A local government union is a public administration entity with legal personality and its own budget, established by two or more local administrations (provincial special administration, municipality, and village) to jointly perform some of the services they are responsible for.
Local government unions are public institutions with autonomous structures and local government characteristics. The union has three organs: a council, a committee, and a president. Except for the exceptions provided for by law, the organs of the local government union are elected.
While it is mandatory for more than one (at least two) local governments to come together to establish a local government union, the local governments establishing the union do not have to be of the same type.
For example, municipalities can form a union among themselves, provincial special administrations can form a union among themselves, or villages can form a union among themselves. Municipalities, provincial special administrations, and villages can also form a union among themselves.
A local administration union is established with the approval of the President after the union's charter is finalized and acquires legal personality. Unions are classified according to their establishment purposes as follows:
- Unions Established at the National Level
- Unions with Over 100 Members
- Tourism Infrastructure Service Unions
- Unions Providing Services to Villages
- Other Unions