Punto Fijo

Punto Fijo
Municipality
Punto Fijo Church
Flag of Punto Fijo
Official seal of Punto Fijo
Nickname: 
"La Ciudad del Viento"
Punto Fijo is located in Venezuela
Punto Fijo
Punto Fijo
Coordinates: 11°43′N 70°11′W / 11.717°N 70.183°W / 11.717; -70.183
CountryVenezuela Venezuela
StateFalcón
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • BodyAlcaldía de Carirubana
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total131,784
DemonymPuntofijense
Time zoneUTC-04:00 (VST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-04:00 (not observed)
Postal coded
4102
Area code269
ISO 3166 codeVE-A
ClimateBWh
The area and population figures are for the municipality.

Punto Fijo is the capital city of the municipality of Carirubana in northern Falcón State, Venezuela. It is located on the southwestern coast of the Paraguaná Peninsula. Its metropolitan area includes the parishes of Norte, Carirubana, Punta Cardón and the parish of Judibana in the municipality of Los Taques. Punto Fijo is the largest city in Falcón State.