Lok Kawi is a township in the West Coast Division and located in the Putatan District of 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, and Kinarut in the south.

Originally a small village, Lok Kawi now features a small industrial estate as well a modern residential development.

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.