Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Dano is bordered on the southwest by the Jimma Zone, on the north by Cheliya, and on the southeast by Nono; part of the boundary with the Jimma Zone is defined by the Gibe River.
The majority of the inhabitants (53.43%) said they were Protestant, while 37.1% of the population practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 8.2% were Muslim.
[2] Based on figures published by the Central 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.
The majority of the inhabitants professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 77.17% of the population reporting they practiced that belief, while 23.2% of the population said they were Protestant, 5.04% were Muslim, and 2.41% practiced traditional beliefs.