Violeta is a rural

barangay A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolitan ...

in the Basakan District of

Malaybalay Malaybalay, officially the City of Malaybalay ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Malaybalay; Bukid language, Bukid and Higaonon language, Higaonon: ''Bánuwa ta Malaybaláy''; fil, Lungsod ng Malaybalay), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classificat ...

, Bukidnon,

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. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 2,199 people. It is bordered to the north by

Linabo Linabo is an urban barangay in the Basakan District of Malaybalay, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 6,933 people. Geography Linabo is bounded to the north by Laguitas and San Jose, to the east by Maligaya an ...

, to the east by

Managok Managok is an urbanizing barangay in the Basakan District of Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 7,200 people. It is bounded to the north by Linabo and Maligaya, to the east by Miglamin, ...

, to the south by

Simaya Simayà is a barangay in the Basakan District of the city of Malaybalay, Philippines. As of 2015, it has a population of 4,161. It was formerly a sitio of Linabo and was converted into a regular barangay in 1954. Geography and socio-economic ...

, and to the west by

Cabangahan Cabangahan is an urbanizing barangay in the South Highway District of Malaybalay, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, Philippines. Located 15 kilometres south of the city proper, it is bounded to the north by Aglayan, to the east by Violeta and Simaya, ...

and

Aglayan Aglayan is an urban barangay of the City of Malaybalay in the Province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, Aglayan has a population of 7,594 people. Geography Aglayan is bounded to the north by Laguitas, Magsaysay, and M ...

, separated by the

Sawaga River The Sawaga River ( Binukid: ''Wahig Sawaga'') is a river in Central Bukidnon, Philippines on the island of Mindanao. A majority of its catchment area is located in Malaybalay City. Its source is from a watershed west of Mt. Tuminungan (part of ...

. It is mainly an agricultural community with rice, sugarcane, and corn as the principal products. It was a sitio of Linabo named Sawaga. Due to insufficient funding for its development, Tiburcio Ando, a resident of Sawaga and Linabo barangay treasurer, petitioned for its conversion into a regular barangay. On December 8, 1988, it was approved and the new barangay was renamed Violeta, in honor of Violeta Tabios Labaria, the lawmaker who sponsored its creation. The name "Sawaga" is still in use, such as in its only public school, Sawaga Elementary School. However, it has fallen into disfavor to avoid confusion with the Sawaga River.

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Barangays of Malaybalay {{NMindanao-geo-stub