Titirangi

Glen Eden is a suburb of West Auckland, New Zealand, located at the foothills of Waitākere Ranges. Originally known as Waikumete, the suburb gained the name Glen Eden in 1921. The suburb is in the Waitākere Ward, one of the thirteen administrative areas of Auckland governed by Auckland Council.

Originally part of the rohe of Te Kawerau ā Maki, the area developed into orchards during the Colonial era of New Zealand. The Glen Eden railway station opened in 1880, linking the area to central Auckland along the Western Line, and leading to the development of the Waikumete Cemetery. Suburban housing was built in the area in the 1950s and 1960s.