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Gracias a Dios (Spanish
Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....
: Thanks to God
God

God is a deity in theism and deism religions and other belief systems, representing either the sole deity in monotheism, or a principal deity in polytheism....
) is one of the 18 departments
Departments of Honduras

||-||}The Central American nation of Honduras is currently divided into 18 Department . Each department is headed by a governor, who is appointed by the List of Presidents of Honduras....
 (departamentos) into which the Central America
Central America

Central America is a central geography region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmus portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast....
n nation of Honduras
Honduras

Honduras is a democratic republic in Central America. It was formerly known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras ....
 is divided. The departmental capital is Puerto Lempira
Puerto Lempira

Puerto Lempira is the capital of the Gracias a Dios department of Honduras. It is located on the shores of the Caratasca Lagoon, and is named for the 16th century leader of the indigenous Lenca people peoples, Lempira , who directed an ultimately unsuccessful resistance against the Spanish conquistador forces in the 1530s....
; until 1975 it was Brus Laguna
Brus Laguna

Brus Laguna is a municipality in the Honduras Departments of Honduras of Gracias a Dios department.References...
. Once a part of the Mosquito Coast
Mosquito Coast

The Caribbean Mosquito Coast historically consisted of an area along the Atlantic coast of present-day Nicaragua, named after its native Miskito and long dominated by United Kingdom interests....
, it was formed in 1957 from all of Mosquitia territory and parts of Colón and Olancho departments, with the boundary running along 85° W from Cape Camarón
Cape Camarón

Cape Camar?n , is a feature in Honduras. It has the coordinates 15?59?09? N and 85?01?32? W. It is notable as the territory that Diego Lopez of Trujillo, Col?n contracted to conquer for Spain, and as the focus of territorial waters disputes for access to the fishing....
 south.






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Hondurasgraciasadios
Gracias a Dios (Spanish
Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....
: Thanks to God
God

God is a deity in theism and deism religions and other belief systems, representing either the sole deity in monotheism, or a principal deity in polytheism....
) is one of the 18 departments
Departments of Honduras

||-||}The Central American nation of Honduras is currently divided into 18 Department . Each department is headed by a governor, who is appointed by the List of Presidents of Honduras....
 (departamentos) into which the Central America
Central America

Central America is a central geography region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmus portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast....
n nation of Honduras
Honduras

Honduras is a democratic republic in Central America. It was formerly known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras ....
 is divided. The departmental capital is Puerto Lempira
Puerto Lempira

Puerto Lempira is the capital of the Gracias a Dios department of Honduras. It is located on the shores of the Caratasca Lagoon, and is named for the 16th century leader of the indigenous Lenca people peoples, Lempira , who directed an ultimately unsuccessful resistance against the Spanish conquistador forces in the 1530s....
; until 1975 it was Brus Laguna
Brus Laguna

Brus Laguna is a municipality in the Honduras Departments of Honduras of Gracias a Dios department.References...
. Once a part of the Mosquito Coast
Mosquito Coast

The Caribbean Mosquito Coast historically consisted of an area along the Atlantic coast of present-day Nicaragua, named after its native Miskito and long dominated by United Kingdom interests....
, it was formed in 1957 from all of Mosquitia territory and parts of Colón and Olancho departments, with the boundary running along 85° W from Cape Camarón
Cape Camarón

Cape Camar?n , is a feature in Honduras. It has the coordinates 15?59?09? N and 85?01?32? W. It is notable as the territory that Diego Lopez of Trujillo, Col?n contracted to conquer for Spain, and as the focus of territorial waters disputes for access to the fishing....
 south. The department is rather remote and inaccessible by land, though local airlines fly to the main cities.

Gracias a Dios department covers a total surface area of 16,630 km² and, in 2005, had an estimated population of 76,278. Though it is the second largest department in the country, it is sparsely populated, and contains extensive pine savannas, swamps, and rainforests. However, the expansion of the agricultural frontier is a perennial threat to the natural bounty of the department.

Geography

It contains the Caratasca Lagoon
Caratasca Lagoon

The Caratasca Lagoon is a large lagoon in the department of Gracias a Dios department in northeastern Honduras. Puerto Lempira, the capital of the department, lies on its shores....
, the largest such lagoon in Honduras.

Municipalities
Municipalities of Honduras

The 18 Departments of Honduras of Honduras are divided into 298 municipality . Municipalities have elected mayors , as opposed to the appointed governors of departments....


  1. Ahuas
    Ahuas

    Ahuas is a municipality in the Honduras Departments of Honduras of Gracias a Dios department....
  2. Brus Laguna
    Brus Laguna

    Brus Laguna is a municipality in the Honduras Departments of Honduras of Gracias a Dios department.References...
  3. Juan Francisco Bulnes
    Juan Francisco Bulnes

    Juan Francisco Bulnes is a Municipalities of Honduras in the Honduras Departments of Honduras of Gracias a Dios ....
  4. Puerto Lempira
  5. Ramón Villeda Morales
    Ramon Villeda Morales

    Dr. Ram?n Villeda Morales served as President of Honduras of Honduras from 1957 to 1963. Trained as a physician, Villeda Morales was a liberal who supported the democratization of Honduras after a long period of military rule....
  6. Wampusirpi
    Wampusirpi

    Wampusirpi is a municipality in the Honduras Departments of Honduras of Gracias a Dios department....