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== Climate == |
== Climate == |
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According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Punto Fijo has a [[Desert climate |
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Punto Fijo has a [[Desert climate#Hot desert climates|hot arid climate]], abbreviated as ''BWh''. The weather is hot year round. The majority of the scanty rain falls from August to December, but the city is the driest in South America outside the Pacific coast and [[Patagonian Steppe|Argentine Patagonia]], receiving only around {{convert|180|mm|in|0|disp=or}} of rainfall per year – only a third as much as semiarid [[Maracaibo]] and [[Riohacha]]. |
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|temperature colour = pastel |
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|Jan high C = 29.7 |
|Jan high C = 29.7 |
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|Feb high C = 30.7 |
|Feb high C = 30.7 |
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|Nov high C = 30.2 |
|Nov high C = 30.2 |
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|Dec high C = 28.5 |
|Dec high C = 28.5 |
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|Jan mean C = 25.0 |
|Jan mean C = 25.0 |
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|Feb mean C = 25.5 |
|Feb mean C = 25.5 |
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|Oct mean C = 28.3 |
|Oct mean C = 28.3 |
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|Nov mean C = 27.3 |
|Nov mean C = 27.3 |
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|Dec mean C = 26.9 |
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|Jan low C = 21.2 |
|Jan low C = 21.2 |
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|Feb low C = 22.8 |
|Feb low C = 22.8 |
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|Nov low C = 22.6 |
|Nov low C = 22.6 |
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|Dec low C = 21.2 |
|Dec low C = 21.2 |
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|Jan rain mm = 4.9 |
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|Feb rain mm = 0.9 |
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|Mar rain mm = 3.5 |
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|Apr rain mm = 0 |
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|May rain mm = 0.9 |
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|Jun rain mm = 0 |
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|Jul rain mm = 1.6 |
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|Aug rain mm = 16.6 |
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|Sep rain mm = 13.1 |
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|Oct rain mm = 31.3 |
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|Nov rain mm = 56.6 |
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|Dec rain mm = 53.6 |
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|rain colour = green |
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|Dec precipitation mm = 53.6 |
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|Jan sun = 243.9 |
|Jan sun = 243.9 |
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|Feb sun = 241.4 |
|Feb sun = 241.4 |
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Revision as of 12:56, 15 February 2021
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Punto Fijo | |
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Municipality | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: "La Ciudad del Viento" | |
.svg)  Punto Fijo | |
| Coordinates: 11°43′N 70°11′W / 11.717°N 70.183°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Falcón |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Alcaldía de Carirubana |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Rank | 15 |
| • Urban | 277,017 |
| 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.
History
Punto Fijo was founded in the early 1940s, on the outskirts of two refinery operations established by Standard Oil and Shell during the 1940s. Despite the name of the 1958 Puntofijo Pact, Punto Fijo is unrelated to the pact (the pact was signed at Puntofijo Residence in Caracas). Punto Fijo has an estimated population of 270,000 (est. 2002 census), mostly in the urban center.
Punto Fijo's name is commonly attributed to the late Rafael González Estaba, former city historian, who said that the place where the city now stands was a common stop (the "fixed point") for passers-by and fishermen.
Economy
Punto Fijo has the world's largest oil refinery complex, the Paraguaná Refinery Complex (CRP is its Spanish acronym), which consists of the Amuay and Cardón Refineries (both part of the CRP). The operation once refined around 1 million barrels per day, and all of these petroleum products were fuel for the local and regional economy. Also, Punto Fijo possesses the second most important fishing fleet in Venezuela, and has an industrial zone where electronics plants and light machinery plants are located. Punto Fijo includes a Free Zone for Touristic Investment allowing importation of goods free of tariffs.
The progressive development that Punto Fijo is facing currently has given incentive to local, municipal, state and national authorities to carry out public building works that the city needed years ago. This includes the main bus station, repairs to public roads, and settlement of a new thermoelectricity energy plant "Josefa Camejo". The private sector has made investments as well, like the Sambil Mall Paraguaná, and Paraguaná Mall. These new complexes now join the Centro Comercial y Recreacional Las Virtudes Mall
Transportation
Punto Fijo is crisscrossed from north to south and east to west by numerous avenues. A new bus terminal is under construction and expected to be ready by beginning 2010. The city is linked to Coro with a modern two-laned highway passing through the whole isthmus offering great views of the Médanos de Coro National Park as well as flora found in this semi-arid region. The air transport needs of Punto Fijo's are served by Las Piedras Airport, also known as Josefa Camejo International Airport.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification, Punto Fijo has a hot arid climate, abbreviated as BWh. The weather is hot year round. The majority of the scanty rain falls from August to December, but the city is the driest in South America outside the Pacific coast and Argentine Patagonia, receiving only around 180 millimetres or 7 inches of rainfall per year – only a third as much as semiarid Maracaibo and Riohacha.
| Climate data for Punto Fijo | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.7 (85.5) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.8 (91.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.2 (86.4) |
28.5 (83.3) |
31.3 (88.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.0 (77.0) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 4.9 (0.19) |
0.9 (0.04) |
3.5 (0.14) |
0 (0) |
0.9 (0.04) |
0 (0) |
1.6 (0.06) |
16.6 (0.65) |
13.1 (0.52) |
31.3 (1.23) |
56.6 (2.23) |
53.6 (2.11) |
183 (7.21) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 243.9 | 241.4 | 253.7 | 242.5 | 249.7 | 224.3 | 261.4 | 298.8 | 228.7 | 235.9 | 228.2 | 223.8 | 2,932.3 |
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See also
References
External links
- "Paraguaná: la península de la amistad" by Rafael Aranguren, Venezuela Analítica, retrieved November 3, 2005. (in Spanish)
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