Gracias a Dios Department

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The State(Province) of Gracias a Dios Department

Country: Honduras

Cities in Gracias a Dios Department: Puerto Lempira

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Gracias a Dios (Spanish: Thanks to God) is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) of the Central American nation of Honduras. The departmental capital is Puerto Lempira. Once a part of the Mosquito Coast, 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 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. Wikipedia:Gracias a Dios Department