Gracias a Dios Department
Gracias a Dios Department
Departamento de Gracias a Dios | |
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Location of Gracias a Dios in Honduras | |
| Coordinates: 15°16′N 83°46′W / 15.267°N 83.767°W | |
| Country | Honduras |
| Municipalities | 6 |
| Villages | 69 |
| Founded | 21 February 1957 |
| Capital city | Puerto Lempira |
| Government | |
| • Type | Departmental |
| • Governor | Kennedy Calderon (2022–2026) (LibRe) |
| Area | |
• Total | 15,876 km2 (6,130 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 94,450 |
| • Density | 5.949/km2 (15.41/sq mi) |
| GDP (Nominal, 2015 US dollar) | |
| • Total | $100 million (2023) |
| • Per capita | $800 (2023) |
| GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | |
| • Total | $200 million (2023) |
| • Per capita | $1,800 (2023) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CDT) |
| Postal code | 33101 |
| ISO 3166 code | HN-GD |
| HDI (2021) | 0.550 medium · 17th of 18 |
| Statistics derived from Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013 | |
Gracias a Dios (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡɾasjas a ˈðjos]; "Thanks to God" or "Thank God") is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which Honduras is divided. The departmental capital is Puerto Lempira; until 1975 it was Brus Laguna. It covers north-eastern Honduras, and it the second largest department of the country after Olancho, with 16,630 km2.