"local government unit" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It refers to a specific geographical area within a country, usually a city, town, or district, that has its own governing body and administrative structure separate from the national government. Example: "The local government unit of Smithville announced a new initiative to improve the town's public transportation system."
The largest local government unit is the county (called a parish in Louisiana or a borough in Alaska).
The organs of the commune, the smallest local government unit, are the popularly elected communal council, the communal committee, or executive body, and the mayor.
"What we see Singapore doing differently from other cities in the developed world is that in addition to offering technical assistance, it has cleverly harnessed these interests into its economic growth strategy," said Abha Joshi Ghani, manager of the urban development and local government unit at the World Bank.
These Woredas are composed of 120 Kebeles, which are the smallest local government unit.
In order to facilitate the effective and efficient implementation of the Magna Carta in remote areas of the archipelago, the Congress passed another law that would provide institutional mechanisms in every local government unit (LGU) (Philippine Congress 2010).
Members of county, city and town councils are elected to four-year terms through proportional representation, with the entire local government unit as a single constituency.
Services delivered at the local level by the local government units and local departments of central ministries and/or local social governing bodies are the key areas where the state and citizens interact.
There are some 85,000 local government units in the United States.
All these local government units have their own mayors, or chiefs, and assemblies.
Ohio's local government units include counties, cites, townships, and villages.
Federal, State, and local government units, and Indian Tribes can receive funding for response activities through other authorities of section 111(a) or section 123 of CERCLA.
