Punto Fijo

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Punto Fijo
Municipality
Punto Fijo Church
Flag Seal
Nickname:  "La Ciudad del Viento"
Punto Fijo
Coordinates: 11°43′N 70°11′W / 11.717°N 70.183°W / 11.717; -70.183
Country	Venezuela
State	Falcón
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Body	Alcaldía de Carirubana
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	131,784
Demonym	Puntofijense
Time zone	UTC-04:00 (VST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-04:00 (not observed)
Postal coded	4102
Area code	269
ISO 3166 code	VE-A
Climate	BWh
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.