Back سلطة مركزية Arabic Autoridá unitaria AST Autoritat unitària Catalan Unitary authority Czech Enhedslig myndighed Danish Unitary Authority German Autoridad unitaria Spanish Autoritate unitario Basque Yhtenäishallintopiiri Finnish Autorité unitaire French
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A unitary authority is a local authority responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additional functions that elsewhere are usually performed by a higher level of sub-national government or the national government.
Typically unitary authorities cover towns or cities which are large enough to function independently of a council or other authority. An authority can be a unit of a county or combined authority.