Carirubana
| Carirubana | |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Venezuela |
| State | Falcon |
| Seat | Punto Fijo |
| surface | 684 km² |
| Residents | 203,583 (2001) |
| density | 298 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | VE-I |
| politics | |
| Gobernador | Alcides Goitía |
| Political party | PSUV |
Coordinates: 11 ° 44 ′ N , 70 ° 2 ′ W
The municipality Carirubana is located in the north of the state of Falcón on the Paraguaná peninsula . The administrative headquarters are in Punto Fijo .
economy
In Carirubana there is one of the largest oil refineries in Venezuela .
The headquarters of Venezuela's second largest fishing fleet is in Punto Fijo.