Maqên or Maqin County is a county of Qinghai Province, China. It is under the administration of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
The county is named for Anyê Maqên, the Tibetan name for a revered local mountain.[citation needed]
Maqên is divided into two towns and six townships:
Maqên County has a subalpine climate (Köppen Dwc) bordering on an alpine tundra climate