Dano is one of theworedas in theOromia Region ofEthiopia. Part of theMirab Shewa Zone, Dano is bordered on the southwest by theJimma Zone, on the north byCheliya, and on the southeast byNono; part of the boundary with the Jimma Zone is defined by theGibe River. The major town in Dano isSayo.
Althoughcoffee is an important cash crop of this woreda, less than 20 square kilometers are planted with this crop.[1]
The 2007 national census reported this woreda's total population as 97,243, of whom 48,593 were men and 48,650 women; 6,072 or 6.24% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants (53.43%) said they wereProtestant, while 37.1% of the population practisedEthiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 8.2% wereMuslim.[2]
Based on figures published by theCentral Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 82,575, of whom 42,056 are men and 40,519 are women; 3,197 or 3.87% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 12.3%. With an estimated area of 667.19 square kilometers, Dano has an estimated population density of 123.8 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 152.8.[3]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 59,559, of whom 29,385 were men and 30,174 women; 1,789 or 3% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Dano were theOromo (92.24%), and theAmhara (7.56%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.96% of the population.Oromiffa was spoken as a first language by 94.43%, and 5.53% spokeAmharic; the remaining 0.04% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants professedEthiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 77.17% of the population reporting they practiced that belief, while 23.2% of the population said they wereProtestant, 5.04% wereMuslim, and 2.41% practiced traditional beliefs.[4]
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