Punta Gorda, a city located in Southwest Florida, is the county seat of Charlotte County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 19,471, up from 16,641 at the 2010 census. Punta Gorda is the principal city of the Punta Gorda metropolitan statistical area, part of the North Port-Bradenton Florida combined statistical area.