Lok Kawi is a township in the West Coast Division, located in the southern part of the Penampang District, Sabah, Malaysia. It also located around the border of the districts of Penampang and Papar and about 15 kilometres south of the state capital Kota Kinabalu, it has become part of the urban expanse of Kota Kinabalu. Nearby towns include Putatan in the north which is under Penampang/Putatan Combined Municipal Council jurisdiction, and Kinarut which is under Papar District Council jurisdiction in the south. The village main route is Federal Route 501 (Jalan Donggongon–Papar Spur), while the township's main route is known as Jalan Pengalat Lok Kawi.
Originally a small village, Lok Kawi now features a small industrial estate as well a modern residential development. It is also the site for the Lok Kawi Army Camp (Kem Tentera Lok Kawi) and the Lok Kawi Wildlife Park. Lok Kawi also features one of the few Hindu temples in Kota Kinabalu, the Sri Subramaniyar Temple.
In the 1920s, the author W. Somerset Maugham was a frequent visitor to Lok Kawi; his niece was married to the manager of Lok Kawi Estate.Firkins, Peter (1995) Borneo Surgeon: A Reluctant Hero. The Story of Dr James P Taylor Carlisle, Western Australia: Hesperian Press. , 32
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