Back سلطة مركزية Arabic Autoridá unitaria AST Autoritat unitària Catalan Unitary authority Czech Enhedslig myndighed Danish Unitary Authority German Unitary authority English Autoridad unitaria Spanish Autoritate unitario Basque Yhtenäishallintopiiri Finnish
A unitary authority is a type of local authority that is responsible for all local government functions within its area. This is different from a system where local government functions are divided between different authorities.
Typically unitary authorities cover large towns or cities, which are large enough to be independent of county or regional administration. Sometimes they consist of counties which have no lower level of administration.