Starčevica as local community started existing on April 271978 when officially became a part of the city. Today is one of the biggest local communities of City of Banja Luka with estimated population about 30,000 inhabitants. As every other local community in Banja Luka, Starčevica has its Local Community Council that is elected by 15 123 people and the council has 11 members on 2017 local community elections. All members of council are members of Alliance of Independent Social Democrats. Starčevica is constituted on 2006 by City Assembly of Banja Luka and territory of local community has streets: Vojvode Stepe Stepanovića, Koste Jarića, Miloša Dujića, Danila Perovića, dr Vojislava Đede Kecmanovića, Josifa Pančića, Vaclava Havleka Vene, Milovana Hrvaćanina, Rajka Bosnića, Save Ljuboje, Kosovke djevojke, Sime Miljuša, Slobodana Dubočanina, Tuzlanska, Srpskih ustanika, Ognjena Price, Jovana Jančića, Prve krajiške brigade NO, Jug Bogdana, Stevana Bulajića, Starog Vujadina, Cerska, Majke Jugovića, Milice Stojadinović Srpkinje, Srpskih dobrovoljaca, Visokih Dečana, Manastira Gračanice, Studenička, Saničkih žetelaca and Stevana Prvovjenčanog. Starčevica has borders with local communities Ada, Borik 1, Centar 1, Obilićevo 1, Obilićevo 2, Srpske Toplice and Debeljaci. Because of a lot of administrative problems Starčevica tends to get status of city municipality for reason of solving its problems that are seeable in education and other problems. As it was said by former president of the Local Community Council Đorđe Knežević, Starčevica has no green market, sports hall, kindergartens in number that is necessary and only school has much more students than it should be. Increasing of population also makes a problem in this neighborhood because of lack of local institutions that will help to population. Slava of the local community is Nativity of Mary.
Population
According to the 1991 census, Starčevica had 12,738 inhabitants, with the following ethnic composition:
Through Starčevica pass many city bus lines. Lines that lead to Starčevica are 3, 3B, 9I, 14, 14B and 17A. On territory of Starčevica there are 14 bus stops. Also there are many buses that lead to Čelinac passing Starčevica. Road M4 also passes through small part of Starčevica and the road connects Banja Luka with Čelinac and Prijedor. Beside the M4 road there is also Eastern Transit Road that makes important city route and ring around the Western Transit Road. Starčevica and Obilićevo parts of Eastern Transit Road were linked on June 14, 2018.
