| 中国气象局 Zhōngguó Qìxiàng Jú | |
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| Formed | December 8, 1949 |
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| Jurisdiction | Mainland China |
| Headquarters | Beijing |
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| Parent agency | State Council |
| Website | cma.gov.cn |
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| Simplified Chinese | 中国气象局 | ||||||
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The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) is the national weather service of the People's Republic of China. The institution is located in Beijing. [1]
The agency was originally established in December 1949 as the Central Military Commission Meteorological Bureau. It replaced the Central Weather Bureau formed in 1941. In 1994,the CMA was transformed from a subordinate governmental body into one of the public service agencies under the State Council. [2]
Meteorological bureaus are established in 31 provinces,autonomous regions and municipalities,excluding meteorological services at Hong Kong,Macau and Taiwan. 14 meteorological bureaus at sub-provincial cities including 4 cities which have been specifically designated in the state development plan),318 meteorological bureaus at prefecture level and 2,300 bureaus (stations) at county level. [2] [3]
The Special Administrative Regions operate their own meteorological units outside of CMA:
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