Gracias a Dios Department
Departamento de Gracias a Dios | |
|---|---|
 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 | Alberto Samuel Haylock (2014–2022) (PNH) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15,876 km2 (6,130 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 94,450 |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| GDP (Nominal, 2015 US dollar) | |
| • Total | $100 million (2023)[1] |
| • 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[2] medium · 17th of 18 |
| Statistics derived from Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013[3] | |
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.[citation needed]
- ^ "TelluBase—Honduras Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "Consulta Base de datos INE en línea: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2013" [Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013]. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) (in Spanish). El Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). 1 August 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-13.