地名工作是政府赋予民政部门的行政职能,也是民政部门相对年轻的一项工作。地名涉及的领域之广,使用频率之高,历史之悠久,作用与影响之大,是其它事务无法替代的。我国在计划经济向社会主义市场经济过度过程中,要求政府部门精简机构,下放权力,而几次政府机构改革,能够保留地名工 Toponymic work is the administrative function given by the government to the civil affairs department and a relatively young one in the civil affairs department. Place names involved in a wide area, the use of high frequency, long history, the role and influence of large, is irreplaceable other matters. In the process of planned economy overcoming the socialist market economy, China demanded that government departments streamline institutions and delegate authority. Several government agencies have been able to reform their names and preserve their names