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 type of local authority in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Unitary authorities are responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additional functions that elsewhere are usually performed by a multiple tiers of local 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.