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unitary authority

type of local government body that covers two levels of government
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unitary authority

Summary

unitary authority is a form of government[1]. It draws 155 Wikipedia views per month (form_of_government category, ranking #83 of 143).[2]

Key Facts

  • unitary authority is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • unitary authority's instance of is recorded as form of government[4].
  • unitary authority is a type of local authority[5].
  • unitary authority's different from is recorded as unitary authority area[6].

Body

Definition and Type

unitary authority's instance of is recorded as form of government[4]. It is a type of local authority[5].

Why It Matters

unitary authority draws 155 Wikipedia views per month (form_of_government category, ranking #83 of 143).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Jèrriais janne · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → local authority
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → form of government
    Different from → unitary authority area
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q16690653]]"
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