Map of Punto Fijo, Venezuela
Punto Fijo is a city in Falcón, Venezuela, with a population of about 141,729. It lies at 11.6915°N, 70.1992°W. Punto Fijo is about 386 km (240 mi) west of Caracas, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Punta Cardón, 4 km to the southwest.
Punto Fijo at a glance
Country
Region
Falcón
Population
141,729GeoNames
Coordinates
11.6915, -70.199211°41′29″N 70°11′57″W
Time zone
America/CaracasUTC−04:00
Local time
–
Distance to Caracas
386 km (240 mi)
Where is Punto Fijo?
- The 43rd largest city in Venezuela by recorded population.
- The 2nd largest city in Falcón on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 11 h 26 min on the shortest day to 12 h 49 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Punto Fijo
- Punta Cardón — 4 km southwest
- Coro — 66 km southeast
- La Vela de Coro — 74 km east
- San Nicolas — 89 km north, Aruba
- Savaneta — 89 km north, Aruba
- Santa Cruz — 94 km north, Aruba
- Oranjestad — 94 km north, Aruba
- Tanki Leendert — 96 km north, Aruba
- Barber — 139 km northeast, Curaçao
- Carora — 169 km south
Largest cities in Falcón
- Coro — 246,657
- Punta Cardón — 113,999
- La Vela de Coro — 34,680
- Tucacas — 34,407
Largest cities in Venezuela
- Caracas — 3,000,000
- Maracaibo — 1,752,602
- Valencia — 1,619,470
- Barquisimeto — 1,240,714
- Ciudad Guayana — 978,202
- Barcelona — 815,141
- Maturín — 647,459
- Maracay — 464,700
- Ciudad Bolívar — 412,619
- Cumaná — 405,626
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.