Santa Dominica (prefecture)

Santa Dominica, or Santa Dominica Prefecture is a prefecture in the centre-north of Santa Dominica. It is the home of Santa Dominica City, and the prefecture and city united under one government in 1992. The prefecture capital is Santa Dominica City, the only census-designated settlement, and is the second most populous prefecture after Henderson. The prefecture is 100% urban, and is the most linguistically and ethnically diverse. The official languages of the prefecture are English and French, along with Japanese.

History
Santa Dominica Prefecture was first settled by the French, who settled there as they were establishing their first settlement. The city was planned at its downtown core to more closely resemble a grid system. The prefecture was the most effected by Japanese migration during the Japanese occupation of 1941-45.