Dano is a town located in the province of Ioba in

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,87 ...

. It is the capital of

Ioba Province Ioba is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Sud-Ouest Region (Burkina Faso), Sud-Ouest Region. In 2019 the population was 265,876. The capital of Ioba is Dano, Burkina Faso, Dano. Departments Ioba is divided into 8 department ...

. It is also the capital of Dano Department. Dano is a small town with a market for

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and

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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.

Notable People

* Malidoma Patrice Somé Author and shaman * Sobonfu Somé (author and speaker)

References

Populated places in the Sud-Ouest Region (Burkina Faso) {{Ioba-geo-stub