Dano | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Burkina Faso |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Burkina Faso, French West Africa |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Sud-Ouest Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Ioba Province |
Subdivision Type3: | Department |
Subdivision Name3: | Dano Department |
Elevation M: | 287 |
Population As Of: | 2019 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 25922 |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 11.1436°N -3.0628°W |
Dano is a town located in the province of Ioba in Burkina Faso. It is the capital of Ioba Province. It is also the capital of Dano Department.
Dano is a small town with a market for weaving and pottery and is home to the Dagara, whose traditional cosmology and ritual practices have persisted in spite of colonial Christian influences. These practices involve communing with elemental powers, channeling otherworldly beings, and performing divination with cowrie shells.