The invention discloses a method and apparatus for disposing charging/replacing stations in an area. The method comprises: acquiring M road segments in an area; determining the charging demand Di of each road segment i in the M road segments on the basis of traffic flow in the M road segments; and in the case of a specific number N, determining the positions of N charging/replacing stations in the area in order that a total weighted charging distance L reaches a minimum value, wherein the total weighted charging distance L is calculated based on a product of the charging demand Di of the road segment i and the distance di between the road segment i and a nearest charging/replacing station. The apparatus corresponds to the above method. By using the method and apparatus of the embodiment of the invention, the charging/replacing stations can be disposed in the area according to the characteristics of electric vehicles such that a disposed charging/replacing station network better satisfies the charging demands of the electric vehicles in the area.