Gracias

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Gracias Ciudad de los confines
Municipality
La Merced church from the XVII century.
Coat of arms
Gracias Location in Honduras
Coordinates: 14°35′20″N 88°34′55″W / 14.58889°N 88.58194°W / 14.58889; -88.58194
Country	Honduras
Department	Lempira
Founded	1536; 489 years ago (1536)
Area
• Total	449 km2 (173 sq mi)
Elevation	800 m (2,600 ft)
Population  (2023 projection)[1]
• Total	61,421
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Climate	Aw
Website	Official website

Gracias (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡɾasjas]) is a small Honduran town/municipality that was founded in 1536, and is the capital of Lempira Department.

The municipality has a population of 61,421 and the town a population of 18,550 (2023 calculation).^[2] It is located in the mountainous center of western Honduras.