# Gracias a Dios Department, Honduras – Municipalities

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Department · Honduras 

# Gracias a Dios Department

Gracias a Dios Department is a department of Honduras. It had an estimated **112,322 people** in 2024 on 16,148 km² (about 7 per km²). Its main town is Puerto Lempira. It is divided into 6 municipalities. 298 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 43 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 112,322people (2024)
- 16,148km²
- 6municipalities
- 43mapped services

## How many people live in Gracias a Dios Department?

Gracias a Dios Department had an estimated **112,322 people** in 2024 — 1.1% of Honduras, 17th of 18 departments. There are 1,042 women for every 1,000 men (below the Honduras figure of 1,056). Spread over 16,148 km², that is about **7 people per km²**, the least densely populated of 18 departments.

33.2% of people are children under 15 and 4.3% are 65 or older; the median age is about 23 years (it is 26 across Honduras). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 60 children and older people.

0–4 ****12,903**

5–9 ****12,349**

10–14 ****12,080**

15–19 ****11,888**

20–24 ****11,317**

25–29 ****10,468**

30–34 ****9,167**

35–39 ****7,733**

40–44 ****5,997**

45–49 ****4,730**

50–54 ****3,703**

55–59 ****2,915**

60–64 ****2,272**

65–69 ****1,724**

70–74 ****1,234**

75–79 ****830**

80+ ****1,012**

Source: [Instituto Nacional de Estadística - INE via OCHA HDX, population 2024 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-hnd).

## Where is Gracias a Dios Department?

Gracias a Dios Department lies in [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). It borders 2 other departments: [Colon Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/colon/) and [Olancho Department](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/olancho/). By area it is the 2nd largest of 18 departments in Honduras. It covers 14.4% of [Honduras](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/). The centre of Gracias a Dios Department is about 320 km in a straight line from Tegucigalpa, the capital. The centre point is at 15.2986° N, -84.5113° E.

Source: [Sistema Nacional de Información Territorial (SINIT), Secretaria Técnica de Planificación y Cooperación Externa (SEPLAN), 2010 via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-hnd).

## Municipalities of Gracias a Dios Department

Municipality People per km² Area km² Localities Services 

[Puerto Lempira](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/gracias-a-dios/puerto-lempira/) 63,040 9 7,113 152 26 

[Brus Laguna](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/gracias-a-dios/brus-laguna/) 16,087 4 4,392 46 5 

[Ramón Villeda Morales](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/gracias-a-dios/ramon-villeda-morales/) 10,538 17 622 44 3 

[Ahuas](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/gracias-a-dios/ahuas/) 9,815 7 1,315 17 1 

[Juan Francisco Bulnes](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/gracias-a-dios/juan-francisco-bulnes/) 6,546 10 640 21 4 

[Wampusirpi](https://wherepedia.org/honduras/gracias-a-dios/wampusirpi/) 6,296 4 1,787 24 4 

Source: [Sistema Nacional de Información Territorial (SINIT), Secretaria Técnica de Planificación y Cooperación Externa (SEPLAN), 2010 via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-hnd); [Instituto Nacional de Estadística - INE via OCHA HDX, population 2024 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-hnd).

## Villages and localities in Gracias a Dios Department

Open gazetteers list **298 villages, towns and localities** in Gracias a Dios Department. The largest with a recorded population: Brus Laguna (13,224), Puerto Lempira (5,000), Iralaya (1,520), Auas (1,505), Wawina (1,481) and Auka (1,254). Settlements here lie between about 0 m and 306 m above sea level (median 10 m).

- Ahuas
- Ahuas Tihni
- Ahuasbila
- Ahuaspagni
- Ahuastigni
- Ahuastingni
- Ahuás Ducpan
- Ajuyata
- Alvares
- Andristara
- Anea
- Araslaya
- Arenas Blancas
- Auas
- Auasbila
- Auasdákura
- Auaslupia
- Auaspahni
- Auka
- Aurata
- Auspahni
- Awalwas
- Awasbila
- Awaslupia
- Awawas
- Awijiaratora
- Bachilaya
- Baikán
- Baltilú
- Barra
- Barra Patuca
- Barra de Caratasca
- Barra del Cruta
- Barrio Bella Vista
- Batalla
- Batilquira
- Belén
- Benk
- Bil Almuk
- Bilamut
- Brabila
- Bruner
- Brus Laguna
- Buena Vista
- Bukbuk
- Bulbila
- Cabo Gracias a Dios
- Calpo
- Canales
- Canco
- Capri
- Carasunta
- Carrizal
- Casautara
- Cauquira
- Cayo Sierpe
- Ciudad Paya
- Claura
- Clubkí
- Clubqui
- Clubquimuna
- Coco
- Cocobila
- Cocotingni
- Cojuntara
- Coyoles
- Crautara
- Crique Nakuntatá
- Cruta
- Cruta Walpatara
- Cucurdacura
- Cusun
- Daiwrás
- Dakuratara
- Dapat
- Deuras
- Durzuna
- El Benc
- El Benk
- El Faro
- El Limonal
- Esterbrook
- Gaurunta
- Gocen
- Gualpatanta
- Guangquiaguala
- Guasita
- Guauplaya
- Hombros
- Huamuc
- Huasma
- Huirapane
- Ibans
- Ig-Laya
- Il
- Ilaya
- Iralaya
- Jaloba
- Kahkaraya
- Kalpo
- Kanko
- Karasunta
- Kasaubila
- Kaskí
- Kayu Sirpe
- Kiankan
- Kiaskira
- Kiauban
- Kiwás Tara
- Klarplata
- Klauban
- Klawban
- Klu Kum Yapla
- Kluki
- Kluski
- Koko
- Kokotá
- Kokotá Almuk
- Kore
- Krahkra
- Krata
- Krausirpi
- Krautara
- Kropunta
- Krupunta
- Kuihera
- Kurhpa
- Kuri
- Kuswa Apaika
- La Criba
- La Pimienta
- La Piur
- La Virgen
- Lacatara
- Laka
- Lakatara
- Lay Liari
- Ligua
- Limonal
- Lisagnia
- Lisangni
- Lurr
- Mangotara
- Markky
- Marín
- Mistruk
- Mocorón
- Nakunta
- Namanamuk
- Naranjal
- Nueva Jerusalen
- Nueva esperanza
- Oaclanza
- Okra Bank
- Pacuí
- Pain
- Pakwí
- Palacios
- Palenque
- Palkaka
- Palmasupa
- Panzana
- Paptalaya
- Parada
- Pascale
- Payabila
- Pilón de Azúcar
- Pimienta
- Pishna
- Planting River
- Plaplaya
- Playa
- Playa La Victoria
- Playa de Kungkung
- Playa de Lasa Auika
- Playa de Ojón
- Playa de Yamos
- Potter
- Pranza
- Priaka
- Prinsarbila
- Prumnitara
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Puerto Elena
- Puerto Lempira
- Pusuaya
- Puswaya
- Quiancan
- Quiasquira
- Quihuastara
- Raiti Bodega
- Rankira
- Ras
- Ratlaya
- Raya
- Rayamuna
- Rayamura
- Ribra
- Rupalia
- Rus Rus
- Rus Rus Tá
- Río Plátano
- San Jacinto
- San Luis
- San Pedro
- San Ramón
- Sani
- Sani Raya
- Saritaguan
- Saulala
- Siakualaya
- Siakwalaya
- Sicsin Tiaica
- Sipul
- Sirsirtara
- Sisinalaka
- Sixatara
- Sixayari
- Soiltla
- Srumlaya
- Suding
- Suhí
- Swabila
- Swabin
- Tailiari
- Tailibila
- Tapanlaya
- Tasba Raya
- Tasbarraya
- Tawa Tawa
- Tawalsirpi
- Tawanta
- Tay Lirila
- Teiliare
- Thompson Pueblo
- Ticua
- Tigni
- Tikiraya
- Tikiuraya
- Tikwatá
- Tilba
- Tilbapaune
- Tipilalma
- Tipí Walo
- Tipí-Lalmatara
- Tipí-Munatara
- Tiquiragua
- Tiquiurraya
- Titi
- Torboa
- Trujillo
- Tuburus
- Tudisacsa
- Tukrun
- Tuntuntara
- Tupí
- Turbuwa
- Tusi-Cocal
- Tusidaksa
- Tusitá
- Tuskru Dakura
- Tussi
- Twibila
- Twimawala
- Twitamta
- Twitanta
- Tánsin
- Túburus
- Uhibila
- Uhunuya
- Uhurruya
- Uhí
- Uji
- Ulán
- Umuro
- Usan
- Usibila
- Usumpumpura
- Utla-Almuk
- Utlamasta
- Waksma
- Walpata
- Walpatara
- Walpatá
- Wampusirpi
- Wangkiawaia
- Wangkibila
- Warunta
- Wasma
- Wauplaya
- Wawina
- Wiwili
- Yabaltara
- Yahurabila
- Yamanta
- Yasibila
- Yolu
- Zapote

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Gracias a Dios Department

Named natural and historic features inside Gracias a Dios Department, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

93 rivers and streams; 7 lakes; 1 waterfall.

- Botonal
- Cairasa
- Cajrutigni
- Camanán
- Cana Flores
- Carasancán
- Comacosne
- Crique Ahuás
- Crique Arapa
- Crique Arasbaya
- Crique Asabila
- Crique Auastingni
- Crique Auastá
- Crique Baicán
- Crique Bliblilaya
- Crique Bonaco
- Crique Cuascuraya
- Crique Cuau
- Crique Cusúa
- Crique Gualcalupa
- Crique Huasailquira
- Crique Kaitingni
- Crique Klarplata
- Crique Krahkratingni

…and 77 more.

### Coast and islands

10 islands; 6 lagoons; 3 headlands.

- Ahin Lagún
- Cayo Media Luna
- Isla Cañones
- Isla Cañones
- Isla Dákura Tara
- Isla Lila Bila Dákura
- Isla de Paismuna
- Isla de Tansin
- Isla del Venado
- Laguna Daiwras
- Laguna La Criba
- Laguna Palkasilpi
- Laguna de Sitawala
- Laguntara
- Port Royal Cay
- Punta Palkatara
- Punta Sauhsutá
- Punta de Karata
- Yasubila

### Hills and mountains

8 mountains.

- Pico Dama · 511 m
- Cerro Caunapa · 335 m
- Cerro La Criba · 295 m
- Cerro Crautara · 256 m
- Pico Cabañas · 137 m
- Cerro de Sipul · 91 m
- Cerro Cusúa · 72 m
- Cerro Pan de Azúcar · 11 m

### Forests and nature

1 forest reserve; 1 nature reserve.

- Rio Planato Biosphere Reserve
- Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve

### Getting around

14 airfields; 4 airports.

- Ahuas Airport
- Araslaya
- Auca
- Barra del Patuca
- Brewers Lagoon Airport
- Cauquira Airport
- Durzuna
- Laguna de Ibanes Airfield 5
- Las Marias
- Mocoron
- Palacios
- Puerto Lempira Airport
- Raya
- Rus Rus 1
- Rus Rus 2
- Wampusirpi II
- Wawina Airstrip 4
- Wawina Airstrip 5

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Gracias a Dios Department and the best time to visit

In Gracias a Dios Department, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 2,071 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (349 mm) and the driest Mar (56 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to April**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 123 

Feb 24 78 

Mar 26 56 

Apr 27 58 

May 28 145 

Jun 27 222 

Jul 27 228 

Aug 27 207 

Sep 27 169 

Oct 26 349 

Nov 25 270 

Dec 24 165 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Gracias a Dios Department

Places mapped inside Gracias a Dios Department in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals4
- Banks1
- Petrol pumps4
- Hotels4
- Shopping malls1
- Schools25
- Colleges and universities1
- Police stations3

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers

- Where is Gracias a Dios Department?In Honduras
- What is the population of Gracias a Dios Department?112,322 (2024 estimate)
- What is the median age in Gracias a Dios Department?About 23 years (2024 estimate)
- What is the population density of Gracias a Dios Department?About 7 people per km²
- What borders Gracias a Dios Department?Colon Department and Olancho Department
- How many villages are in Gracias a Dios Department?298 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Gracias a Dios Department?Settlements lie between 0 m and 306 m
- What is the highest point in Gracias a Dios Department?Pico Dama (511 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Gracias a Dios Department?February to April
- How many hospitals are in Gracias a Dios Department?4 mapped
- How many banks are in Gracias a Dios Department?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Gracias a Dios Department?4 mapped
- What is the P-code of Gracias a Dios Department?HN09 (OCHA common operational dataset)