Kintampo

Kintampo lies near the northern edge of the forest country, on a route from Asante towards the savanna and the Niger region. Before it became a major market, it served travelers as a resting place on the northern road, which continued by way of Daboya. An account by the British envoy Joseph Dupuis in 1824 attests to its place in this network, although his estimate of the town's size may have been exaggerated. Kola from the forest was among the goods that sustained trade between Asante and the north.