UniMaputo has its headquarters and main campus in Maputo and, until 2019, had delegations in all provinces of the country, when it was affected by an extensive administrative reform that limited its competence to the national capital.

The Maputo University (UniMaputo) was founded in 1985 as a Higher Pedagogical Institute (ISP), by Ministerial Diploma No.

At its inception, the institution operated at the facilities of the General Joaquim José Machado Preparatory School in Maputo.

[2] In 1989, the Beira campus came into operation, occupying the premises of the then Patrice Lumumba Commercial School.

The same reform changed the historical name of UP, renamed Maputo University (UniMaputo).